Although there are dams in every state, Texas was home to the greatest number of dams in the United States as of 2022. There were over 7,000 dams in the Southern state. Roughly eight percent of U.S. dams were located in Texas. Overall, the U.S. has
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USACE. (September 12, 2022). Number of dams in the United States as of 2022, by state [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 06, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/786871/number-of-us-dams-by-state/
USACE. "Number of dams in the United States as of 2022, by state." Chart. September 12, 2022. Statista. Accessed February 06, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/786871/number-of-us-dams-by-state/
USACE. (2022). Number of dams in the United States as of 2022, by state. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 06, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/786871/number-of-us-dams-by-state/
USACE. "Number of Dams in The United States as of 2022, by State." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/786871/number-of-us-dams-by-state/
USACE, Number of dams in the United States as of 2022, by state Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/786871/number-of-us-dams-by-state/ (last visited February 06, 2023)
Number of dams in the United States as of 2022, by state [Graph], USACE, September 12, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/786871/number-of-us-dams-by-state/