Aerial view of Lake Mead behind Boulder City, which sits on a mesa overlooking the lake

Callville Bay Marina on Lake Mead

Desert Princess on Lake Mead between the walls of Black Canyon, near Hoover Dam

Desert Princess at the buoys near Hoover Dam on Lake Mead, with a bathtub ring background

A diver views the propeller and engine of a B-29 Superfortress at the bottom of Lake Mead that crashed July 21, 1948

Hemenway Harbor (Lake Mead Marina moved here during the drought)

Boulder Basin View from Fortification Hill

Desert Princess by Little Boulder Island on Lake Mead in Boulder Basin

Lake Mead National Recreation Area offers a wealth of things to do...

Echo Bay Marina on Lake Mead

Trail along the dam construction railway

Las Vegas industrial water intake - note the people in the boat at the bottom of the pipes to get a handle on its size

Hoover dam from plane, color balance corrected and gamma and contrast changes to restore original appearance

A view of Hoover Dam from the walkway on the Mike O'Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge

Lake Mead at Hoover Dam at capacity in 1983 to compare with the photo that follows

Back side of Hoover Dam with the Mike O'Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge in the background

Willow Beach in Black Canyon below Hoover Dam on Lake Mohave

Willow Beach RV park

Lake Mohave south of Willow Beach with Cottonwood Cove Marina just off the top right

Cottonwood Cove marina

Six Mile Cove on Lake Mohave, where the lake widens below Cottonwood Cove

Katherine Landing at Lake Mohave Marina just north of Davis Dam

Lake Mohave at Davis Dam, Bullhead City in the background

1942 photo of Boulder Dam, finished in 1936, renamed Hoover Dam in 1947