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December 16-21, 2007
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The penstock gates and outlet pipes control the flow of water after they leave the turbines.
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The penstock gates and outlet pipes control the flow of water after they leave the turbines.

  • Hoover Dam.
  • Hoover Dam
  • Hoover Dam, looking towards the Nevada power lines.
  • Hoover Dam.
  • Hoover Dam power plants.
  • The power plants at the Hoover Dam.
  • The penstock gates and outlet pipes control the flow of water after they leave the turbines.
  • Turbulent water leaving the penstock gates at the Hoover Dam.
  • The Colorado River.
  • The jet gates on either side of the Colorado River allow for overflow from pipes that are within the mountain walls. The jet flow gates in the canyon walls are about 180 feet above the river. The gates are designed to bypass water around the dam under emergency or flood conditions, or to empty the penstocks for maintenance work.
  • The "Winged Figures of the Republic" are 30-foot bronze sculptures on either side of a 142-foot flagpole. They're base sits on a terrazo floor which depicts an accurate star chart showing the star positions on the date the Hoover Dam was dedicated, September 30, 1935.
  • One of the "Winged Figures of the Republic".
  • The "Winged Figures of the Republic".
  • A close-up of the Winged Figures of the Republic" at the Hoover Dam.
  • The "Winged Figures of the Republic".
  • Jean looking at the "Winged Figures of the Republic".
  • Nevada intake towers at the Hoover Dam.
  • Untitled photo
  • The intake towers are 395 feet tall, most of which is under the water of Lake Mead.
  • Lake Mead.
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