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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)
Imi el KhengMoroccoDirection des Aménagements HydrauliquesG IBerhil1204/9209/9207/9304/9439170971090.20(5)0.80(1)*0.80(1)*300300100
110
20
20
(N)
Clifford D. Craig (formerly Spring Hollow)USAWestern Virginia Water AuthorityWoff-stream1210/9203/9308/93- /9474302222223V(6)0.80(17)none 3003005353(F)
OhmatsugawaJapanAkita PrefectureF H WMatsu1207/9010/9206/9509/9665296141294V
0.70
(1)
(1)
0.76(1)0.76(1)2507509139(F)
EnjilMoroccoDirection des Aménagements HydrauliquesI WTaghoucht1211/9303/9410/9503/96368045570.20(5)0.80(1)*0.80(1)*300300110
150
0
0
(N)
ShiokawaJapanYamanashi PrefectureF I WShio1205/9308/9311/9503/99792252993880.10
0.70
(1)
(1)
0.76(1)0.76(1)2507509624(F)
Guilman-AmorinBrazilArcelor Mittal Brasil S.A.HPiracicaba12- /93- /95- /9610/974114385102      3003008020(N)
KazunogawaJapanTokyo Electric Power CompanyHTuchimuro1211/9208/9507/9711/99105264428622V
0.10
(1)
(1)
0.82(1)0.82(1)170100091
84
39
36
(F)
Shuangkengkou
[A]
ChinaHXiaoxihe12- /99- /00- /01- /0268              
Pau FerroBrazilCOMPESA (Companhia Pernambucana de Saneamento)W-12- /00- /02- /04- /0533210             
Tangkeng
[A]
ChinaQingtian Yongwen Hydropower Co.HGuxi12- /03- /04- /05- /0566    (12) (12) (12)     
Linha EmiliaBrazilLinha Emília Energética S/AHCarreiro12- /06- /07- /07- /08272143554           
VacaBelizeBelize Electric Company Ltd (BECOL) and A. Fortis Company, CanadaHMarcal1202/0702/0810/0912/11702252002200.20(1)0.75(3')*0.75(12)30030009431(F)
ArvoredoBrazilSPE Arvoredo Energia S.A.HIrani12- /08- /09- /0904/10392595381V 0.75 0.75   8020(N)
Corrente GrandeBrazilCPFL RenovaveisHCorrente Grande12- /10- /10- /10- /1020110  V 0.75 0.75      
Serra dos Cavalinhos IBrazilSerra dos Cavalinhos I Energética S.A.Hdas Antas12- /13- /15- /16- /1730204             
Shangshui
[A]
ChinaI W 12- /13- /15- /17- /1858269             
UchigataniJapanF HKibishima12- /14- /18- /24- /2684270 328           
BouljirMoroccoAREP (Regional Project Execution Agency)F I R WBoujir1207/24- /25- /26- /2725416  0.20 0.80 0.80      

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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.

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Country: Morocco

Owner: Direction des Aménagements Hydrauliques

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Groundwater Recharge / Irrigation

River: Berhil

Reservoir capacity: 12 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 04/92

Start of RCC: 04/92

End of RCC: 07/93

End of Project: 04/94

Specifications

Height: 39 metres

Length: 170 metres

Volume of RCC: 97 m3x103

Total volume: 109 m3x103

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream
SlopeType
0.20Traditional concrete against precast concrete panels
Downstream
SlopeType
0.80Traditional concrete against formwork  [stepped face]
Spillway
SlopeType
0.80Traditional concrete against formwork  [stepped face]

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
300300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
100
110
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
20Natural pozzolan (ASTM Class N)
20 
Imi el Kheng completed
Imi el Kheng completed

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Country: USA

Owner: Western Virginia Water Authority

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Water Supply

River: off-stream

Reservoir capacity: 12 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 10/92

Start of RCC: 10/92

End of RCC: 08/93

End of Project: -/94

Specifications

Height: 74 metres

Length: 302 metres

Volume of RCC: 222 m3x103

Total volume: 223 m3x103

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream
SlopeType
VerticalTraditional concrete against precast concrete panels with geomembrane
Downstream
SlopeType
0.80Unformed face of RCC
Spillway
SlopeType
none 

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
300300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
53
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
53Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F)
  
