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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.

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NameCountryOwnerPurposeRiverReservoir capacity (m3x106)Construction datesDimensionsVolumeFacingsPlacementCementitious material
StartFinishHeightLengthRCCTotalUpstreamDownstreamSpillwayLayersLiftsCementPozzolan
ProjectRCCRCCProject(m)(m)(m3x103)(m3x103)SlopeTypeSlopeTypeSlopeType(m)(m)(kg/m3)(kg/m3)
WriggleswadeSouth AfricaWKubusie9407/8807/8907/9012/9034737134165V(1)V
0.62
(1)*0.62(1)*2502504466(F)
Belén-GatoSpainFBelén107/9109/9111/9111/913415836410.05(3)0.75(3)*0.75(3)*30030073109(F)
Elmer Thomas - replacementUSARLittle Medicine Creek1002/9201/9302/9305/93341282934V(1)0.64(1)none 3003008989(F)
Pelo SinalBrazilWTaperobá7612/91- /92- /93- /94342966989 (1)    3003006416(-) -
BailongtanChinaH I NHongshuihe34002/9310/9504/9608/97347106280V(1)0.70(10)*0.70(5)*30030073
99
110
60
(F)
Kengxiashan
[A]
ChinaHYuquanxi1- /96- /97- /98- /983480             
Karkheh (Pie Pol)IranF HKarkeh4002/9807/9907/00- /0134350130270 (12) (12)ogee(12)3003009733(-) -
Nankengyuan
[A]
ChinaHXiaoxihe1- /98- /00- /02- /0334114             
Serra PretaBrazilW 5- /05- /05- /07- /08341544451V 0.80 0.80   8020(N)
Engenheiro Henrique KotzianBrazilHIvaí9- /06- /07- /0804/09341075876           
CapillucasPeruHCanete501/0710/0804/0910/09346075750.375(3')0.75(3')*  3003006590(N)
Dr Victor Baptista Adami (formerly Passos Maia)BrazilHChapecó14- /09- /10- /1109/1234 66         7218(N)

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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: South Africa

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Water Supply

River: Kubusie

Reservoir capacity: 94 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 07/88

Start of RCC: 07/88

End of RCC: 07/90

End of Project: 12/90

Specifications

Height: 34 metres

Length: 737 metres

Volume of RCC: 134 m3x103

Total volume: 165 m3x103

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream
SlopeType
VerticalTraditional concrete against formwork
Downstream
SlopeType
VerticalTraditional concrete against formwork  [stepped face]
0.62 
Spillway
SlopeType
0.62Traditional concrete against formwork  [stepped face]

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
250250

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
44
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
66Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F)
  
Wriggleswade completed
Wriggleswade completed

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Country: Spain

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Flood Control

River: Belén

Reservoir capacity: 1 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 07/91

Start of RCC: 07/91

End of RCC: 11/91

End of Project: 11/91

Specifications

Height: 34 metres

Length: 158 metres

Volume of RCC: 36 m3x103

Total volume: 41 m3x103

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream
SlopeType
0.05RCC against formwork
Downstream
SlopeType
0.75RCC against formwork  [stepped face]
Spillway
SlopeType
0.75RCC against formwork  [stepped face]

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
300300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
73
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
109Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F)
  
Belén-Gato completed
Belén-Gato completed

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Country: USA

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Recreation

River: Little Medicine Creek

Reservoir capacity: 10 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 02/92

Start of RCC: 02/92

End of RCC: 02/93

End of Project: 05/93

Specifications

Height: 34 metres

Length: 128 metres

Volume of RCC: 29 m3x103

Total volume: 34 m3x103

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream
SlopeType
VerticalTraditional concrete against formwork
Downstream
SlopeType
0.64Traditional concrete against formwork
Spillway
SlopeType
none 

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
300300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
89
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
89Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F)
  
Elmer Thomas - replacement completed
Elmer Thomas - replacement completed

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Country: Brazil

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Water Supply

River: Taperobá

Reservoir capacity: 76 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 12/91

Start of RCC: 12/91

End of RCC: -/93

End of Project: -/94

Specifications

Height: 34 metres

Length: 296 metres

Volume of RCC: 69 m3x103

Total volume: 89 m3x103

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream
SlopeType
 Traditional concrete against formwork
Downstream
SlopeType
  
