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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) | |||||||
| Los Morales | Spain | Confederación Hidrográfica del Tajo | W | Morales | 2 | 06/86 | 02/87 | 10/87 | 12/87 | 28 | 200 | 22 | 26 | V | (1) (3) | 0.75 | (3)* | 0.75 | (1) | 300 - 400 | 300 - 400 | 80 74 | 140 128 | (F) |
| Belén-Flores | Spain | Junta de Andalucia | F | Belén | 1 | 09/91 | 11/91 | 01/92 | 01/92 | 28 | 87 | 10 | 12 | 0.05 | (3) | 0.75 | (3)* | 0.75 | (3)* | 300 | 300 | 73 | 109 | (F) |
| Marathia [H-F] | Greece | Ministry of Agriculture | I W | Marathia | 3 | 11/91 | 12/92 | 04/93 | 06/93 | 28 | 265 | 31 | 48 | 0.50 | (13) | 0.50 | (10) | 0.50 | (13) | 200 - 300 | 200 - 300 | 55 | 15 | (N) |
| Qedusizi (formerly Mount Pleasant) | South Africa | Department of Water & Sanitation | F | Klip | 128 | 04/94 | 03/95 | 08/97 | 03/98 | 28 | 490 | 78 | 156 | V | (1) | V 0.70 | (1) (1)* | 0.70 | (1)* | 250 | 250 | 46 | 108 | (S) |
| Contraembalse de Moncion [H-F] | Dominican Republic | INDRHI (Instiuto Nacional de Recursos Hidráulicos de la República Dominicana) | F H I | Mao | 8 | 07/95 | 02/96 | 03/98 | 06/98 | 28 | 254 | 130 | 155 | 0.70 | (1) | 0.67 | (1)* | 0.80 | (1)* | 300 | 300 | 80 | 0 | (-) |
| Nam Mang 3 | Laos | EDL (Electricite du Laos) | H | Nam Gnong | 49 | - /02 | - /03 | - /04 | 01/05 | 28 | 151 | |||||||||||||
| Areia Branca | Brazil | Hidrelétrica Areia Branca S.A. (Tractebel Energia) | H | Manhuaçu | - /08 | - /08 | - /09 | - /09 | 28 | 257 | ||||||||||||||
| São Gonçalo (formerly Santa Bárbara) | Brazil | SPE São Gonçalo Energia S.A. | H | Santa Bárbara | 6 | - /07 | - /08 | - /09 | - /10 | 28 | 148 | 14 | 26 | V | 0.75 | 0.75 | 68 | 17 | (N) | |||||
| Lavrinha | Brazil | BME | H | Paraiba do Sul | 12/07 | - /09 | - /10 | - /11 | 28 | 85 | ||||||||||||||
| Mamoeiro | Brazil | Companhia de Gestão dos Recursos Hídricos | I W | - | 21 | - /10 | - /11 | - /12 | - /13 | 28 | 310 | |||||||||||||
| Captain Meldahl [H-F] | USA | American Municipal Partners (AMP) | H | Ohio | 04/11 | 06/13 | 12/13 | 04/16 | 28 | 84 | 56 | 0.80 | (10) | 0.80 | (10) | separate | 230 | 230 | 116 | 62 | (F) | |||
| Germinal | Brazil | Companhia de Gestão dos Recursos Hídricos | W | Germinal | 2 | - /16 | - /18 | - /19 | 08/20 | 28 | 210 | |||||||||||||
| Gürün Çamlıca | Turkey | DSI - State Hydraulic Works | I | Kırkgöz Creek | 1 | - /17 | - /19 | - /21 | - /23 | 28 | 142 | 28 | 0.10 | 0.80 | 300 | 80 | 32 | |||||||
| Bursa Uludag | Turkey | DSI - State Hydraulic Works | F W | Kirkpinarlar | 1 | 10/21 | 01/22 | 08/23 | 10/23 | 28 | 168 | 60 | ||||||||||||
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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: Confederación Hidrográfica del Tajo
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Water Supply
River: Morales
Reservoir capacity: 2 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 06/86
Start of RCC: 06/86
End of RCC: 10/87
End of Project: 12/87
Specifications
Height: 28 metres
Length: 200 metres
Volume of RCC: 22 m3x103
Total volume: 26 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| Vertical | Traditional concrete against formwork |
| RCC against formwork |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.75 | RCC against formwork [stepped face] |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.75 | Traditional concrete against formwork |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 300 - | 300 - |
| 400 | 400 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 80 |
| 74 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 140 | Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F) |
| 128 |

Details
Country: Spain
Owner: Junta de Andalucia
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Flood Control
River: Belén
Reservoir capacity: 1 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 09/91
Start of RCC: 09/91
End of RCC: 01/92
End of Project: 01/92
Specifications
Height: 28 metres
Length: 87 metres
Volume of RCC: 10 m3x103
Total volume: 12 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.05 | RCC against formwork |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 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) |
|---|
| 73 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 109 | Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F) |

