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Country: USA

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)
Willow Creek	USA	US Army Corps of Engineers	F R	Willow Creek	17	11/81	04/82	09/82	04/83	52	543	331	331	V	(7)	0.80	(17)	0.80	(17)	300	300	47	19	(F)
Middle Fork	USA	Exxon Company, Houston, Texas	F W	Middle Fork	1	05/84	07/84	09/84	11/84	38	125	42	43	V	(1)	0.80	(1)*	conduit		300	300	66	0	(-)
Carroll E. Ecton (formerly Winchester)	USA	Winchester Municipal Utility	W	Upper Howard Creek	2	06/84	08/84	11/84	01/85	23	363	24	27	V	(6)	V 1.00	(5) (17)	1.00	(1)	300	300	104	0	(-)
Galesville	USA	Douglas County	F I R W	Cow Creek	52	07/84	05/85	08/85	10/85	50	290	161	171	V	(1)	0.80	(17)	0.80	(17)	300	300	53	51	(F)
Grindstone Canyon	USA	Village of Ruidoso	W	Grindstone	2	09/85	05/86	07/86	10/86	42	432	88	96	V	(1)	0.75	(1)*	0.75	(1)	300	300	76	0	(-)
Monksville	USA	North Jersey District Water Supply Commission and Hackensack Water Company	W	Wanaque	27	05/85	03/86	08/86	11/86	48	670	219	232	V	(1)	V 0.78	(1) (17)	0.78	(1)*	300	300	64	0	(-)
Lower Chase Creek	USA	Phelps Dodge Morenci Inc & Sumitomo Metal Mining	F	Lower Chase Creek	1	03/87	05/87	06/87	07/87	27	122	14	22	V	(1)	0.70	(1)*	0.70	(1)*	300	300	64	40	(F)
Upper Stillwater	USA	Central Utah Water Conservancy District	I W	Rock Creek	37	12/83	09/85	08/87	12/87	91	815	1125	1281	V	(14)	0.32 0.60	(14) (14)	0.32 0.60	(14)* (14)*	300	300	79	173	(F)
Stagecoach	USA	Upper Yampa Water Conservancy District, Steamboat Springs, Colorado	H I R W	Yampa	42	08/87	06/88	07/88	11/88	46	116	34	39	V	(1)	0.80	(1)*	0.80	(1)*	300	300	71	71	(F)
S.W. Freese (formerly Stacy - spillway)	USA	Colorado River Municipal Water District	W	Colorado	700	05/87	05/88	04/89	01/90	31	173	89	158	V	(13)	0.831	(17)	ogee	(12)	300	300	125	62	(C)
Quail Creek South	USA	Washington County Water Conservancy District	W	Quail Creek	50	02/90	03/90	05/90	08/90	42	610	130	150	V	(1)	V 0.85	(1) (17)	conduit		300	300	80	53	(F)
Freeman diversion	USA	United Water Conservancy District	G	Santa Clara		03/90	07/90	09/90	- /91	17	366	101	110	V	(1)	0.80	(17)	0.80	(17)	300	300	125	83	(F)
Nickajack Auxillary Spillway	USA	Tennessee Valley Authority	H	Tennessee	311	08/89	07/90	02/91	04/92	17	427	79	79	0.25	(3)*	0.60	(3)*	0.60	(3)*	300	600	85	119	(F)
Cuchillo Negro	USA	City of Truth or Consequences	F	Cuchillo Negro		10/89	03/90	05/91	07/91	50	186	75	82	V	(7)	0.90	(17)	separate		300	300	77	59	(F)
Victoria replacement	USA	Upper Peninsula Power Co., Michigan	H	West Branch	13	04/91	08/91	10/91	06/92	37	100	36	40	V	(12)	0.80	(3)*	0.80	(3)*	300	300	67	67	(C)
Alan Henry Spillway	USA	Brazos River Authority	W	Double Mountain Fork	140	03/91	12/91	04/92	- /93	25	84	22	23	V	(13)	1.10	(17)	ogee	(1)	300	300	119	59	(F)
Jim Wilson (formerly Town Wash Detention)	USA	Town of Mesquite, Nevada	F	Town Wash		01/92	03/92	05/92	06/92	18	264	43	45	V	(14)	1.50	(3)	1.50	(3)* (17)*	200	200	107	71	(F)
Christian E. Siegrist	USA	City of Lebanon Authority	W	Mill	4	09/91	04/92	07/92	- /93	40	213	69	70	V	(6)	0.80	(17)	0.80	(1)	300	300	59	34	(F)
Zintel Canyon	USA	City of Kennewick, Washington	F	Zintel	3	03/92	07/92	10/92	12/92	39	158	54	55	V	(7)	0.85	(17)	0.85	(17)	300	300	74	0	(-)
Elmer Thomas - replacement	USA	US Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior	R	Little Medicine Creek	10	02/92	01/93	02/93	05/93	34	128	29	34	V	(1)	0.64	(1)	none		300	300	89	89	(F)
Clifford D. Craig (formerly Spring Hollow)	USA	Western Virginia Water Authority	W	off-stream	12	10/92	03/93	08/93	- /94	74	302	222	223	V	(6)	0.80	(17)	none		300	300	53	53	(F)
Hudson River Nº11	USA	Banks County	W	Mountain Creek		11/92	04/93	08/93	- /93	21	168	26	28	V	(6)	0.80	(1)*	0.80	(1)*	300	300	119	84	(F)
Rocky Gulch	USA	Phelps Dodge Corporation	P	Rocky Gulch		05/94	05/94	06/94	07/94	18	55	6	7	V	(1)	0.80	(17)	none		300	300	184	0	(-)
New Peterson Lake	USA	City of Greeley	W	Tributary of Cache La Poudre	3	05/95	09/95	11/95	12/95	21	70	7	8	V	(1)	0.80	(1)*	0.80	(1)*	300	300	145	48	(F)
Jack Turner (formerly Big Haynes)	USA	Conyers-Rockdale Big Haynes Imp. Authority	W	Big Haynes Creek		10/94	02/95	06/96	09/96	27	427	72	74	V	(8)	0.80	(10)*	0.80	(10)*	300	300	42 39	42 39	(F)
Tie Hack	USA	City of Buffalo	W	South Fork Clear Creek	3	05/96	10/96	08/97	- /97	41	170	62	69	V	(1)	0.80	(1)*	0.80	(1)*	300	300	89	83	(F)
Penn Forest	USA	Bethlehem Authority, City of Bethlehem	W	Wild Creek	2	08/96	09/97	10/98	12/98	49	610	283	283	V	(6)	0.50	(15) (7)	conduit		300	300	58	41	(F)
