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- Reservoir Capacity: 4 m3x106
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Name | Country | Owner | Purpose | River | Reservoir capacity (m3x106) | Construction dates | Dimensions | Volume | Facings | Placement | Cementitious material | |||||||||||||
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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) | |||||||
Nangankou | China | Dongqiao County | I | Zaoshui | 4 | - /69 | - /70 | - /71 | - /72 | 32 | 85 | |||||||||||||
Liangsanping [A] | China | Sixian Water Resources Bureau | H | Leishui | 4 | - /79 | - /80 | - /81 | - /82 | 35 | 33 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||
De Mist Kraal | South Africa | Department of Water & Sanitation | I W | Little Fish | 4 | 09/84 | 05/86 | 08/86 | 10/87 | 30 | 300 | 35 | 65 | V | (1) | 0.60 | (1)* | 0.60 | (1)* | 250 | 250 | 58 | 58 | (F) |
Les Olivettes | France | Departement de l’Herault | F | La Peyne | 4 | 08/86 | 12/86 | 10/87 | 03/88 | 36 | 255 | 80 | 85 | V | (1) | 0.75 | (16) | 0.75 | (1)* | 300 | 300 | 130 | (R) | |
C.E. Siegrist | USA | City of Lebanon Authority | W | Mill | 4 | 09/91 | 04/92 | 07/92 | - /93 | 40 | 213 | 69 | 70 | V | (6) | 0.80 | (17) | 0.80 | (1) | 300 | 300 | 59 | 34 | (F) |
Cadiangullong | Australia | Cadia Holdings Pty. Lty. | W | Cadiangullong Creek | 4 | 11/96 | 05/97 | 12/97 | 03/98 | 43 | 356 | 114 | 123 | V | (3') | 0.75 | (1)* (3')* | 0.75 | (1)* | 300 | 300 | 90 | 90 | (F) |
Pinalito | Dominican Republic | Corporacion de Empresas de Energia Electrica (CDEEE), Unidad Ejecutora Proyecto Pinalito (UEPP) | H | Tireo | 4 | 09/04 | 11/05 | 03/07 | - /08 | 52 | 210 | 73 | 100 | V | (1) | 0.80 | (1)* | 0.80 | (12) | 300 | 300 | 98 | 8 | (N) |
Serra Preta | Brazil | EMBASA (Empresa Baiana de Aguas e Saneamento S/A) | W | 4 | - /05 | - /05 | - /07 | - /08 | 34 | 172 | 44 | 51 | V | 0.80 | 0.80 | 80 | 20 | (N) | ||||||
Lur Berria | France | Agglomeration Sud Pays Basque | F | Nivelle | 4 | - /06 | - /07 | - /07 | - /08 | 22 | 168 | 190 | ||||||||||||
Ernesto Jorge Dreher | Brazil | BME Energia | H | Ivaí | 4 | - /07 | - /08 | - /08 | 04/09 | 23 | 220 | 29 | 35 | 68 | 17 | (N) | ||||||||
Autódromo | Brazil | Autódromo Energética S/A | Carreiro | 4 | - /10 | - /10 | - /11 | - /11 | 23 | 200 | 21 | 47 | 67 | 17 | (N) | |||||||||
Dry Comal Creek | USA | Comal County, Texas | F | Dry Comal Creek | 4 | 10/11 | 03/12 | 08/12 | 12/12 | 26 | 457 | 62 | 67 | V | () | 0.80 | ()* | 0.80 | () | 300 | 300 | 60 | 100 | (C) |
Ibn Hammad | Jordan | Jordan Valley Authority, Ministry of Water and Irrigation | G W | Ibn Hammad | 4 | - /15 | 12/16 | 07/17 | - /18 | 56 | 160 | 160 | 160 | 0.30 | (1) | 0.70 | (1)* | 0.70 | (1)* | 300 | 300 | 90 100 | 0 0 | (-) - |
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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: China
Owner: Dongqiao County
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Irrigation
River: Zaoshui
Reservoir capacity: 4 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: -/69
Start of RCC: -/69
End of RCC: -/71
End of Project: -/72
Specifications
Height: 32 metres
Length: 85 metres
Volume of RCC: -
Total volume: -
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
Slope | Type |
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Downstream
Slope | Type |
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Spillway
Slope | Type |
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Placement
Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
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Cementitious material
Cement (kg/m3) |
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Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
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Details
Country: China
Owner: Sixian Water Resources Bureau
Type: Thin Arch
Purpose(s): Hydropower
River: Leishui
Reservoir capacity: 4 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: -/79
Start of RCC: -/79
End of RCC: -/81
End of Project: -/82
Specifications
Height: 35 metres
Length: 33 metres
Volume of RCC: 3 m3x103
Total volume: 3 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
Slope | Type |
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Downstream
Slope | Type |
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Spillway
Slope | Type |
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Placement
Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
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Cementitious material
Cement (kg/m3) |
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Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
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Details
Country: South Africa
Owner: Department of Water & Sanitation
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Irrigation / Water Supply
River: Little Fish
Reservoir capacity: 4 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 09/84
Start of RCC: 09/84
End of RCC: 08/86
End of Project: 10/87
Specifications
Height: 30 metres
Length: 300 metres
Volume of RCC: 35 m3x103
Total volume: 65 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
Slope | Type |
---|---|
Vertical | Traditional concrete against formwork |
Downstream
Slope | Type |
---|---|
0.60 | Traditional concrete against formwork [stepped face] |
Spillway
Slope | Type |
---|---|
0.60 | Traditional concrete against formwork [stepped face] |
Placement
Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
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250 | 250 |
Cementitious material
Cement (kg/m3) |
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58 |
Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
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58 | Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F) |

