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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) | |||||||
Ain al Koreima | Morocco | Direction des Aménagements Hydrauliques | I | Akreuch | 1 | 06/87 | 09/87 | 02/88 | 03/88 | 26 | 124 | 17 | 20 | 0.20 | (5)* | 0.20 0.75 | (5) (17) | 0.60 | (1)* | 350 | 350 | 70 140 | 30 60 | (S) |
Riou | France | Electricité de France | H I R | Riou | 1 | 01/90 | 06/90 | 07/90 | 03/91 | 26 | 308 | 41 | 46 | V | (2) | 0.60 | (14)* | 0.60 | (14)* | 300 | 300 | 120 | (R) | |
Caraibas - CEMIG | Brazil | CEMIG (Companhia Energetica de Minas Gerais) | F I | Caraibas | 10 | 04/90 | 07/90 | 09/90 | 02/91 | 26 | 160 | 18 | 22 | 0.10 | (1) | 0.80 | (3)* | 0.80 | (1)* | 300 | 300 | 70 | 20 | (N) |
Kroombit | Australia | Water Resources Commission, Queensland | G I | Kroombit Creek | 13 | 03/92 | 06/92 | 10/92 | 12/92 | 26 | 250 | 84 | 110 | V | (1) | 0.70 | (1) | 0.70 | (1) | 300 | 300 | 82 | 107 | (F) |
Burton Gorge | Australia | North Goonyella Coal Properties | W | Isaac | 20 | 07/92 | 09/92 | 11/92 | 12/92 | 26 | 285 | 64 | 68 | V 1.00 | (8) (17) | 0.80 1.00 | (3)* (17) | 0.80 | (13)* | 300 | 300 | 85 | 0 | (-) - |
Pak Mun | Thailand | Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) | H | Mun | 04/91 | 12/93 | 03/94 | 06/94 | 26 | 323 | 48 | 50 | V V | (13) (15) | V 0.80 | (13) (15) | separate | 300 | 300 | 58 | 124 | (F) | ||
Do Prata | Brazil | Companhia Pernambucana de Saceamento | W | Do Prata | 42 | - /92 | 09/93 | 12/94 | - /95 | 26 | 405 | 61 | 75 | 300 | 300 | 80 | 0 | (-) - | ||||||
Passagem de Trairas | Brazil | Secretaria Estadual do Meio Ambiente e Recursos Hídricos do RN | R W | Seridó | 50 | - /93 | - /94 | - /95 | - /96 | 26 | 458 | 27 | 28 | 64 | 16 | (N) | ||||||||
North Fork Hughes River | USA | USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service | F R W | North Fork Hughes River | 1480 | 07/99 | 03/01 | 07/01 | - /01 | 26 | 200 | 65 | 65 | V | (8) | 0.80 | (10) | 0.80 | (1) | 300 | 300 | 59 107 | 59 65 | (F) |
Estreito | Brazil | Ceste | F I R W | Curimatá | 24 | - /97 | - /00 | - /01 | 11/02 | 26 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 64 | 16 | (N) | ||||||||
Big Cherry | USA | Town of Big Stone Gap | W | South Fork, Powell River | 2 | 04/04 | 09/04 | 01/05 | 07/05 | 26 | 113 | 11 | 12 | 300 | 300 | 82 | 82 | (F) | ||||||
Pine Brook | USA | Pine Brook Water District | W | 1 | 01/05 | 10/05 | 04/06 | - /06 | 26 | 170 | 27 | 30 | V | (7) | (17) | separate | 300 | 300 | 95 | 59 | (F) | |||
Pipoca | Brazil | Hidrolétrica Pipoca S/A | H | Santo Antonio | 8 | - /08 | - /09 | - /10 | - /11 | 26 | ||||||||||||||
Ingazeira - formerly San Antonio | Brazil | DNOCS (Departamento Nacional de Obras Contra a Seca) | W | Pajeú | 49 | - /08 | - /09 | - /10 | - /11 | 26 | 566 | 64 | 92 | |||||||||||
Boa Fé | Brazil | Boa Fé Energética | H | Carrero | - /10 | - /10 | - /11 | - /11 | 26 | 198 | 32 | 58 | ||||||||||||
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) |
Boa Sorte | Brazil | Boa Sorte Energética S/A | H | Tijucas | 18 | - /07 | - /07 | - /12 | - /12 | 26 | ||||||||||||||
Juba IV | Brazil | Itamarati Norte S.A. | H | Juba | 7 | - /15 | - /15 | - /15 | - /15 | 26 | 570 | |||||||||||||
Rkiza | Morocco | F I W | 17 | - /13 | - /15 | - /16 | - /17 | 26 | 500 | 55 | 60 | V | (5) | 0.85 | (1)* | 0.85 | (1)* |
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Details
Country: Morocco
Owner: Direction des Aménagements Hydrauliques
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Irrigation
River: Akreuch
Reservoir capacity: 1 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 06/87
Start of RCC: 06/87
End of RCC: 02/88
End of Project: 03/88
Specifications
Height: 26 metres
Length: 124 metres
Volume of RCC: 17 m3x103
Total volume: 20 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
Slope | Type |
---|---|
0.20 | Traditional concrete against precast concrete panels [stepped face] |
Downstream
Slope | Type |
---|---|
0.20 | Traditional concrete against precast concrete panels |
0.75 | Unformed face of RCC |
Spillway
Slope | Type |
---|---|
0.60 | Traditional concrete against formwork [stepped face] |
Placement
Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
---|---|
350 | 350 |
Cementitious material
Cement (kg/m3) |
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70 |
140 |
Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
---|---|
30 | Ground-granulated blast-furnace slag |
60 |

