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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) | |||||||
| Cenza | Spain | Iberdrola, S.A. | H | Cenza | 43 | 01/92 | 03/93 | 08/93 | 12/93 | 49 | 609 | 200 | 225 | V | (3) | 0.122 0.75 | (3)* (3)* | 0.75 | (3)* | 300 | 300 | 70 | 130 | (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) | |
| Baishi | China | Department of Water Resources, Liaoning Province | F H I W | Dalinghe | 1645 | 09/96 | 04/97 | 09/99 | 12/00 | 49 | 513 | 111 | 603 | V 0.10 | (1) (1) | 0.70 | (1) | 0.76 | (1) | 300 | 300 | 72 | 58 | (F) |
| São Bento | Brazil | CASAN (Companhia Catarinense de Águas e Saneamento) | H | São Bento | 58 | - /99 | - /00 | - /02 | - /03 | 49 | 461 | V | 0.80 | 0.80 | ||||||||||
| Ormeo Junqueira Botelho (formerly Cachoeira da Encoberta) | Brazil | Rio Glória Energética S.A. | H | Glória | 3 | - /99 | - /01 | - /02 | 12/03 | 49 | 218 | |||||||||||||
| Ahl Souss (formely Ait M’Zal) | Morocco | Direction des Aménagements Hydrauliques | I W | Izig | 5 | 11/01 | 01/03 | 05/03 | 01/04 | 49 | 222 | 50 | 27 | 0.20 | (1) | 0.80 | (1)* | 0.85 | (12) | 300 | 300 | 80 100 | 0 0 | (-) |
| 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) | |
| El Maleh Amont | Morocco | Direction des Aménagements Hydrauliques | F | Maleh | 35 | 01/07 | 09/07 | 06/11 | 10/12 | 49 | 174 | 100 | 140 | 0.20 | (5) | 0.60 | (5) | 0.60 | (5) | 300 | 300 | 120 | 0 | (-) |
| Güdül Kırkkavak | Turkey | DSI - State Hydraulic Works | I W | Ormanlik | 1 | - /14 | - /15 | - /16 | 10/17 | 49 | 265 | 114 | ||||||||||||
| Capulin San Pablo | Costa Rica | Hidrotárcoles | H | Tárcoles | 7 | - /15 | - /16 | - /19 | - /20 | 49 | ||||||||||||||
| Piedra Cajón | Nicaragua | H | Río Mico | - /00 | - /00 | - /00 | - /00 | 49 | 0.70 1.00 | (5) (5) | 0.70 1.00 | (1)* (1)* | 0.70 | (1)* | ||||||||||
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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: Spain
Owner: Iberdrola, S.A.
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Hydropower
River: Cenza
Reservoir capacity: 43 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 01/92
Start of RCC: 01/92
End of RCC: 08/93
End of Project: 12/93
Specifications
Height: 49 metres
Length: 609 metres
Volume of RCC: 200 m3x103
Total volume: 225 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| Vertical | RCC against formwork |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.122 | RCC against formwork [stepped face] |
| 0.75 | RCC against formwork [stepped face] |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.75 | RCC against formwork [stepped face] |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 300 | 300 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 70 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 130 | Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F) |

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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) |

Details
Country: China
Owner: Department of Water Resources, Liaoning Province
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Flood Control / Hydropower / Irrigation / Water Supply
River: Dalinghe
Reservoir capacity: 1645 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 09/96
Start of RCC: 09/96
End of RCC: 09/99
End of Project: 12/00
Specifications
Height: 49 metres
Length: 513 metres
Volume of RCC: 111 m3x103
Total volume: 603 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| Vertical | Traditional concrete against formwork |
| 0.10 | Traditional concrete against formwork |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.70 | Traditional concrete against formwork |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.76 | Traditional concrete against formwork |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 300 | 300 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 72 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 58 | Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F) |

Details
Country: Brazil
Owner: CASAN (Companhia Catarinense de Águas e Saneamento)
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Hydropower
River: São Bento
Reservoir capacity: 58 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: -/99
Start of RCC: -/99
End of RCC: -/02
End of Project: -/03
Specifications
Height: 49 metres
Length: 461 metres
Volume of RCC: -
Total volume: -
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| Vertical |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.80 |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.80 |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|

Details
Country: Brazil
Owner: Rio Glória Energética S.A.
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Hydropower
River: Glória
Reservoir capacity: 3 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: -/99
Start of RCC: -/99
End of RCC: -/02
End of Project: 12/03
Specifications
Height: 49 metres
Length: 218 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: Morocco
Owner: Direction des Aménagements Hydrauliques
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Irrigation / Water Supply
River: Izig
Reservoir capacity: 5 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 11/01
Start of RCC: 11/01
End of RCC: 05/03
End of Project: 01/04
Specifications
Height: 49 metres
Length: 222 metres
Volume of RCC: 50 m3x103
Total volume: 27 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.20 | Traditional concrete against formwork |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.80 | Traditional concrete against formwork [stepped face] |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.85 | Reinforced conventional concrete cast after RCC placement |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 300 | 300 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 80 |
| 100 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 0 | No pozzolan used |
| 0 |

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) |

Details
Country: Morocco
Owner: Direction des Aménagements Hydrauliques
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Flood Control
River: Maleh
Reservoir capacity: 35 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 01/07
Start of RCC: 01/07
End of RCC: 06/11
End of Project: 10/12
Specifications
Height: 49 metres
Length: 174 metres
Volume of RCC: 100 m3x103
Total volume: 140 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.20 | Traditional concrete against precast concrete panels |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.60 | Traditional concrete against precast concrete panels |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.60 | Traditional concrete against precast concrete panels |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 300 | 300 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 120 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 0 | No pozzolan used |

Details
Country: Turkey
Owner: DSI - State Hydraulic Works
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Irrigation / Water Supply
River: Ormanlik
Reservoir capacity: 1 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: -/14
Start of RCC: -/14
End of RCC: -/16
End of Project: 10/17
Specifications
Height: 49 metres
Length: 265 metres
Volume of RCC: 114 m3x103
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: Costa Rica
Owner: Hidrotárcoles
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Hydropower
River: Tárcoles
Reservoir capacity: 7 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: -/15
Start of RCC: -/15
End of RCC: -/19
End of Project: -/20
Specifications
Height: 49 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 |
|---|---|

Details
Country: Nicaragua
Owner: -
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Hydropower
River: Río Mico
Reservoir capacity: -
Construction Dates
Start of Project: -/00
Start of RCC: -/00
End of RCC: -/00
End of Project: -/00
Specifications
Height: 49 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 |
|---|---|

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