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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)
Carroll E. Ecton (formerly Winchester)USAWinchester Municipal UtilityWUpper Howard Creek206/8408/8411/8401/85233632427V(6)V
1.00
(5)
(17)
1.00(1)3003001040(-)
El Mauro
[H-F]
ChileI 1088- /04- /05- /06- /0623380             
Cachoeirão (Henrique Nunes Coutinho)BrazilHidrelétrica Cachoeirão SAHManhuaçu - /07- /07- /08- /082390             
Engenheiro Ernesto Jorge DreherBrazilBME EnergiaHIvaí4- /07- /08- /0804/09232202935        6817(N)
GasparinoBrazilCERB (Companhia de Engenharia Ambiental e Recursos Hídricos da Bahia)WVaza-Barris49- /07- /08- /1010/1023927 130           
AutódromoBrazilAutódromo Energética S/AHCarreiro4- /10- /10- /11- /11232712147        6717(N)
Rastro de AutoBrazilCERTELHForqueta - /11- /11- /13- /1323190             
Piedra PuntudaNicaraguaHidroelectlea Piedra Puntuda and Energia Tropical Sostearble Cerro Frio S.A.HRío Mico - /15- /16- /17- /1823   0.70
1.00
(5)
(5)
0.70
1.00
(1)*
(1)*
0.70(1)*     
Quebra DentesBrazilQuevedos Energética S.AHToropi3- /15- /17- /18- /1923206             

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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: USA

Owner: Winchester Municipal Utility

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Water Supply

River: Upper Howard Creek

Reservoir capacity: 2 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 06/84

Start of RCC: 06/84

End of RCC: 11/84

End of Project: 01/85

Specifications

Height: 23 metres

Length: 363 metres

Volume of RCC: 24 m3x103

Total volume: 27 m3x103

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream
SlopeType
VerticalTraditional concrete against precast concrete panels with geomembrane
Downstream
SlopeType
VerticalTraditional concrete against precast concrete panels
1.00Unformed face of RCC
Spillway
SlopeType
1.00Traditional concrete against formwork

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
300300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
104
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
0No pozzolan used
  
Carroll E. Ecton (formerly Winchester) completed
Carroll E. Ecton (formerly Winchester) completed

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Country: Chile

Owner: -

Type: Hardfill

Purpose(s): Irrigation

River: -

Reservoir capacity: 1088 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: -/04

Start of RCC: -/04

End of RCC: -/06

End of Project: -/06

Specifications

Height: 23 metres

Length: 380 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
  
  
El Mauro completed
El Mauro completed

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Country: Brazil

Owner: Hidrelétrica Cachoeirão SA

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Hydropower

River: Manhuaçu

Reservoir capacity: -

Construction Dates

Start of Project: -/07

Start of RCC: -/07

End of RCC: -/08

End of Project: -/08

Specifications

Height: 23 metres

Length: 90 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
  
  
Cachoeirão (Henrique Nunes Coutinho) completed
Cachoeirão (Henrique Nunes Coutinho) completed

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Country: Brazil

Owner: BME Energia

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Hydropower

River: Ivaí

Reservoir capacity: 4 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: -/07

Start of RCC: -/07

End of RCC: -/08

End of Project: 04/09

Specifications

Height: 23 metres

Length: 220 metres

Volume of RCC: 29 m3x103

Total volume: 35 m3x103

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream
SlopeType
  
Downstream
SlopeType
  
Spillway
SlopeType
  

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
  

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
68
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
17Natural pozzolan (ASTM Class N)
  
Engenheiro Ernesto Jorge Dreher completed
Engenheiro Ernesto Jorge Dreher completed

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Country: Brazil

Owner: CERB (Companhia de Engenharia Ambiental e Recursos Hídricos da Bahia)

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Water Supply

River: Vaza-Barris

Reservoir capacity: 49 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: -/07

Start of RCC: -/07

End of RCC: -/10

End of Project: 10/10

Specifications

Height: 23 metres

Length: 927 metres

Volume of RCC: -

Total volume: 130 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
  
  
Gasparino completed
Gasparino completed

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Country: Brazil

Owner: Autódromo Energética S/A

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Hydropower

River: Carreiro

Reservoir capacity: 4 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: -/10

Start of RCC: -/10

End of RCC: -/11

End of Project: -/11

Specifications

Height: 23 metres

Length: 271 metres

Volume of RCC: 21 m3x103

Total volume: 47 m3x103

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream
SlopeType
  
Downstream
SlopeType
  
Spillway
SlopeType
  

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
  

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
67
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
17Natural pozzolan (ASTM Class N)
  
Autódromo completed
Autódromo completed

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Country: Brazil

Owner: CERTEL

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Hydropower

River: Forqueta

Reservoir capacity: -

Construction Dates

Start of Project: -/11

Start of RCC: -/11

End of RCC: -/13

End of Project: -/13

Specifications

Height: 23 metres

Length: 190 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: Nicaragua

Owner: Hidroelectlea Piedra Puntuda and Energia Tropical Sostearble Cerro Frio S.A.

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Hydropower

River: Río Mico

Reservoir capacity: -

Construction Dates

Start of Project: -/15

Start of RCC: -/15

End of RCC: -/17

End of Project: -/18

Specifications

Height: 23 metres

Length: -

Volume of RCC: -

Total volume: -

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream
SlopeType
0.70Traditional concrete against precast concrete panels
1.00Traditional concrete against precast concrete panels
Downstream
SlopeType
0.70Traditional concrete against formwork  [stepped face]
1.00Traditional concrete against formwork  [stepped face]
Spillway
SlopeType
0.70Traditional concrete against formwork  [stepped face]

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
  

Cementitious material

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

Owner: Quevedos Energética S.A

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Hydropower

River: Toropi

Reservoir capacity: 3 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: -/15

Start of RCC: -/15

End of RCC: -/18

End of Project: -/19

Specifications

Height: 23 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
  
  
Quebra Dentes completed
Quebra Dentes completed

 

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