Clifford D. Craig (formerly Spring Hollow) completed
Clifford D. Craig (formerly Spring Hollow) completed

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Country: Japan

Owner: Akita Prefecture

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Flood Control / Hydropower / Water Supply

River: Matsu

Reservoir capacity: 12 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 07/90

Start of RCC: 07/90

End of RCC: 06/95

End of Project: 09/96

Specifications

Height: 65 metres

Length: 296 metres

Volume of RCC: 141 m3x103

Total volume: 294 m3x103

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream
SlopeType
VerticalTraditional concrete against formwork
0.70Traditional concrete against formwork
Downstream
SlopeType
0.76Traditional concrete against formwork
Spillway
SlopeType
0.76Traditional concrete against formwork

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
250750

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
91
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
39Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F)
  
Ohmatsugawa completed
Ohmatsugawa completed

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Country: Morocco

Owner: Direction des Aménagements Hydrauliques

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Irrigation / Water Supply

River: Taghoucht

Reservoir capacity: 12 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 11/93

Start of RCC: 11/93

End of RCC: 10/95

End of Project: 03/96

Specifications

Height: 36 metres

Length: 80 metres

Volume of RCC: 45 m3x103

Total volume: 57 m3x103

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream
SlopeType
0.20Traditional concrete against precast concrete panels
Downstream
SlopeType
0.80Traditional concrete against formwork  [stepped face]
Spillway
SlopeType
0.80Traditional concrete against formwork  [stepped face]

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
300300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
110
150
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
0Natural pozzolan (ASTM Class N)
0 
Enjil on Google Earth
Enjil on Google Earth

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Country: Japan

Owner: Yamanashi Prefecture

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Flood Control / Irrigation / Water Supply

River: Shio

Reservoir capacity: 12 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 05/93

Start of RCC: 05/93

End of RCC: 11/95

End of Project: 03/99

Specifications

Height: 79 metres

Length: 225 metres

Volume of RCC: 299 m3x103

Total volume: 388 m3x103

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream
SlopeType
0.10Traditional concrete against formwork
0.70Traditional concrete against formwork
Downstream
SlopeType
0.76Traditional concrete against formwork
Spillway
SlopeType
0.76Traditional concrete against formwork

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
250750

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
96
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
24Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F)
  
Shiokawa completed
Shiokawa completed

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Country: Brazil

Owner: Arcelor Mittal Brasil S.A.

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Hydropower

River: Piracicaba

Reservoir capacity: 12 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: -/93

Start of RCC: -/93

End of RCC: -/96

End of Project: 10/97

Specifications

Height: 41 metres

Length: 143 metres

Volume of RCC: 85 m3x103

Total volume: 102 m3x103

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream
SlopeType
  
Downstream
SlopeType
  
Spillway
SlopeType
  

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
300300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
80
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
20Natural pozzolan (ASTM Class N)
  
Guilman-Amorin completed
Guilman-Amorin completed

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Country: Japan

Owner: Tokyo Electric Power Company

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Hydropower

River: Tuchimuro

Reservoir capacity: 12 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 11/92

Start of RCC: 11/92

End of RCC: 07/97

End of Project: 11/99

Specifications

Height: 105 metres

Length: 264 metres

Volume of RCC: 428 m3x103

Total volume: 622 m3x103

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream
SlopeType
VerticalTraditional concrete against formwork
0.10Traditional concrete against formwork
Downstream
SlopeType
0.82Traditional concrete against formwork
Spillway
SlopeType
0.82Traditional concrete against formwork

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
1701000

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
91
84
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
39Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F)
36 
Kazunogawa completed
Kazunogawa completed

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Country: China

Owner: -

Type: Thin Arch

Purpose(s): Hydropower

River: Xiaoxihe

Reservoir capacity: 12 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: -/99

Start of RCC: -/99

End of RCC: -/01

End of Project: -/02

Specifications

Height: 68 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
  
  
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Country: Brazil

Owner: COMPESA (Companhia Pernambucana de Saneamento)

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Water Supply

River: -

Reservoir capacity: 12 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: -/00

Start of RCC: -/00

End of RCC: -/04

End of Project: -/05

Specifications

Height: 33 metres

Length: 210 metres

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
  
  
Pau Ferro completed
Pau Ferro completed

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Country: China

Owner: Qingtian Yongwen Hydropower Co.