Details
Country: Greece
Owner: Ministry of Agriculture
Type: Hardfill
Purpose(s): Irrigation / Water Supply
River: Marathia
Reservoir capacity: 3 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 11/91
Start of RCC: 11/91
End of RCC: 04/93
End of Project: 06/93
Specifications
Height: 28 metres
Length: 265 metres
Volume of RCC: 31 m3x103
Total volume: 48 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.50 | Reinforced concrete cast against precast units or slip-formed facing elements |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.50 | RCC against precast concrete blocks |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.50 | Reinforced concrete cast against precast units or slip-formed facing elements |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 200 - | 200 - |
| 300 | 300 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 55 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 15 | Natural pozzolan (ASTM Class N) |

Details
Country: South Africa
Owner: Department of Water & Sanitation
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Flood Control
River: Klip
Reservoir capacity: 128 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 04/94
Start of RCC: 04/94
End of RCC: 08/97
End of Project: 03/98
Specifications
Height: 28 metres
Length: 490 metres
Volume of RCC: 78 m3x103
Total volume: 156 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| Vertical | Traditional concrete against formwork |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| Vertical | Traditional concrete against formwork |
| 0.70 | Traditional concrete against formwork [stepped face] |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.70 | Traditional concrete against formwork [stepped face] |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 250 | 250 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 46 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 108 | Ground-granulated blast-furnace slag |

Details
Country: Dominican Republic
Owner: INDRHI (Instiuto Nacional de Recursos Hidráulicos de la República Dominicana)
Type: Hardfill
Purpose(s): Flood Control / Hydropower / Irrigation
River: Mao
Reservoir capacity: 8 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 07/95
Start of RCC: 07/95
End of RCC: 03/98
End of Project: 06/98
Specifications
Height: 28 metres
Length: 254 metres
Volume of RCC: 130 m3x103
Total volume: 155 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.70 | Traditional concrete against formwork |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.67 | Traditional concrete against formwork [stepped face] |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.80 | Traditional concrete against formwork [stepped face] |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 300 | 300 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 80 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 0 | No pozzolan used |

Details
Country: Laos
Owner: EDL (Electricite du Laos)
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Hydropower
River: Nam Gnong
Reservoir capacity: 49 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: -/02
Start of RCC: -/02
End of RCC: -/04
End of Project: 01/05
Specifications
Height: 28 metres
Length: 151 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 Areia Branca S.A. (Tractebel Energia)
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Hydropower
River: Manhuaçu
Reservoir capacity: -
Construction Dates
Start of Project: -/08
Start of RCC: -/08
End of RCC: -/09
End of Project: -/09
Specifications
Height: 28 metres
Length: 257 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: SPE São Gonçalo Energia S.A.
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Hydropower
River: Santa Bárbara
Reservoir capacity: 6 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: -/07
Start of RCC: -/07
End of RCC: -/09
End of Project: -/10
Specifications
Height: 28 metres
Length: 148 metres
Volume of RCC: 14 m3x103
Total volume: 26 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| Vertical |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.75 |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.75 |
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: BME
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Hydropower
River: Paraiba do Sul
Reservoir capacity: -
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 12/07
Start of RCC: 12/07
End of RCC: -/10
End of Project: -/11
Specifications
Height: 28 metres
Length: -
Volume of RCC: 85 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: Brazil
Owner: Companhia de Gestão dos Recursos Hídricos
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Irrigation / Water Supply
River: -
Reservoir capacity: 21 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: -/10
Start of RCC: -/10
End of RCC: -/12
End of Project: -/13
Specifications
Height: 28 metres
Length: 310 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: American Municipal Partners (AMP)
Type: Hardfill
Purpose(s): Hydropower
River: Ohio
Reservoir capacity: -
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 04/11
Start of RCC: 04/11
End of RCC: 12/13
End of Project: 04/16
Specifications
Height: 28 metres
Length: 84 metres
Volume of RCC: 56 m3x103
Total volume: -
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.80 | RCC against precast concrete blocks |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.80 | RCC against precast concrete blocks |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| separate |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 230 | 230 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 116 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 62 | Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F) |

Details
Country: Brazil
Owner: Companhia de Gestão dos Recursos Hídricos
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Water Supply
River: Germinal
Reservoir capacity: 2 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: -/16
Start of RCC: -/16
End of RCC: -/19
End of Project: 08/20
Specifications
Height: 28 metres
Length: 210 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: Turkey
Owner: DSI - State Hydraulic Works
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Irrigation
River: Kırkgöz Creek
Reservoir capacity: 1 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: -/17
Start of RCC: -/17
End of RCC: -/21
End of Project: -/23
Specifications
Height: 28 metres
Length: 142 metres
Volume of RCC: 28 m3x103
Total volume: -
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.10 |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.80 |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 300 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 80 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 32 | |

Details
Country: Turkey
Owner: DSI - State Hydraulic Works
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Flood Control / Water Supply
River: Kirkpinarlar
Reservoir capacity: 1 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 10/21
Start of RCC: 10/21
End of RCC: 08/23
End of Project: 10/23
Specifications
Height: 28 metres
Length: 168 metres
Volume of RCC: -
Total volume: 60 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 |
|---|---|

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