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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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| 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) | |||||||
| Glen Melville | South Africa | Department of Water & Sanitation | W | Ecca | 7 | 02/88 | 04/89 | 12/90 | 04/91 | 32 | 380 | 66 | 114 | V | (1) | V 0.75 | (1) (1)* | 0.75 | (1)* | 330 | 330 | 65 | 65 | (F) |
| João Leite Saneago | Brazil | SANEAGO (Saneamento de Goiás S.A.) | W | João Leite | 129 | 03/01 | 01/03 | - /04 | - /04 | 55 | 380 | 270 | 290 | 300 | 300 | 80 | 20 | (N) | ||||||
| El Mauro [H-F] | Chile | I | 1088 | - /04 | - /05 | - /06 | - /06 | 23 | 380 | |||||||||||||||
| El Bolsón | Argentina | Provincia de Catamarca | I W | Albigasta | 38 | - /08 | - /13 | - /17 | - /19 | 64 | 380 | 279 | ||||||||||||
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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: South Africa
Owner: Department of Water & Sanitation
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Water Supply
River: Ecca
Reservoir capacity: 7 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 02/88
Start of RCC: 02/88
End of RCC: 12/90
End of Project: 04/91
Specifications
Height: 32 metres
Length: 380 metres
Volume of RCC: 66 m3x103
Total volume: 114 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| Vertical | Traditional concrete against formwork |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| Vertical | Traditional concrete against formwork |
| 0.75 | Traditional concrete against formwork [stepped face] |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.75 | Traditional concrete against formwork [stepped face] |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 330 | 330 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 65 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 65 | Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F) |

Details
Country: Brazil
Owner: SANEAGO (Saneamento de Goiás S.A.)
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Water Supply
River: João Leite
Reservoir capacity: 129 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 03/01
Start of RCC: 03/01
End of RCC: -/04
End of Project: -/04
Specifications
Height: 55 metres
Length: 380 metres
Volume of RCC: 270 m3x103
Total volume: 290 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 300 | 300 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 80 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 20 | Natural pozzolan (ASTM Class N) |

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: Argentina
Owner: Provincia de Catamarca
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Irrigation / Water Supply
River: Albigasta
Reservoir capacity: 38 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: -/08
Start of RCC: -/08
End of RCC: -/17
End of Project: -/19
Specifications
Height: 64 metres
Length: 380 metres
Volume of RCC: -
Total volume: 279 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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