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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 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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NameCountryOwnerPurposeRiverReservoir capacity (m3x106)Construction datesDimensionsVolumeFacingsPlacementCementitious material
StartFinishHeightLengthRCCTotalUpstreamDownstreamSpillwayLayersLiftsCementPozzolan
ProjectRCCRCCProject(m)(m)(m3x103)(m3x103)SlopeTypeSlopeTypeSlopeType(m)(m)(kg/m3)(kg/m3)
Zintel CanyonUSAFZintel303/9207/9210/9212/92391585455V(7)0.85(17)0.85(17)300300740(-) -
Imi el KhengMoroccoG IOued Berhil1204/9209/9207/9304/9439170971090.20(5)0.80(1)*0.80(1)*300300100
110
20
20
(N)
Shanggou
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ChinaWYangshui1- /01- /02- /03- /0439176             
Peixe AngicalBrazilHTocantins304/02- /04- /0509/0639400500582      300300700(-) -
Nakai, part of Nam Theun 2 HPPLaosHNam Theun353004/0402/0603/0710/0939436155200 (1) (10) (12)300300100100(F)
Elkwater ForkUSAWTygart Tributory3- /0604/0708/07- /0739204106113V(8)0.80(3)*0.80(1)*3003005989(F)
ArvoredoBrazilHIrani12- /08- /09- /0904/10392505381V 0.75 0.75   8020(N)
LusixiChinaWLusixi33- /09- /10- /11- /1239140             
DevecikonagiTurkeyH IEmet605/1003/1109/1201/13393131802100.10(2)0.75(1)0.80(12)3003008040(F)
ÇetintepeTurkeyHRobozik4409/08- /11- /12- /133917360640.10(1)0.80(1)*0.80(12)30012007763(N)
Spring GroveSouth AfricaWMooi14003/1106/1205/1305/143930096114 (3') (3')  30030050110(F)
Sariveliler GöktepeTurkeyIGelenalan1- /13- /14- /15- /153933069         600(-) -
Muskrat Falls North DamCanadaHChurchill 08/1507/1709/1807/1939450208243V(1)0.80(1)0.80(1)3003000 &
1500
80140(F)
Yeşilvadi (Beylerderesi)TurkeyIBeyler5- /16- /17- /18- /1939249170 V(1)1.00(1)  3303309362(F)
DavarlıTurkeyIKara Creek1- /16- /19- /21- /233911934            

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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.

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Country: USA

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Flood Control

River: Zintel

Reservoir capacity: 3 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: 39 metres

Length: 158 metres

Volume of RCC: 54 m3x103

Total volume: 55 m3x103

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream
SlopeType
VerticalRCC against precast concrete panels
Downstream
SlopeType
0.85Unformed face of RCC
Spillway
SlopeType
0.85Unformed face of RCC

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
300300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
74
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
0No pozzolan used  -
  
Zintel Canyon completed
Zintel Canyon completed

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Country: Morocco

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Groundwater Recharge / Irrigation

River: Oued Berhil

Reservoir capacity: 12 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 04/92

Start of RCC: 04/92

End of RCC: 07/93

End of Project: 04/94

Specifications

Height: 39 metres

Length: 170 metres

Volume of RCC: 97 m3x103

Total volume: 109 m3x103

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream
SlopeType
0.20Traditional concrete against precast concrete panels
Downstream
SlopeType
0.80Traditional concrete against formwork  [stepped face]
Spillway
SlopeType
0.80Traditional concrete against formwork  [stepped face]

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
300300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
100
110
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
20Natural pozzolan (ASTM Class N)
20 
Imi el Kheng completed
Imi el Kheng completed

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Country: China

Owner: -

Type: Thin Arch

Purpose(s): Water Supply

River: Yangshui

Reservoir capacity: 1 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: -/01

Start of RCC: -/01

End of RCC: -/03

End of Project: -/04

Specifications

Height: 39 metres

Length: 176 metres

Volume of RCC: -

Total volume: -

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream
SlopeType
  
Downstream
SlopeType
  
Spillway
SlopeType
  

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
  

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
 
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
  
  
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Country: Brazil

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Hydropower

River: Tocantins

Reservoir capacity: 3 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 04/02

