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Dimensions: Height: 32 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.

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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)
Nangankou	China	Dongqiao County	I	Zaoshui	4	- /69	- /70	- /71	- /72	32	85
Los Canchales	Spain	Confederación Hidrográfica del Guadiana	F W	Lácara	15	05/88	07/88	11/88	01/89	32	240	25	54	V	(3)	0.50 0.80	(3)* (3)*	0.50	(1)*	250	250	84 70	156 145	(F)
Glen Melville	South Africa	Department of Water & Sanitation	W	Ecca	7	02/88	04/89	12/90	04/91	32	380	66	114	V	(1)	V 0.75	(1) (1)*	0.75	(1)*	330	330	65	65	(F)
Choldocogagna (or Xoldokogaina)	France	CAPB (Communauté d'Agglomération Pays Basque)	W	Lessarte	1	04/91	07/91	10/91	12/91	32	132	19	23	0.10	(1)	0.75	(16)	0.75	(1)*	300	300		110	(R)
Lower Molonglo Bypass Storage	Australia	Icon Water (formerly ACT Electricity and Water)	P	Unnamed creek	1	02/94	06/94	08/94	11/94	32	120	22	27	V	(1)	0.80	(1)*	0.80	(1)*	300	300	96	64	(F)
Cova da Mandioca	Brazil	CODEVASF (Companhia de Desenvolvimento dos Vales do Sao Francisco do Parnaiba)	I W	Cova da Mandioca	126	01/93	09/93	12/94	12/94	32	342	75	79	V	(1)	0.75	(3)*	0.75	(1)*	400	400	64	16	(-)
Ano Mera [H-F]	Greece	Ministry of Agriculture	I W	Ano Mera	1	04/93	03/95	- /95	- /97	32	170	49	64	0.50	(13)	0.50	(10)	0.50	(1)	200 - 300	200 - 300	55	15	(N)
do Peixe	Brazil	CPEE (Companhia Paulista de Energia Elétrica)	H	do Peixe	2	02/96	12/96	12/97	- /98	32	300	20	34	V	(1)	0.80	(1)*	0.80	(1)*	300	300	120 90	0 0	(-)
Las Blancas	Mexico	CNA (Comisión Nacional del Agua)	I	Álomo & Soso	124	08/98	03/99	12/99	11/00	32	2795	221	316	V	(8)	V 0.75	(7) (3)*	0.75	(1)	300	300	100	100	(F)
Steno [H-F]	Greece	Ministry of Agriculture	I W	Steno	1	02/00	07/01	10/02	06/03	32	170	69	70	0.70	(13)	0.70	(10)	0.70	(1)	200 - 300	200 - 300	55	5	(N)
Guaporé	Brazil	Tangará Energia S/A	H	Guaporé	18	- /00	- /01	- /02	- /03	32	152		43
Picada	Brazil	L.D.Q.S.P.E. Geracao de Energia e Participacoes Ltda.	H	do Peixe	8	- /02	- /03	- /05	- /06	32	97
Mosquitão	Brazil	Concessionária Mosquitão S/A	H		19	- /04	- /05	- /06	- /07	32	236	57	76
Rodeio Bonito	Brazil	Velcan Energy Development Ltda.	H	Irani	9	- /06	- /07	- /08	01/10	32	223		59	V		0.85		0.85
Palanquinho	Brazil	Serrana Energética S/A	H	das Antas	6	- /07	- /08	- /09	01/10	32	137	89	103									72	18	(N)
Krayma	Morocco	Direction des Aménagements Hydrauliques	W	Tiyoughza	3	- /09	- /10	- /11	- /12	32	170	45	53	0.20	(5)	0.80	(1)*	0.80	(1)*			120 100	0	(-)
Ivan Botelho I (fomerly Antiga Ponte)	Brazil	Centrais Hidrelétricas Grapon S/A	H	Pomba	17	- /10	- /11	- /12	- /13	32	273
Lithaios [H-F]	Greece	Trikala Prefecture	I	Lithaios		06/03	11/11	12/14	07/20	32	526	160	220	0.80	(13)	0.80	(3)	0.80	(1)*	300	300	50	10	(N)
Rio do Peixe	Brazil	CPFL Energias Renovavies S.A.	H	do Peixe		- /18	- /20	- /21	07/22	32	300
Guangshan	China	Large and medium sized Irrigation District Service Center of Qiannan Prefecture	I W	Qingshui	1	04/20	- /21	- /22	- /22	32	198			V	(1)	V 1.00	(1) (17)	none						(F)
Leon Hurse	USA	Upper Trinity Regional Water District	W	Sulphur		00/00	00/00	00/00	00/00	32	215

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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.

