Communities in 27 states saw important progress for river health, clean water, and public safety in 2024 thanks to the removal of 108 outdated, unsafe, and uneconomical dams, American Rivers announced today. 2024 tied with 2019 for the most dams removed in a single year. The dam removals reconnected more than 2,528 miles of rivers, improving river habitats for fish and wildlife and public safety for thousands of people across the country. A total of 2,240 dams have been removed in the U.S. since 1912. The nation is blanketed with more than 550,000 dams.