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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 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | |||||||
| Yanwangbizi | China | Chaoyang Water Conservancy Bureau | F H I W | Daling | 217 | - /96 | - /97 | - /01 | - /02 | 35 | 383 | 87 | 220 | 64 | 118 | (F) | ||||||||
| El Esparragal | Spain | Confederación Hidrográfica del Guadalquivir | E | Viar | 5 | - /02 | 05/03 | 08/03 | 03/04 | 21 | 383 | 62 | 89 | 0.30 | (3')* | 0.90 | (3')* | 0.90 | (3')* | 300 | 300 | 68 | 157 | (F) |
| Ouljet Es Soltane [H-F] | Morocco | Direction des Aménagements Hydrauliques | F I W | Beht | 510 | 05/10 | - /14 | - /17 | - /18 | 98 | 383 | 900 | 930 | 0.50 | (1) | 0.70 | (1)* | 0.70 | (1)* | 300 | 300 | 55 | 25 | (N) |
| Kahir [H-F] | Iran | Sistan & Balouchestan Water Authority | I W | Kahir | 314 | 11/10 | - /14 | 07/22 | 08/25 | 55 | 383 | 550 | 730 | 0.80 | (12) | 0.80 | (12) | 0.80 | (12) | |||||
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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: China
Owner: Chaoyang Water Conservancy Bureau
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Flood Control / Hydropower / Irrigation / Water Supply
River: Daling
Reservoir capacity: 217 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: -/96
Start of RCC: -/96
End of RCC: -/01
End of Project: -/02
Specifications
Height: 35 metres
Length: 383 metres
Volume of RCC: 87 m3x103
Total volume: 220 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 64 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 118 | Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F) |

Details
Country: Spain
Owner: Confederación Hidrográfica del Guadalquivir
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Environmental
River: Viar
Reservoir capacity: 5 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: -/02
Start of RCC: -/02
End of RCC: 08/03
End of Project: 03/04
Specifications
Height: 21 metres
Length: 383 metres
Volume of RCC: 62 m3x103
Total volume: 89 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.30 | RCC against formwork (GEVR/GE-RCC) [stepped face] |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.90 | RCC against formwork (GEVR/GE-RCC) [stepped face] |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.90 | RCC against formwork (GEVR/GE-RCC) [stepped face] |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 300 | 300 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 68 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 157 | Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F) |

Details
Country: Morocco
Owner: Direction des Aménagements Hydrauliques
Type: Hardfill
Purpose(s): Flood Control / Irrigation / Water Supply
River: Beht
Reservoir capacity: 510 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 05/10
Start of RCC: 05/10
End of RCC: -/17
End of Project: -/18
Specifications
Height: 98 metres
Length: 383 metres
Volume of RCC: 900 m3x103
Total volume: 930 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.50 | Traditional concrete against formwork |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.70 | Traditional concrete against formwork [stepped face] |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.70 | Traditional concrete against formwork [stepped face] |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 300 | 300 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 55 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 25 | Natural pozzolan (ASTM Class N) |

Details
Country: Iran
Owner: Sistan & Balouchestan Water Authority
Type: Hardfill
Purpose(s): Irrigation / Water Supply
River: Kahir
Reservoir capacity: 314 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 11/10
Start of RCC: 11/10
End of RCC: 07/22
End of Project: 08/25
Specifications
Height: 55 metres
Length: 383 metres
Volume of RCC: 550 m3x103
Total volume: 730 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.80 | Reinforced conventional concrete cast after RCC placement |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.80 | Reinforced conventional concrete cast after RCC placement |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.80 | Reinforced conventional concrete cast after RCC placement |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|

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