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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)
ConcepciónHondurasWConcepción3512/8812/8906/9008/90686942702900.075(2)0.80(3)*0.80(1)*4004006515(N)
NacaomeHondurasWRio Grande Nacaome4206/9308/94- /95- /95543202503000.15(2)0.80(3)*0.80(12)*4004006421(N)
Patuca 3HondurasHPatuca208- /12- /1602/17- /19541601201600.20(1)0.75(1)0.75(12)300300010757(N)
Arenal I-II
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HondurasHYaguala7201/1804/1911/2001/21932732493050.04(3')0.40
0.67
(3')
(3')
0.40(13)     
El TablónHondurasHChamelecón - /19- /21- /22- /2361              
El TornillitoHondurasHUlua242- /17- /2105/2310/2483440             

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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: Honduras

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Water Supply

River: Concepción

Reservoir capacity: 35 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 12/88

Start of RCC: 12/88

End of RCC: 06/90

End of Project: 08/90

Specifications

Height: 68 metres

Length: 694 metres

Volume of RCC: 270 m3x103

Total volume: 290 m3x103

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream
SlopeType
0.075Traditional concrete against formwork with external geomembrane
Downstream
SlopeType
0.80RCC against formwork  [stepped face]
Spillway
SlopeType
0.80Traditional concrete against formwork  [stepped face]

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
400400

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
65
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
15Natural pozzolan (ASTM Class N)
  
Concepción completed
Concepción completed

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Details

Country: Honduras

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Water Supply

River: Rio Grande Nacaome

Reservoir capacity: 42 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 06/93

Start of RCC: 06/93

End of RCC: -/95

End of Project: -/95

Specifications

Height: 54 metres

Length: 320 metres

Volume of RCC: 250 m3x103

Total volume: 300 m3x103

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream
SlopeType
0.15Traditional concrete against formwork with external geomembrane
Downstream
SlopeType
0.80RCC against formwork  [stepped face]
Spillway
SlopeType
0.80Reinforced conventional concrete cast after RCC placement  [stepped face]

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
400400

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
64
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
21Natural pozzolan (ASTM Class N)
  
Nacaome completed
Nacaome completed

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Details

Country: Honduras

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Hydropower

River: Patuca

Reservoir capacity: 208 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: -/12

Start of RCC: -/12

End of RCC: 02/17

End of Project: -/19

Specifications

Height: 54 metres

Length: 160 metres

Volume of RCC: 120 m3x103

Total volume: 160 m3x103

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream
SlopeType
0.20Traditional concrete against formwork
Downstream
SlopeType
0.75Traditional concrete against formwork
Spillway
SlopeType
0.75Reinforced conventional concrete cast after RCC placement

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
3003000

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
107
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
57Natural pozzolan (ASTM Class N)
  
Patuca 3 completed
Patuca 3 completed

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Country: Honduras

Owner: -

Type: Arch-Gravity

Purpose(s): Hydropower

River: Yaguala

Reservoir capacity: 72 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 01/18

Start of RCC: 01/18

End of RCC: 11/20

End of Project: 01/21

Specifications

Height: 93 metres

Length: 273 metres

Volume of RCC: 249 m3x103

Total volume: 305 m3x103

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream
SlopeType
0.04RCC against formwork (GEVR/GE-RCC)
Downstream
SlopeType
0.40RCC against formwork (GEVR/GE-RCC)
0.67RCC against formwork (GEVR/GE-RCC)
Spillway
SlopeType
0.40Reinforced concrete cast against precast units or slip-formed facing elements

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
  

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
 
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
  
  
Arenal I-II completed
Arenal I-II completed

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Details

Country: Honduras

Owner: -

Type: -

Purpose(s): Hydropower

River: Chamelecón

Reservoir capacity: -

Construction Dates

Start of Project: -/19

Start of RCC: -/19

End of RCC: -/22

End of Project: -/23

Specifications

Height: 61 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
  
  
El Tablón completed
El Tablón completed

Full Dam Information

Details

Country: Honduras

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Hydropower

River: Ulua

Reservoir capacity: 242 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: -/17

Start of RCC: -/17

End of RCC: 05/23

End of Project: 10/24

Specifications

Height: 83 metres

Length: 440 metres

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
  
  
El Tornillito completed
El Tornillito completed

 

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