Description : Who was lake mead named after?
Last Answer : From Wikipedia: Elwood Mead (January 16, 1858 in Patriot, Indiana - January 26, 1936) was a professor, politician and engineer who headed the Bureau of Reclamation from 1924 until his ... projects the Bureau of Reclamation have undertaken. These included the Hoover, Grand Coulee and Owyhee Dams.