Buckhorn	USA	Town of Wilson	W	Contentea Creek		03/98	- /98	04/99	06/09	16	781	64	69	V	(6)					300	300	89	0	(-)
Barnard Creek Canyon Debris Dam	USA	Davis County Flood Control	F	Barnard Creek		08/99	11/99	11/99	01/00	18	46	3	3	V	()	0.75	()*	0.75	()*	300	300	108	84	(F)
Bullard Creek	USA	Natural Resources Conservation Service	F	Bullard Creek	1	10/98	08/99	- /99	- /99	16	110	7	7	V	(3)	V 0.75	(3)*	0.75	(3)*	300	300	148	44	(F)
Trout Creek	USA	Paul Moltz	I R	Trout Creek	1	08/99	04/00	05/00	07/00	31	38	9	10	V	(1)	0.80	(1)*	0.80	(1)*	300	300	163	0	(-)
Pickle Jar	USA	Paradise Valley Estates	W		1	10/99	03/00	05/00	08/00	16	57	331	331	V	(1)	0.80	(1)*	0.80	(1)*	300	300	90	0	(-)
Pajarito Canyon	USA	US Department of Energy (Los Alamos Lab.)/US Army Corps of Engineers	F	Pajarito	8	06/00	07/00	08/00	09/00	36	112	48	48	V	(15)	1.00	(17)	conduit		300	300	148	0	(-)
North Fork Hughes River	USA	USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service	F R W	North Fork Hughes River	1480	07/99	03/01	07/01	- /01	26	200	65	65	V	(8)	0.80	(10)	0.80	(1)	300	300	59 107	59 65	(F)
Hunting Run	USA	Spotsylvania County	W	Hunting Run	2	05/00	02/01	01/02	08/02	36	720	115	128	V	(8)		(17)		(17)	300	300	74	37	(F)
Randleman Lake	USA	Piedmont Triad Regional Water Authority	R W	Deep	84	07/01	04/02	07/02	01/03	31	280	70	76	V	(1)	0.75	(1)*	0.75	(1)*	300	300	89	104	(F)
Olivenhain	USA	San Diego County Water Authority	W	Escondido Creek	30	06/01	02/02	10/02	07/03	97	788	1070	1140	V	(4')	0.80	(3)*	0.80	(1)*	300	300	74	121	(F)
Big Cherry	USA	Town of Big Stone Gap	W	South Fork, Powell River	2	04/04	09/04	01/05	07/05	26	113	11	12							300	300	82	82	(F)
Saluda dam remediation	USA	South Carolina Electric and Gas	H	Saluda	1970	08/02	07/03	04/05	07/05	65	2439	1004	1410		(5)		(5)*			300	300	89	89	(F)
Pine Brook	USA	Pine Brook Water District	W		1	01/05	10/05	04/06	- /06	26	170	27	30	V	(7)		(17)	separate		300	300	95	59	(F)
Genesee #2	USA	Genesee Water and Sanitation District	W	Bear Creek	1	06/06	11/06	11/06	10/07	29	168	24		V						300	300
Hickory Log Creek	USA	Marietta (Georgia) Water Authority	W	Hickory Log Creek	1	10/05	12/06	06/07	10/07	55	290	165		V	(8)	0.80	(3')*	0.80	(1)	300	300	89 80 74	89 98 104	(F)
Elkwater Fork	USA	Natural Resources Conservation Service	W	Tygart Tributory	3	- /06	04/07	08/07	- /07	39	204	106	113	V	(8)	0.80	(3)*	0.80	(1)*	300	300	59	89	(F)
Big Bear Creek	USA	Tennessee Valley Authority	F W	Bear Creek	47	01/08	10/08	05/09	06/09	27	292	60	69	V	(1)	0.80	(1)*			300	300	77	77	(F)
Taum Sauk [H-F]	USA	AmerenUE	H	Water source - East Fork of Black River	6	02/07	10/07	11/09	06/10	49	2060	2448	2500	0.60	(1)	0.60	(1)*	no spillway		300	300	59	59	(F)
Deep Creek Nº5D	USA	Yadkin County and NRCS	F W	Deep Creek	15	12/08	04/09	12/09	07/10	22	226	39	45	V	(3')	0.80	(3')*	0.80	(1)*	300	300	89	89	(F)
Thornton Gap (Tollway)	USA	MWRDGC (Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago)	F	-	1	02/10	06/11	09/11	11/11	35	69	25	25	V	(3')		(3')*			300	300	48	79	(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)
Dry Comal Creek	USA	Comal County, Texas	F	Dry Comal Creek	4	10/11	03/12	08/12	12/12	26	457	62	67	V	(3')	0.80	(3)*	0.80	(1)	300	300	60	100	(C)
San Vicente Dam Raise	USA	San Diego County Water Authority and City of San Diego	W	San Diego	299	06/09	09/11	09/12	09/14	103	474	459	465	V	(4')	0.78	(3')*	0.78	(3')*	300	300	86	127	(F)
Cannelton [H-F]	USA	American Municipal Partners (AMP)	H	Ohio		05/09	06/12	08/13	09/16	35	158	113		0.80	(10)	0.80	(10)	separate		230	230	118	64	(F)
Captain Meldahl [H-F]	USA	American Municipal Partners (AMP)	H	Ohio		04/11	06/13	12/13	04/16	28	84	56		0.80	(10)	0.80	(10)	separate		230	230	116	62	(F)
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)
Smithland [H-F]	USA	American Municipal Partners (AMP)	H	Ohio		12/11	03/14	10/14	07/17	33	153	120		0.80	(10)	0.80	(10)	separate		230	230	118	64	(F)
Duck River	USA	Cullman Utilities Board	W	Duck	31	01/14	- /15	09/15	- /16	41	90	121	128	0.10	(1) (3)		(3')*	1.00	(1')* (3')*	300	300	107	55	(F)
Center Hill Auxiliary Backup Dam	USA	US Army Corps of Engineers - Nashville District	F H R W	Caney Fork	940	- /17	- /19	- /20	- /21	40	293	99	122	V	(1)	V 0.83	(1)*	0.83	(1)*	300	300	93	93	(F)
Priest Rapids Right Embankment	USA	Grant County Public Utility District	H	Columbia		10/21	04/22	03/23	10/23	17	564	386		V	(3')	V 0.75	(3') (17)	none		300	300 -	87	137	(F)
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
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.

