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Country: Australia

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.

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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)
Copperfield	Australia	Kidston Gold Mines Ltd.	W	Copperfield	20	12/83	05/84	09/84	09/84	40	340	140	156	V	(3)	V 0.90	(3) (17)	0.80	(1)	300	300	80	30	(F)
Craigbourne	Australia	Rivers and Water Supply Commission of Tasmania	I W	Coal	13	01/86	04/86	06/86	08/86	25	247	22	24	V	(7)	1.00	(17)	separate		300	300	70	60	(F)
Wright’s Retarding Basin	Australia	Australian Capital Territory Government	F	Point Hut Creek	1	01/89	06/89	08/89	10/89	18	86	9	9	V	(7)	1.00	(16)	1.00	(13)	300	300	145	73	(F)
New Victoria	Australia	Water Authority of Western Australia	W	Munday Brook	10	08/90	03/91	08/91	11/91	52	285	121	135	V	(14)	0.325 0.80	(14)* (14)*	0.325 0.80	(14)* (14)*	300	300	79	160	(F)
Kroombit	Australia	Water Resources Commission, Queensland	G I	Kroombit Creek	13	03/92	06/92	10/92	12/92	26	250	84	110	V	(1)	0.70	(1)	0.70	(1)	300	300	82	107	(F)
Burton Gorge	Australia	North Goonyella Coal Properties	W	Isaac	20	07/92	09/92	11/92	12/92	26	285	64	68	V 1.00	(8) (17)	0.80 1.00	(3)* (17)	0.80	(13)*	300	300	85	0	(-)
Lower Molonglo Bypass Storage	Australia	Icon Water (formerly ACT Electricity and Water)	P	Unnamed creek	1	02/94	06/94	08/94	11/94	32	120	22	27	V	(1)	0.80	(1)*	0.80	(1)*	300	300	96	64	(F)
Loyalty Road flood retarding basin	Australia	Upper Parramatta River Catchment Trust	F	Darling Mills Creek		06/95	12/95	04/96	08/96	30	111	20	22	V	(7)	0.80	(7)	0.80	(7)	300	300	50	30	(S)
Cadiangullong	Australia	Cadia Holdings Pty. Lty.	W	Cadiangullong Creek	4	11/96	05/97	12/97	03/98	43	356	114	123	V	(3')	0.75	(1)* (3')*	0.75	(1)*	300	300	90	90	(F)
Paradise (formerly Burnett River)	Australia	Sunwater	F I	Burnett	300	11/03	06/04	09/05	11/05	50	940	400	400	V	(8)	0.64	(3)*	0.64	(1)*	310	310	63	0	(-)
Meander	Australia	Rivers and Water Supply Commission, Tasmania	I W	Meander	43	01/06	01/07	08/07	12/07	47	180	85	85	V	(4)	0.70	(10)	0.70	(10)	300	300	70	0	(-)
North Para	Australia	Gawler River Flood Plain Management Authority	F	North Para	1	11/06	06/07	09/07	- /07	33	206	50	50	V	(3')		(3')*		(3')*	300	300	60	160	(F)
Wyaralong	Australia	Queensland Water Infrastructure Pty. Ltd.	W	Teviot Brook	1	09/09	04/10	12/10	06/11	48	464	173			(1)		(1)*		(1)	300	300	85	85	(F)
Enlarged Cotter	Australia	Icon Water (formerly ACTEW Corp.)	W	Cotter	78	10/09	08/11	12/12	08/13	87	350	369	400	V	(3')	0.75	(3')*	0.75	(3')*	300 400	300 400	75	120	(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.

Copperfield

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Country: Australia

Owner: Kidston Gold Mines Ltd.

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Water Supply

River: Copperfield

Reservoir capacity: 20 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 12/83

Start of RCC: 12/83

End of RCC: 09/84

End of Project: 09/84

Specifications

Height: 40 metres

Length: 340 metres

Volume of RCC: 140 m³x10³

Total volume: 156 m³x10³

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

Slope	Type
Vertical	RCC against formwork

Downstream

Slope	Type
Vertical	RCC against formwork
0.90	Unformed face of RCC

Spillway

Slope	Type
0.80	Traditional concrete against formwork

Placement

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)
300	300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m³)
80

Pozzolan (kg/m³)	Pozzolan Type
30	Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F)

Craigbourne

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Country: Australia

Owner: Rivers and Water Supply Commission of Tasmania

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Irrigation / Water Supply

River: Coal

Reservoir capacity: 13 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 01/86

Start of RCC: 01/86

End of RCC: 06/86

End of Project: 08/86

Specifications

Height: 25 metres

Length: 247 metres

Volume of RCC: 22 m³x10³

Total volume: 24 m³x10³

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

Slope	Type
Vertical	RCC against precast concrete panels

Downstream

Slope	Type
1.00	Unformed face of RCC

Spillway

Slope	Type
separate

Placement

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)
300	300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m³)
70

