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- Reservoir Capacity: 7 m3x106
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| Name | Country | Owner | Purpose | River | Reservoir capacity (m3x106) | Construction dates | Dimensions | Volume | Facings | Placement | Cementitious material | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | Finish | Height | Length | RCC | Total | Upstream | Downstream | Spillway | Layers | Lifts | Cement | Pozzolan | ||||||||||||
| Project | RCC | RCC | Project | (m) | (m) | (m3x103) | (m3x103) | Slope | Type | Slope | Type | Slope | Type | (m) | (m) | (kg/m3) | (kg/m3) | |||||||
| Kamuro | Japan | Yamagata Prefecture | F W | Kaneyama | 7 | 07/86 | 07/88 | 10/90 | 08/93 | 61 | 257 | 136 | 307 | V 0.60 | (1) (1) | 0.75 | (1) | 0.75 | (1) | 150 - 200 | 500 | 96 | 24 | (F) |
| Glen Melville | South Africa | Department of Water & Sanitation | W | Ecca | 7 | 02/88 | 04/89 | 12/90 | 04/91 | 32 | 380 | 66 | 114 | V | (1) | V 0.75 | (1) (1)* | 0.75 | (1)* | 330 | 330 | 65 | 65 | (F) |
| Joumoua | Morocco | Direction des Aménagements Hydrauliques | W | Joumoua | 7 | 07/89 | 06/90 | 11/92 | 12/92 | 57 | 250 | 150 | 200 | 0.20 | (5) | 0.80 | (1)* | 0.80 | (1)* | 350 | 350 | 105 180 | 45 0 | (-) |
| La Cantache (formerly Villaumur) | France | Conseil Departemental d'Ille-et-Vilaine | F | Le Cantache | 7 | 07/93 | 10/93 | 12/93 | 03/94 | 16 | 147 | 11 | 15 | V | (11) | 0.75 | (1)* | 0.75 | (1)* | 300 | 300 | 90 | (R) | |
| Wenquanbao [A] | China | Wenquanbao Reservoir Management Office | F H I W | Tanghe | 7 | 10/91 | 10/92 | 06/94 | - /95 | 48 | 188 | 55 | 63 | V | (4) | 0.30 | (3) | ogee | (13) | 300 | 300 | 110 69 | 68 85 | (F) |
| Waijin [A] | China | Fushan Power Station Management Bureau | H I | Nanxi | 7 | - /94 | - /96 | - /98 | - /99 | 47 | 235 | 240 | ||||||||||||
| Sanjiang [A] | China | Sanjianghe | 7 | - /02 | - /03 | - /04 | - /04 | 72 | 138 | 38 | ||||||||||||||
| Santa Rosa II | Brazil | Santa Rosa S/A | H | Grande | 7 | - /06 | - /06 | - /08 | - /08 | 31 | 172 | |||||||||||||
| Criúva | Brazil | Criúva Energética S/A | H | Lajeado Grange | 7 | - /08 | - /08 | - /09 | 12/09 | 25 | 246 | 80 | 95 | 72 | 18 | (N) | ||||||||
| Sehb el Merga | Morocco | Direction des Aménagements Hydrauliques | F I W | Sehb el Merga | 7 | 06/07 | - /08 | - /09 | - /10 | 37 | 480 | 85 | 95 | V | (5) | 0.80 | (1)* | 0.80 | (1)* | 300 | 300 | 65 | 25 | (N) |
| Huhehaote (Hohhot) PSS - Upstream lower dam | China | Nei Mongol (Inner Mongolia) Electricity Corporation | H | Halasxinegou | 7 | - /07 | - /09 | - /11 | - /12 | 69 | 242 | 185 | 330 | |||||||||||
| Huhehaote (Hohhot) PSS - Downstream lower dam | China | Nei Mongol (Inner Mongolia) Electricity Corporation | H | Halasxinegou | 7 | - /12 | - /12 | - /13 | - /14 | 58 | 308 | 205 | 717 | |||||||||||
| Juba IV | Brazil | Itamarati Norte S.A. | H | Juba | 7 | - /15 | - /15 | - /15 | - /15 | 26 | 570 | |||||||||||||
| Okshtuni | Albania | Diteko Sh.p.k | F H | Okshtuni | 7 | 08/15 | 03/17 | 10/17 | 02/18 | 65 | 253 | 141 | 194 | V 0.15 | (12) | 0.90 | (12)* | 0.90 | (12)* | 300 | 300 | 115 | 0 | (-) |
| Capulin San Pablo | Costa Rica | Hidrotárcoles | H | Tárcoles | 7 | - /15 | - /16 | - /19 | - /20 | 49 | ||||||||||||||
| Bela Vista | Brazil | Bela Vista Geracao de Energia S.A. | H | Chapim | 7 | - /00 | - /00 | - /00 | - /00 | 21 | 393 | |||||||||||||
| Agios Georgios [H-F] | Greece | Terna Energiaki | H | Kapnitsorrema | 7 | 06/23 | 04/24 | 10/25 | 12/25 | 59 | 475 | 765 | 795 | 400 | 400 | |||||||||
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Please note: only dams ≥ 15m which have been completed, are under construction, or due to begin RCC placement in the current year are included in the list below.
Results are sorted in the following order: Finish of RCC, Start of RCC, Finish of Project, Start of Project, Height and alphabetical by Dam Name.
Details
Country: Japan
Owner: Yamagata Prefecture
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Flood Control / Water Supply
River: Kaneyama
Reservoir capacity: 7 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 07/86
Start of RCC: 07/86
End of RCC: 10/90
End of Project: 08/93
Specifications
Height: 61 metres
Length: 257 metres
Volume of RCC: 136 m3x103
Total volume: 307 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| Vertical | Traditional concrete against formwork |
| 0.60 | Traditional concrete against formwork |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.75 | Traditional concrete against formwork |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.75 | Traditional concrete against formwork |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 150 - | 500 |
| 200 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 96 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 24 | Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F) |

