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- Height: 23 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.
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) | |||||||
| 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 | (-) |
| El Mauro [H-F] | Chile | I | 1088 | - /04 | - /05 | - /06 | - /06 | 23 | 380 | |||||||||||||||
| Cachoeirão (Henrique Nunes Coutinho) | Brazil | Hidrelétrica Cachoeirão SA | H | Manhuaçu | - /07 | - /07 | - /08 | - /08 | 23 | 90 | ||||||||||||||
| Engenheiro Ernesto Jorge Dreher | Brazil | BME Energia | H | Ivaí | 4 | - /07 | - /08 | - /08 | 04/09 | 23 | 220 | 29 | 35 | 68 | 17 | (N) | ||||||||
| Gasparino | Brazil | CERB (Companhia de Engenharia Ambiental e Recursos Hídricos da Bahia) | W | Vaza-Barris | 49 | - /07 | - /08 | - /10 | 10/10 | 23 | 927 | 130 | ||||||||||||
| Autódromo | Brazil | Autódromo Energética S/A | H | Carreiro | 4 | - /10 | - /10 | - /11 | - /11 | 23 | 271 | 21 | 47 | 67 | 17 | (N) | ||||||||
| Rastro de Auto | Brazil | CERTEL | H | Forqueta | - /11 | - /11 | - /13 | - /13 | 23 | 190 | ||||||||||||||
| Piedra Puntuda | Nicaragua | Hidroelectlea Piedra Puntuda and Energia Tropical Sostearble Cerro Frio S.A. | H | Río Mico | - /15 | - /16 | - /17 | - /18 | 23 | 0.70 1.00 | (5) (5) | 0.70 1.00 | (1)* (1)* | 0.70 | (1)* | |||||||||
| Quebra Dentes | Brazil | Quevedos Energética S.A | H | Toropi | 3 | - /15 | - /17 | - /18 | - /19 | 23 | 206 | |||||||||||||
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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.
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 |
Details
Country: Chile
Owner: -
Type: Hardfill
Purpose(s): Irrigation
River: -
Reservoir capacity: 1088 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: -/04
Start of RCC: -/04
End of RCC: -/06
End of Project: -/06
Specifications
Height: 23 metres
Length: 380 metres
Volume of RCC: -
Total volume: -
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
Details
Country: Brazil
Owner: Hidrelétrica Cachoeirão SA
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Hydropower
River: Manhuaçu
Reservoir capacity: -
Construction Dates
Start of Project: -/07
Start of RCC: -/07
End of RCC: -/08
End of Project: -/08
Specifications
Height: 23 metres
Length: 90 metres
Volume of RCC: -
Total volume: -
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
Details
Country: Brazil
Owner: BME Energia
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Hydropower
River: Ivaí
Reservoir capacity: 4 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: -/07
Start of RCC: -/07
End of RCC: -/08
End of Project: 04/09
Specifications
Height: 23 metres
Length: 220 metres
Volume of RCC: 29 m3x103
Total volume: 35 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 68 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 17 | Natural pozzolan (ASTM Class N) |
Details
Country: Brazil
Owner: CERB (Companhia de Engenharia Ambiental e Recursos Hídricos da Bahia)
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Water Supply
River: Vaza-Barris
Reservoir capacity: 49 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: -/07
Start of RCC: -/07
End of RCC: -/10
End of Project: 10/10
Specifications
Height: 23 metres
Length: 927 metres
Volume of RCC: -
Total volume: 130 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
Details
Country: Brazil
Owner: Autódromo Energética S/A
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Hydropower
River: Carreiro
Reservoir capacity: 4 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: -/10
Start of RCC: -/10
End of RCC: -/11
End of Project: -/11
Specifications
Height: 23 metres
Length: 271 metres
Volume of RCC: 21 m3x103
Total volume: 47 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 67 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 17 | Natural pozzolan (ASTM Class N) |
Details
Country: Brazil
Owner: CERTEL
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Hydropower
River: Forqueta
Reservoir capacity: -
Construction Dates
Start of Project: -/11
Start of RCC: -/11
End of RCC: -/13
End of Project: -/13
Specifications
Height: 23 metres
Length: 190 metres
Volume of RCC: -
Total volume: -
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
Details
Country: Nicaragua
Owner: Hidroelectlea Piedra Puntuda and Energia Tropical Sostearble Cerro Frio S.A.
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Hydropower
River: Río Mico
Reservoir capacity: -
Construction Dates
Start of Project: -/15
Start of RCC: -/15
End of RCC: -/17
End of Project: -/18
Specifications
Height: 23 metres
Length: -
Volume of RCC: -
Total volume: -
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.70 | Traditional concrete against precast concrete panels |
| 1.00 | Traditional concrete against precast concrete panels |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.70 | Traditional concrete against formwork [stepped face] |
| 1.00 | Traditional concrete against formwork [stepped face] |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.70 | Traditional concrete against formwork [stepped face] |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
Details
Country: Brazil
Owner: Quevedos Energética S.A
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Hydropower
River: Toropi
Reservoir capacity: 3 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: -/15
Start of RCC: -/15
End of RCC: -/18
End of Project: -/19
Specifications
Height: 23 metres
Length: 206 metres
Volume of RCC: -
Total volume: -
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| 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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