Only three percent of the nearly 92,000 existing dams in the United States had hydroelectric facilities in 2024. Most of those dams were regulated by the State, with only around five percent regulated by the federal government. Texas is home to the greatest number of dams in the U.S.
Selected figures about dams in the United States as of November 2024
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