Details
Country: South Africa
Owner: Department of Water & Sanitation
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Water Supply
River: Ecca
Reservoir capacity: 7 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 02/88
Start of RCC: 02/88
End of RCC: 12/90
End of Project: 04/91
Specifications
Height: 32 metres
Length: 380 metres
Volume of RCC: 66 m3x103
Total volume: 114 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| Vertical | Traditional concrete against formwork |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| Vertical | Traditional concrete against formwork |
| 0.75 | Traditional concrete against formwork [stepped face] |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.75 | Traditional concrete against formwork [stepped face] |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 330 | 330 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 65 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 65 | Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F) |

Details
Country: Morocco
Owner: Direction des Aménagements Hydrauliques
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Water Supply
River: Joumoua
Reservoir capacity: 7 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 07/89
Start of RCC: 07/89
End of RCC: 11/92
End of Project: 12/92
Specifications
Height: 57 metres
Length: 250 metres
Volume of RCC: 150 m3x103
Total volume: 200 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.20 | Traditional concrete against precast concrete panels |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.80 | Traditional concrete against formwork [stepped face] |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.80 | Traditional concrete against formwork [stepped face] |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 350 | 350 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 105 |
| 180 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 45 | No pozzolan used |
| 0 |

Details
Country: France
Owner: Conseil Departemental d'Ille-et-Vilaine
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Flood Control
River: Le Cantache
Reservoir capacity: 7 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 07/93
Start of RCC: 07/93
End of RCC: 12/93
End of Project: 03/94
Specifications
Height: 16 metres
Length: 147 metres
Volume of RCC: 11 m3x103
Total volume: 15 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| Vertical | Reinforced conventional concrete cast before RCC placement |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.75 | Traditional concrete against formwork [stepped face] |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.75 | Traditional concrete against formwork [stepped face] |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 300 | 300 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 90 | ROLAC (mixture of flyash and slag with or without limestone fines) |

Details
Country: China
Owner: Wenquanbao Reservoir Management Office
Type: Thin Arch
Purpose(s): Flood Control / Hydropower / Irrigation / Water Supply
River: Tanghe
Reservoir capacity: 7 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 10/91
Start of RCC: 10/91
End of RCC: 06/94
End of Project: -/95
Specifications
Height: 48 metres
Length: 188 metres
Volume of RCC: 55 m3x103
Total volume: 63 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| Vertical | RCC against formwork with external geomembrane |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.30 | RCC against formwork |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| ogee | Reinforced concrete cast against precast units or slip-formed facing elements |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 300 | 300 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 110 |
| 69 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 68 | Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F) |
| 85 |

Details
Country: China
Owner: Fushan Power Station Management Bureau
Type: Thin Arch
Purpose(s): Hydropower / Irrigation
River: Nanxi
Reservoir capacity: 7 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: -/94
Start of RCC: -/94
End of RCC: -/98
End of Project: -/99
Specifications
Height: 47 metres
Length: 235 metres
Volume of RCC: -
Total volume: 240 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|

