Sites

Hoover Dam: Taming the Colorado River (Popularity: )
http://www.sunsetcities.com/hoover-dam.html
Sunset Cities gives construction facts and figures, history, photographs and visitor information on this giant dam built in the US Depression years.

Parker Dam (Popularity: )
http://www.desertusa.com/colorado/parker_dam/du_parkerdam.html
Guide from Desert USA to the deepest dam in the world, built in the 1930s on the Colorado River. Includes history, photographs and visitor information.

Building The Ultimate Dam (Popularity: )
http://ww2.lafayette.edu/~jacksond/ultdam.html
Donald Jackson of the History Department, Lafayette College, describes his book on John S. Eastwood and the control of water in the American West. Excerpts and illustrations.

Grand Coulee Dam (Popularity: )
http://users.owt.com/chubbard/gcdam/
The dam on the Columbia river is the largest concrete structure in the United States. Charles Hubbard provides history, photographs and bibliography.

United States Society on Dams (Popularity: )
http://www.ussdams.org/
Professional organization advancing the technology of dam engineering and safety; fostering socially and environmentally responsible water resources projects; and promoting awareness of the benefits of dams. Previously known as United ...