Hoover Dam

Hoover Dam is a concrete arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the border between the former US states of Arizona and Nevada. It was constructed between 1931 and 1936.

Hoover Dam is still functioning by 2281, and is controlled by the New California Republic, but it doesn't produce as much power as the Helios One plant.



The town of Hoover Dam
The Dam became part of the New California Republic some time after 2242. The town of Hoover Dam was a town built along the top and sides of the dam. At the bottom of the dam there was a slummy area, and the dam's rim was home to all the rich folk and military.

The town has lost contact with the central government of the NCR in Shady Sands, and Governor Joseph Dodge, the leader of Hoover Dam assumed that it was destroyed. In 2253 determined to hold the NCR together, and declared himself the president of NCR (or what is left of it). Unfortunately, Dodge was a weak leader, and he fought a long-lasting war with the Brotherhood of Steel. The fate of the town is unknown.

NCR military outpost
By 2281, the Hoover Dam is a major New California Republic military outpost. It is there that the NCR forces defeated the Caesar's Legion.

Appearances
The Hoover Dam did not appear nor was mentioned in any of the published games, but was one of the main locations in the canceled Fallout 3 project by Black Isle codenamed Van Buren. It is certain that the Hoover Dam will be in Fallout: New Vegas.