Details
Country: China
Owner: -
Type: Thin Arch
Purpose(s): unknown
River: Sanjianghe
Reservoir capacity: 7 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: -/02
Start of RCC: -/02
End of RCC: -/04
End of Project: -/04
Specifications
Height: 72 metres
Length: 138 metres
Volume of RCC: -
Total volume: 38 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|

Details
Country: Brazil
Owner: Santa Rosa S/A
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Hydropower
River: Grande
Reservoir capacity: 7 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: -/06
Start of RCC: -/06
End of RCC: -/08
End of Project: -/08
Specifications
Height: 31 metres
Length: 172 metres
Volume of RCC: -
Total volume: -
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|

Details
Country: Brazil
Owner: Criúva Energética S/A
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Hydropower
River: Lajeado Grange
Reservoir capacity: 7 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: -/08
Start of RCC: -/08
End of RCC: -/09
End of Project: 12/09
Specifications
Height: 25 metres
Length: 246 metres
Volume of RCC: 80 m3x103
Total volume: 95 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 72 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 18 | Natural pozzolan (ASTM Class N) |

Details
Country: Morocco
Owner: Direction des Aménagements Hydrauliques
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Flood Control / Irrigation / Water Supply
River: Sehb el Merga
Reservoir capacity: 7 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 06/07
Start of RCC: 06/07
End of RCC: -/09
End of Project: -/10
Specifications
Height: 37 metres
Length: 480 metres
Volume of RCC: 85 m3x103
Total volume: 95 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| Vertical | Traditional concrete against precast concrete panels |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.80 | Traditional concrete against formwork [stepped face] |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.80 | Traditional concrete against formwork [stepped face] |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 300 | 300 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 65 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 25 | Natural pozzolan (ASTM Class N) |

Details
Country: China
Owner: Nei Mongol (Inner Mongolia) Electricity Corporation
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Hydropower
River: Halasxinegou
Reservoir capacity: 7 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: -/07
Start of RCC: -/07
End of RCC: -/11
End of Project: -/12
Specifications
Height: 69 metres
Length: 242 metres
Volume of RCC: 185 m3x103
Total volume: 330 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|

Details
Country: China
Owner: Nei Mongol (Inner Mongolia) Electricity Corporation
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Hydropower
River: Halasxinegou
Reservoir capacity: 7 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: -/12
Start of RCC: -/12
End of RCC: -/13
End of Project: -/14
Specifications
Height: 58 metres
Length: 308 metres
Volume of RCC: 205 m3x103
Total volume: 717 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|

Details
Country: Brazil
Owner: Itamarati Norte S.A.
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Hydropower
River: Juba
Reservoir capacity: 7 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: -/15
Start of RCC: -/15
End of RCC: -/15
End of Project: -/15
Specifications
Height: 26 metres
Length: 570 metres
Volume of RCC: -
Total volume: -
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|

Details
Country: Albania
Owner: Diteko Sh.p.k
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Flood Control / Hydropower
River: Okshtuni
Reservoir capacity: 7 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 08/15
Start of RCC: 08/15
End of RCC: 10/17
End of Project: 02/18
Specifications
Height: 65 metres
Length: 253 metres
Volume of RCC: 141 m3x103
Total volume: 194 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| Vertical | Reinforced conventional concrete cast after RCC placement |
| 0.15 |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.90 | Reinforced conventional concrete cast after RCC placement [stepped face] |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.90 | Reinforced conventional concrete cast after RCC placement [stepped face] |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 300 | 300 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 115 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 0 | No pozzolan used |

Details
Country: Costa Rica
Owner: Hidrotárcoles
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Hydropower
River: Tárcoles
Reservoir capacity: 7 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: -/15
Start of RCC: -/15
End of RCC: -/19
End of Project: -/20
Specifications
Height: 49 metres
Length: -
Volume of RCC: -
Total volume: -
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|

Details
Country: Brazil
Owner: Bela Vista Geracao de Energia S.A.
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Hydropower
River: Chapim
Reservoir capacity: 7 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: -/00
Start of RCC: -/00
End of RCC: -/00
End of Project: -/00
Specifications
Height: 21 metres
Length: 393 metres
Volume of RCC: -
Total volume: -
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|

Details
Country: Greece
Owner: Terna Energiaki
Type: Hardfill
Purpose(s): Hydropower
River: Kapnitsorrema
Reservoir capacity: 7 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 06/23
Start of RCC: 06/23
End of RCC: 10/25
End of Project: 12/25
Specifications
Height: 59 metres
Length: 475 metres
Volume of RCC: 765 m3x103
Total volume: 795 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 400 | 400 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|

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