Details
Country: France
Owner: Departement de l’Herault
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Flood Control
River: La Peyne
Reservoir capacity: 4 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 08/86
Start of RCC: 08/86
End of RCC: 10/87
End of Project: 03/88
Specifications
Height: 36 metres
Length: 255 metres
Volume of RCC: 80 m3x103
Total volume: 85 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
Slope | Type |
---|---|
Vertical | Traditional concrete against formwork |
Downstream
Slope | Type |
---|---|
0.75 | Mechanically compacted unformed face of RCC |
Spillway
Slope | Type |
---|---|
0.75 | Traditional concrete against formwork [stepped face] |
Placement
Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
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300 | 300 |
Cementitious material
Cement (kg/m3) |
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Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
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130 | ROLAC (mixture of flyash and slag with or without limestone fines) |

Details
Country: USA
Owner: City of Lebanon Authority
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Water Supply
River: Mill
Reservoir capacity: 4 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 09/91
Start of RCC: 09/91
End of RCC: 07/92
End of Project: -/93
Specifications
Height: 40 metres
Length: 213 metres
Volume of RCC: 69 m3x103
Total volume: 70 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
Slope | Type |
---|---|
Vertical | Traditional concrete against precast concrete panels with geomembrane |
Downstream
Slope | Type |
---|---|
0.80 | Unformed face of RCC |
Spillway
Slope | Type |
---|---|
0.80 | Traditional concrete against formwork |
Placement
Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
---|---|
300 | 300 |
Cementitious material
Cement (kg/m3) |
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59 |
Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
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34 | Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F) |

Details
Country: Australia
Owner: Cadia Holdings Pty. Lty.
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Water Supply
River: Cadiangullong Creek
Reservoir capacity: 4 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 11/96
Start of RCC: 11/96
End of RCC: 12/97
End of Project: 03/98
Specifications
Height: 43 metres
Length: 356 metres
Volume of RCC: 114 m3x103
Total volume: 123 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
Slope | Type |
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Vertical | RCC against formwork (GEVR/GE-RCC) |
Downstream
Slope | Type |
---|---|
0.75 | Traditional concrete against formwork [stepped face] |
RCC against formwork (GEVR/GE-RCC) [stepped face] |
Spillway
Slope | Type |
---|---|
0.75 | Traditional concrete against formwork [stepped face] |
Placement
Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
---|---|
300 | 300 |
Cementitious material
Cement (kg/m3) |
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90 |
Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
---|---|
90 | Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F) |

