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<br />Lake Mead alone is w0I1h traveling
<br />hundreds of miles to visit. It reaches up
<br />into the lower end of the Grand Canyon,
<br />penetrating colorful canyons and narrow
<br />gorges, opening up vistas and areas of
<br />nature's m,tiestic handiwork that, through
<br />preceding centuries, were inaccessible to
<br />other than the bravest explorers.
<br />With their hundreds of miles of
<br />shoreline, Lakes Mead and Mohave af-
<br />ford wonderful possibilities for camping,
<br />swimming, boating, and fishing. Although
<br />temperatures arc high during the SUIl1-
<br />mer~ the heat is not exhausting because
<br />of the extremely low relative humidity.
<br />Although all types of water Sp0l1s are
<br />popular, boating and fishing are the
<br />prime attractions. Lake Mead abounds in
<br />black and striped bass, bluegill, crappie,
<br />and catfish. There is no closed season,
<br />and licensed fishermen may try their
<br />luck on this lake any day of the year.
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<br />The clear, cold waters released from
<br />the depths of Lake Mead into the upper
<br />reaches of Lake Mohave create a perfect
<br />habitat for rainbow trout. Thousands of
<br />these beauties have been planted there.
<br />Lake Mohave's lower reaches, where the
<br />waters are deep and still, abound in
<br />black bass.
<br />In 1959, the Bureau of Reclamation,
<br />the National Park Service, and the Fish
<br />and Wildlitc Service jointly built a fish
<br />hatchery at Willow Beach, Arizona, ap-
<br />proximately 15 miles below Hoover
<br />Dam. The hatchery provides trout for
<br />the entire lower Colorado River, con-
<br />tributing much to the overall economic
<br />development and recreation facilities in
<br />the region.
<br />In 1973, Nevada's Department of
<br />Wildlife began operating its trout hatch-
<br />ery at Lake Mead. Trout from this
<br />facility were initially stocked in the lake.
<br />More recently, they have been stocked in
<br />Lake Mohave and in other waters in
<br />Nevada.
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<br />Except for a closed and posted area
<br />extending one-half mile below Hoover
<br />Dam, and where Arizona and Nevada
<br />State regulations may forbid fishing dur-
<br />ing the winter trout spawning season,
<br />there arc no restrictions on Lake Mohave
<br />fishing. Excellent facilities are available
<br />at Willow Beach.
<br />Although the National Park Service
<br />handles recreational facilities at Lake
<br />Mead, Reclamation is by no means un-
<br />mindful of its visitors and their interests.
<br />Bureau of Rcclamation guards are on
<br />duty at Hoover Dam 24 hours a day,
<br />primarily for plant protcction, but also to
<br />assist travelers. The dam is open to the
<br />public every day. Competent, well-
<br />trained guides arc on hand between 8:30
<br />a.m. and 4:15 p.m. (7:30 a.m. to 7:15
<br />p.m. Memorial Day through Labor Day)
<br />to conduct visitors through the famous
<br />structure and its powerplant.
<br />Over 22 million people have taken
<br />guided tours of Hoover Dam since 1937.
<br />From every state in America, from all
<br />over the world, they come to see and
<br />study this magnificent engineering
<br />achievement. Notable foreign visitors
<br />have included the King and Queen of
<br />Nepal, the Duke and Duchess of Wind-
<br />sor, the Soviet Ambassador, and several
<br />delegates from the People's Republic of
<br />China.
<br />An exhibit building located at the dam
<br />further accommodates visitors. A topo-
<br />graphical model of the entire Colorado
<br />River Basin and an operating scale model
<br />of a generating unit housed here are very
<br />enlightening. Together they clearly
<br />explain Hoover Dam and its part in the
<br />life of the Southwest.
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