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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)
Liangsanping
[A]
ChinaSixian Water Resources BureauHLeishui4- /79- /80- /81- /82353333           
Maoeryan
[A]
ChinaShiqi33- /68- /88- /91- /9335              
CatouChinaDongyuan CountyHYinjiang1- /92- /93- /94- /9435115 2230.90 0.90 0.90      
YanwangbiziChinaChaoyang Water Conservancy BureauF H I WDaling217- /96- /97- /01- /023538387220        64118(F)
La Rosilla II
[H-F]
MexicoCNA (Comisión Nacional del Agua)El Salto - /00- /01- /02- /0335250             
Rio Rejo
[H-F]
PeruYanacocha MineERejo1- /02- /03- /03- /043512530330.70(1)*0.70(1)*0.70(12)3003001000(-)
Las TruchasMexicoDesarrollos Mineros San Luis, S.A. de C.V.HLa Lobor o Las Truchas - /07- /08- /08- /093523024       300300   
El Puente de SantoleaSpainAcua EbroIGuadalope18- /0904/1002/1103/113520365700.20(3')*0.60(3')*0.60(3')*30030065153(F)
Thornton Gap (Tollway)USAMWRDGC (Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago)F-102/1006/1109/1111/1135692525V(3') (3')*  3003004879(F)
MarrecasBrazilSAMAE (Serviço Autônomo Municipal de Água e Esgoto)WMarrecas3303/10- /11- /1212/1235430             
Cannelton
[H-F]
USAAmerican Municipal Partners (AMP)HOhio 05/0906/1208/1309/1635158113 0.80(10)0.80(10)separate 23023011864(F)
Puhulpola (part of Uma Oya Project)Sri LankaMinistry of Irrigation and Water Resources ManagementH IDulgolla Oya1- /11- /13- /18- /19351743040V(1) (1)* (12)3003009595(F)
GulpurPakistanWAPDA (Water and Power Development Authority) and MIRA Power Ltd. (a subsidiary of KOSEP)HPoonch2209/14- /16- /1802/2035238             
MiguillasBrazil  - /17- /19- /20- /2135              
Cachoeira Cinco VeadosBrazilRincão dos Albinos Energética S.A.HToropi13- /18- /19- /2108/2235206             
BabusTurkeyDSI - State Hydraulic WorksIFındıklı Creek106/18- /21- /2209/233522948 V(1)0.80(1)*       
OiticicaBrazilSecretaria de Meio Ambiente e dos Recursos Hídricos do Estado do Rio Grande do NorteI WPiranhas556- /13- /15- /2403/2535989             
Manavgat Yeniköy YerköprüTurkeyDSI - State Hydraulic WorksIHamam Suyu109/23- /25- /26- /2635193 60           

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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: China

Owner: Sixian Water Resources Bureau

Type: Thin Arch

Purpose(s): Hydropower

River: Leishui

Reservoir capacity: 4 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: -/79

Start of RCC: -/79

End of RCC: -/81

End of Project: -/82

Specifications

Height: 35 metres

Length: 33 metres

Volume of RCC: 3 m3x103

Total volume: 3 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
  
  
Liangsanping on Google Earth
Liangsanping on Google Earth

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Country: China

Owner: -

Type: Thin Arch

Purpose(s): unknown

River: Shiqi

Reservoir capacity: 33 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: -/68

Start of RCC: -/68

End of RCC: -/91

End of Project: -/93

Specifications

Height: 35 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: China

Owner: Dongyuan County

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Hydropower

River: Yinjiang

Reservoir capacity: 1 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: -/92

Start of RCC: -/92

End of RCC: -/94

End of Project: -/94

Specifications

Height: 35 metres

Length: 115 metres

Volume of RCC: -

Total volume: 223 m3x103

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream
SlopeType
0.90 
Downstream
SlopeType
0.90   [stepped face]
Spillway
SlopeType
0.90   [stepped face]

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
  

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
 
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
  
  
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Country: China

Owner: Chaoyang Water Conservancy Bureau

Type: Gravity

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

River: Daling

Reservoir capacity: 217 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: -/96

Start of RCC: -/96

End of RCC: -/01

End of Project: -/02

Specifications

Height: 35 metres

Length: 383 metres

Volume of RCC: 87 m3x103

Total volume: 220 m3x103

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream
SlopeType
  
Downstream
SlopeType
  
Spillway
SlopeType
  

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
  

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
64
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
118Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F)
  
Yanwangbizi on Google Earth
Yanwangbizi on Google Earth

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Country: Mexico

Owner: CNA (Comisión Nacional del Agua)

Type: Hardfill

Purpose(s): unknown

River: El Salto

Reservoir capacity: -

Construction Dates

Start of Project: -/00

Start of RCC: -/00

End of RCC: -/02

End of Project: -/03

Specifications

Height: 35 metres

Length: 250 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: Peru

Owner: Yanacocha Mine

Type: Hardfill

Purpose(s): Environmental

River: Rejo

Reservoir capacity: 1 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: -/02

Start of RCC: -/02

End of RCC: -/03

End of Project: -/04

Specifications

Height: 35 metres

Length: 125 metres

Volume of RCC: 30 m3x103

Total volume: 33 m3x103

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream
SlopeType
0.70Traditional concrete against formwork  [stepped face]
Downstream
SlopeType
0.70Traditional concrete against formwork  [stepped face]
Spillway
SlopeType
0.70Reinforced conventional concrete cast after RCC placement

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
300300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
100
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
0No pozzolan used
  
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Country: Mexico

Owner: Desarrollos Mineros San Luis, S.A. de C.V.