Willow Creek

Full Dam Information

Details

Country: USA

Owner: US Army Corps of Engineers

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Flood Control / Recreation

River: Willow Creek

Reservoir capacity: 17 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 11/81

Start of RCC: 11/81

End of RCC: 09/82

End of Project: 04/83

Specifications

Height: 52 metres

Length: 543 metres

Volume of RCC: 331 m³x10³

Total volume: 331 m³x10³

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

Slope	Type
Vertical	RCC against precast concrete panels

Downstream

Slope	Type
0.80	Unformed face of RCC

Spillway

Slope	Type
0.80	Unformed face of RCC

Placement

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)
300	300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m³)
47

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

Middle Fork

Full Dam Information

Details

Country: USA

Owner: Exxon Company, Houston, Texas

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Flood Control / Water Supply

River: Middle Fork

Reservoir capacity: 1 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 05/84

Start of RCC: 05/84

End of RCC: 09/84

End of Project: 11/84

Specifications

Height: 38 metres

Length: 125 metres

Volume of RCC: 42 m³x10³

Total volume: 43 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
conduit

Placement

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)
300	300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m³)
66

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

Carroll E. Ecton (formerly Winchester)

Full Dam Information

Details

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

Slope	Type
Vertical	Traditional concrete against precast concrete panels with geomembrane

Downstream

Slope	Type
Vertical	Traditional concrete against precast concrete panels
1.00	Unformed face of RCC

Spillway

Slope	Type
1.00	Traditional concrete against formwork

Placement

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)
300	300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m³)
104

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

Carroll E. Ecton (formerly Winchester) completed

Galesville

Full Dam Information

Details

Country: USA

Owner: Douglas County

Type: Gravity

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

River: Cow Creek

Reservoir capacity: 52 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 07/84

Start of RCC: 07/84

End of RCC: 08/85

End of Project: 10/85

Specifications

Height: 50 metres

Length: 290 metres

Volume of RCC: 161 m³x10³

Total volume: 171 m³x10³

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

Slope	Type
Vertical	Traditional concrete against formwork

Downstream

Slope	Type
0.80	Unformed face of RCC

Spillway

Slope	Type
0.80	Unformed face of RCC

Placement

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)
300	300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m³)
53

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

Grindstone Canyon

Full Dam Information

Details

Country: USA

Owner: Village of Ruidoso

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Water Supply

River: Grindstone

Reservoir capacity: 2 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 09/85

Start of RCC: 09/85

End of RCC: 07/86

End of Project: 10/86

Specifications

Height: 42 metres

Length: 432 metres

Volume of RCC: 88 m³x10³

Total volume: 96 m³x10³

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

Slope	Type
Vertical	Traditional concrete against formwork

Downstream

Slope	Type
0.75	Traditional concrete 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)
76

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

Monksville

Full Dam Information

Details

Country: USA

Owner: North Jersey District Water Supply Commission and Hackensack Water Company

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Water Supply

River: Wanaque

Reservoir capacity: 27 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 05/85

Start of RCC: 05/85

End of RCC: 08/86

End of Project: 11/86

Specifications

Height: 48 metres

Length: 670 metres

Volume of RCC: 219 m³x10³

Total volume: 232 m³x10³

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

Slope	Type
Vertical	Traditional concrete against formwork

Downstream

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

Spillway

Slope	Type
0.78	Traditional concrete against formwork [stepped face]

Placement

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)
300	300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m³)
64

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

Lower Chase Creek

Full Dam Information

Details

Country: USA

Owner: Phelps Dodge Morenci Inc & Sumitomo Metal Mining

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Flood Control

River: Lower Chase Creek

Reservoir capacity: 1 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 03/87

Start of RCC: 03/87

End of RCC: 06/87

End of Project: 07/87

Specifications

Height: 27 metres

Length: 122 metres

Volume of RCC: 14 m³x10³

Total volume: 22 m³x10³

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

Slope	Type
Vertical	Traditional concrete against formwork

Downstream

Slope	Type
0.70	Traditional concrete against formwork [stepped face]

Spillway

Slope	Type
0.70	Traditional concrete against formwork [stepped face]

Placement

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)
300	300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m³)
64

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

Upper Stillwater

Full Dam Information

Details

Country: USA

Owner: Central Utah Water Conservancy District

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Irrigation / Water Supply

River: Rock Creek

Reservoir capacity: 37 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 12/83

