The pat answer to dam location in the U.S. is in the west. Topography and geology there combine with climate to supply water at high altitudes. All we need to do to trap it is find a narrow waterway and put in a big, big, stopper.
Their are many different dams across the world. A few dams that are famous are The Hoover Dam located in the United States and The Karun Damn in Iran
According to http://govtsecurity.com/news/us-dam-security-0904/ approximately 80,000.
Most of the suitable rivers have already been dammed, and dams can have negative effects on the environment. :)
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The Amazon river is extremely wide for most of its length, so the potential dam sites are located in its tributaries.
It is China
I have been told that the only two dams you can drive over in the US are The Hoover Dam in Nevada, and the Stevenson Dam in Connecticut.
Most large dams are built in the North, but small ones are mainly in the middle of pakistan.
The most productive by far is the hoover dam, which in theory could run several months with no one to watch or look over it. If people suddenly dissapeared off the face of the Earth it would be the last place giving off power. (quite possibly)
Yes but most are minor dams. According to itouchmap.com there are 592 dams.
Hoover Dam