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Type: Arch-Gravity

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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)
Knellpoort [A-G]	South Africa	Department of Water & Sanitation	W	Rietspruit	137	04/88	05/88	11/88	09/89	50	200	45	59	V	(1)	0.60	(1)*	0.60	(1)*	250	250	61	142	(F)
Wolwedans [A-G]	South Africa	Department of Water & Sanitation	W	Great Brak	24	11/87	10/88	10/89	11/90	70	268	180	210	V	(1)	0.50	(1)*	0.50	(1)*	250	250	58	136	(F)
Xibingxi [A-G]	China	Department of Electric Power, Lonyan City, Fujian Province	H W	Longshanxi	9	08/93	12/94	07/95	10/95	64	93	25	33	V 0.08	(4) (4)	0.65	(3)	ogee 0.65	(13)	300 - 350	300 - 350	80 79	120 105	(F)
Hongpo [A-G]	China	Xishan Xingyu Water Resources Corporation	W	Qinggoushui	3	10/97	07/98	11/99	12/99	55	244	71	77	V	(3')	0.50	(1)	0.50	(1)	300	3000	54	99	(F)
Longshou Nº1 [A-G]	China	Department of Electricity, Gansu Province	H	Heihe	13	04/99	03/00	06/01	09/01	80	258	187	210	V 0.20	(1) (1)	0.75	(1)	0.75	(1)	300	3000	96 58	109 113	(F)
Changuinola 1 [A-G]	Panama	AES (Allied Energy Systems Co.) Panama SRL	H	Changuinola	347	04/07	12/09	04/11	10/11	105	595	884	910	V	(3')	0.50 0.70	(3')* (3')*	0.50	(12)	300	300	70 65	145 150	(F)
Gomal Zam [A-G]	Pakistan	WAPDA (Water and Power Development Authority)	F H I	Gomal	1424	07/02	08/07	09/11	06/13	133	231	390	474	V		0.60		0.60		300	3000 to 4000	91	91	(F)
Portugues [A-G]	USA	US Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville and Department of Natural Resources of Puerto Rico	F	Portugues	20	04/08	01/11	05/12	12/13	67	375	270	310	V	(3')	0.35	(3')*	0.35	(1)	300	300	114	51	(F)
Kotanli II [A-G]	Turkey	EBD En. Ür. ve Tic. A.S.	H	Kura	20	10/12	05/14	04/15	11/15	70	250	248	252	0.15	(3)	0.70	(3')*	0.70	(12)	300	300	85	130	(N)
Tabellout [A-G]	Algeria	ANBT (Agence Nationale des Barrages et Transfert)	I W	Djen Djen	294	03/10	03/13	08/15	12/15	121	366	975			(12)		(12)		(12)*	300	300	85	45	(S)
Köroglu Kotanli 1 [A-G]	Turkey	EBD Enerji Üretim. ve Tic. A.S.	H	Kura	73	03/15	06/15	02/17	04/17	100	404	640	680	V	(3')	0.60	(3')*	0.60	(12)	300	300	85	130	(N)
Sanhekou [A-G]	China			Ziwuhe	710	- /14	10/16	12/18	06/19	142	472
Arenal I-II [A-G]	Honduras	Energias Limpias del Yaguala SA de CV	H	Yaguala	72	01/18	04/19	11/20	01/21	93	273	249	305	0.04	(3')	0.40 0.67	(3') (3')	0.40	(13)
Chame Shir [A-G]	Iran	Iran Water & Power Resources Development Company (IWPC)	F H I W	Zohreh	2300	- /11	- /16	- /22	07/23	151	680	1100	1200	V		0.70				300	300	160	0	(-)
Asuwagawa [A-G]	Japan	Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism	F	Heko	29	07/06	- /18	- /24	- /26	96
Gross Dam Raise [A-G]	USA	Denver Water	W	South Boulder Creek	147	04/22	04/24	11/25	12/26	144	610	568								300	300
El-Janneh [A-G]	Lebanon	EBML	H I W	Ibrahim (Abraham)	38	- /15	02/20	- /25	- /26	162	350	1450								300	300

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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.

