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- Total Volume: 210 m3x103
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) | |||||||
| Wolwedans [A-G] | South Africa | W | Great Brak | 24 | 11/87 | 10/88 | 10/89 | 11/90 | 70 | 268 | 180 | 210 | V | (1) | 0.50 | (1)* | 0.50 | (1)* | 250 | 250 | 58 | 136 | (F) | |
| Toker | Eritrea | W | Toker | 14 | 11/96 | 02/98 | 05/99 | 08/99 | 73 | 263 | 187 | 210 | V | (1) | 0.80 | (1)* | 0.80 | (12)* | 330 | 330 | 110 | 85 | (F) | |
| Longshou Nº1 [A-G] | China | H | Heihe | 13 | 04/99 | 03/00 | 06/01 | 09/01 | 80 | 258 | 187 | 210 | V 0.20 | (1) (1) | 0.75 | (1) | 0.75 | (1) | 300 | 3000 | 96 58 | 109 113 | (F) | |
| Lajeado (Luis Eduardo Magalhães) | Brazil | H | Tocantins | 4982 | 07/98 | 06/01 | 12/01 | 12/02 | 43 | 2100 | 188 | 210 | 300 | 300 | 30 | 40 | (S) | |||||||
| Letan | China | H I N | Xijiang | 950 | - /02 | - /03 | - /04 | - /05 | 66 | 586 | 50 | 210 | ||||||||||||
| Chalillo | Belize | H | Macal | 120 | 07/03 | 03/04 | 10/05 | 12/06 | 68 | 425 | 180 | 210 | 0.20 | (1) | 0.75 | (3')* | 0.75 | (12) | 300 | 3600 | 105 | 0 | (N) | |
| Devecikonagi | Turkey | H I | Emet | 6 | 05/10 | 03/11 | 09/12 | 01/13 | 39 | 313 | 180 | 210 | 0.10 | (2) | 0.75 | (1) | 0.80 | (12) | 300 | 300 | 80 | 40 | (F) | |
| Dayakou [A] | China | H | Nanting | 170 | - /13 | - /14 | - /15 | - /16 | 99 | 300 | 210 | |||||||||||||
| Kaddoussa | Morocco | F I W | Guir | 220 | - /16 | - /18 | - /21 | - /21 | 62 | 271 | 180 | 210 | V | (1) | 0.80 | (1)* | 0.80 | (1)* | 300 | 300 | (N) | |||
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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: -
Type: Arch-Gravity
Purpose(s): Water Supply
River: Great Brak
Reservoir capacity: 24 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 11/87
Start of RCC: 11/87
End of RCC: 10/89
End of Project: 11/90
Specifications
Height: 70 metres
Length: 268 metres
Volume of RCC: 180 m3x103
Total volume: 210 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| Vertical | Traditional concrete against formwork |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.50 | Traditional concrete against formwork [stepped face] |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.50 | Traditional concrete against formwork [stepped face] |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 250 | 250 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 58 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 136 | Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F) |

Details
Country: Eritrea
Owner: -
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Water Supply
River: Toker
Reservoir capacity: 14 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 11/96
Start of RCC: 11/96
End of RCC: 05/99
End of Project: 08/99
Specifications
Height: 73 metres
Length: 263 metres
Volume of RCC: 187 m3x103
Total volume: 210 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 [stepped face] |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 330 | 330 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 110 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 85 | Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F) |

Details
Country: China
Owner: -
Type: Arch-Gravity
Purpose(s): Hydropower
River: Heihe
Reservoir capacity: 13 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 04/99
Start of RCC: 04/99
End of RCC: 06/01
End of Project: 09/01
Specifications
Height: 80 metres
Length: 258 metres
Volume of RCC: 187 m3x103
Total volume: 210 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| Vertical | Traditional concrete against formwork |
| 0.20 | Traditional concrete against formwork |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.75 | Traditional concrete against formwork |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.75 | Traditional concrete against formwork |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 300 | 3000 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 96 |
| 58 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 109 | Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F) |
| 113 |

Details
Country: Brazil
Owner: -
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Hydropower
River: Tocantins
Reservoir capacity: 4982 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 07/98
Start of RCC: 07/98
End of RCC: 12/01
End of Project: 12/02
Specifications
Height: 43 metres
Length: 2100 metres
Volume of RCC: 188 m3x103
Total volume: 210 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) |
|---|
| 30 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 40 | Ground-granulated blast-furnace slag |

Details
Country: China
Owner: -
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Hydropower / Irrigation / Navigation
River: Xijiang
Reservoir capacity: 950 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: -/02
Start of RCC: -/02
End of RCC: -/04
End of Project: -/05
Specifications
Height: 66 metres
Length: 586 metres
Volume of RCC: 50 m3x103
Total volume: 210 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: Belize
Owner: -
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Hydropower
River: Macal
Reservoir capacity: 120 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 07/03
Start of RCC: 07/03
End of RCC: 10/05
End of Project: 12/06
Specifications
Height: 68 metres
Length: 425 metres
Volume of RCC: 180 m3x103
Total volume: 210 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.20 | Traditional concrete against formwork |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.75 | RCC against formwork (GEVR/GE-RCC) [stepped face] |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.75 | Reinforced conventional concrete cast after RCC placement |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 300 | 3600 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 105 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 0 | Natural pozzolan (ASTM Class N) |

Details
Country: Turkey
Owner: -
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Hydropower / Irrigation
River: Emet
Reservoir capacity: 6 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 05/10
Start of RCC: 05/10
End of RCC: 09/12
End of Project: 01/13
Specifications
Height: 39 metres
Length: 313 metres
Volume of RCC: 180 m3x103
Total volume: 210 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.10 | Traditional concrete against formwork with external geomembrane |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.75 | Traditional concrete against formwork |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.80 | Reinforced conventional concrete cast after RCC placement |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 300 | 300 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 80 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 40 | Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F) |

Details
Country: China
Owner: -
Type: Thin Arch
Purpose(s): Hydropower
River: Nanting
Reservoir capacity: 170 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: -/13
Start of RCC: -/13
End of RCC: -/15
End of Project: -/16
Specifications
Height: 99 metres
Length: 300 metres
Volume of RCC: -
Total volume: 210 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: Morocco
Owner: -
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Flood Control / Irrigation / Water Supply
River: Guir
Reservoir capacity: 220 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: -/16
Start of RCC: -/16
End of RCC: -/21
End of Project: -/21
Specifications
Height: 62 metres
Length: 271 metres
Volume of RCC: 180 m3x103
Total volume: 210 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 | Traditional concrete against formwork [stepped face] |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 300 | 300 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| Natural pozzolan (ASTM Class N) | |

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