Details
Country: France
Owner: Electricité de France
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Hydropower / Irrigation / Recreation
River: Riou
Reservoir capacity: 1 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 01/90
Start of RCC: 01/90
End of RCC: 07/90
End of Project: 03/91
Specifications
Height: 26 metres
Length: 308 metres
Volume of RCC: 41 m3x103
Total volume: 46 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
Slope | Type |
---|---|
Vertical | Traditional concrete against formwork with external geomembrane |
Downstream
Slope | Type |
---|---|
0.60 | Slip-formed/extruded facing elements [stepped face] |
Spillway
Slope | Type |
---|---|
0.60 | Slip-formed/extruded facing elements [stepped face] |
Placement
Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
---|---|
300 | 300 |
Cementitious material
Cement (kg/m3) |
---|
Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
---|---|
120 | ROLAC (mixture of flyash and slag with or without limestone fines) |

Details
Country: Brazil
Owner: CEMIG (Companhia Energetica de Minas Gerais)
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Flood Control / Irrigation
River: Caraibas
Reservoir capacity: 10 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 04/90
Start of RCC: 04/90
End of RCC: 09/90
End of Project: 02/91
Specifications
Height: 26 metres
Length: 160 metres
Volume of RCC: 18 m3x103
Total volume: 22 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
Slope | Type |
---|---|
0.10 | Traditional concrete against formwork |
Downstream
Slope | Type |
---|---|
0.80 | RCC 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) |
---|
70 |
Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
---|---|
20 | Natural pozzolan (ASTM Class N) |

Details
Country: Australia
Owner: Water Resources Commission, Queensland
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Groundwater Recharge / Irrigation
River: Kroombit Creek
Reservoir capacity: 13 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 03/92
Start of RCC: 03/92
End of RCC: 10/92
End of Project: 12/92
Specifications
Height: 26 metres
Length: 250 metres
Volume of RCC: 84 m3x103
Total volume: 110 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
Slope | Type |
---|---|
Vertical | Traditional concrete against formwork |
Downstream
Slope | Type |
---|---|
0.70 | Traditional concrete against formwork |
Spillway
Slope | Type |
---|---|
0.70 | Traditional concrete against formwork |
Placement
Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
---|---|
300 | 300 |
Cementitious material
Cement (kg/m3) |
---|
82 |
Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
---|---|
107 | Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F) |

