This recreational area is about 3 miles from Las Vegas . Water sports are abundant here. The world's largest man-made reservoir provides year-round recreational exercises such as boating, swimming, scuba diving, and fishing.
Three desert eco-systems meet at this point, the Great Basin , the Mojave and Sonoran deserts. Many years ago, the American president Herbert Hoover planned the construction of this dam over the Colorado River.
This dam is about 726 feet high and is an engineering marvel. This is a great place for photography enthusiasts.
