ENCYCLOPEDIA ARTICLE: Dam
Table 1: Countries with the largest number of dams*
Country Number of dams†
China
18,595
United States
 6,389
Japan
 2,142
India
 1,085
Spain
   690
Republic of Korea
   628
Canada
   580
United Kingdom
   529
Brazil
   489
Mexico
   487
France
   432
Italy
   408
Australia
   374
*From “ICOLD Register of Dams,” updated 1996.
†Dams at least 50 ft (15 m) high.
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