Details
Country: Australia
Owner: North Goonyella Coal Properties
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Water Supply
River: Isaac
Reservoir capacity: 20 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 07/92
Start of RCC: 07/92
End of RCC: 11/92
End of Project: 12/92
Specifications
Height: 26 metres
Length: 285 metres
Volume of RCC: 64 m3x103
Total volume: 68 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
Slope | Type |
---|---|
Vertical | RCC against precast concrete panels with geomembrane |
1.00 | Unformed face of RCC |
Downstream
Slope | Type |
---|---|
0.80 | RCC against formwork [stepped face] |
1.00 | Unformed face of RCC |
Spillway
Slope | Type |
---|---|
0.80 | Reinforced concrete cast against precast units or slip-formed facing elements [stepped face] |
Placement
Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
---|---|
300 | 300 |
Cementitious material
Cement (kg/m3) |
---|
85 |
Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
---|---|
0 | No pozzolan used - |

Details
Country: Thailand
Owner: Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT)
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Hydropower
River: Mun
Reservoir capacity: -
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 04/91
Start of RCC: 04/91
End of RCC: 03/94
End of Project: 06/94
Specifications
Height: 26 metres
Length: 323 metres
Volume of RCC: 48 m3x103
Total volume: 50 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
Slope | Type |
---|---|
Vertical | Reinforced concrete cast against precast units or slip-formed facing elements |
Vertical | RCC supported by fill shoulders |
Downstream
Slope | Type |
---|---|
Vertical | Reinforced concrete cast against precast units or slip-formed facing elements |
0.80 | RCC supported by fill shoulders |
Spillway
Slope | Type |
---|---|
separate |
Placement
Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
---|---|
300 | 300 |
Cementitious material
Cement (kg/m3) |
---|
58 |
Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
---|---|
124 | Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F) |

Details
Country: Brazil
Owner: Companhia Pernambucana de Saceamento
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Water Supply
River: Do Prata
Reservoir capacity: 42 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: -/92
Start of RCC: -/92
End of RCC: 12/94
End of Project: -/95
Specifications
Height: 26 metres
Length: 405 metres
Volume of RCC: 61 m3x103
Total volume: 75 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
Slope | Type |
---|---|
Downstream
Slope | Type |
---|---|
[stepped face] |
Spillway
Slope | Type |
---|---|
[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: Brazil
Owner: Secretaria Estadual do Meio Ambiente e Recursos Hídricos do RN
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Recreation / Water Supply
River: Seridó
Reservoir capacity: 50 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: -/93
Start of RCC: -/93
End of RCC: -/95
End of Project: -/96
Specifications
Height: 26 metres
Length: 458 metres
Volume of RCC: 27 m3x103
Total volume: 28 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
Slope | Type |
---|---|
Downstream
Slope | Type |
---|---|
Spillway
Slope | Type |
---|---|
Placement
Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
---|---|
Cementitious material
Cement (kg/m3) |
---|
64 |
Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
---|---|
16 | Natural pozzolan (ASTM Class N) |

Details
Country: USA
Owner: USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Flood Control / Recreation / Water Supply
River: North Fork Hughes River
Reservoir capacity: 1480 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 07/99
Start of RCC: 07/99
End of RCC: 07/01
End of Project: -/01
Specifications
Height: 26 metres
Length: 200 metres
Volume of RCC: 65 m3x103
Total volume: 65 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
Slope | Type |
---|---|
Vertical | RCC against precast concrete panels with geomembrane |
Downstream
Slope | Type |
---|---|
0.80 | RCC against precast concrete blocks |
Spillway
Slope | Type |
---|---|
0.80 | Traditional concrete against formwork |
Placement
Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
---|---|
300 | 300 |
Cementitious material
Cement (kg/m3) |
---|
59 |
107 |
Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
---|---|
59 | Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F) |
65 |