Pozzolan (kg/m³)	Pozzolan Type
60	Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F)

Wright’s Retarding Basin

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Country: Australia

Owner: Australian Capital Territory Government

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Flood Control

River: Point Hut Creek

Reservoir capacity: 1 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 01/89

Start of RCC: 01/89

End of RCC: 08/89

End of Project: 10/89

Specifications

Height: 18 metres

Length: 86 metres

Volume of RCC: 9 m³x10³

Total volume: 9 m³x10³

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

Slope	Type
Vertical	RCC against precast concrete panels

Downstream

Slope	Type
1.00	Mechanically compacted unformed face of RCC

Spillway

Slope	Type
1.00	Reinforced concrete cast against precast units or slip-formed facing elements

Placement

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)
300	300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m³)
145

Pozzolan (kg/m³)	Pozzolan Type
73	Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F)

New Victoria

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Country: Australia

Owner: Water Authority of Western Australia

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Water Supply

River: Munday Brook

Reservoir capacity: 10 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 08/90

Start of RCC: 08/90

End of RCC: 08/91

End of Project: 11/91

Specifications

Height: 52 metres

Length: 285 metres

Volume of RCC: 121 m³x10³

Total volume: 135 m³x10³

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

Slope	Type
Vertical	Slip-formed/extruded facing elements

Downstream

Slope	Type
0.325	Slip-formed/extruded facing elements [stepped face]
0.80	Slip-formed/extruded facing elements [stepped face]

Spillway

Slope	Type
0.325	Slip-formed/extruded facing elements [stepped face]
0.80	Slip-formed/extruded facing elements [stepped face]

Placement

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)
300	300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m³)
79

Pozzolan (kg/m³)	Pozzolan Type
160	Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F)

Kroombit

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Country: Australia

Owner: Water Resources Commission, Queensland

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Groundwater Recharge / Irrigation

River: Kroombit Creek

Reservoir capacity: 13 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: 26 metres

Length: 250 metres

Volume of RCC: 84 m³x10³

Total volume: 110 m³x10³

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

Slope	Type
Vertical	Traditional concrete against formwork

Downstream

Slope	Type
0.70	Traditional concrete against formwork

Spillway

Slope	Type
0.70	Traditional concrete against formwork

Placement

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)
300	300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m³)
82

Pozzolan (kg/m³)	Pozzolan Type
107	Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F)

Burton Gorge

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Country: Australia

Owner: North Goonyella Coal Properties

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Water Supply

River: Isaac

Reservoir capacity: 20 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 07/92

Start of RCC: 07/92

End of RCC: 11/92

End of Project: 12/92

Specifications

Height: 26 metres

Length: 285 metres

Volume of RCC: 64 m³x10³

Total volume: 68 m³x10³

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

Slope	Type
Vertical	RCC against precast concrete panels with geomembrane
1.00	Unformed face of RCC

Downstream

Slope	Type
0.80	RCC against formwork [stepped face]
1.00	Unformed face of RCC

Spillway

Slope	Type
0.80	Reinforced concrete cast against precast units or slip-formed facing elements [stepped face]

Placement

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)
300	300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m³)
85

Pozzolan (kg/m³)	Pozzolan Type
0	No pozzolan used

Lower Molonglo Bypass Storage

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Country: Australia

Owner: Icon Water (formerly ACT Electricity and Water)

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Pollution Control

River: Unnamed creek

Reservoir capacity: 1 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 02/94

Start of RCC: 02/94

End of RCC: 08/94

End of Project: 11/94

Specifications

Height: 32 metres

Length: 120 metres

Volume of RCC: 22 m³x10³

Total volume: 27 m³x10³

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

Slope	Type
Vertical	Traditional concrete against formwork

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)
96

Pozzolan (kg/m³)	Pozzolan Type
64	Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F)

Loyalty Road flood retarding basin

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Country: Australia

Owner: Upper Parramatta River Catchment Trust

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Flood Control

River: Darling Mills Creek

Reservoir capacity: -

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 06/95

Start of RCC: 06/95

End of RCC: 04/96

End of Project: 08/96

Specifications

Height: 30 metres

Length: 111 metres

Volume of RCC: 20 m³x10³

Total volume: 22 m³x10³

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

Slope	Type
Vertical	RCC against precast concrete panels

Downstream

Slope	Type
0.80	RCC against precast concrete panels

Spillway

Slope	Type
0.80	RCC against precast concrete panels

Placement

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)
300	300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m³)
50

Pozzolan (kg/m³)	Pozzolan Type
30	Ground-granulated blast-furnace slag

Cadiangullong

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Country: Australia

Owner: Cadia Holdings Pty. Lty.

