re: #33 KGxvi

Not something they really have to worry about at Lake Mead anymore.

Sadly, this is true. I visited the dam in 2016, and it was depressing seeing that enormous bathtub ring around the lake. They might not *ever* open the penstocks again.

Some pictures I took.

Hoover Dam power plant, Nevada side. I have to say this kind of blew my mind. Floor of the observation deck. pic.twitter.com/6zcfk5F4BL

— Charlie Vogel, aka His Teleness the Charlie Lama (@teleskiguy) May 10, 2016

Here’s the Bypass Bridge from *inside the Hoover Dam*. pic.twitter.com/YvcVv9q8TA

— Charlie Vogel, aka His Teleness the Charlie Lama (@teleskiguy) May 10, 2016

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A tunnel inside the Hoover Dam.