Start of RCC: 12/83

End of RCC: 08/87

End of Project: 12/87

Specifications

Height: 91 metres

Length: 815 metres

Volume of RCC: 1125 m³x10³

Total volume: 1281 m³x10³

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

Slope	Type
Vertical	Slip-formed/extruded facing elements

Downstream

Slope	Type
0.32	Slip-formed/extruded facing elements
0.60	Slip-formed/extruded facing elements

Spillway

Slope	Type
0.32	Slip-formed/extruded facing elements [stepped face]
0.60	Slip-formed/extruded facing elements [stepped face]

Placement

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)
300	300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m³)
79

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

Stagecoach

Full Dam Information

Details

Country: USA

Owner: Upper Yampa Water Conservancy District, Steamboat Springs, Colorado

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Hydropower / Irrigation / Recreation / Water Supply

River: Yampa

Reservoir capacity: 42 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 08/87

Start of RCC: 08/87

End of RCC: 07/88

End of Project: 11/88

Specifications

Height: 46 metres

Length: 116 metres

Volume of RCC: 34 m³x10³

Total volume: 39 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)
71

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

S.W. Freese (formerly Stacy - spillway)

Full Dam Information

Details

Country: USA

Owner: Colorado River Municipal Water District

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Water Supply

River: Colorado

Reservoir capacity: 700 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 05/87

Start of RCC: 05/87

End of RCC: 04/89

End of Project: 01/90

Specifications

Height: 31 metres

Length: 173 metres

Volume of RCC: 89 m³x10³

Total volume: 158 m³x10³

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

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

Downstream

Slope	Type
0.831	Unformed face of RCC

Spillway

Slope	Type
ogee	Reinforced conventional concrete cast after RCC placement

Placement

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)
300	300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m³)
125

Pozzolan (kg/m³)	Pozzolan Type
62	High-lime flyash (ASTM Class C)

S.W. Freese (formerly Stacy - spillway) completed

Quail Creek South

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Details

Country: USA

Owner: Washington County Water Conservancy District

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Water Supply

River: Quail Creek

Reservoir capacity: 50 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 02/90

Start of RCC: 02/90

End of RCC: 05/90

End of Project: 08/90

Specifications

Height: 42 metres

Length: 610 metres

Volume of RCC: 130 m³x10³

Total volume: 150 m³x10³

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

Slope	Type
Vertical	Traditional concrete against formwork

Downstream

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

Spillway

Slope	Type
conduit

Placement

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)
300	300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m³)
80

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

Freeman diversion

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Details

Country: USA

Owner: United Water Conservancy District

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Groundwater Recharge

River: Santa Clara

Reservoir capacity: -

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 03/90

Start of RCC: 03/90

End of RCC: 09/90

End of Project: -/91

Specifications

Height: 17 metres

Length: 366 metres

Volume of RCC: 101 m³x10³

Total volume: 110 m³x10³

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

Slope	Type
Vertical	Traditional concrete against formwork

Downstream

Slope	Type
0.80	Unformed face of RCC

Spillway

Slope	Type
0.80	Unformed face of RCC

Placement

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)
300	300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m³)
125

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

Nickajack Auxillary Spillway

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Details

Country: USA

Owner: Tennessee Valley Authority

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Hydropower

River: Tennessee

Reservoir capacity: 311 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 08/89

Start of RCC: 08/89

End of RCC: 02/91

End of Project: 04/92

Specifications

Height: 17 metres

Length: 427 metres

Volume of RCC: 79 m³x10³

Total volume: 79 m³x10³

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

Slope	Type
0.25	RCC against formwork [stepped face]

Downstream

Slope	Type
0.60	RCC against formwork [stepped face]

Spillway

Slope	Type
0.60	RCC against formwork [stepped face]

Placement

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)
300	600

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m³)
85

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

Cuchillo Negro

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Details

Country: USA

Owner: City of Truth or Consequences

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Flood Control

River: Cuchillo Negro

Reservoir capacity: -

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 10/89

Start of RCC: 10/89

End of RCC: 05/91

End of Project: 07/91

Specifications

Height: 50 metres

Length: 186 metres

Volume of RCC: 75 m³x10³

Total volume: 82 m³x10³

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

Slope	Type
Vertical	RCC against precast concrete panels

Downstream

Slope	Type
0.90	Unformed face of RCC

Spillway

Slope	Type
separate

Placement

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)
300	300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m³)
77

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

Victoria replacement

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Details

Country: USA

Owner: Upper Peninsula Power Co., Michigan

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Hydropower

River: West Branch

Reservoir capacity: 13 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 04/91

Start of RCC: 04/91

End of RCC: 10/91

End of Project: 06/92

Specifications

Height: 37 metres

Length: 100 metres

Volume of RCC: 36 m³x10³

Total volume: 40 m³x10³

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

Slope	Type
Vertical	Reinforced conventional concrete cast after RCC placement

Downstream

Slope	Type
0.80	RCC against formwork [stepped face]

Spillway

Slope	Type
0.80	RCC against formwork [stepped face]

Placement

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)
300	300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m³)
67

Pozzolan (kg/m³)	Pozzolan Type
67	High-lime flyash (ASTM Class C)

Alan Henry Spillway

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Details

Country: USA

Owner: Brazos River Authority

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Water Supply

River: Double Mountain Fork

Reservoir capacity: 140 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 03/91

Start of RCC: 03/91

End of RCC: 04/92

End of Project: -/93

Specifications

Height: 25 metres

Length: 84 metres

Volume of RCC: 22 m³x10³

Total volume: 23 m³x10³

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

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

Downstream

Slope	Type
1.10	Unformed face of RCC

Spillway

Slope	Type
ogee	Traditional concrete against formwork

Placement

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)
300	300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m³)
119

