THE BOTTOM OF HOOVER DAM! 🙈 "How deep is the water at the bottom of Hoover Dam?" We have many viewers ask this question! I just came across this cool infographic that is going to help answer it. We can see that the sediment level is estimated to be at 750ft above sea level. Using the CURRENT water level elevation of 1,068ft above sea level, that means there is approximately *318ft* of water at the bottom of Hoover Dam! Imagine how big some of the catfish are down there😵 Some of you have asked us to report this water depth instead of the water elevation. What do YOU think? Let us know in the comments!
PS: For those of you curious like us, the ORIGINAL Colorado River bed elevation is around 640 feet. That means the Hoover Dam has accumulated a bit over 100 feet of sediment! This is how dams can render themselves obsolete over time if there is no low level sediment flush.
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THE BOTTOM OF HOOVER DAM! 🙈 "How deep is the water at the bottom of Hoover Dam?" We have many viewers ask this question! I just came across this cool infographic that is going to help answer it. We can see that the sediment level is estimated to be at 750ft above sea level. Using the CURRENT water level elevation of 1,068ft above sea level, that means there is approximately *318ft* of water at the bottom of Hoover Dam! Imagine how big some of the catfish are down there😵 Some of you have asked us to report this water depth instead of the water elevation. What do YOU think? Let us know in the comments!
PS: For those of you curious like us, the ORIGINAL Colorado River bed elevation is around 640 feet. That means the Hoover Dam has accumulated a bit over 100 feet of sediment! This is how dams can render themselves obsolete over time if there is no low level sediment flush.
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