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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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Name | Country | Owner | Purpose | River | Reservoir capacity (m3x106) | Construction dates | Dimensions | Volume | Facings | Placement | Cementitious material | |||||||||||||
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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) | |||||||
Queiles y Val | Spain | Confederación Hidrográfica del Ebro | F | Val | 25 | 01/93 | 10/95 | 05/97 | 12/98 | 82 | 375 | 480 | 520 | V 0.33 | (1) (1) | 0.80 | (5) | 0.80 | (1) | 300 | 300 | 80 | 145 | (F) |
Francisco J. Múgica - formerly Nueva Italia | Mexico | Gobierno del Estado de Michoacán | I | El Marqués | 100 | 03/08 | - /09 | - /10 | - /11 | 90 | 375 | 367 | 451 | V 0.30 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 300 | 300 | 65 | 0 | (-) - | |||
Portugues [A-G] | USA | US Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville and Department of Natural Resources of Puerto Rico | F | Portugues | 20 | 04/08 | 01/11 | 05/12 | 12/13 | 67 | 375 | 270 | 310 | V | (3') | 0.35 | (3')* | 0.35 | (1) | 300 | 300 | 114 | 51 | (F) |
Cheshmeh Ashegh | Iran | Fars Regional Water Company | F I W | Cheshmeh Ashegh | 62 | 06/10 | 10/11 | 05/14 | 03/17 | 60 | 375 | 130 | 250 | (1) | (1) | (12) | 300 | 600 - 900 | 120 | 80 | (N) |
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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: Spain
Owner: Confederación Hidrográfica del Ebro
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Flood Control
River: Val
Reservoir capacity: 25 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 01/93
Start of RCC: 01/93
End of RCC: 05/97
End of Project: 12/98
Specifications
Height: 82 metres
Length: 375 metres
Volume of RCC: 480 m3x103
Total volume: 520 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
Slope | Type |
---|---|
Vertical | Traditional concrete against formwork |
0.33 | Traditional concrete against formwork |
Downstream
Slope | Type |
---|---|
0.80 | Traditional concrete against precast concrete panels |
Spillway
Slope | Type |
---|---|
0.80 | Traditional concrete against formwork |
Placement
Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
---|---|
300 | 300 |
Cementitious material
Cement (kg/m3) |
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80 |
Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
---|---|
145 | Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F) |

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Country: Mexico
Owner: Gobierno del Estado de Michoacán
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Irrigation
River: El Marqués
Reservoir capacity: 100 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 03/08
Start of RCC: 03/08
End of RCC: -/10
End of Project: -/11
Specifications
Height: 90 metres
Length: 375 metres
Volume of RCC: 367 m3x103
Total volume: 451 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
Slope | Type |
---|---|
Vertical | |
0.30 |
Downstream
Slope | Type |
---|---|
1.00 |
Spillway
Slope | Type |
---|---|
1.00 |
Placement
Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
---|---|
300 | 300 |
Cementitious material
Cement (kg/m3) |
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65 |
Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
---|---|
0 | No pozzolan used - |

Details
Country: USA
Owner: US Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville and Department of Natural Resources of Puerto Rico
Type: Arch-Gravity
Purpose(s): Flood Control
River: Portugues
Reservoir capacity: 20 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 04/08
Start of RCC: 04/08
End of RCC: 05/12
End of Project: 12/13
Specifications
Height: 67 metres
Length: 375 metres
Volume of RCC: 270 m3x103
Total volume: 310 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
Slope | Type |
---|---|
Vertical | RCC against formwork (GEVR/GE-RCC) |
Downstream
Slope | Type |
---|---|
0.35 | RCC against formwork (GEVR/GE-RCC) [stepped face] |
Spillway
Slope | Type |
---|---|
0.35 | Traditional concrete against formwork |
Placement
Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
---|---|
300 | 300 |
Cementitious material
Cement (kg/m3) |
---|
114 |
Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
---|---|
51 | Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F) |

Details
Country: Iran
Owner: Fars Regional Water Company
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Flood Control / Irrigation / Water Supply
River: Cheshmeh Ashegh
Reservoir capacity: 62 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 06/10
Start of RCC: 06/10
End of RCC: 05/14
End of Project: 03/17
Specifications
Height: 60 metres
Length: 375 metres
Volume of RCC: 130 m3x103
Total volume: 250 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
Slope | Type |
---|---|
Traditional concrete against formwork |
Downstream
Slope | Type |
---|---|
Traditional concrete against formwork |
Spillway
Slope | Type |
---|---|
Reinforced conventional concrete cast after RCC placement |
Placement
Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
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300 | 600 - |
900 |
Cementitious material
Cement (kg/m3) |
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120 |
Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
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80 | Natural pozzolan (ASTM Class N) |

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