Re:Oroville Dam: Feds and state officials ignored warnings 1...
by brentdax on Monday February 13, 2017 @05:14AM
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The US is #2 in large dams with about 9,000. China is #1 with nearly 24,000, but their dam construction has almost all been since 1949. So my guess is that it's a combination of the US having many dams, and having had them for many years.
Source: http://www.icold-cigb.org/article/GB/world_register/general_...