SEARCHING
... please wait

Dam Search Results

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.

← Scroll the table horizontally to view its entire width →

NameCountryOwnerPurposeRiverReservoir capacity (m3x106)Construction datesDimensionsVolumeFacingsPlacementCementitious material
StartFinishHeightLengthRCCTotalUpstreamDownstreamSpillwayLayersLiftsCementPozzolan
ProjectRCCRCCProject(m)(m)(m3x103)(m3x103)SlopeTypeSlopeTypeSlopeType(m)(m)(kg/m3)(kg/m3)
JordãoBrazilHJordão11005/9401/9502/9609/9695550570647V(1)0.74(3)*0.74(12)4004006015(N)

← Scroll the table horizontally to view its entire width →

 

Search again

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.

Full Dam Information

Details

Country: Brazil

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Hydropower

River: Jordão

Reservoir capacity: 110 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 05/94

Start of RCC: 05/94

End of RCC: 02/96

End of Project: 09/96

Specifications

Height: 95 metres

Length: 550 metres

Volume of RCC: 570 m3x103

Total volume: 647 m3x103

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream
SlopeType
VerticalTraditional concrete against formwork
Downstream
SlopeType
0.74RCC against formwork  [stepped face]
Spillway
SlopeType
0.74Reinforced conventional concrete cast after RCC placement

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
400400

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
60
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
15Natural pozzolan (ASTM Class N)
  
Jordão completed
Jordão completed

 

Search again

Please note: only dams with known co-ordinates will appear on this map.

Your search returned no dams with known co-ordinates