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

Jim Wilson (formerly Town Wash Detention)

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Details

Country: USA

Owner: Town of Mesquite, Nevada

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Flood Control

River: Town Wash

Reservoir capacity: -

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 01/92

Start of RCC: 01/92

End of RCC: 05/92

End of Project: 06/92

Specifications

Height: 18 metres

Length: 264 metres

Volume of RCC: 43 m³x10³

Total volume: 45 m³x10³

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

Slope	Type
Vertical	Slip-formed/extruded facing elements

Downstream

Slope	Type
1.50	RCC against formwork

Spillway

Slope	Type
1.50	RCC against formwork [stepped face]
	Unformed face of RCC [stepped face]

Placement

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)
200	200

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m³)
107

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

Jim Wilson (formerly Town Wash Detention) completed

Christian E. Siegrist

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Details

Country: USA

Owner: City of Lebanon Authority

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Water Supply

River: Mill

Reservoir capacity: 4 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 09/91

Start of RCC: 09/91

End of RCC: 07/92

End of Project: -/93

Specifications

Height: 40 metres

Length: 213 metres

Volume of RCC: 69 m³x10³

Total volume: 70 m³x10³

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

Slope	Type
Vertical	Traditional concrete against precast concrete panels with geomembrane

Downstream

Slope	Type
0.80	Unformed face of RCC

Spillway

Slope	Type
0.80	Traditional concrete against formwork

Placement

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)
300	300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m³)
59

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

Zintel Canyon

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Details

Country: USA

Owner: City of Kennewick, Washington

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Flood Control

River: Zintel

Reservoir capacity: 3 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 03/92

Start of RCC: 03/92

End of RCC: 10/92

End of Project: 12/92

Specifications

Height: 39 metres

Length: 158 metres

Volume of RCC: 54 m³x10³

Total volume: 55 m³x10³

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

Slope	Type
Vertical	RCC against precast concrete panels

Downstream

Slope	Type
0.85	Unformed face of RCC

Spillway

Slope	Type
0.85	Unformed face of RCC

Placement

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)
300	300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m³)
74

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

Elmer Thomas - replacement

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Details

Country: USA

Owner: US Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Recreation

River: Little Medicine Creek

Reservoir capacity: 10 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 02/92

Start of RCC: 02/92

End of RCC: 02/93

End of Project: 05/93

Specifications

Height: 34 metres

Length: 128 metres

Volume of RCC: 29 m³x10³

Total volume: 34 m³x10³

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

Slope	Type
Vertical	Traditional concrete against formwork

Downstream

Slope	Type
0.64	Traditional concrete against formwork

Spillway

Slope	Type
none

Placement

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)
300	300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m³)
89

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

Clifford D. Craig (formerly Spring Hollow)

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Details

Country: USA

Owner: Western Virginia Water Authority

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Water Supply

River: off-stream

Reservoir capacity: 12 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 10/92

Start of RCC: 10/92

End of RCC: 08/93

End of Project: -/94

Specifications

Height: 74 metres

Length: 302 metres

Volume of RCC: 222 m³x10³

Total volume: 223 m³x10³

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

Slope	Type
Vertical	Traditional concrete against precast concrete panels with geomembrane

Downstream

Slope	Type
0.80	Unformed face of RCC

Spillway

Slope	Type
none

Placement

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)
300	300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m³)
53

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

Clifford D. Craig (formerly Spring Hollow) completed

Hudson River Nº11

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Details

Country: USA

Owner: Banks County

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Water Supply

River: Mountain Creek

Reservoir capacity: -

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 11/92

Start of RCC: 11/92

End of RCC: 08/93

End of Project: -/93

Specifications

Height: 21 metres

Length: 168 metres

Volume of RCC: 26 m³x10³

Total volume: 28 m³x10³

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

Slope	Type
Vertical	Traditional concrete against precast concrete panels with geomembrane

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)
119

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

Rocky Gulch

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Details

Country: USA

Owner: Phelps Dodge Corporation

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Pollution Control

River: Rocky Gulch

Reservoir capacity: -

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 05/94

Start of RCC: 05/94

End of RCC: 06/94

End of Project: 07/94

Specifications

Height: 18 metres

Length: 55 metres

Volume of RCC: 6 m³x10³

Total volume: 7 m³x10³

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

Slope	Type
Vertical	Traditional concrete against formwork

Downstream

Slope	Type
0.80	Unformed face of RCC

Spillway

Slope	Type
none

Placement

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)
300	300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m³)
184

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

New Peterson Lake

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Details

Country: USA

Owner: City of Greeley

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Water Supply

River: Tributary of Cache La Poudre

Reservoir capacity: 3 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 05/95

Start of RCC: 05/95

End of RCC: 11/95

End of Project: 12/95

Specifications

Height: 21 metres

Length: 70 metres

Volume of RCC: 7 m³x10³

Total volume: 8 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)
145

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

Jack Turner (formerly Big Haynes)

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Details

Country: USA

Owner: Conyers-Rockdale Big Haynes Imp. Authority

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Water Supply

River: Big Haynes Creek

Reservoir capacity: -

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 10/94

Start of RCC: 10/94

End of RCC: 06/96

End of Project: 09/96

Specifications

Height: 27 metres

Length: 427 metres

Volume of RCC: 72 m³x10³

Total volume: 74 m³x10³

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

Slope	Type
Vertical	RCC against precast concrete panels with geomembrane

Downstream

Slope	Type
0.80	RCC against precast concrete blocks [stepped face]

Spillway

Slope	Type
0.80	RCC against precast concrete blocks [stepped face]

Placement

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)
300	300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m³)
42
39

Pozzolan (kg/m³)	Pozzolan Type
42	Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F)
39

