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Please note: only dams ≥ 15m which have been completed, are under construction, or due to begin RCC placement in the current year are included in the table below.

Results are sorted in the following order: Finish of RCC, Start of RCC, Finish of Project, Start of Project, Height and alphabetical by Dam Name.

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NameCountryOwnerPurposeRiverReservoir capacity (m3x106)Construction datesDimensionsVolumeFacingsPlacementCementitious material
StartFinishHeightLengthRCCTotalUpstreamDownstreamSpillwayLayersLiftsCementPozzolan
ProjectRCCRCCProject(m)(m)(m3x103)(m3x103)SlopeTypeSlopeTypeSlopeType(m)(m)(kg/m3)(kg/m3)
CopperfieldAustraliaKidston Gold Mines Ltd.WCopperfield2012/8305/8409/8409/8440340140156V(3)V
0.90
(3)
(17)
0.80(1)3003008030(F)
PirikaJapanHokkaido Development BureauF H IShirobeshit-oshibetsu1810/82- /88- /8910/9140755163360V
0.80
(1)
(1)
0.80(1)0.80(1)2507508436(F)
Christian E. SiegristUSACity of Lebanon AuthorityWMill409/9104/9207/92- /93402136970V(6)0.80(17)0.80(1)3003005934(F)
Lac RobertsonCanadaHydro-QuébecHHa! Ha!58710/9206/9408/9403/95401242835V(1)0.75(1)*separate 3003008585(F)
DagangouChinaGe'ermu Hydroelectric Responsibility Corporation Ltd.HGeermu9780- /96- /98- /00- /0140              
CaçuBrazilGerdau SAHClaro - /07- /08- /09- /1040              
Bergama ÇamavluTurkeyDSI - State Hydraulic WorksIHasanderesi1- /14- /14- /15- /154024169 0.10(1)0.80(1)  3003008535(F)
Xayaburi (Left bank closure section)LaosXPCL (Xayaburi Power Company Ltd.)HMekong 03/1201/1812/1810/19401098285V(1) (16)  30030060100(F)
Center Hill Auxiliary Backup DamUSAUS Army Corps of Engineers - Nashville DistrictF H R WCaney Fork940- /17- /19- /20- /214029399122V(1)V
0.83
(1)*0.83(1)*3003009393(F)
VizcachasPeruAnglo American (Quellaveco copper mine)W  - /19- /20- /20- /2140   V
0.10
(2)0.80(1)0.80(12)     
Akçali 2TurkeyDSI - State Hydraulic WorksISagin1- /16- /19- /23- /2440148 720.10(1)0.70(1)*0.70(12)3003009060(F)
Lengshuihe
[H-F]
China 10- /20- /22- /24- /2540              

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Please note: only dams ≥ 15m which have been completed, are under construction, or due to begin RCC placement in the current year are included in the list below.

Results are sorted in the following order: Finish of RCC, Start of RCC, Finish of Project, Start of Project, Height and alphabetical by Dam Name.

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Country: Australia

Owner: Kidston Gold Mines Ltd.

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Water Supply

River: Copperfield

Reservoir capacity: 20 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 12/83

Start of RCC: 12/83

End of RCC: 09/84

End of Project: 09/84

Specifications

Height: 40 metres

Length: 340 metres

Volume of RCC: 140 m3x103

Total volume: 156 m3x103

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream
SlopeType
VerticalRCC against formwork
Downstream
SlopeType
VerticalRCC against formwork
0.90Unformed face of RCC
Spillway
SlopeType
0.80Traditional concrete against formwork

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
300300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
80
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
30Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F)
  
Copperfield completed
Copperfield completed

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Country: Japan

Owner: Hokkaido Development Bureau

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Flood Control / Hydropower / Irrigation

River: Shirobeshit-oshibetsu

Reservoir capacity: 18 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 10/82

Start of RCC: 10/82

End of RCC: -/89

End of Project: 10/91

Specifications

Height: 40 metres

Length: 755 metres

Volume of RCC: 163 m3x103

Total volume: 360 m3x103

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream
SlopeType
VerticalTraditional concrete against formwork
0.80Traditional concrete against formwork
Downstream
SlopeType
0.80Traditional concrete against formwork
Spillway
SlopeType
0.80Traditional concrete against formwork

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
250750

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
84
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
36Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F)
  
Pirika completed
Pirika completed

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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
SlopeType
VerticalTraditional concrete against precast concrete panels with geomembrane
Downstream
SlopeType
0.80Unformed face of RCC
Spillway
SlopeType
0.80Traditional concrete against formwork

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
300300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
59
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
34Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F)
  
Christian E. Siegrist completed
Christian E. Siegrist completed

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Country: Canada

Owner: Hydro-Québec

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Hydropower

River: Ha! Ha!