Knellpoort

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Country: South Africa

Owner: Department of Water & Sanitation

Type: Arch-Gravity

Purpose(s): Water Supply

River: Rietspruit

Reservoir capacity: 137 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 04/88

Start of RCC: 04/88

End of RCC: 11/88

End of Project: 09/89

Specifications

Height: 50 metres

Length: 200 metres

Volume of RCC: 45 m³x10³

Total volume: 59 m³x10³

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

Slope	Type
Vertical	Traditional concrete against formwork

Downstream

Slope	Type
0.60	Traditional concrete against formwork [stepped face]

Spillway

Slope	Type
0.60	Traditional concrete against formwork [stepped face]

Placement

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)
250	250

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m³)
61

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

Wolwedans

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Country: South Africa

Owner: Department of Water & Sanitation

Type: Arch-Gravity

Purpose(s): Water Supply

River: Great Brak

Reservoir capacity: 24 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 11/87

Start of RCC: 11/87

End of RCC: 10/89

End of Project: 11/90

Specifications

Height: 70 metres

Length: 268 metres

Volume of RCC: 180 m³x10³

Total volume: 210 m³x10³

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

Slope	Type
Vertical	Traditional concrete against formwork

Downstream

Slope	Type
0.50	Traditional concrete 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)
58

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

Xibingxi

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Country: China

Owner: Department of Electric Power, Lonyan City, Fujian Province

Type: Arch-Gravity

Purpose(s): Hydropower / Water Supply

River: Longshanxi

Reservoir capacity: 9 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 08/93

Start of RCC: 08/93

End of RCC: 07/95

End of Project: 10/95

Specifications

Height: 64 metres

Length: 93 metres

Volume of RCC: 25 m³x10³

Total volume: 33 m³x10³

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

Slope	Type
Vertical	RCC against formwork with external geomembrane
0.08	RCC against formwork with external geomembrane

Downstream

Slope	Type
0.65	RCC against formwork

Spillway

Slope	Type
ogee	Reinforced concrete cast against precast units or slip-formed facing elements
0.65

Placement

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)
300 -	300 -
350	350

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m³)
80
79

Pozzolan (kg/m³)	Pozzolan Type
120	Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F)
105

Hongpo

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Country: China

Owner: Xishan Xingyu Water Resources Corporation

Type: Arch-Gravity

Purpose(s): Water Supply

River: Qinggoushui

Reservoir capacity: 3 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 10/97

Start of RCC: 10/97

End of RCC: 11/99

End of Project: 12/99

Specifications

Height: 55 metres

Length: 244 metres

Volume of RCC: 71 m³x10³

Total volume: 77 m³x10³

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

Slope	Type
Vertical	RCC against formwork (GEVR/GE-RCC)

Downstream

Slope	Type
0.50	Traditional concrete against formwork

Spillway

Slope	Type
0.50	Traditional concrete against formwork

Placement

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)
300	3000

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m³)
54

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

Longshou Nº1

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Country: China

Owner: Department of Electricity, Gansu Province

Type: Arch-Gravity

Purpose(s): Hydropower

River: Heihe

Reservoir capacity: 13 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 04/99

Start of RCC: 04/99

End of RCC: 06/01

End of Project: 09/01

Specifications

Height: 80 metres

Length: 258 metres

Volume of RCC: 187 m³x10³

Total volume: 210 m³x10³

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

Slope	Type
Vertical	Traditional concrete against formwork
0.20	Traditional concrete against formwork

Downstream

Slope	Type
0.75	Traditional concrete against formwork

Spillway

Slope	Type
0.75	Traditional concrete against formwork

Placement

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)
300	3000

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m³)
96
58

Pozzolan (kg/m³)	Pozzolan Type
109	Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F)
113

