Dam reservoir photo backdrop needed

That would make this a somewhat WEIRd request, I suppose?

(You know the punsters are hard at work on this one, Tom!)

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I'm assuming your working to blend with existing photographic backdrops to either side?   

Any chance of providing a photo of the setting on your layout?

Since whopper weirs are not usually found in an urban setting, I should think it should be a relatively easy job of blending natural 'shore' scenes and more distant scenery to the center (across the reservoir).

If there's no existing backdrops to either side, perhaps an opportunity for a local artist, especially skilled in scenic vistas? 

KD

No adjoining backdrop.  The needed 1' X 8' backdrop would be entirely sunken within the valley.

My walls are not conducive to backdrops because of many physical interruptions so I opted for an assortment of RR artwork.

I had a full surround of Backdrop Warehouse murals but could not use them.

From the O'Calahan, Tillman bridge, observation deck.  Hoover Dam.

That bath tub ring is a very bad omen for the Southwest power and the nations bread basket.

@Tom Tee posted:

That bath tub ring is a very bad omen for the Southwest power and the nations bread basket.

What do you mean the nation's bread basket? I live in the bread basket and non of our water comes from mead that's only the people watering their lawns in a desert.

Shawn:

California is a very large contributor to the US agricultural output.

Maybe CA uses water from the Hoover Dam’s reservoir for crop irrigation ?

CA is also one of the leading dairy states

CB&Q Bill

Shawn, enter " effect of insufficient water Hoover dam" in a search engine.  Scary.  Far exceeds lawn maintenance.   Couple the drought with the lost food production of the Ukraine and we could have a real problem.

Mike, Thanks for the idea, I will search for reservoir photos from the Tillman bridge. Perfect angle.   You frequently have the right response.

Mike CT     Nice dam photo

Picture is 2015.  A lot has changed.   The original purpose of the Hoover dam was agricultural water to the Imperial Valley, California.  Down stream from the Hoover dam, is an earthen dam that diverts water to California. The All American Canal.

Recently there was a water release from above the Glen Canyon dam, to maintain some of the river/lakes water system.

Access to the Tillman observation deck, from the west (Nevada side), There is a small parking lot to the left, as you drive to the Dam breast work. Parking is limited.  The observation deck was an add, to the Tillman bridge project.  Keeps a lot of people from stopping, on the transportation part, of this bridge, IMO.

Most recent news, about Southwest water, is a desalination plant San Diego, CA.    We were never meant to live in a desert.