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Hydropower

River: La Lobor o Las Truchas

Reservoir capacity: -

Construction Dates

Start of Project: -/07

Start of RCC: -/07

End of RCC: -/08

End of Project: -/09

Specifications

Height: 35 metres

Length: 230 metres

Volume of RCC: 24 m3x103

Total volume: -

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream
SlopeType
  
Downstream
SlopeType
  
Spillway
SlopeType
  

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
300300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
 
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
  
  
Las Truchas completed
Las Truchas completed

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Country: Spain

Owner: Acua Ebro

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Irrigation

River: Guadalope

Reservoir capacity: 18 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: -/09

Start of RCC: -/09

End of RCC: 02/11

End of Project: 03/11

Specifications

Height: 35 metres

Length: 203 metres

Volume of RCC: 65 m3x103

Total volume: 70 m3x103

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream
SlopeType
0.20RCC against formwork (GEVR/GE-RCC)  [stepped face]
Downstream
SlopeType
0.60RCC against formwork (GEVR/GE-RCC)  [stepped face]
Spillway
SlopeType
0.60RCC against formwork (GEVR/GE-RCC)  [stepped face]

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
300300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
65
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
153Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F)
  
El Puente de Santolea completed
El Puente de Santolea completed

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Country: USA

Owner: MWRDGC (Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago)

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Flood Control

River: -

Reservoir capacity: 1 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 02/10

Start of RCC: 02/10

End of RCC: 09/11

End of Project: 11/11

Specifications

Height: 35 metres

Length: 69 metres

Volume of RCC: 25 m3x103

Total volume: 25 m3x103

Construction Methods

Facings

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

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
300300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
48
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
79Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F)
  
Thornton Gap (Tollway) completed
Thornton Gap (Tollway) completed

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Country: Brazil

Owner: SAMAE (Serviço Autônomo Municipal de Água e Esgoto)

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Water Supply

River: Marrecas

Reservoir capacity: 33 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 03/10

Start of RCC: 03/10

End of RCC: -/12

End of Project: 12/12

Specifications

Height: 35 metres

Length: 430 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
  
  
Marrecas completed
Marrecas completed

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Country: USA

Owner: American Municipal Partners (AMP)

Type: Hardfill

Purpose(s): Hydropower

River: Ohio

Reservoir capacity: -

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 05/09

Start of RCC: 05/09

End of RCC: 08/13

End of Project: 09/16

Specifications

Height: 35 metres

Length: 158 metres

Volume of RCC: 113 m3x103

Total volume: -

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream
SlopeType
0.80RCC against precast concrete blocks
Downstream
SlopeType
0.80RCC against precast concrete blocks
Spillway
SlopeType
separate 

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
230230

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
118
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
64Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F)
  
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Country: Sri Lanka

Owner: Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources Management

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Hydropower / Irrigation

River: Dulgolla Oya

Reservoir capacity: 1 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: -/11

Start of RCC: -/11

End of RCC: -/18

End of Project: -/19

Specifications

Height: 35 metres

Length: 174 metres

Volume of RCC: 30 m3x103

Total volume: 40 m3x103

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream
SlopeType
VerticalTraditional concrete against formwork
Downstream
SlopeType
 Traditional concrete against formwork  [stepped face]
Spillway
SlopeType
 Reinforced conventional concrete cast after RCC placement

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
300300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
95
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
95Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F)
  
Puhulpola (part of Uma Oya Project) under construction
Puhulpola (part of Uma Oya Project) under construction

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Country: Pakistan

Owner: WAPDA (Water and Power Development Authority) and MIRA Power Ltd. (a subsidiary of KOSEP)

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Hydropower

River: Poonch

Reservoir capacity: 22 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 09/14

Start of RCC: 09/14

End of RCC: -/18

End of Project: 02/20

Specifications

Height: 35 metres

Length: 238 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): unknown

River: -

Reservoir capacity: -

Construction Dates

Start of Project: -/17

Start of RCC: -/17

End of RCC: -/20

End of Project: -/21

Specifications

Height: 35 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: Rincão dos Albinos Energética S.A.

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Hydropower

River: Toropi

Reservoir capacity: 13 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: -/18

Start of RCC: -/18

End of RCC: -/21

End of Project: 08/22

Specifications

Height: 35 metres

Length: 206 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
  
  
Cachoeira Cinco Veados completed
Cachoeira Cinco Veados completed

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Country: Turkey

Owner: DSI - State Hydraulic Works

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Irrigation

River: Fındıklı Creek

Reservoir capacity: 1 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 06/18

Start of RCC: 06/18

End of RCC: -/22

End of Project: 09/23

Specifications

Height: 35 metres

Length: 229 metres

Volume of RCC: 48 m3x103

Total volume: -

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream
SlopeType
VerticalTraditional concrete against formwork
Downstream
SlopeType
0.80Traditional concrete against formwork  [stepped face]
Spillway
SlopeType
  

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
  

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
 
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
  
  
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Country: Brazil

Owner: Secretaria de Meio Ambiente e dos Recursos Hídricos do Estado do Rio Grande do Norte

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Irrigation / Water Supply

River: Piranhas

Reservoir capacity: 556 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: -/13

Start of RCC: -/13

End of RCC: -/24

End of Project: 03/25

Specifications

Height: 35 metres

Length: 989 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
  
  
Oiticica completed
Oiticica completed

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Country: Turkey

Owner: DSI - State Hydraulic Works

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Irrigation

River: Hamam Suyu

Reservoir capacity: 1 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 09/23

Start of RCC: 09/23

End of RCC: -/26

End of Project: -/26

Specifications

Height: 35 metres

Length: 193 metres

Volume of RCC: -

Total volume: 60 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
  
  
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