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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.
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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) | |||||||
| 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) |
| Santa Eugenia | Spain | Sociedad Española de Carburos Metálicos S.A. | H | Xallas | 17 | 01/87 | 06/87 | 06/88 | 10/88 | 84 | 290 | 225 | 254 | 0.05 | (3) | 0.75 0.35 | (3)* (3)* | 0.75 | (1) | 250 | 250 | 88 72 | 152 145 | (F) |
| Hinata | Japan | Iwate Prefecture | F | Kasshi | 6 | 12/90 | 11/92 | 05/94 | 03/98 | 57 | 290 | 113 | 232 | V | (1) | 0.75 | (1) | 0.75 | (1) | 180 - 250 | 750 | 84 | 36 | (F) |
| Boqueron | Spain | Confederación Hidrográfica del Segura | F | Rambla del Boqueron | 13 | 10/94 | 02/96 | 08/96 | 12/97 | 58 | 290 | 137 | 145 | 0.05 | (3') | 0.73 | (3') | 0.73 | (3')* | 300 | 300 | 55 | 130 | (F) |
| Chubetsu | Japan | Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport | F H I W | Chubetu | 93 | 03/94 | 09/97 | 08/01 | 03/04 | 86 | 290 | 523 | 1007 | V 0.80 | (1) (1) | 0.80 | (1) | 0.80 | (1) | 250 | 750 1000 | 84 | 36 | (F) |
| Quixeramobim | Brazil | DNOCS (Departamento Nacional de Obras Contra as Secas) | W | Banabuiú | 54 | - /01 | - /03 | - /04 | - /05 | 19 | 290 | |||||||||||||
| 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) | |
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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: 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) |

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Country: Spain
Owner: Sociedad Española de Carburos Metálicos S.A.
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Hydropower
River: Xallas
Reservoir capacity: 17 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 01/87
Start of RCC: 01/87
End of RCC: 06/88
End of Project: 10/88
Specifications
Height: 84 metres
Length: 290 metres
Volume of RCC: 225 m3x103
Total volume: 254 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.05 | RCC against formwork |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.75 | RCC against formwork [stepped face] |
| 0.35 | RCC against formwork [stepped face] |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.75 | Traditional concrete against formwork |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 250 | 250 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 88 |
| 72 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 152 | Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F) |
| 145 |

Details
Country: Japan
Owner: Iwate Prefecture
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Flood Control
River: Kasshi
Reservoir capacity: 6 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 12/90
Start of RCC: 12/90
End of RCC: 05/94
End of Project: 03/98
Specifications
Height: 57 metres
Length: 290 metres
Volume of RCC: 113 m3x103
Total volume: 232 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| Vertical | 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) |
|---|---|
| 180 - | 750 |
| 250 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 84 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 36 | Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F) |

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Country: Spain
Owner: Confederación Hidrográfica del Segura
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Flood Control
River: Rambla del Boqueron
Reservoir capacity: 13 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 10/94
Start of RCC: 10/94
End of RCC: 08/96
End of Project: 12/97
Specifications
Height: 58 metres
Length: 290 metres
Volume of RCC: 137 m3x103
Total volume: 145 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.05 | RCC against formwork (GEVR/GE-RCC) |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.73 | RCC against formwork (GEVR/GE-RCC) |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.73 | RCC against formwork (GEVR/GE-RCC) [stepped face] |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 300 | 300 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 55 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 130 | Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F) |

Details
Country: Japan
Owner: Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Flood Control / Hydropower / Irrigation / Water Supply
River: Chubetu
Reservoir capacity: 93 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 03/94
Start of RCC: 03/94
End of RCC: 08/01
End of Project: 03/04
Specifications
Height: 86 metres
Length: 290 metres
Volume of RCC: 523 m3x103
Total volume: 1007 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| Vertical | Traditional concrete against formwork |
| 0.80 | Traditional concrete against formwork |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.80 | Traditional concrete against formwork |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.80 | Traditional concrete against formwork |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 250 | 750 |
| 1000 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 84 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 36 | Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F) |

Details
Country: Brazil
Owner: DNOCS (Departamento Nacional de Obras Contra as Secas)
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Water Supply
River: Banabuiú
Reservoir capacity: 54 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: -/01
Start of RCC: -/01
End of RCC: -/04
End of Project: -/05
Specifications
Height: 19 metres
Length: 290 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: 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 |

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