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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)
TashkumyrKyrgyzstanMinistry of Power IndustryH INaryn140- /8203/8712/8912/90753201001300V(1)0.78(1)0.78(1)4004009030(N)
Yangxishui Nº3ChinaShaoguang Electricity Corporation LtdHYangxishui211/9709/9806/9907/0046202100139V(1)V
0.75
(1)
(1)*
0.70(12)300300  (F)
El Maleh AmontMoroccoDirection des Aménagements HydrauliquesFMaleh3501/0709/0706/1110/12491741001400.20(5)0.60(5)0.60(5)3003001200(-)
São RoqueBrazilSão Roque Energética S.A.HCanoas - /12- /14- /18- /1968151100583V 0.75 0.75      

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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: Kyrgyzstan

Owner: Ministry of Power Industry

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Hydropower / Irrigation

River: Naryn

Reservoir capacity: 140 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: -/82

Start of RCC: -/82

End of RCC: 12/89

End of Project: 12/90

Specifications

Height: 75 metres

Length: 320 metres

Volume of RCC: 100 m3x103

Total volume: 1300 m3x103

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream
SlopeType
VerticalTraditional concrete against formwork
Downstream
SlopeType
0.78Traditional concrete against formwork
Spillway
SlopeType
0.78Traditional concrete against formwork

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
400400

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
90
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
30Natural pozzolan (ASTM Class N)
  
Tashkumyr completed
Tashkumyr completed

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Country: China

Owner: Shaoguang Electricity Corporation Ltd

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Hydropower

River: Yangxishui

Reservoir capacity: 2 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 11/97

Start of RCC: 11/97

End of RCC: 06/99

End of Project: 07/00

Specifications

Height: 46 metres

Length: 202 metres

Volume of RCC: 100 m3x103

Total volume: 139 m3x103

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream
SlopeType
VerticalTraditional concrete against formwork
Downstream
SlopeType
VerticalTraditional concrete against formwork
0.75Traditional 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)
 
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
 Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F)
  
Yangxishui Nº3 on Google Earth
Yangxishui Nº3 on Google Earth

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Country: Morocco

Owner: Direction des Aménagements Hydrauliques

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Flood Control

River: Maleh

Reservoir capacity: 35 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 01/07

Start of RCC: 01/07

End of RCC: 06/11

End of Project: 10/12

Specifications

Height: 49 metres

Length: 174 metres

Volume of RCC: 100 m3x103

Total volume: 140 m3x103

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream
SlopeType
0.20Traditional concrete against precast concrete panels
Downstream
SlopeType
0.60Traditional concrete against precast concrete panels
Spillway
SlopeType
0.60Traditional concrete against precast concrete panels

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
300300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
120
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
0No pozzolan used
  
El Maleh Amont completed
El Maleh Amont completed

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Country: Brazil

Owner: São Roque Energética S.A.

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Hydropower

River: Canoas

Reservoir capacity: -

Construction Dates

Start of Project: -/12

Start of RCC: -/12

End of RCC: -/18

End of Project: -/19

Specifications

Height: 68 metres

Length: 151 metres

Volume of RCC: 100 m3x103

Total volume: 583 m3x103

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream
SlopeType
Vertical 
Downstream
SlopeType
0.75 
Spillway
SlopeType
0.75   [stepped face]

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
  

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
 
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
  
  
São Roque on Google Earth
São Roque on Google Earth

 

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