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Dimensions: Height: 17 metres

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Name	Country	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)
Freeman diversion	USA	G	Santa Clara		03/90	07/90	09/90	- /91	17	366	101	110	V	(1)	0.80	(17)	0.80	(17)	300	300	125	83	(F)
Thornlea	South Africa	I	Mlazi	3	06/90	10/90	12/90	02/91	17	135	16	17	V	(1)	0.90	(3)*	0.90	(1)	170	170	38	87	(S)
Nickajack Auxillary Spillway	USA	H	Tennessee	311	08/89	07/90	02/91	04/92	17	427	79	79	0.25	(3)*	0.60	(3)*	0.60	(3)*	300	600	85	119	(F)
Paxton	South Africa	I	Tsorwo	1	- /90	01/91	12/92	- /92	17	70	3	3	V	(3)	V 0.50	(3)	0.50	(3)	150	150	70	100	(F)
Antacoto	Peru		Mantaro	120	- /98	- /98	- /99	- /99	17														(-) -
Mangla Emergency Spillway Control Weir	Pakistan	H I	Jhelum	6500	08/04	12/07	11/08	01/09	17	370	54	79	V 0.30	(3') (3')*	V 0.70	(3') (3')*	0.70	(3')*	300	300	60	120	(S)
Sinop	Brazil	H	Teles Pires		- /14	- /15	- /17	- /19	17
Priest Rapids Right Embankment	USA	H	Columbia		11/19	- /21	- /23	- /23	17	564	46		V	(3')	V 0.75	(3') (17)	none		300	300			(F)

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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.

Freeman diversion

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Country: USA

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Groundwater Recharge

River: Santa Clara

Reservoir capacity: -

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 03/90

Start of RCC: 03/90

End of RCC: 09/90

End of Project: -/91

Specifications

Height: 17 metres

Length: 366 metres

Volume of RCC: 101 m³x10³

Total volume: 110 m³x10³

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

Slope	Type
Vertical	Traditional concrete against formwork

Downstream

Slope	Type
0.80	Unformed face of RCC

Spillway

Slope	Type
0.80	Unformed face of RCC

Placement

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)
300	300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m³)
125

Pozzolan (kg/m³)	Pozzolan Type
83	Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F)

Thornlea

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Country: South Africa

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Irrigation

River: Mlazi

Reservoir capacity: 3 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 06/90

Start of RCC: 06/90

End of RCC: 12/90

End of Project: 02/91

Specifications

Height: 17 metres

Length: 135 metres

Volume of RCC: 16 m³x10³

Total volume: 17 m³x10³

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

Slope	Type
Vertical	Traditional concrete against formwork

Downstream

Slope	Type
0.90	RCC against formwork [stepped face]

Spillway

Slope	Type
0.90	Traditional concrete against formwork

Placement

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)
170	170

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m³)
38

Pozzolan (kg/m³)	Pozzolan Type
87	Ground-granulated blast-furnace slag

Nickajack Auxillary Spillway

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Country: USA

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Hydropower

River: Tennessee

Reservoir capacity: 311 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 08/89

Start of RCC: 08/89

End of RCC: 02/91

End of Project: 04/92

Specifications

Height: 17 metres

Length: 427 metres

Volume of RCC: 79 m³x10³

Total volume: 79 m³x10³

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

Slope	Type
0.25	RCC against formwork [stepped face]

Downstream

Slope	Type
0.60	RCC against formwork [stepped face]

Spillway

Slope	Type
0.60	RCC against formwork [stepped face]

Placement

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)
300	600

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m³)
85

Pozzolan (kg/m³)	Pozzolan Type
119	Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F)

Paxton

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Country: South Africa

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Irrigation

River: Tsorwo

Reservoir capacity: 1 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: -/90

Start of RCC: -/90

End of RCC: 12/92

End of Project: -/92

Specifications

Height: 17 metres

Length: 70 metres

Volume of RCC: 3 m³x10³

Total volume: 3 m³x10³

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

Slope	Type
Vertical	RCC against formwork

Downstream

Slope	Type
Vertical	RCC against formwork
0.50

Spillway

Slope	Type
0.50	RCC against formwork

Placement

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)
150	150

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m³)
70

Pozzolan (kg/m³)	Pozzolan Type
100	Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F)

Antacoto

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Country: Peru

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): unknown

River: Mantaro

Reservoir capacity: 120 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: -/98

Start of RCC: -/98

End of RCC: -/99

End of Project: -/99

Specifications

Height: 17 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
	No pozzolan used -

Mangla Emergency Spillway Control Weir

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Country: Pakistan

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Hydropower / Irrigation

River: Jhelum

Reservoir capacity: 6500 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 08/04

Start of RCC: 08/04

End of RCC: 11/08

End of Project: 01/09

Specifications

Height: 17 metres

Length: 370 metres

Volume of RCC: 54 m³x10³

Total volume: 79 m³x10³

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

Slope	Type
Vertical	RCC against formwork (GEVR/GE-RCC)
0.30	RCC against formwork (GEVR/GE-RCC) [stepped face]

Downstream

Slope	Type
Vertical	RCC against formwork (GEVR/GE-RCC)
0.70	RCC against formwork (GEVR/GE-RCC) [stepped face]

Spillway

Slope	Type
0.70	RCC against formwork (GEVR/GE-RCC) [stepped face]

Placement

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)
300	300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m³)
60

Pozzolan (kg/m³)	Pozzolan Type
120	Ground-granulated blast-furnace slag

Mangla Emergency Spillway Control Weir completed

Sinop

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Country: Brazil

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Hydropower

River: Teles Pires

Reservoir capacity: -

Construction Dates

Start of Project: -/14

Start of RCC: -/14

End of RCC: -/17

End of Project: -/19

Specifications

Height: 17 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

Priest Rapids Right Embankment

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Country: USA

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Hydropower

River: Columbia

Reservoir capacity: -

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 11/19

Start of RCC: 11/19

End of RCC: -/23

End of Project: -/23

Specifications

Height: 17 metres

Length: 564 metres

Volume of RCC: 46 m³x10³

Total volume: -

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

Slope	Type
Vertical	RCC against formwork (GEVR/GE-RCC)

Downstream

Slope	Type
Vertical	RCC against formwork (GEVR/GE-RCC)
0.75	Unformed face of RCC

Spillway

Slope	Type
none

Placement

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)
300	300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m³)

Pozzolan (kg/m³)	Pozzolan Type
	Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F)

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