Some interesting facts about the Hoover Dam include:
- The dam's concrete is over 1,000 feet (305 meters) thick in some places.
- The dam's turbines are over 40 feet (12 meters) in diameter.
- The dam's power generation capacity is enough to power over 1.3 million homes.
- The dam's water storage capacity is over 28 million acre-feet.
- The dam's construction required over 4.5 million cubic yards of concrete.
- The dam's construction required over 100,000 tons of steel.
- The dam's construction required over 1 million pounds of explosives.