Jack Turner (formerly Big Haynes) completed

Tie Hack

Full Dam Information

Details

Country: USA

Owner: City of Buffalo

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Water Supply

River: South Fork Clear Creek

Reservoir capacity: 3 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 05/96

Start of RCC: 05/96

End of RCC: 08/97

End of Project: -/97

Specifications

Height: 41 metres

Length: 170 metres

Volume of RCC: 62 m³x10³

Total volume: 69 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)
89

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

Penn Forest

Full Dam Information

Details

Country: USA

Owner: Bethlehem Authority, City of Bethlehem

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Water Supply

River: Wild Creek

Reservoir capacity: 2 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 08/96

Start of RCC: 08/96

End of RCC: 10/98

End of Project: 12/98

Specifications

Height: 49 metres

Length: 610 metres

Volume of RCC: 283 m³x10³

Total volume: 283 m³x10³

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

Slope	Type
Vertical	Traditional concrete against precast concrete panels with geomembrane

Downstream

Slope	Type
0.50	RCC supported by fill shoulders
	RCC against precast concrete panels

Spillway

Slope	Type
conduit

Placement

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)
300	300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m³)
58

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

Buckhorn

Full Dam Information

Details

Country: USA

Owner: Town of Wilson

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Water Supply

River: Contentea Creek

Reservoir capacity: -

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 03/98

Start of RCC: 03/98

End of RCC: 04/99

End of Project: 06/09

Specifications

Height: 16 metres

Length: 781 metres

Volume of RCC: 64 m³x10³

Total volume: 69 m³x10³

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

Slope	Type
Vertical	Traditional concrete against precast concrete panels with geomembrane

Downstream

Slope	Type

Spillway

Slope	Type

Placement

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)
300	300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m³)
89

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

Barnard Creek Canyon Debris Dam

Full Dam Information

Details

Country: USA

Owner: Davis County Flood Control

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Flood Control

River: Barnard Creek

Reservoir capacity: -

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 08/99

Start of RCC: 08/99

End of RCC: 11/99

End of Project: 01/00

Specifications

Height: 18 metres

Length: 46 metres

Volume of RCC: 3 m³x10³

Total volume: 3 m³x10³

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

Slope	Type
Vertical

Downstream

Slope	Type
0.75	[stepped face]

Spillway

Slope	Type
0.75	[stepped face]

Placement

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)
300	300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m³)
108

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

Barnard Creek Canyon Debris Dam completed

Bullard Creek

Full Dam Information

Details

Country: USA

Owner: Natural Resources Conservation Service

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Flood Control

River: Bullard Creek

Reservoir capacity: 1 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 10/98

Start of RCC: 10/98

End of RCC: -/99

End of Project: -/99

Specifications

Height: 16 metres

Length: 110 metres

Volume of RCC: 7 m³x10³

Total volume: 7 m³x10³

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

Slope	Type
Vertical	RCC against formwork

Downstream

Slope	Type
Vertical	RCC against formwork [stepped face]
0.75

Spillway

Slope	Type
0.75	RCC against formwork [stepped face]

Placement

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)
300	300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m³)
148

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

Trout Creek

Full Dam Information

Details

Country: USA

Owner: Paul Moltz

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Irrigation / Recreation

River: Trout Creek

Reservoir capacity: 1 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 08/99

Start of RCC: 08/99

End of RCC: 05/00

End of Project: 07/00

Specifications

Height: 31 metres

Length: 38 metres

Volume of RCC: 9 m³x10³

Total volume: 10 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)
163

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

Pickle Jar

Full Dam Information

Details

Country: USA

Owner: Paradise Valley Estates

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Water Supply

River: -

Reservoir capacity: 1 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 10/99

Start of RCC: 10/99

End of RCC: 05/00

End of Project: 08/00

Specifications

Height: 16 metres

Length: 57 metres

Volume of RCC: 331 m³x10³

Total volume: 331 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)
90

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

Pajarito Canyon

Full Dam Information

Details

Country: USA

Owner: US Department of Energy (Los Alamos Lab.)/US Army Corps of Engineers

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Flood Control

River: Pajarito

Reservoir capacity: 8 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 06/00

Start of RCC: 06/00

End of RCC: 08/00

End of Project: 09/00

Specifications

Height: 36 metres

Length: 112 metres

Volume of RCC: 48 m³x10³

Total volume: 48 m³x10³

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

Slope	Type
Vertical	RCC supported by fill shoulders

Downstream

Slope	Type
1.00	Unformed face of RCC

Spillway

Slope	Type
conduit

Placement

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)
300	300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m³)
148

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

North Fork Hughes River

Full Dam Information

Details

Country: USA

Owner: USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Flood Control / Recreation / Water Supply

River: North Fork Hughes River

Reservoir capacity: 1480 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 07/99

Start of RCC: 07/99

End of RCC: 07/01

End of Project: -/01

Specifications

Height: 26 metres

Length: 200 metres

Volume of RCC: 65 m³x10³

Total volume: 65 m³x10³

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

Slope	Type
Vertical	RCC against precast concrete panels with geomembrane

Downstream

Slope	Type
0.80	RCC against precast concrete blocks

Spillway

Slope	Type
0.80	Traditional concrete against formwork

Placement

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)
300	300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m³)
59
107

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

Hunting Run

Full Dam Information

Details

Country: USA

Owner: Spotsylvania County

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Water Supply

River: Hunting Run

Reservoir capacity: 2 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 05/00

Start of RCC: 05/00

End of RCC: 01/02

End of Project: 08/02

Specifications

Height: 36 metres

Length: 720 metres

Volume of RCC: 115 m³x10³

Total volume: 128 m³x10³

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

Slope	Type
Vertical	RCC against precast concrete panels with geomembrane

Downstream

Slope	Type
	Unformed face of RCC

Spillway

Slope	Type
	Unformed face of RCC

Placement

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)
300	300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m³)
74