Type: Thin Arch

Purpose(s): Hydropower

River: Guxi

Reservoir capacity: 12 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: -/03

Start of RCC: -/03

End of RCC: -/05

End of Project: -/05

Specifications

Height: 66 metres

Length: -

Volume of RCC: -

Total volume: -

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream
SlopeType
 Reinforced conventional concrete cast after RCC placement
Downstream
SlopeType
 Reinforced conventional concrete cast after RCC placement
Spillway
SlopeType
 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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Country: Brazil

Owner: Linha Emília Energética S/A

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Hydropower

River: Carreiro

Reservoir capacity: 12 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: -/06

Start of RCC: -/06

End of RCC: -/07

End of Project: -/08

Specifications

Height: 27 metres

Length: 214 metres

Volume of RCC: 35 m3x103

Total volume: 54 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
  
  
Linha Emilia completed
Linha Emilia completed

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Country: Belize

Owner: Belize Electric Company Ltd (BECOL) and A. Fortis Company, Canada

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Hydropower

River: Marcal

Reservoir capacity: 12 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 02/07

Start of RCC: 02/07

End of RCC: 10/09

End of Project: 12/11

Specifications

Height: 70 metres

Length: 225 metres

Volume of RCC: 200 m3x103

Total volume: 220 m3x103

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream
SlopeType
0.20Traditional concrete against formwork
Downstream
SlopeType
0.75RCC against formwork (GEVR/GE-RCC)  [stepped face]
Spillway
SlopeType
0.75Reinforced conventional concrete cast after RCC placement

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
3003000

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
94
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
31Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F)
  
Vaca completed
Vaca completed

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Country: Brazil

Owner: SPE Arvoredo Energia S.A.

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Hydropower

River: Irani

Reservoir capacity: 12 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: -/08

Start of RCC: -/08

End of RCC: -/09

End of Project: 04/10

Specifications

Height: 39 metres

Length: 259 metres

Volume of RCC: 53 m3x103

Total volume: 81 m3x103

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream
SlopeType
Vertical 
Downstream
SlopeType
0.75 
Spillway
SlopeType
0.75 

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
  

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
80
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
20Natural pozzolan (ASTM Class N)
  
Arvoredo completed
Arvoredo completed

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Country: Brazil

Owner: CPFL Renovaveis

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Hydropower

River: Corrente Grande

Reservoir capacity: 12 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: -/10

Start of RCC: -/10

End of RCC: -/10

End of Project: -/10

Specifications

Height: 20 metres

Length: 110 metres

Volume of RCC: -

Total volume: -

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream
SlopeType
Vertical 
Downstream
SlopeType
0.75 
Spillway
SlopeType
0.75 

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
  

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
 
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
  
  
Corrente Grande completed
Corrente Grande completed

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Country: Brazil

Owner: Serra dos Cavalinhos I Energética S.A.

Type: -

Purpose(s): Hydropower

River: das Antas

Reservoir capacity: 12 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: -/13

Start of RCC: -/13

End of RCC: -/16

End of Project: -/17

Specifications

Height: 30 metres

Length: 204 metres

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
  
  
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Country: China

Owner: -

Type: Thin Arch

Purpose(s): Irrigation / Water Supply

River: -

Reservoir capacity: 12 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: -/13

Start of RCC: -/13

End of RCC: -/17

End of Project: -/18

Specifications

Height: 58 metres

Length: 269 metres

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
  
  
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Country: Japan

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Flood Control / Hydropower

River: Kibishima

Reservoir capacity: 12 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: -/14

Start of RCC: -/14

End of RCC: -/24

End of Project: -/26

Specifications

Height: 84 metres

Length: 270 metres

Volume of RCC: -

Total volume: 328 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
  
  
Uchigatani on Google Earth
Uchigatani on Google Earth

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Country: Morocco

Owner: AREP (Regional Project Execution Agency)

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Flood Control / Irrigation / Recreation / Water Supply

River: Boujir

Reservoir capacity: 12 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 07/24

Start of RCC: 07/24

End of RCC: -/26

End of Project: -/27

Specifications

Height: 25 metres

Length: 416 metres

Volume of RCC: -

Total volume: -

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream
SlopeType
0.20 
Downstream
SlopeType
0.80 
Spillway
SlopeType
0.80 

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
  

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
 
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
  
  
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