Nangankou

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Country: China

Owner: Dongqiao County

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Irrigation

River: Zaoshui

Reservoir capacity: 4 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: -/69

Start of RCC: -/69

End of RCC: -/71

End of Project: -/72

Specifications

Height: 32 metres

Length: 85 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

Los Canchales

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Country: Spain

Owner: Confederación Hidrográfica del Guadiana

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Flood Control / Water Supply

River: Lácara

Reservoir capacity: 15 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 05/88

Start of RCC: 05/88

End of RCC: 11/88

End of Project: 01/89

Specifications

Height: 32 metres

Length: 240 metres

Volume of RCC: 25 m³x10³

Total volume: 54 m³x10³

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

Slope	Type
Vertical	RCC against formwork

Downstream

Slope	Type
0.50	RCC against formwork [stepped face]
0.80	RCC against formwork [stepped face]

Spillway

Slope	Type
0.50	Traditional concrete against formwork [stepped face]

Placement

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)
250	250

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m³)
84
70

Pozzolan (kg/m³)	Pozzolan Type
156	Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F)
145

Glen Melville

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Country: South Africa

Owner: Department of Water & Sanitation

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Water Supply

River: Ecca

Reservoir capacity: 7 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 02/88

Start of RCC: 02/88

End of RCC: 12/90

End of Project: 04/91

Specifications

Height: 32 metres

Length: 380 metres

Volume of RCC: 66 m³x10³

Total volume: 114 m³x10³

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

Slope	Type
Vertical	Traditional concrete against formwork

Downstream

Slope	Type
Vertical	Traditional concrete against formwork
0.75	Traditional concrete against formwork [stepped face]

Spillway

Slope	Type
0.75	Traditional concrete against formwork [stepped face]

Placement

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)
330	330

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m³)
65

Pozzolan (kg/m³)	Pozzolan Type
65	Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F)

Choldocogagna (or Xoldokogaina)

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Country: France

Owner: CAPB (Communauté d'Agglomération Pays Basque)

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Water Supply

River: Lessarte

Reservoir capacity: 1 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 04/91

Start of RCC: 04/91

End of RCC: 10/91

End of Project: 12/91

Specifications

Height: 32 metres

Length: 132 metres

Volume of RCC: 19 m³x10³

Total volume: 23 m³x10³

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

Slope	Type
0.10	Traditional concrete against formwork

Downstream

Slope	Type
0.75	Mechanically compacted unformed face of RCC

Spillway

Slope	Type
0.75	Traditional concrete against formwork [stepped face]

Placement

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)
300	300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m³)

Pozzolan (kg/m³)	Pozzolan Type
110	ROLAC (mixture of flyash and slag with or without limestone fines)

Choldocogagna (or Xoldokogaina) completed

Lower Molonglo Bypass Storage

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Country: Australia

Owner: Icon Water (formerly ACT Electricity and Water)

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Pollution Control

River: Unnamed creek

Reservoir capacity: 1 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 02/94

Start of RCC: 02/94

End of RCC: 08/94

End of Project: 11/94

Specifications

Height: 32 metres

Length: 120 metres

Volume of RCC: 22 m³x10³

Total volume: 27 m³x10³

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

Slope	Type
Vertical	Traditional concrete against formwork

Downstream

Slope	Type
0.80	Traditional concrete against formwork [stepped face]

Spillway

Slope	Type
0.80	Traditional concrete against formwork [stepped face]

Placement

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)
300	300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m³)
96

Pozzolan (kg/m³)	Pozzolan Type
64	Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F)

Cova da Mandioca

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Country: Brazil

Owner: CODEVASF (Companhia de Desenvolvimento dos Vales do Sao Francisco do Parnaiba)

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Irrigation / Water Supply

River: Cova da Mandioca

Reservoir capacity: 126 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 01/93

Start of RCC: 01/93

End of RCC: 12/94

End of Project: 12/94

Specifications

Height: 32 metres

Length: 342 metres

Volume of RCC: 75 m³x10³

Total volume: 79 m³x10³

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

Slope	Type
Vertical	Traditional concrete against formwork

Downstream

Slope	Type
0.75	RCC against formwork [stepped face]

Spillway

Slope	Type
0.75	Traditional concrete against formwork [stepped face]