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Water Supply

River: Cadiangullong Creek

Reservoir capacity: 4 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 11/96

Start of RCC: 11/96

End of RCC: 12/97

End of Project: 03/98

Specifications

Height: 43 metres

Length: 356 metres

Volume of RCC: 114 m³x10³

Total volume: 123 m³x10³

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

Slope	Type
Vertical	RCC against formwork (GEVR/GE-RCC)

Downstream

Slope	Type
0.75	Traditional concrete against formwork [stepped face]
	RCC against formwork (GEVR/GE-RCC) [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)
90

Pozzolan (kg/m³)	Pozzolan Type
90	Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F)

Paradise (formerly Burnett River)

Full Dam Information

Details

Country: Australia

Owner: Sunwater

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Flood Control / Irrigation

River: Burnett

Reservoir capacity: 300 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 11/03

Start of RCC: 11/03

End of RCC: 09/05

End of Project: 11/05

Specifications

Height: 50 metres

Length: 940 metres

Volume of RCC: 400 m³x10³

Total volume: 400 m³x10³

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

Slope	Type
Vertical	RCC against precast concrete panels with geomembrane

Downstream

Slope	Type
0.64	RCC against formwork [stepped face]

Spillway

Slope	Type
0.64	Traditional concrete against formwork [stepped face]

Placement

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)
310	310

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m³)
63

Pozzolan (kg/m³)	Pozzolan Type
0	No pozzolan used

Paradise (formerly Burnett River) completed

Meander

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Details

Country: Australia

Owner: Rivers and Water Supply Commission, Tasmania

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Irrigation / Water Supply

River: Meander

Reservoir capacity: 43 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 01/06

Start of RCC: 01/06

End of RCC: 08/07

End of Project: 12/07

Specifications

Height: 47 metres

Length: 180 metres

Volume of RCC: 85 m³x10³

Total volume: 85 m³x10³

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

Slope	Type
Vertical	RCC against formwork with external geomembrane

Downstream

Slope	Type
0.70	RCC against precast concrete blocks

Spillway

Slope	Type
0.70	RCC against precast concrete blocks

Placement

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)
300	300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m³)
70

Pozzolan (kg/m³)	Pozzolan Type
0	No pozzolan used

North Para

Full Dam Information

Details

Country: Australia

Owner: Gawler River Flood Plain Management Authority

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Flood Control

River: North Para

Reservoir capacity: 1 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 11/06

Start of RCC: 11/06

End of RCC: 09/07

End of Project: -/07

Specifications

Height: 33 metres

Length: 206 metres

Volume of RCC: 50 m³x10³

Total volume: 50 m³x10³

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

Slope	Type
Vertical	RCC against formwork (GEVR/GE-RCC)

Downstream

Slope	Type
	RCC against formwork (GEVR/GE-RCC) [stepped face]

Spillway

Slope	Type
	RCC against formwork (GEVR/GE-RCC) [stepped face]

Placement

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)
300	300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m³)
60

Pozzolan (kg/m³)	Pozzolan Type
160	Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F)

Wyaralong

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Details

Country: Australia

Owner: Queensland Water Infrastructure Pty. Ltd.

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Water Supply

River: Teviot Brook

Reservoir capacity: 1 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 09/09

Start of RCC: 09/09

End of RCC: 12/10

End of Project: 06/11

Specifications

Height: 48 metres

Length: 464 metres

Volume of RCC: 173 m³x10³

Total volume: -

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

Slope	Type
	Traditional concrete against formwork

Downstream

Slope	Type
	Traditional concrete against formwork [stepped face]

Spillway

Slope	Type
	Traditional concrete against formwork

Placement

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)
300	300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m³)
85

Pozzolan (kg/m³)	Pozzolan Type
85	Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F)

Enlarged Cotter

Full Dam Information

Details

Country: Australia

Owner: Icon Water (formerly ACTEW Corp.)

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Water Supply

River: Cotter

Reservoir capacity: 78 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 10/09

Start of RCC: 10/09

End of RCC: 12/12

End of Project: 08/13

Specifications

Height: 87 metres

Length: 350 metres

Volume of RCC: 369 m³x10³

Total volume: 400 m³x10³

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

Slope	Type
Vertical	RCC against formwork (GEVR/GE-RCC)

Downstream

Slope	Type
0.75	RCC against formwork (GEVR/GE-RCC) [stepped face]

Spillway

Slope	Type
0.75	RCC against formwork (GEVR/GE-RCC) [stepped face]

Placement

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)
300	300
400	400

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m³)
75

Pozzolan (kg/m³)	Pozzolan Type
120	Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F)

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