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

Randleman Lake

Full Dam Information

Details

Country: USA

Owner: Piedmont Triad Regional Water Authority

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Recreation / Water Supply

River: Deep

Reservoir capacity: 84 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 07/01

Start of RCC: 07/01

End of RCC: 07/02

End of Project: 01/03

Specifications

Height: 31 metres

Length: 280 metres

Volume of RCC: 70 m³x10³

Total volume: 76 m³x10³

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

Slope	Type
Vertical	Traditional concrete against formwork

Downstream

Slope	Type
0.75	Traditional concrete against formwork [stepped face]

Spillway

Slope	Type
0.75	Traditional concrete against formwork [stepped face]

Placement

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)
300	300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m³)
89

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

Olivenhain

Full Dam Information

Details

Country: USA

Owner: San Diego County Water Authority

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Water Supply

River: Escondido Creek

Reservoir capacity: 30 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 06/01

Start of RCC: 06/01

End of RCC: 10/02

End of Project: 07/03

Specifications

Height: 97 metres

Length: 788 metres

Volume of RCC: 1070 m³x10³

Total volume: 1140 m³x10³

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

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

Downstream

Slope	Type
0.80	RCC 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)
74

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

Big Cherry

Full Dam Information

Details

Country: USA

Owner: Town of Big Stone Gap

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Water Supply

River: South Fork, Powell River

Reservoir capacity: 2 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 04/04

Start of RCC: 04/04

End of RCC: 01/05

End of Project: 07/05

Specifications

Height: 26 metres

Length: 113 metres

Volume of RCC: 11 m³x10³

Total volume: 12 m³x10³

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

Slope	Type

Downstream

Slope	Type

Spillway

Slope	Type

Placement

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)
300	300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m³)
82

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

Saluda dam remediation

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Details

Country: USA

Owner: South Carolina Electric and Gas

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Hydropower

River: Saluda

Reservoir capacity: 1970 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 08/02

Start of RCC: 08/02

End of RCC: 04/05

End of Project: 07/05

Specifications

Height: 65 metres

Length: 2439 metres

Volume of RCC: 1004 m³x10³

Total volume: 1410 m³x10³

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

Slope	Type
	Traditional concrete against precast concrete panels

Downstream

Slope	Type
	Traditional concrete against precast concrete panels [stepped face]

Spillway

Slope	Type

Placement

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)
300	300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m³)
89

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

Pine Brook

Full Dam Information

Details

Country: USA

Owner: Pine Brook Water District

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Water Supply

River: -

Reservoir capacity: 1 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 01/05

Start of RCC: 01/05

End of RCC: 04/06

End of Project: -/06

Specifications

Height: 26 metres

Length: 170 metres

Volume of RCC: 27 m³x10³

Total volume: 30 m³x10³

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

Slope	Type
Vertical	RCC against precast concrete panels

Downstream

Slope	Type
	Unformed face of RCC

Spillway

Slope	Type
separate

Placement

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)
300	300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m³)
95

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

Genesee #2

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Details

Country: USA

Owner: Genesee Water and Sanitation District

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Water Supply

River: Bear Creek

Reservoir capacity: 1 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 06/06

Start of RCC: 06/06

End of RCC: 11/06

End of Project: 10/07

Specifications

Height: 29 metres

Length: 168 metres

Volume of RCC: 24 m³x10³

Total volume: -

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

Slope	Type
Vertical

Downstream

Slope	Type

Spillway

Slope	Type

Placement

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)
300	300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m³)

Pozzolan (kg/m³)	Pozzolan Type

Hickory Log Creek

Full Dam Information

Details

Country: USA

Owner: Marietta (Georgia) Water Authority

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Water Supply

River: Hickory Log Creek

Reservoir capacity: 1 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 10/05

Start of RCC: 10/05

End of RCC: 06/07

End of Project: 10/07

Specifications

Height: 55 metres

Length: 290 metres

Volume of RCC: 165 m³x10³

Total volume: -

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

Slope	Type
Vertical	RCC against precast concrete panels with geomembrane

Downstream

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

Spillway

Slope	Type
0.80	Traditional concrete against formwork

Placement

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)
300	300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m³)
89
80 74

Pozzolan (kg/m³)	Pozzolan Type
89	Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F)
98 104

Elkwater Fork

Full Dam Information

Details

Country: USA

Owner: Natural Resources Conservation Service

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Water Supply

River: Tygart Tributory

Reservoir capacity: 3 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: -/06

Start of RCC: -/06

End of RCC: 08/07

End of Project: -/07

Specifications

Height: 39 metres

Length: 204 metres

Volume of RCC: 106 m³x10³

Total volume: 113 m³x10³

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

Slope	Type
Vertical	RCC against precast concrete panels with geomembrane

Downstream

Slope	Type
0.80	RCC 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)
59

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

Big Bear Creek

Full Dam Information

Details

Country: USA

Owner: Tennessee Valley Authority

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Flood Control / Water Supply

River: Bear Creek

Reservoir capacity: 47 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 01/08

Start of RCC: 01/08

End of RCC: 05/09

End of Project: 06/09

Specifications

Height: 27 metres

Length: 292 metres

Volume of RCC: 60 m³x10³

Total volume: 69 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

Placement

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)
300	300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m³)
77

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

Taum Sauk

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Details

Country: USA

Owner: AmerenUE

Type: Hardfill

Purpose(s): Hydropower

River: Water source - East Fork of Black River

Reservoir capacity: 6 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 02/07

Start of RCC: 02/07

End of RCC: 11/09

End of Project: 06/10

Specifications

Height: 49 metres

Length: 2060 metres

Volume of RCC: 2448 m³x10³

Total volume: 2500 m³x10³

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

Slope	Type
0.60	Traditional concrete against formwork

Downstream

Slope	Type
0.60	Traditional concrete against formwork [stepped face]

