The following is a partial list of dams and reservoirs in the United States.
There are an estimated 84,000 dams in the United States, impounding 600,000 mi (970,000 km) of river or about 17% of rivers in the nation.
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The nearly 8100 major dams in the United States in 2006. The National Inventory of Dams defines a major dam as being 50 feet (15 m) tall with a storage capacity of at least 5,000 acre-feet (6,200,000 m
3
), or of any height with a storage capacity of 25,000 acre-feet (31,000,000 m
3
).
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