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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 table 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.

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NameCountryOwnerPurposeRiverReservoir capacity (m3x106)Construction datesDimensionsVolumeFacingsPlacementCementitious material
StartFinishHeightLengthRCCTotalUpstreamDownstreamSpillwayLayersLiftsCementPozzolan
ProjectRCCRCCProject(m)(m)(m3x103)(m3x103)SlopeTypeSlopeTypeSlopeType(m)(m)(kg/m3)(kg/m3)
Lower Chase CreekUSAFLower Chase Creek103/8705/8706/8707/87271221422V(1)0.70(1)*0.70(1)*3003006440(F)
Jack Turner (formerly Big Haynes)USAWBig Haynes Creek 10/9402/9506/9609/96274277274V(8)0.80(10)*0.80(10)*30030042
39
42
39
(F)
Ribeirão Riacho Pasto VelhoBrazilI WPasto Velho11- /00- /01- /02- /0327            0 
Santa LauraBrazilHChapecozinho19- /06- /06- /08- /0827 2442           
El HandakMoroccoIEl Handak1- /05- /06- /08- /0927              
Bear CreekUSAF WBear Creek4701/0810/0805/0906/09272926069V(1)0.80(1)*  3003007777(F)

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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.

Full Dam Information

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Country: USA

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Flood Control

River: Lower Chase Creek

Reservoir capacity: 1 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 03/87

Start of RCC: 03/87

End of RCC: 06/87

End of Project: 07/87

Specifications

Height: 27 metres

Length: 122 metres

Volume of RCC: 14 m3x103

Total volume: 22 m3x103

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream
SlopeType
VerticalTraditional concrete against formwork
Downstream
SlopeType
0.70Traditional concrete against formwork  [stepped face]
Spillway
SlopeType
0.70Traditional concrete against formwork  [stepped face]

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
300300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
64
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
40Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F)
  
Lower Chase Creek completed
Lower Chase Creek completed

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Country: USA

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Water Supply

River: Big Haynes Creek

Reservoir capacity: -

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 10/94

Start of RCC: 10/94

End of RCC: 06/96

End of Project: 09/96

Specifications

Height: 27 metres

Length: 427 metres

Volume of RCC: 72 m3x103

Total volume: 74 m3x103

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream
SlopeType
VerticalRCC against precast concrete panels with geomembrane
Downstream
SlopeType
0.80RCC against precast concrete blocks  [stepped face]
Spillway
SlopeType
0.80RCC against precast concrete blocks  [stepped face]

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
300300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
42
39
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
42Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F)
39 
Jack Turner (formerly Big Haynes) completed
Jack Turner (formerly Big Haynes) completed

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Country: Brazil

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Irrigation / Water Supply

River: Pasto Velho

Reservoir capacity: 11 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: -/00

Start of RCC: -/00

End of RCC: -/02

End of Project: -/03

Specifications

Height: 27 metres

Length: -

Volume of RCC: -

Total volume: -

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream
SlopeType
  
Downstream
SlopeType
  
Spillway
SlopeType
  

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
  

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
 
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
0 
  
Ribeirão Riacho Pasto Velho on Google Earth
Ribeirão Riacho Pasto Velho on Google Earth

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Country: Brazil

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Hydropower

River: Chapecozinho

Reservoir capacity: 19 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: -/06

Start of RCC: -/06

End of RCC: -/08

End of Project: -/08

Specifications

Height: 27 metres

Length: -

Volume of RCC: 24 m3x103

Total volume: 42 m3x103

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream
SlopeType
  
Downstream
SlopeType
  
Spillway
SlopeType
  

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
  

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
 
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
  
  
Santa Laura completed
Santa Laura completed

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Country: Morocco

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Irrigation

River: El Handak

Reservoir capacity: 1 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: -/05

Start of RCC: -/05

End of RCC: -/08

End of Project: -/09

Specifications

Height: 27 metres

Length: -

Volume of RCC: -

Total volume: -

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream
SlopeType
  
Downstream
SlopeType
  
Spillway
SlopeType
  

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
  

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
 
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
  
  
El Handak on Google Earth
El Handak on Google Earth

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Details

Country: USA

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Flood Control / Water Supply

River: Bear Creek

Reservoir capacity: 47 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 01/08

Start of RCC: 01/08

End of RCC: 05/09

End of Project: 06/09

Specifications

Height: 27 metres

Length: 292 metres

Volume of RCC: 60 m3x103

Total volume: 69 m3x103

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream
SlopeType
VerticalTraditional concrete against formwork
Downstream
SlopeType
0.80Traditional concrete against formwork  [stepped face]
Spillway
SlopeType
  

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
300300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
77
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
77Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F)
  
Bear Creek completed
Bear Creek completed

 

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