Show boulder dam today A wedged in black canyon of the colo rado river lake mead is the huge creation of boulder dam seen in the foreground lake t mead is miles long atel and now holds 15 51 acre feet of water enough to cover west A virginia to a depth of one foot eventually it will hold acre feet below is a beach of the desert on lake mead the new tourist mecca aw 44 4 4 01 s 1 aquaplaning where a desert once stood with huge boulder dam in the background this water sports enthusiast is riding the waves in lake mead bath houses and all kinds of beach facilities have been established for the tourist crowd next year even more tourists are expected afif N X e almost forgotten in the public c interest surrounding its larger brother broth grand coulee dam in washington boulder dam is now furnishing power to los angeles miles away only one fourth the ultimate power equipment has been installed at the dam power house where huge turbines work 24 hours each day |