Everything to know about seeing Hoover Dam, including the security checkpoint, whether there's a lot of walking and how to get dam-tour tickets.

First called Boulder Dam, the big dam helped create energy, distribute water through the Southwest. Some want to get rid of ...

California and six other states that use water from the Colorado River are nearing a 2026 deadline to come up with new rules for sharing shrinking supplies.

When the dam was officially dedicated on September 30, 1935, the colossal project on the Southern Nevada portion of the Colorado river had been called by several different names.

A transformer exploded at Hoover Dam, producing a thick cloud of black smoke and flames that quickly were extinguished.

Video shared by a tourist at the Hoover Dam showed a fire and black smoke after what the woman claimed to be an explosion at the hydroelectric plant.

A fire broke out at the Hoover Dam on Tuesday at about 10 a.m. local time when a transformer caught fire, sending plumes of black smoke into the air, according to the Bureau of Reclamation.

One couple at the Hoover Dam when it happened said they were on a tour and it ended abruptly. Another woman who took a video of when the transformer first caught on fire was passing through the ...

The drought-stricken body of water has dropped to its lowest level since April 1937, when it was still filling to capacity post-completion of the Hoover Dam.

When the dam was officially dedicated on September 30, 1935, the colossal project on the Southern Nevada portion of the Colorado river had been called by several different names.