Consider the question. Nagarjuna Sagar Dam, one of the world's largest and tallest Masonry dam built across the Krishna river at Nagarjuna Sagar which is in Nalgonda District, Telangana State. Construction was between 1955 and 1967, the dam created a water reservoir with gross storage capacity of 11.472 billion cubic metres (405.1 10 ^ cu ft). The dam is 590 feet (180 m) tall from its deepest foundation and 0.99 miles (1.6 km) long with 26 flood gates which are 42 feet (13 m) wide and 45 feet (14 m) tall.

Answer this question based on the passage: how many gates are there in nagarjuna sagar dam?
What is the step-by-step reasoning process to arrive at the answer: 26?
The relevant information is: The dam is 590 feet (180 m) tall from its deepest foundation and 0.99 miles (1.6 km) long with 26 flood gates which are 42 feet (13 m) wide and 45 feet (14 m) tall.