Spillway

Slope	Type
no
spillway

Placement

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)
300	300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m³)
59

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

Deep Creek Nº5D

Full Dam Information

Details

Country: USA

Owner: Yadkin County and NRCS

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Flood Control / Water Supply

River: Deep Creek

Reservoir capacity: 15 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 12/08

Start of RCC: 12/08

End of RCC: 12/09

End of Project: 07/10

Specifications

Height: 22 metres

Length: 226 metres

Volume of RCC: 39 m³x10³

Total volume: 45 m³x10³

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

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

Downstream

Slope	Type
0.80	RCC against formwork (GEVR/GE-RCC) [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)
89

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

Thornton Gap (Tollway)

Full Dam Information

Details

Country: USA

Owner: MWRDGC (Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago)

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Flood Control

River: -

Reservoir capacity: 1 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 02/10

Start of RCC: 02/10

End of RCC: 09/11

End of Project: 11/11

Specifications

Height: 35 metres

Length: 69 metres

Volume of RCC: 25 m³x10³

Total volume: 25 m³x10³

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

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

Downstream

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

Spillway

Slope	Type

Placement

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)
300	300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m³)
48

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

Portugues

Full Dam Information

Details

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)

Dry Comal Creek

Full Dam Information

Details

Country: USA

Owner: Comal County, Texas

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Flood Control

River: Dry Comal Creek

Reservoir capacity: 4 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 10/11

Start of RCC: 10/11

End of RCC: 08/12

End of Project: 12/12

Specifications

Height: 26 metres

Length: 457 metres

Volume of RCC: 62 m³x10³

Total volume: 67 m³x10³

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

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

Downstream

Slope	Type
0.80	RCC against formwork [stepped face]

Spillway

Slope	Type
0.80	Traditional concrete against formwork

Placement

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)
300	300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m³)
60

Pozzolan (kg/m³)	Pozzolan Type
100	High-lime flyash (ASTM Class C)

San Vicente Dam Raise

Full Dam Information

Details

Country: USA

Owner: San Diego County Water Authority and City of San Diego

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Water Supply

River: San Diego

Reservoir capacity: 299 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 06/09

Start of RCC: 06/09

End of RCC: 09/12

End of Project: 09/14

Specifications

Height: 103 metres

Length: 474 metres

Volume of RCC: 459 m³x10³

Total volume: 465 m³x10³

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

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

Downstream

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

Spillway

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

Placement

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)
300	300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m³)
86

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

Cannelton

Full Dam Information

Details

Country: USA

Owner: American Municipal Partners (AMP)

Type: Hardfill

Purpose(s): Hydropower

River: Ohio

Reservoir capacity: -

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 05/09

Start of RCC: 05/09

End of RCC: 08/13

End of Project: 09/16

Specifications

Height: 35 metres

Length: 158 metres

Volume of RCC: 113 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)
118

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

Captain Meldahl

Full Dam Information

Details

Country: USA

Owner: American Municipal Partners (AMP)

Type: Hardfill

Purpose(s): Hydropower

River: Ohio

Reservoir capacity: -

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 04/11

Start of RCC: 04/11

End of RCC: 12/13

End of Project: 04/16

Specifications

Height: 28 metres

Length: 84 metres

Volume of RCC: 56 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)

Willow Island

Full Dam Information

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)

Smithland

Full Dam Information

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: 10/14

End of Project: 07/17

Specifications

Height: 33 metres

Length: 153 metres

Volume of RCC: 120 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)
118

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

Duck River

Full Dam Information

Details

Country: USA

Owner: Cullman Utilities Board

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Water Supply

River: Duck

Reservoir capacity: 31 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 01/14

Start of RCC: 01/14

End of RCC: 09/15

End of Project: -/16

Specifications

Height: 41 metres

Length: 90 metres

Volume of RCC: 121 m³x10³

Total volume: 128 m³x10³

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

Slope	Type
0.10	Traditional concrete against formwork
	RCC against formwork

Downstream

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

Spillway

Slope	Type
1.00	Traditional concrete against formwork (GEVR/GE-RCC) [stepped face]
	RCC against formwork (GEVR/GE-RCC) [stepped face]

Placement

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)
300	300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m³)
107

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

Center Hill Auxiliary Backup Dam

Full Dam Information

Details

Country: USA

Owner: US Army Corps of Engineers - Nashville District

Type: Gravity

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

River: Caney Fork

Reservoir capacity: 940 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: -/17

Start of RCC: -/17

End of RCC: -/20

End of Project: -/21

Specifications

Height: 40 metres

Length: 293 metres

Volume of RCC: 99 m³x10³

Total volume: 122 m³x10³

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

Slope	Type
Vertical	Traditional concrete against formwork

Downstream

Slope	Type
Vertical	Traditional concrete against formwork [stepped face]
0.83

Spillway

Slope	Type
0.83	Traditional concrete against formwork [stepped face]

Placement

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)
300	300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m³)
93

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

Priest Rapids Right Embankment

Full Dam Information

Details

Country: USA

Owner: Grant County Public Utility District

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Hydropower

River: Columbia

Reservoir capacity: -

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 10/21

Start of RCC: 10/21

End of RCC: 03/23

End of Project: 10/23

Specifications

Height: 17 metres

Length: 564 metres

Volume of RCC: 386 m³x10³

Total volume: -

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

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

Downstream

Slope	Type
Vertical	RCC against formwork (GEVR/GE-RCC)
0.75	Unformed face of RCC

Spillway

Slope	Type
none

Placement

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)
300	300 -

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m³)
87

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

Gross Dam Raise

Full Dam Information

Details

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

Leon Hurse

Full Dam Information

Details

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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