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- Reservoir Capacity: 12 m3x106
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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) | |||||||
| Imi el Kheng | Morocco | Direction des Aménagements Hydrauliques | G I | Berhil | 12 | 04/92 | 09/92 | 07/93 | 04/94 | 39 | 170 | 97 | 109 | 0.20 | (5) | 0.80 | (1)* | 0.80 | (1)* | 300 | 300 | 100 110 | 20 20 | (N) |
| Clifford D. Craig (formerly Spring Hollow) | USA | Western Virginia Water Authority | W | off-stream | 12 | 10/92 | 03/93 | 08/93 | - /94 | 74 | 302 | 222 | 223 | V | (6) | 0.80 | (17) | none | 300 | 300 | 53 | 53 | (F) | |
| Ohmatsugawa | Japan | Akita Prefecture | F H W | Matsu | 12 | 07/90 | 10/92 | 06/95 | 09/96 | 65 | 296 | 141 | 294 | V 0.70 | (1) (1) | 0.76 | (1) | 0.76 | (1) | 250 | 750 | 91 | 39 | (F) |
| Enjil | Morocco | Direction des Aménagements Hydrauliques | I W | Taghoucht | 12 | 11/93 | 03/94 | 10/95 | 03/96 | 36 | 80 | 45 | 57 | 0.20 | (5) | 0.80 | (1)* | 0.80 | (1)* | 300 | 300 | 110 150 | 0 0 | (N) |
| Shiokawa | Japan | Yamanashi Prefecture | F I W | Shio | 12 | 05/93 | 08/93 | 11/95 | 03/99 | 79 | 225 | 299 | 388 | 0.10 0.70 | (1) (1) | 0.76 | (1) | 0.76 | (1) | 250 | 750 | 96 | 24 | (F) |
| Guilman-Amorin | Brazil | Arcelor Mittal Brasil S.A. | H | Piracicaba | 12 | - /93 | - /95 | - /96 | 10/97 | 41 | 143 | 85 | 102 | 300 | 300 | 80 | 20 | (N) | ||||||
| Kazunogawa | Japan | Tokyo Electric Power Company | H | Tuchimuro | 12 | 11/92 | 08/95 | 07/97 | 11/99 | 105 | 264 | 428 | 622 | V 0.10 | (1) (1) | 0.82 | (1) | 0.82 | (1) | 170 | 1000 | 91 84 | 39 36 | (F) |
| Shuangkengkou [A] | China | H | Xiaoxihe | 12 | - /99 | - /00 | - /01 | - /02 | 68 | |||||||||||||||
| Pau Ferro | Brazil | COMPESA (Companhia Pernambucana de Saneamento) | W | - | 12 | - /00 | - /02 | - /04 | - /05 | 33 | 210 | |||||||||||||
| Tangkeng [A] | China | Qingtian Yongwen Hydropower Co. | H | Guxi | 12 | - /03 | - /04 | - /05 | - /05 | 66 | (12) | (12) | (12) | |||||||||||
| Linha Emilia | Brazil | Linha Emília Energética S/A | H | Carreiro | 12 | - /06 | - /07 | - /07 | - /08 | 27 | 214 | 35 | 54 | |||||||||||
| Vaca | Belize | Belize Electric Company Ltd (BECOL) and A. Fortis Company, Canada | H | Marcal | 12 | 02/07 | 02/08 | 10/09 | 12/11 | 70 | 225 | 200 | 220 | 0.20 | (1) | 0.75 | (3')* | 0.75 | (12) | 300 | 3000 | 94 | 31 | (F) |
| Arvoredo | Brazil | SPE Arvoredo Energia S.A. | H | Irani | 12 | - /08 | - /09 | - /09 | 04/10 | 39 | 259 | 53 | 81 | V | 0.75 | 0.75 | 80 | 20 | (N) | |||||
| Corrente Grande | Brazil | CPFL Renovaveis | H | Corrente Grande | 12 | - /10 | - /10 | - /10 | - /10 | 20 | 110 | V | 0.75 | 0.75 | ||||||||||
| Serra dos Cavalinhos I | Brazil | Serra dos Cavalinhos I Energética S.A. | H | das Antas | 12 | - /13 | - /15 | - /16 | - /17 | 30 | 204 | |||||||||||||
| Shangshui [A] | China | I W | 12 | - /13 | - /15 | - /17 | - /18 | 58 | 269 | |||||||||||||||
| Uchigatani | Japan | F H | Kibishima | 12 | - /14 | - /18 | - /24 | - /26 | 84 | 270 | 328 | |||||||||||||
| Bouljir | Morocco | AREP (Regional Project Execution Agency) | F I R W | Boujir | 12 | 07/24 | - /25 | - /26 | - /27 | 25 | 416 | 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.
Details
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
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.20 | Traditional concrete against precast concrete panels |
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) |
|---|
| 100 |
| 110 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 20 | Natural pozzolan (ASTM Class N) |
| 20 |

Details
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
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| Vertical | Traditional concrete against precast concrete panels with geomembrane |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.80 | Unformed face of RCC |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| none |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 300 | 300 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 53 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 53 | Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F) |

Details
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
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| Vertical | Traditional concrete against formwork |
| 0.70 | Traditional concrete against formwork |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.76 | Traditional concrete against formwork |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.76 | Traditional concrete against formwork |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 250 | 750 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 91 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 39 | Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F) |

Details
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
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.20 | Traditional concrete against precast concrete panels |
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) |
|---|
| 110 |
| 150 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 0 | Natural pozzolan (ASTM Class N) |
| 0 |

Details
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
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.10 | Traditional concrete against formwork |
| 0.70 | Traditional concrete against formwork |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.76 | Traditional concrete against formwork |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.76 | Traditional concrete against formwork |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 250 | 750 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 96 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 24 | Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F) |

Details
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
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 300 | 300 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 80 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 20 | Natural pozzolan (ASTM Class N) |

Details
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
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| Vertical | Traditional concrete against formwork |
| 0.10 | Traditional concrete against formwork |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.82 | Traditional concrete against formwork |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.82 | Traditional concrete against formwork |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 170 | 1000 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 91 |
| 84 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 39 | Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F) |
| 36 |

Details
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
| 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: 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
| 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: 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
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| Reinforced conventional concrete cast after RCC placement |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| Reinforced conventional concrete cast after RCC placement |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| Reinforced conventional concrete cast after RCC placement |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|

Details
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
| 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: 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
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.20 | Traditional concrete against formwork |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.75 | RCC against formwork (GEVR/GE-RCC) [stepped face] |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.75 | Reinforced conventional concrete cast after RCC placement |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 300 | 3000 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 94 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 31 | Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F) |

Details
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
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| Vertical |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.75 |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.75 |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 80 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 20 | Natural pozzolan (ASTM Class N) |

Details
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
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| Vertical |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.75 |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.75 |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|

Details
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
| 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: 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
| 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: 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
| 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: 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
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.20 |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.80 |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.80 |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|

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