Hoover Dam Was Built in the 1930's on the Colorado

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Hoover Dam was built in the 1930's on the Colorado River, and at that time was extremely important as an employment project. The United States was just coming out of the Great Depression and it was viewed as a life-saver by thousands of people across the country. Now this dam is 80 years old. Drawing from information in this chapter about aging dams, what is a severe problem that could be expected?

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