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- Total Volume: 55 m3x103
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) | |||||||
| Zintel Canyon | USA | City of Kennewick, Washington | F | Zintel | 3 | 03/92 | 07/92 | 10/92 | 12/92 | 39 | 158 | 54 | 55 | V | (7) | 0.85 | (17) | 0.85 | (17) | 300 | 300 | 74 | 0 | (-) |
| Nagashima sediment dam [H-F] | Japan | Ministry of Construction | Ohi | 1 | 03/97 | 04/99 | 12/99 | 08/00 | 33 | 127 | 23 | 55 | 1.20 | (12) | 1.20 | (12) | 250 | 500 1000 | 40 | 50 | (S) | |||
| Qilinguan [A] | China | Nanhe Hydropower Development Ltd. | H | Nanhe | 14 | - /05 | - /06 | - /07 | - /08 | 77 | 140 | 45 | 55 | |||||||||||
| Anta (with Simplicio) | Brazil | Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras sa Eletrobras | H | Paraiba do Sul | 114 | - /09 | - /10 | - /11 | 12/11 | 30 | 270 | 44 | 55 | |||||||||||
| Kheng Grou | Morocco | Direction des Aménagements Hydrauliques | F I W | Kheng Grou | 1070 | 04/22 | 01/24 | 08/26 | - /26 | 79 | 196 | 550 | 55 | 0.20 | (5) | 1.00 | (5) | 1.00 | (13) | 300 | 3000 | |||
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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: USA
Owner: City of Kennewick, Washington
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Flood Control
River: Zintel
Reservoir capacity: 3 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 03/92
Start of RCC: 03/92
End of RCC: 10/92
End of Project: 12/92
Specifications
Height: 39 metres
Length: 158 metres
Volume of RCC: 54 m3x103
Total volume: 55 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| Vertical | RCC against precast concrete panels |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.85 | Unformed face of RCC |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.85 | Unformed face of RCC |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 300 | 300 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 74 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 0 | No pozzolan used |

Details
Country: Japan
Owner: Ministry of Construction
Type: Hardfill
Purpose(s): unknown
River: Ohi
Reservoir capacity: 1 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 03/97
Start of RCC: 03/97
End of RCC: 12/99
End of Project: 08/00
Specifications
Height: 33 metres
Length: 127 metres
Volume of RCC: 23 m3x103
Total volume: 55 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 1.20 | Reinforced conventional concrete cast after RCC placement |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 1.20 | Reinforced conventional concrete cast after RCC placement |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 250 | 500 |
| 1000 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 40 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 50 | Ground-granulated blast-furnace slag |

Details
Country: China
Owner: Nanhe Hydropower Development Ltd.
Type: Thin Arch
Purpose(s): Hydropower
River: Nanhe
Reservoir capacity: 14 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: -/05
Start of RCC: -/05
End of RCC: -/07
End of Project: -/08
Specifications
Height: 77 metres
Length: 140 metres
Volume of RCC: 45 m3x103
Total volume: 55 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: Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras sa Eletrobras
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Hydropower
River: Paraiba do Sul
Reservoir capacity: 114 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: -/09
Start of RCC: -/09
End of RCC: -/11
End of Project: 12/11
Specifications
Height: 30 metres
Length: 270 metres
Volume of RCC: 44 m3x103
Total volume: 55 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: Morocco
Owner: Direction des Aménagements Hydrauliques
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Flood Control / Irrigation / Water Supply
River: Kheng Grou
Reservoir capacity: 1070 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 04/22
Start of RCC: 04/22
End of RCC: 08/26
End of Project: -/26
Specifications
Height: 79 metres
Length: 196 metres
Volume of RCC: 550 m3x103
Total volume: 55 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.20 | Traditional concrete against precast concrete panels |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 1.00 | Traditional concrete against precast concrete panels |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 1.00 | Reinforced concrete cast against precast units or slip-formed facing elements |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 300 | 3000 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|

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