Placement

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)
400	400

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m³)
64

Pozzolan (kg/m³)	Pozzolan Type
16	No pozzolan used

Ano Mera

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Country: Greece

Owner: Ministry of Agriculture

Type: Hardfill

Purpose(s): Irrigation / Water Supply

River: Ano Mera

Reservoir capacity: 1 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 04/93

Start of RCC: 04/93

End of RCC: -/95

End of Project: -/97

Specifications

Height: 32 metres

Length: 170 metres

Volume of RCC: 49 m³x10³

Total volume: 64 m³x10³

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

Slope	Type
0.50	Reinforced concrete cast against precast units or slip-formed facing elements

Downstream

Slope	Type
0.50	RCC against precast concrete blocks

Spillway

Slope	Type
0.50	Traditional concrete against formwork

Placement

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)
200 -	200 -
300	300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m³)
55

Pozzolan (kg/m³)	Pozzolan Type
15	Natural pozzolan (ASTM Class N)

do Peixe

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Country: Brazil

Owner: CPEE (Companhia Paulista de Energia Elétrica)

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Hydropower

River: do Peixe

Reservoir capacity: 2 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 02/96

Start of RCC: 02/96

End of RCC: 12/97

End of Project: -/98

Specifications

Height: 32 metres

Length: 300 metres

Volume of RCC: 20 m³x10³

Total volume: 34 m³x10³

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

Slope	Type
Vertical	Traditional concrete against formwork

Downstream

Slope	Type
0.80	Traditional concrete against formwork [stepped face]

Spillway

Slope	Type
0.80	Traditional concrete against formwork [stepped face]

Placement

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)
300	300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m³)
120
90

Pozzolan (kg/m³)	Pozzolan Type
0	No pozzolan used
0

Las Blancas

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Country: Mexico

Owner: CNA (Comisión Nacional del Agua)

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Irrigation

River: Álomo & Soso

Reservoir capacity: 124 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 08/98

Start of RCC: 08/98

End of RCC: 12/99

End of Project: 11/00

Specifications

Height: 32 metres

Length: 2795 metres

Volume of RCC: 221 m³x10³

Total volume: 316 m³x10³

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

Slope	Type
Vertical	RCC against precast concrete panels with geomembrane

Downstream

Slope	Type
Vertical	RCC against precast concrete panels
0.75	RCC against formwork [stepped face]

Spillway

Slope	Type
0.75	Traditional concrete against formwork

Placement

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)
300	300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m³)
100

Pozzolan (kg/m³)	Pozzolan Type
100	Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F)

Steno

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Country: Greece

Owner: Ministry of Agriculture

Type: Hardfill

Purpose(s): Irrigation / Water Supply

River: Steno

Reservoir capacity: 1 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 02/00

Start of RCC: 02/00

End of RCC: 10/02

End of Project: 06/03

Specifications

Height: 32 metres

Length: 170 metres

Volume of RCC: 69 m³x10³

Total volume: 70 m³x10³

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

Slope	Type
0.70	Reinforced concrete cast against precast units or slip-formed facing elements

Downstream

Slope	Type
0.70	RCC against precast concrete blocks

Spillway

Slope	Type
0.70	Traditional concrete against formwork

Placement

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)
200 -	200 -
300	300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m³)
55

Pozzolan (kg/m³)	Pozzolan Type
5	Natural pozzolan (ASTM Class N)

Guaporé

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Country: Brazil

Owner: Tangará Energia S/A

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Hydropower

River: Guaporé

Reservoir capacity: 18 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: -/00

Start of RCC: -/00

End of RCC: -/02

End of Project: -/03

Specifications

Height: 32 metres

Length: 152 metres

Volume of RCC: -

Total volume: 43 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

Picada

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Country: Brazil

Owner: L.D.Q.S.P.E. Geracao de Energia e Participacoes Ltda.

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Hydropower

River: do Peixe

Reservoir capacity: 8 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: -/02

Start of RCC: -/02

End of RCC: -/05

End of Project: -/06

Specifications

Height: 32 metres

Length: 97 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

Mosquitão

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Country: Brazil

Owner: Concessionária Mosquitão S/A

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Hydropower

River: -

Reservoir capacity: 19 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: -/04

Start of RCC: -/04

End of RCC: -/06

End of Project: -/07

Specifications

Height: 32 metres

Length: 236 metres

Volume of RCC: 57 m³x10³

Total volume: 76 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

Rodeio Bonito

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Country: Brazil

Owner: Velcan Energy Development Ltda.