Spillway
SlopeType
  

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
300300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
64
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
16No pozzolan used  -
  
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Country: China

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Hydropower / Irrigation / Navigation

River: Hongshuihe

Reservoir capacity: 340 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 02/93

Start of RCC: 02/93

End of RCC: 04/96

End of Project: 08/97

Specifications

Height: 34 metres

Length: 710 metres

Volume of RCC: 62 m3x103

Total volume: 80 m3x103

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream
SlopeType
VerticalTraditional concrete against formwork
Downstream
SlopeType
0.70RCC against precast concrete blocks  [stepped face]
Spillway
SlopeType
0.70Traditional concrete against precast concrete panels  [stepped face]

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
300300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
73
99
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
110Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F)
60 
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Country: China

Owner: -

Type: Thin Arch

Purpose(s): Hydropower

River: Yuquanxi

Reservoir capacity: 1 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: -/96

Start of RCC: -/96

End of RCC: -/98

End of Project: -/98

Specifications

Height: 34 metres

Length: 80 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: Iran

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Flood Control / Hydropower

River: Karkeh

Reservoir capacity: 40 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 02/98

Start of RCC: 02/98

End of RCC: 07/00

End of Project: -/01

Specifications

Height: 34 metres

Length: 350 metres

Volume of RCC: 130 m3x103

Total volume: 270 m3x103

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream
SlopeType
 Reinforced conventional concrete cast after RCC placement
Downstream
SlopeType
 Reinforced conventional concrete cast after RCC placement
Spillway
SlopeType
ogeeReinforced conventional concrete cast after RCC placement

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
300300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
97
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
33No pozzolan used  -
  
Karkheh (Pie Pol) completed
Karkheh (Pie Pol) completed

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Country: China

Owner: -

Type: Thin Arch

Purpose(s): Hydropower

River: Xiaoxihe

Reservoir capacity: 1 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: -/98

Start of RCC: -/98

End of RCC: -/02

End of Project: -/03

Specifications

Height: 34 metres

Length: 114 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: Brazil

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Water Supply

River: -

Reservoir capacity: 5 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: -/05

Start of RCC: -/05

End of RCC: -/07

End of Project: -/08

Specifications

Height: 34 metres

Length: 154 metres

Volume of RCC: 44 m3x103

Total volume: 51 m3x103

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream
SlopeType
Vertical 
Downstream
SlopeType
0.80 
Spillway
SlopeType
0.80 

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
  

Cementitious material

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

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Country: Brazil

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Hydropower

River: Ivaí

Reservoir capacity: 9 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: -/06

Start of RCC: -/06

End of RCC: -/08

End of Project: 04/09

Specifications

Height: 34 metres

Length: 107 metres

Volume of RCC: 58 m3x103

Total volume: 76 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
  
  
Engenheiro Henrique Kotzian on Google Earth
Engenheiro Henrique Kotzian on Google Earth

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Country: Peru

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Hydropower

River: Canete

Reservoir capacity: 5 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 01/07

Start of RCC: 01/07

End of RCC: 04/09

End of Project: 10/09

Specifications

Height: 34 metres

Length: 60 metres

Volume of RCC: 75 m3x103

Total volume: 75 m3x103

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream
SlopeType
0.375RCC against formwork (GEVR/GE-RCC)
Downstream
SlopeType
0.75RCC against formwork (GEVR/GE-RCC)  [stepped face]
Spillway
SlopeType
  

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
300300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
65
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
90Natural pozzolan (ASTM Class N)
  
Capillucas completed
Capillucas completed

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Country: Brazil

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Hydropower

River: Chapecó

Reservoir capacity: 14 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: -/09

Start of RCC: -/09

End of RCC: -/11

End of Project: 09/12

Specifications

Height: 34 metres

Length: -

Volume of RCC: 66 m3x103

Total volume: -

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream
SlopeType
  
Downstream
SlopeType
  
Spillway
SlopeType
  

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
  

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
72
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
18Natural pozzolan (ASTM Class N)
  
Dr Victor Baptista Adami (formerly Passos Maia) completed
Dr Victor Baptista Adami (formerly Passos Maia) completed

 

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