Changuinola 1

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Country: Panama

Owner: AES (Allied Energy Systems Co.) Panama SRL

Type: Arch-Gravity

Purpose(s): Hydropower

River: Changuinola

Reservoir capacity: 347 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 04/07

Start of RCC: 04/07

End of RCC: 04/11

End of Project: 10/11

Specifications

Height: 105 metres

Length: 595 metres

Volume of RCC: 884 m³x10³

Total volume: 910 m³x10³

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

Slope	Type
Vertical	RCC against formwork (GEVR/GE-RCC)

Downstream

Slope	Type
0.50	RCC against formwork (GEVR/GE-RCC) [stepped face]
0.70	RCC against formwork (GEVR/GE-RCC) [stepped face]

Spillway

Slope	Type
0.50	Reinforced conventional concrete cast after RCC placement

Placement

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)
300	300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m³)
70
65

Pozzolan (kg/m³)	Pozzolan Type
145	Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F)
150

Gomal Zam

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Country: Pakistan

Owner: WAPDA (Water and Power Development Authority)

Type: Arch-Gravity

Purpose(s): Flood Control / Hydropower / Irrigation

River: Gomal

Reservoir capacity: 1424 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 07/02

Start of RCC: 07/02

End of RCC: 09/11

End of Project: 06/13

Specifications

Height: 133 metres

Length: 231 metres

Volume of RCC: 390 m³x10³

Total volume: 474 m³x10³

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

Slope	Type
Vertical

Downstream

Slope	Type
0.60

Spillway

Slope	Type
0.60

Placement

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)
300	3000 to
	4000

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m³)
91

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

Portugues

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Country: USA

Owner: US Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville and Department of Natural Resources of Puerto Rico

Type: Arch-Gravity

Purpose(s): Flood Control

River: Portugues

Reservoir capacity: 20 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 04/08

Start of RCC: 04/08

End of RCC: 05/12

End of Project: 12/13

Specifications

Height: 67 metres

Length: 375 metres

Volume of RCC: 270 m³x10³

Total volume: 310 m³x10³

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

Slope	Type
Vertical	RCC against formwork (GEVR/GE-RCC)

Downstream

Slope	Type
0.35	RCC against formwork (GEVR/GE-RCC) [stepped face]

Spillway

Slope	Type
0.35	Traditional concrete against formwork

Placement

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)
300	300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m³)
114

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

Kotanli II

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Country: Turkey

Owner: EBD En. Ür. ve Tic. A.S.

Type: Arch-Gravity

Purpose(s): Hydropower

River: Kura

Reservoir capacity: 20 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 10/12

Start of RCC: 10/12

End of RCC: 04/15

End of Project: 11/15

Specifications

Height: 70 metres

Length: 250 metres

Volume of RCC: 248 m³x10³

Total volume: 252 m³x10³

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

Slope	Type
0.15	RCC against formwork

Downstream

Slope	Type
0.70	RCC against formwork (GEVR/GE-RCC) [stepped face]

Spillway

Slope	Type
0.70	Reinforced conventional concrete cast after RCC placement

Placement

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)
300	300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m³)
85

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

Tabellout

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Country: Algeria

Owner: ANBT (Agence Nationale des Barrages et Transfert)

Type: Arch-Gravity

Purpose(s): Irrigation / Water Supply

River: Djen Djen

Reservoir capacity: 294 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 03/10

Start of RCC: 03/10

End of RCC: 08/15

End of Project: 12/15

Specifications

Height: 121 metres

Length: 366 metres

Volume of RCC: 975 m³x10³

Total volume: -

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

Slope	Type
	Reinforced conventional concrete cast after RCC placement

Downstream

Slope	Type
	Reinforced conventional concrete cast after RCC placement

Spillway

Slope	Type
	Reinforced conventional concrete cast after RCC placement [stepped face]

Placement

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)
300	300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m³)
85

Pozzolan (kg/m³)	Pozzolan Type
45	Ground-granulated blast-furnace slag

Köroglu Kotanli 1

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Country: Turkey

Owner: EBD Enerji Üretim. ve Tic. A.S.