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Hydropower

River: Irani

Reservoir capacity: 9 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: -/06

Start of RCC: -/06

End of RCC: -/08

End of Project: 01/10

Specifications

Height: 32 metres

Length: 223 metres

Volume of RCC: -

Total volume: 59 m³x10³

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

Slope	Type
Vertical

Downstream

Slope	Type
0.85

Spillway

Slope	Type
0.85

Placement

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m³)

Pozzolan (kg/m³)	Pozzolan Type

Palanquinho

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Country: Brazil

Owner: Serrana Energética S/A

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Hydropower

River: das Antas

Reservoir capacity: 6 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: -/07

Start of RCC: -/07

End of RCC: -/09

End of Project: 01/10

Specifications

Height: 32 metres

Length: 137 metres

Volume of RCC: 89 m³x10³

Total volume: 103 m³x10³

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

Slope	Type

Downstream

Slope	Type

Spillway

Slope	Type

Placement

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m³)
72

Pozzolan (kg/m³)	Pozzolan Type
18	Natural pozzolan (ASTM Class N)

Krayma

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Country: Morocco

Owner: Direction des Aménagements Hydrauliques

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Water Supply

River: Tiyoughza

Reservoir capacity: 3 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: -/09

Start of RCC: -/09

End of RCC: -/11

End of Project: -/12

Specifications

Height: 32 metres

Length: 170 metres

Volume of RCC: 45 m³x10³

Total volume: 53 m³x10³

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

Slope	Type
0.20	Traditional concrete against precast concrete panels

Downstream

Slope	Type
0.80	Traditional concrete against formwork [stepped face]

Spillway

Slope	Type
0.80	Traditional concrete against formwork [stepped face]

Placement

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m³)
120
100

Pozzolan (kg/m³)	Pozzolan Type
0	No pozzolan used

Ivan Botelho I (fomerly Antiga Ponte)

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Country: Brazil

Owner: Centrais Hidrelétricas Grapon S/A

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Hydropower

River: Pomba

Reservoir capacity: 17 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: -/10

Start of RCC: -/10

End of RCC: -/12

End of Project: -/13

Specifications

Height: 32 metres

Length: 273 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

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Lithaios

Full Dam Information

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Country: Greece

Owner: Trikala Prefecture

Type: Hardfill

Purpose(s): Irrigation

River: Lithaios

Reservoir capacity: -

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 06/03

Start of RCC: 06/03

End of RCC: 12/14

End of Project: 07/20

Specifications

Height: 32 metres

Length: 526 metres

Volume of RCC: 160 m³x10³

Total volume: 220 m³x10³

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

Slope	Type
0.80	Reinforced concrete cast against precast units or slip-formed facing elements

Downstream

Slope	Type
0.80	RCC against formwork

Spillway

Slope	Type
0.80	Traditional concrete against formwork [stepped face]

Placement

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)
300	300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m³)
50

Pozzolan (kg/m³)	Pozzolan Type
10	Natural pozzolan (ASTM Class N)

Rio do Peixe

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Country: Brazil

Owner: CPFL Energias Renovavies S.A.

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Hydropower

River: do Peixe

Reservoir capacity: -

Construction Dates

Start of Project: -/18

Start of RCC: -/18

End of RCC: -/21

End of Project: 07/22

Specifications

Height: 32 metres

Length: 300 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

Guangshan

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Country: China

Owner: Large and medium sized Irrigation District Service Center of Qiannan Prefecture

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Irrigation / Water Supply

River: Qingshui

Reservoir capacity: 1 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 04/20

Start of RCC: 04/20

End of RCC: -/22

End of Project: -/22

Specifications

Height: 32 metres

Length: 198 metres

Volume of RCC: -

Total volume: -

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

Slope	Type
Vertical	Traditional concrete against formwork

Downstream

Slope	Type
Vertical	Traditional concrete against formwork
1.00	Unformed face of RCC

Spillway

Slope	Type
none

Placement

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m³)

Pozzolan (kg/m³)	Pozzolan Type
	Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F)

Leon Hurse

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Country: USA

Owner: Upper Trinity Regional Water District

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Water Supply

River: Sulphur

Reservoir capacity: -

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 00/00

Start of RCC: 00/00

End of RCC: 00/00

End of Project: 00/00

Specifications

Height: 32 metres

Length: 215 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

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