Photos Related to "Lake Mead"

Over Lake Mead

The desert environs of Lake Mead on the Arizona-Nevada border.

The desert environs of Lake Mead on the Arizona-Nevada border.

The Other Side of the Dam

The Lake Mead side of Hoover Dam, showing the 395-foot-tall intake towers that supply the electricity-generating turbines inside the structure with water.

The Lake Mead side of Hoover Dam, showing the 395-foot-tall intake towers that supply the electricity-generating turbines inside the structure with water.

The Gorge

The Mike O'Callaghan–Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge, spanning the Colorado River and connecting Nevada and Arizona, as seen from top of Hoover Dam.

The Mike O’Callaghan–Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge, spanning the Colorado River and connecting Nevada and Arizona, as seen from top of Hoover Dam.

Overlooking the Dam

Overlooking Hoover Dam from the Nevada side of the Colorado River.

Overlooking Hoover Dam from the Nevada side of the Colorado River.

Nevada Time

A clock reminding that the west side of Hoover Dam along the Arizona/Nevada border is in the Pacific Time Zone rather than Mountain Time.

A clock reminding that the west side of Hoover Dam along the Arizona/Nevada border is in the Pacific Time Zone rather than Mountain Time.

Where The Dam Meets The Canyon

A rock retaining wall and electrical tower next to downstream face of Hoover Dam.

A rock retaining wall and electrical tower next to downstream face of Hoover Dam.

The Bridge, The Crane and the Canyon

The almost-completed Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge over the Colorado River along the Nevada-Arizona border. This bridge lies just downstream from Hoover Dam and, since opening this fall, acts as a bypass for traffic that was originally directed across the dam.

The almost-completed Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge over the Colorado River along the Nevada-Arizona border. This bridge lies just downstream from Hoover Dam and, since opening this fall, acts as a bypass for traffic that was originally directed across the dam.

Intake Towers

The two 395-feet-tall water intake towers rise out of the water on the Nevada side of Hoover Dam. Two nearly-identical towers are also on the Arizona side.

The two 395-feet-tall water intake towers rise out of the water on the Nevada side of Hoover Dam. Two nearly-identical towers are also on the Arizona side.