Reservoir capacity: 587 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 10/92

Start of RCC: 10/92

End of RCC: 08/94

End of Project: 03/95

Specifications

Height: 40 metres

Length: 124 metres

Volume of RCC: 28 m3x103

Total volume: 35 m3x103

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream
SlopeType
VerticalTraditional concrete against formwork
Downstream
SlopeType
0.75Traditional concrete against formwork  [stepped face]
Spillway
SlopeType
separate 

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
300300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
85
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
85Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F)
  
Lac Robertson completed
Lac Robertson completed

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Country: China

Owner: Ge'ermu Hydroelectric Responsibility Corporation Ltd.

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Hydropower

River: Geermu

Reservoir capacity: 9780 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: -/96

Start of RCC: -/96

End of RCC: -/00

End of Project: -/01

Specifications

Height: 40 metres

Length: -

Volume of RCC: -

Total volume: -

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream
SlopeType
  
Downstream
SlopeType
  
Spillway
SlopeType
  

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
  

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
 
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
  
  
Dagangou on Google Earth
Dagangou on Google Earth

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Country: Brazil

Owner: Gerdau SA

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Hydropower

River: Claro

Reservoir capacity: -

Construction Dates

Start of Project: -/07

Start of RCC: -/07

End of RCC: -/09

End of Project: -/10

Specifications

Height: 40 metres

Length: -

Volume of RCC: -

Total volume: -

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream
SlopeType
  
Downstream
SlopeType
  
Spillway
SlopeType
  

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
  

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
 
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
  
  
Caçu completed
Caçu completed

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Country: Turkey

Owner: DSI - State Hydraulic Works

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Irrigation

River: Hasanderesi

Reservoir capacity: 1 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: -/14

Start of RCC: -/14

End of RCC: -/15

End of Project: -/15

Specifications

Height: 40 metres

Length: 241 metres

Volume of RCC: 69 m3x103

Total volume: -

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream
SlopeType
0.10Traditional concrete against formwork
Downstream
SlopeType
0.80Traditional concrete against formwork
Spillway
SlopeType
  

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
300300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
85
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
35Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F)
  
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Country: Laos

Owner: XPCL (Xayaburi Power Company Ltd.)

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Hydropower

River: Mekong

Reservoir capacity: -

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 03/12

Start of RCC: 03/12

End of RCC: 12/18

End of Project: 10/19

Specifications

Height: 40 metres

Length: 109 metres

Volume of RCC: 82 m3x103

Total volume: 85 m3x103

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream
SlopeType
VerticalTraditional concrete against formwork
Downstream
SlopeType
 Mechanically compacted unformed face of RCC
Spillway
SlopeType
  

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
300300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
60
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
100Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F)
  
Xayaburi (Left bank closure section) under construction
Xayaburi (Left bank closure section) under construction

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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
SlopeType
VerticalTraditional concrete against formwork
Downstream
SlopeType
VerticalTraditional concrete against formwork  [stepped face]
0.83 
Spillway
SlopeType
0.83Traditional concrete against formwork  [stepped face]

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
300300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
93
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
93Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F)
  
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Country: Peru

Owner: Anglo American (Quellaveco copper mine)

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Water Supply

River: -

Reservoir capacity: -

Construction Dates

Start of Project: -/19

Start of RCC: -/19

End of RCC: -/20

End of Project: -/21

Specifications

Height: 40 metres

Length: -

Volume of RCC: -

Total volume: -

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream
SlopeType
VerticalTraditional concrete against formwork with external geomembrane
0.10 
Downstream
SlopeType
0.80Traditional concrete against formwork
Spillway
SlopeType
0.80Reinforced conventional concrete cast after RCC placement

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
  

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
 
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
  
  
Vizcachas completed
Vizcachas completed

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Country: Turkey

Owner: DSI - State Hydraulic Works

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Irrigation

River: Sagin

Reservoir capacity: 1 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: -/16

Start of RCC: -/16

End of RCC: -/23

End of Project: -/24

Specifications

Height: 40 metres

Length: 148 metres

Volume of RCC: -

Total volume: 72 m3x103

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream
SlopeType
0.10Traditional concrete against formwork
Downstream
SlopeType
0.70Traditional concrete against formwork  [stepped face]
Spillway
SlopeType
0.70Reinforced conventional concrete cast after RCC placement

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
300300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
90
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
60Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F)
  
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Country: China

Owner: -

Type: Hardfill

Purpose(s): unknown

River: -

Reservoir capacity: 10 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: -/20

Start of RCC: -/20

End of RCC: -/24

End of Project: -/25

Specifications

Height: 40 metres

Length: -

Volume of RCC: -

Total volume: -

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream
SlopeType
  
Downstream
SlopeType
  
Spillway
SlopeType
  

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
  

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
 
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
  
  
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