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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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| 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) | |||||||
| Gantangping | China | Hydropower Bureau, Lanshan County | H | Yonghe | 9 | - /84 | - /86 | - /88 | - /90 | 52 | 180 | 220 | (F) | |||||||||||
| Grand Falls spillway | Canada | Abitibi-Price Inc. | H | Exploits | 08/96 | 09/96 | 09/96 | 12/96 | 15 | 180 | 7 | 11 | V | (1) | 0.67 | (1)* | 0.67 | (1)* | 200 | 200 | 130 | 75 | (F) | |
| Monte Claro | Brazil | CERAN (Companhia Energética Rio das Antas) | H | das Antas | 23 | 04/02 | - /03 | - /04 | 12/04 | 25 | 180 | 35 | 66 | 60 | 15 | |||||||||
| Yujianhe [A] | China | Guiyang Water Conservancy Bureau | F I W | Wu | 11 | - /02 | - /03 | - /04 | - /05 | 81 | 180 | 105 | 110 | 0.10 | 0.76 | 0.76 | ||||||||
| 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 | (-) |
| Mata Velha [H-F] | Brazil | CPFL Renovaveis | H | Preto | 38 | - /14 | - /14 | - /15 | 04/16 | 30 | 180 | 45 | 65 | 1.25 | 1.25 | 1.25 | ||||||||
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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: China
Owner: Hydropower Bureau, Lanshan County
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Hydropower
River: Yonghe
Reservoir capacity: 9 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: -/84
Start of RCC: -/84
End of RCC: -/88
End of Project: -/90
Specifications
Height: 52 metres
Length: 180 metres
Volume of RCC: -
Total volume: 220 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 |
|---|---|
| Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F) | |

Details
Country: Canada
Owner: Abitibi-Price Inc.
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Hydropower
River: Exploits
Reservoir capacity: -
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 08/96
Start of RCC: 08/96
End of RCC: 09/96
End of Project: 12/96
Specifications
Height: 15 metres
Length: 180 metres
Volume of RCC: 7 m3x103
Total volume: 11 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| Vertical | Traditional concrete against formwork |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.67 | Traditional concrete against formwork [stepped face] |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.67 | Traditional concrete against formwork [stepped face] |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 200 | 200 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 130 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 75 | Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F) |

Details
Country: Brazil
Owner: CERAN (Companhia Energética Rio das Antas)
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Hydropower
River: das Antas
Reservoir capacity: 23 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 04/02
Start of RCC: 04/02
End of RCC: -/04
End of Project: 12/04
Specifications
Height: 25 metres
Length: 180 metres
Volume of RCC: 35 m3x103
Total volume: 66 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 60 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 15 | |

Details
Country: China
Owner: Guiyang Water Conservancy Bureau
Type: Thin Arch
Purpose(s): Flood Control / Irrigation / Water Supply
River: Wu
Reservoir capacity: 11 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: -/02
Start of RCC: -/02
End of RCC: -/04
End of Project: -/05
Specifications
Height: 81 metres
Length: 180 metres
Volume of RCC: 105 m3x103
Total volume: 110 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.10 |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.76 |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.76 |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|

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 |

Details
Country: Brazil
Owner: CPFL Renovaveis
Type: Hardfill
Purpose(s): Hydropower
River: Preto
Reservoir capacity: 38 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: -/14
Start of RCC: -/14
End of RCC: -/15
End of Project: 04/16
Specifications
Height: 30 metres
Length: 180 metres
Volume of RCC: 45 m3x103
Total volume: 65 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 1.25 |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 1.25 |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 1.25 |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|

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