Type: Arch-Gravity

Purpose(s): Hydropower

River: Kura

Reservoir capacity: 73 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 03/15

Start of RCC: 03/15

End of RCC: 02/17

End of Project: 04/17

Specifications

Height: 100 metres

Length: 404 metres

Volume of RCC: 640 m³x10³

Total volume: 680 m³x10³

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

Slope	Type
Vertical	RCC against formwork (GEVR/GE-RCC)

Downstream

Slope	Type
0.60	RCC against formwork (GEVR/GE-RCC) [stepped face]

Spillway

Slope	Type
0.60	Reinforced conventional concrete cast after RCC placement

Placement

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)
300	300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m³)
85

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

Sanhekou

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Country: China

Owner: -

Type: Arch-Gravity

Purpose(s): unknown

River: Ziwuhe

Reservoir capacity: 710 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: -/14

Start of RCC: -/14

End of RCC: 12/18

End of Project: 06/19

Specifications

Height: 142 metres

Length: 472 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

Arenal I-II

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Country: Honduras

Owner: Energias Limpias del Yaguala SA de CV

Type: Arch-Gravity

Purpose(s): Hydropower

River: Yaguala

Reservoir capacity: 72 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 01/18

Start of RCC: 01/18

End of RCC: 11/20

End of Project: 01/21

Specifications

Height: 93 metres

Length: 273 metres

Volume of RCC: 249 m³x10³

Total volume: 305 m³x10³

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

Slope	Type
0.04	RCC against formwork (GEVR/GE-RCC)

Downstream

Slope	Type
0.40	RCC against formwork (GEVR/GE-RCC)
0.67	RCC against formwork (GEVR/GE-RCC)

Spillway

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

Placement

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m³)

Pozzolan (kg/m³)	Pozzolan Type

Chame Shir

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Country: Iran

Owner: Iran Water & Power Resources Development Company (IWPC)

Type: Arch-Gravity

Purpose(s): Flood Control / Hydropower / Irrigation / Water Supply

River: Zohreh

Reservoir capacity: 2300 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: -/11

Start of RCC: -/11

End of RCC: -/22

End of Project: 07/23

Specifications

Height: 151 metres

Length: 680 metres

Volume of RCC: 1100 m³x10³

Total volume: 1200 m³x10³

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

Slope	Type
Vertical

Downstream

Slope	Type
0.70

Spillway

Slope	Type

Placement

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)
300	300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m³)
160

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

Asuwagawa

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Country: Japan

Owner: Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism

Type: Arch-Gravity

Purpose(s): Flood Control

River: Heko

Reservoir capacity: 29 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 07/06

Start of RCC: 07/06

End of RCC: -/24

End of Project: -/26

Specifications

Height: 96 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

Gross Dam Raise

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Country: USA

Owner: Denver Water

Type: Arch-Gravity

Purpose(s): Water Supply

River: South Boulder Creek

Reservoir capacity: 147 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 04/22

Start of RCC: 04/22

End of RCC: 11/25

End of Project: 12/26

Specifications

Height: 144 metres

Length: 610 metres

Volume of RCC: 568 m³x10³

Total volume: -

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

Slope	Type

Downstream

Slope	Type

Spillway

Slope	Type

Placement

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)
300	300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m³)

Pozzolan (kg/m³)	Pozzolan Type

El-Janneh

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Country: Lebanon

Owner: EBML

Type: Arch-Gravity

Purpose(s): Hydropower / Irrigation / Water Supply

River: Ibrahim (Abraham)

Reservoir capacity: 38 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: -/15

Start of RCC: -/15

End of RCC: -/25

End of Project: -/26

Specifications

Height: 162 metres

Length: 350 metres

Volume of RCC: 1450 m³x10³

Total volume: -

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

Slope	Type

Downstream

Slope	Type

Spillway

Slope	Type

Placement

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)
300	300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m³)

Pozzolan (kg/m³)	Pozzolan Type

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