Details
Country: Dominican Republic
Owner: Corporacion de Empresas de Energia Electrica (CDEEE), Unidad Ejecutora Proyecto Pinalito (UEPP)
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Hydropower
River: Tireo
Reservoir capacity: 4 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 09/04
Start of RCC: 09/04
End of RCC: 03/07
End of Project: -/08
Specifications
Height: 52 metres
Length: 210 metres
Volume of RCC: 73 m3x103
Total volume: 100 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
Slope | Type |
---|---|
Vertical | Traditional concrete against formwork |
Downstream
Slope | Type |
---|---|
0.80 | Traditional concrete against formwork [stepped face] |
Spillway
Slope | Type |
---|---|
0.80 | Reinforced conventional concrete cast after RCC placement |
Placement
Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
---|---|
300 | 300 |
Cementitious material
Cement (kg/m3) |
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98 |
Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
---|---|
8 | Natural pozzolan (ASTM Class N) |

Details
Country: Brazil
Owner: EMBASA (Empresa Baiana de Aguas e Saneamento S/A)
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Water Supply
River: -
Reservoir capacity: 4 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: -/05
Start of RCC: -/05
End of RCC: -/07
End of Project: -/08
Specifications
Height: 34 metres
Length: 172 metres
Volume of RCC: 44 m3x103
Total volume: 51 m3x103
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) |
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80 |
Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
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20 | Natural pozzolan (ASTM Class N) |

Details
Country: France
Owner: Agglomeration Sud Pays Basque
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Flood Control
River: Nivelle
Reservoir capacity: 4 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: -/06
Start of RCC: -/06
End of RCC: -/07
End of Project: -/08
Specifications
Height: 22 metres
Length: 168 metres
Volume of RCC: -
Total volume: 190 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
Slope | Type |
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Downstream
Slope | Type |
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Spillway
Slope | Type |
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Placement
Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
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Cementitious material
Cement (kg/m3) |
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Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
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Details
Country: Brazil
Owner: BME Energia
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Hydropower
River: Ivaí
Reservoir capacity: 4 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: -/07
Start of RCC: -/07
End of RCC: -/08
End of Project: 04/09
Specifications
Height: 23 metres
Length: 220 metres
Volume of RCC: 29 m3x103
Total volume: 35 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
Slope | Type |
---|---|
Downstream
Slope | Type |
---|---|
Spillway
Slope | Type |
---|---|
Placement
Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
---|---|
Cementitious material
Cement (kg/m3) |
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68 |
Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
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17 | Natural pozzolan (ASTM Class N) |

Details
Country: Brazil
Owner: Autódromo Energética S/A
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): unknown
River: Carreiro
Reservoir capacity: 4 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: -/10
Start of RCC: -/10
End of RCC: -/11
End of Project: -/11
Specifications
Height: 23 metres
Length: 200 metres
Volume of RCC: 21 m3x103
Total volume: 47 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
Slope | Type |
---|---|
Downstream
Slope | Type |
---|---|
Spillway
Slope | Type |
---|---|
Placement
Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
---|---|
Cementitious material
Cement (kg/m3) |
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67 |
Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
---|---|
17 | Natural pozzolan (ASTM Class N) |

Details
Country: USA
Owner: Comal County, Texas
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Flood Control
River: Dry Comal Creek
Reservoir capacity: 4 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 10/11
Start of RCC: 10/11
End of RCC: 08/12
End of Project: 12/12
Specifications
Height: 26 metres
Length: 457 metres
Volume of RCC: 62 m3x103
Total volume: 67 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
Slope | Type |
---|---|
Vertical |
Downstream
Slope | Type |
---|---|
0.80 | [stepped face] |
Spillway
Slope | Type |
---|---|
0.80 |
Placement
Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
---|---|
300 | 300 |
Cementitious material
Cement (kg/m3) |
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60 |
Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
---|---|
100 | High-lime flyash (ASTM Class C) |

Details
Country: Jordan
Owner: Jordan Valley Authority, Ministry of Water and Irrigation
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Groundwater Recharge / Water Supply
River: Ibn Hammad
Reservoir capacity: 4 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: -/15
Start of RCC: -/15
End of RCC: 07/17
End of Project: -/18
Specifications
Height: 56 metres
Length: 160 metres
Volume of RCC: 160 m3x103
Total volume: 160 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
Slope | Type |
---|---|
0.30 | Traditional concrete against formwork |
Downstream
Slope | Type |
---|---|
0.70 | Traditional concrete against formwork [stepped face] |
Spillway
Slope | Type |
---|---|
0.70 | Traditional concrete against formwork [stepped face] |
Placement
Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
---|---|
300 | 300 |
Cementitious material
Cement (kg/m3) |
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90 |
100 |
Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
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0 | No pozzolan used - |
0 |

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