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- Height: 20 metres
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) | |||||||
| Prata | Brazil | COMPESA (Companhia Pernambucana de Saneamento) | W | Capema | 40 | - /95 | - /96 | - /97 | - /98 | 20 | 405 | |||||||||||||
| Corrente Grande | Brazil | CPFL Renovaveis | H | Corrente Grande | 12 | - /10 | - /10 | - /10 | - /10 | 20 | 110 | V | 0.75 | 0.75 | ||||||||||
| Willow Island [H-F] | USA | American Municipal Partners (AMP) | H | Ohio | 12/11 | 11/13 | 04/14 | 02/16 | 20 | 66 | 49 | 0.80 | (10) | 0.80 | (10) | separate | 230 | 230 | 116 | 62 | (F) | |||
| Rondinha | Brazil | H | Chapecó | - /12 | - /12 | - /14 | - /14 | 20 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zongo II | DR Congo | SNEL | H | 05/12 | - /15 | - /16 | - /17 | 20 | ||||||||||||||||
| Siriji (also know as Murupé) | Brazil | COMPESA (Companhia Pernambucana de Saneamento ) | I W | Siriji | 17 | - /13 | - /15 | - /16 | - /17 | 20 | 100 | |||||||||||||
| Salto Y-Y | Nicaragua | H | Bambana | - /18 | - /19 | - /20 | - /21 | 20 | 0.70 1.00 | (5) (5) | 0.70 1.00 | (1)* (1)* | 0.70 | (1)* | ||||||||||
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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: Brazil
Owner: COMPESA (Companhia Pernambucana de Saneamento)
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Water Supply
River: Capema
Reservoir capacity: 40 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: -/95
Start of RCC: -/95
End of RCC: -/97
End of Project: -/98
Specifications
Height: 20 metres
Length: 405 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: 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: USA
Owner: American Municipal Partners (AMP)
Type: Hardfill
Purpose(s): Hydropower
River: Ohio
Reservoir capacity: -
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 12/11
Start of RCC: 12/11
End of RCC: 04/14
End of Project: 02/16
Specifications
Height: 20 metres
Length: 66 metres
Volume of RCC: 49 m3x103
Total volume: -
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.80 | RCC against precast concrete blocks |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.80 | RCC against precast concrete blocks |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| separate |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 230 | 230 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 116 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 62 | Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F) |

Details
Country: Brazil
Owner: -
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Hydropower
River: Chapecó
Reservoir capacity: -
Construction Dates
Start of Project: -/12
Start of RCC: -/12
End of RCC: -/14
End of Project: -/14
Specifications
Height: 20 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: DR Congo
Owner: SNEL
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Hydropower
River: -
Reservoir capacity: -
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 05/12
Start of RCC: 05/12
End of RCC: -/16
End of Project: -/17
Specifications
Height: 20 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: -
Purpose(s): Irrigation / Water Supply
River: Siriji
Reservoir capacity: 17 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: -/13
Start of RCC: -/13
End of RCC: -/16
End of Project: -/17
Specifications
Height: 20 metres
Length: 100 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: Nicaragua
Owner: -
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Hydropower
River: Bambana
Reservoir capacity: -
Construction Dates
Start of Project: -/18
Start of RCC: -/18
End of RCC: -/20
End of Project: -/21
Specifications
Height: 20 metres
Length: -
Volume of RCC: -
Total volume: -
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.70 | Traditional concrete against precast concrete panels |
| 1.00 | Traditional concrete against precast concrete panels |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.70 | Traditional concrete against formwork [stepped face] |
| 1.00 | Traditional concrete against formwork [stepped face] |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.70 | Traditional concrete against formwork [stepped face] |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|

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