Hoover Dam Turbine Runner
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member brwhiz
N 35° 58.782 W 114° 50.141
11S E 695129 N 3983862
This Historical Marker is located on the fence that surrounds the huge Turbine Runner on display at the west end of Wilbur Square (Government Park) in Boulder City, Nevada.
Waymark Code: WMFD2Q
Location: Nevada, United States
Date Posted: 09/30/2012
Published By:Groundspeak Charter Member Uncle Alaska
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The plaque briefly describes the critical role that this big piece of equipment palyed in generating electrical power at Hoover Dam.
Marker Title (required): Hoover Dam Turbine Runner

Marker Text (required):
This cast steel Turbine Runner (Water Wheel), which is 14.2 feet in diameter and weighs over 34 tons, powered the N-7 generator at Hoover Dam Power Plant from 1944 to 1982. The function of a Turbine Runner is to convert the force of falling water, delivered through the penstock pipes, to rotating energy which is then utilized by the generator in producing hydroelectric energy. This Turbine Runner was presented to the Boulder City Museum and Historical Association on April 30, 1983, by the Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Department of the Interior.

County (required): Clark (Las Vegas)

Marker Type (required): Metal Plaque

Other Marker Type (optional): None

Is Marker Damaged? (required): No

Other Damage Type (optional): None

Marker Number (If official State Marker from NV SHPO website above, otherwise leave blank): Not Listed

URL - Website (optional): Not listed
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