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Dimensions: Height: 18 metres

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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	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)
Wright’s Retarding Basin	Australia	F	Point Hut Creek	1	01/89	06/89	08/89	10/89	18	86	9	9	V	(7)	1.00	(16)	1.00	(13)	300	300	145	73	(F)
Jim Wilson (formerly Town Wash Detention)	USA	F	Town Wash		01/92	03/92	05/92	06/92	18	264	43	45	V	(14)	1.50	(3)	1.50	(3)* (17)*	200	200	107	71	(F)
Rocky Gulch	USA	P	Rocky Gulch		05/94	05/94	06/94	07/94	18	55	6	7	V	(1)	0.80	(17)	none		300	300	184	0	(-) -
Ziga	Burkina Faso	W	Nakambe	28	04/98	10/98	08/99	07/00	18	120	44		V	(1)	0.80	(10)*	0.80	(12)*	300	300			(-) -
Barnard Creek Canyon Debris Dam	USA	F	Barnard Creek		08/99	11/99	11/99	01/00	18	46	3	3	V	()	0.75	()*	0.75	()*	300	300	108	84	(F)
R'mil	Tunisia	I	R’mil	44	08/99	10/00	05/01	11/01	18	260	64	160	V	(15)	0.90	(16)	0.90	(12)*	300	300	100	0	(-) -
Cristalandia	Brazil	W	de Contas	13	- /05	- /07	- /09	- /10	18	337	61	68
Cacimba Nova	Brazil	I W		3	- /13	- /14	- /16	- /16	18	196	52

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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.

Wright’s Retarding Basin

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Country: Australia

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Flood Control

River: Point Hut Creek

Reservoir capacity: 1 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 01/89

Start of RCC: 01/89

End of RCC: 08/89

End of Project: 10/89

Specifications

Height: 18 metres

Length: 86 metres

Volume of RCC: 9 m³x10³

Total volume: 9 m³x10³

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

Slope	Type
Vertical	RCC against precast concrete panels

Downstream

Slope	Type
1.00	Mechanically compacted unformed face of RCC

Spillway

Slope	Type
1.00	Reinforced concrete cast against precast units or slip-formed facing elements

Placement

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)
300	300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m³)
145

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

Jim Wilson (formerly Town Wash Detention)

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Country: USA

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Flood Control

River: Town Wash

Reservoir capacity: -

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 01/92

Start of RCC: 01/92

End of RCC: 05/92

End of Project: 06/92

Specifications

Height: 18 metres

Length: 264 metres

Volume of RCC: 43 m³x10³

Total volume: 45 m³x10³

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

Slope	Type
Vertical	Slip-formed/extruded facing elements

Downstream

Slope	Type
1.50	RCC against formwork

Spillway

Slope	Type
1.50	RCC against formwork [stepped face]
	Unformed face of RCC [stepped face]

Placement

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)
200	200

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m³)
107

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

Jim Wilson (formerly Town Wash Detention) completed

Rocky Gulch

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Details

Country: USA

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Pollution Control

River: Rocky Gulch

Reservoir capacity: -

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 05/94

Start of RCC: 05/94

End of RCC: 06/94

End of Project: 07/94

Specifications

Height: 18 metres

Length: 55 metres

Volume of RCC: 6 m³x10³

Total volume: 7 m³x10³

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

Slope	Type
Vertical	Traditional concrete against formwork

Downstream

Slope	Type
0.80	Unformed face of RCC

Spillway

Slope	Type
none

Placement

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)
300	300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m³)
184

Pozzolan (kg/m³)	Pozzolan Type
0	No pozzolan used -

Ziga

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Country: Burkina Faso

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Water Supply

River: Nakambe

Reservoir capacity: 28 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 04/98

Start of RCC: 04/98

End of RCC: 08/99

End of Project: 07/00

Specifications

Height: 18 metres

Length: 120 metres

Volume of RCC: 44 m³x10³

Total volume: -

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

Slope	Type
Vertical	Traditional concrete against formwork

Downstream

Slope	Type
0.80	RCC against precast concrete blocks [stepped face]

Spillway

Slope	Type
0.80	Reinforced conventional concrete cast after RCC placement [stepped face]

Placement

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)
300	300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m³)

Pozzolan (kg/m³)	Pozzolan Type
	No pozzolan used -

Barnard Creek Canyon Debris Dam

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Details

Country: USA

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Flood Control

River: Barnard Creek

Reservoir capacity: -

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 08/99

Start of RCC: 08/99

End of RCC: 11/99

End of Project: 01/00

Specifications

Height: 18 metres

Length: 46 metres

Volume of RCC: 3 m³x10³

Total volume: 3 m³x10³

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

Slope	Type
Vertical

Downstream

Slope	Type
0.75	[stepped face]

Spillway

Slope	Type
0.75	[stepped face]

Placement

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)
300	300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m³)
108

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

Barnard Creek Canyon Debris Dam on Google Earth

R'mil

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Country: Tunisia

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Irrigation

River: R’mil

Reservoir capacity: 44 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 08/99

Start of RCC: 08/99

End of RCC: 05/01

End of Project: 11/01

Specifications

Height: 18 metres

Length: 260 metres

Volume of RCC: 64 m³x10³

Total volume: 160 m³x10³

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

Slope	Type
Vertical	RCC supported by fill shoulders

Downstream

Slope	Type
0.90	Mechanically compacted unformed face of RCC

Spillway

Slope	Type
0.90	Reinforced conventional concrete cast after RCC placement [stepped face]

Placement

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)
300	300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m³)
100

Pozzolan (kg/m³)	Pozzolan Type
0	No pozzolan used -

Cristalandia

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Details

Country: Brazil

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Water Supply

River: de Contas

Reservoir capacity: 13 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: -/05

Start of RCC: -/05

End of RCC: -/09

End of Project: -/10

Specifications

Height: 18 metres

Length: 337 metres

Volume of RCC: 61 m³x10³

Total volume: 68 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

Cacimba Nova

Full Dam Information

Details

Country: Brazil

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Irrigation / Water Supply

River: -

Reservoir capacity: 3 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: -/13

Start of RCC: -/13

End of RCC: -/16

End of Project: -/16

Specifications

Height: 18 metres

Length: 196 metres

Volume of RCC: 52 m³x10³

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

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