	Site Map \| FAQ in Daily Almanac for Jul 6, 2009 Search White Pages
Skip Navigation Home Summer Guide Atlas Encyclopedia Dictionary Thesaurus Features Quizzes Timelines Countries Slideshows

Fact Monster Kid's reference,
games, quizzes

Help us improve Infoplease!
Start Survey

Editor's Favorites

Lake Mead National Recreation Area:

Lake Mead National Recreation Area: see National Parks and Monuments (table).

The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Copyright © 2007, Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.

More on Lake Mead National Recreation Area from Infoplease:

national parks and monuments - national parks and monuments. national parks and monuments. The National Park Service, a bureau of ...
Boulder City - Boulder City Boulder City, residential city (1990 pop. 12,567), S Nev., just W of Hoover Dam near ...
Lake Mead - Mead, Lake Mead, Lake, 247 sq mi (640 sq km), on the Nev.-Ariz. border, formed by Hoover Dam across ...
Hoover Dam - Hoover Dam Hoover Dam, 726 ft (221 m) high and 1,244 ft (379 m) long, on the Colorado River between ...
Nevada - Information on Nevada — economy, government, culture, state map and flag, major cities, points of interest, famous residents, state motto, symbols, nicknames, and other trivia.

See more Encyclopedia articles on: U.S. National Park System

Premium Partner Content

HighBeam Research

Related content from HighBeam Research on: Lake Mead National Recreation Area

A river runs through them: the Colorado River wends its way through six iconic national parks and recreation areas in the West, but demand for water has had a serious impact on the river's flow and the ecology of surrounding areas. (National Parks)

Mead magic: boating on colossal Lake Mead offers experiences as grand as the lake itself.(TBM Destination) (Trailer Boats)

Lake Mead water level near 40-year low.(Dock Talk) (Trailer Boats)

Park Service may restrict boating on Mead and Mohave. (Dock Talk). (Trailer Boats)

FREE LAKES GUIDE AVAILABLE. (Trailer Boats)

Rivers at risk. (rivers and national parks legislation) (National Parks)

The truth prevails: more national parks reopen to PWC use.(FLOAT PLAN)(personal watercraft) (Watercraft World)

Washington, D.C.--although it's difficult to track park visitation figures with any certainty, the National Park Service says that visitation has continued to climb in recent years, following sharp drops immediately after the September 11th terrorist attacks.(Brief Article) (National Parks)

Open hostilities: national park personnel are increasedly targeted by the Wise Use Movement's campaign of violence. (National Parks)

National parks lodging directory.(Directory) (National Parks)

Additional search results provided by HighBeam Research, LLC. © Copyright 2005. All rights reserved.

Infoplease Tools