Details
Country: Brazil
Owner: Ceste
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Flood Control / Irrigation / Recreation / Water Supply
River: Curimatá
Reservoir capacity: 24 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: -/97
Start of RCC: -/97
End of RCC: -/01
End of Project: 11/02
Specifications
Height: 26 metres
Length: 300 metres
Volume of RCC: -
Total volume: -
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
Slope | Type |
---|---|
Downstream
Slope | Type |
---|---|
Spillway
Slope | Type |
---|---|
Placement
Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
---|---|
300 | 300 |
Cementitious material
Cement (kg/m3) |
---|
64 |
Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
---|---|
16 | Natural pozzolan (ASTM Class N) |

Details
Country: USA
Owner: Town of Big Stone Gap
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Water Supply
River: South Fork, Powell River
Reservoir capacity: 2 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 04/04
Start of RCC: 04/04
End of RCC: 01/05
End of Project: 07/05
Specifications
Height: 26 metres
Length: 113 metres
Volume of RCC: 11 m3x103
Total volume: 12 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) |
---|
82 |
Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
---|---|
82 | Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F) |

Details
Country: USA
Owner: Pine Brook Water District
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Water Supply
River: -
Reservoir capacity: 1 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 01/05
Start of RCC: 01/05
End of RCC: 04/06
End of Project: -/06
Specifications
Height: 26 metres
Length: 170 metres
Volume of RCC: 27 m3x103
Total volume: 30 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
Slope | Type |
---|---|
Vertical | RCC against precast concrete panels |
Downstream
Slope | Type |
---|---|
Unformed face of RCC |
Spillway
Slope | Type |
---|---|
separate |
Placement
Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
---|---|
300 | 300 |
Cementitious material
Cement (kg/m3) |
---|
95 |
Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
---|---|
59 | Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F) |

Details
Country: Brazil
Owner: Hidrolétrica Pipoca S/A
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Hydropower
River: Santo Antonio
Reservoir capacity: 8 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: -/08
Start of RCC: -/08
End of RCC: -/10
End of Project: -/11
Specifications
Height: 26 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: Brazil
Owner: DNOCS (Departamento Nacional de Obras Contra a Seca)
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Water Supply
River: Pajeú
Reservoir capacity: 49 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: -/08
Start of RCC: -/08
End of RCC: -/10
End of Project: -/11
Specifications
Height: 26 metres
Length: 566 metres
Volume of RCC: 64 m3x103
Total volume: 92 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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Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
---|---|

Details
Country: Brazil
Owner: Boa Fé Energética
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Hydropower
River: Carrero
Reservoir capacity: -
Construction Dates
Start of Project: -/10
Start of RCC: -/10
End of RCC: -/11
End of Project: -/11
Specifications
Height: 26 metres
Length: 198 metres
Volume of RCC: 32 m3x103
Total volume: 58 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 |
---|---|

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) |
---|
60 |
Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
---|---|
100 | High-lime flyash (ASTM Class C) |

Details
Country: Brazil
Owner: Boa Sorte Energética S/A
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Hydropower
River: Tijucas
Reservoir capacity: 18 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: -/07
Start of RCC: -/07
End of RCC: -/12
End of Project: -/12
Specifications
Height: 26 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) |
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Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
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Details
Country: Brazil
Owner: Itamarati Norte S.A.
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Hydropower
River: Juba
Reservoir capacity: 7 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: -/15
Start of RCC: -/15
End of RCC: -/15
End of Project: -/15
Specifications
Height: 26 metres
Length: 570 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) |
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Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
---|---|

Details
Country: Morocco
Owner: -
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Flood Control / Irrigation / Water Supply
River: -
Reservoir capacity: 17 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: -/13
Start of RCC: -/13
End of RCC: -/16
End of Project: -/17
Specifications
Height: 26 metres
Length: 500 metres
Volume of RCC: 55 m3x103
Total volume: 60 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
Slope | Type |
---|---|
Vertical | Traditional concrete against precast concrete panels |
Downstream
Slope | Type |
---|---|
0.85 | Traditional concrete against formwork [stepped face] |
Spillway
Slope | Type |
---|---|
0.85 | 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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