Start of RCC: 04/02

End of RCC: -/05

End of Project: 09/06

Specifications

Height: 39 metres

Length: 400 metres

Volume of RCC: 500 m3x103

Total volume: 582 m3x103

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream
SlopeType
  
Downstream
SlopeType
  
Spillway
SlopeType
  

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
300300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
70
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
0No pozzolan used  -
  
Peixe Angical completed
Peixe Angical completed

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Country: Laos

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Hydropower

River: Nam Theun

Reservoir capacity: 3530 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 04/04

Start of RCC: 04/04

End of RCC: 03/07

End of Project: 10/09

Specifications

Height: 39 metres

Length: 436 metres

Volume of RCC: 155 m3x103

Total volume: 200 m3x103

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream
SlopeType
 Traditional concrete against formwork
Downstream
SlopeType
 RCC against precast concrete blocks
Spillway
SlopeType
 Reinforced conventional concrete cast after RCC placement

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
300300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
100
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
100Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F)
  
Nakai, part of Nam Theun 2 HPP completed
Nakai, part of Nam Theun 2 HPP completed

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Country: USA

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Water Supply

River: Tygart Tributory

Reservoir capacity: 3 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: -/06

Start of RCC: -/06

End of RCC: 08/07

End of Project: -/07

Specifications

Height: 39 metres

Length: 204 metres

Volume of RCC: 106 m3x103

Total volume: 113 m3x103

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream
SlopeType
VerticalRCC against precast concrete panels with geomembrane
Downstream
SlopeType
0.80RCC against formwork  [stepped face]
Spillway
SlopeType
0.80Traditional concrete against formwork  [stepped face]

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
300300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
59
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
89Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F)
  
Elkwater Fork completed
Elkwater Fork completed

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Country: Brazil

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Hydropower

River: Irani

Reservoir capacity: 12 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: -/08

Start of RCC: -/08

End of RCC: -/09

End of Project: 04/10

Specifications

Height: 39 metres

Length: 250 metres

Volume of RCC: 53 m3x103

Total volume: 81 m3x103

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream
SlopeType
Vertical 
Downstream
SlopeType
0.75 
Spillway
SlopeType
0.75 

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
  

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
80
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
20Natural pozzolan (ASTM Class N)
  
Arvoredo completed
Arvoredo completed

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Country: China

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Water Supply

River: Lusixi

Reservoir capacity: 33 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: -/09

Start of RCC: -/09

End of RCC: -/11

End of Project: -/12

Specifications

Height: 39 metres

Length: 140 metres

Volume of RCC: -

Total volume: -

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream
SlopeType
  
Downstream
SlopeType
  
Spillway
SlopeType
  

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
  

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
 
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
  
  
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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
SlopeType
0.10Traditional concrete against formwork with external geomembrane
Downstream
SlopeType
0.75Traditional concrete against formwork
Spillway
SlopeType
0.80Reinforced conventional concrete cast after RCC placement

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
300300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
80
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
40Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F)
  
Devecikonagi completed
Devecikonagi completed

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Country: Turkey

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Hydropower

River: Robozik

Reservoir capacity: 44 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 09/08

Start of RCC: 09/08

End of RCC: -/12

End of Project: -/13

Specifications

Height: 39 metres

Length: 173 metres

Volume of RCC: 60 m3x103

Total volume: 64 m3x103

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream
SlopeType
0.10Traditional concrete against formwork
Downstream
SlopeType
0.80Traditional concrete against formwork  [stepped face]
Spillway
SlopeType
0.80Reinforced conventional concrete cast after RCC placement

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
3001200

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
77
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
63Natural pozzolan (ASTM Class N)
  
Çetintepe completed
Çetintepe completed

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Country: South Africa

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Water Supply

River: Mooi

Reservoir capacity: 140 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 03/11

Start of RCC: 03/11

End of RCC: 05/13

End of Project: 05/14

Specifications

Height: 39 metres

Length: 300 metres

Volume of RCC: 96 m3x103

Total volume: 114 m3x103

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream
SlopeType
 RCC against formwork (GEVR/GE-RCC)
Downstream
SlopeType
 RCC against formwork (GEVR/GE-RCC)
Spillway
SlopeType
  

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
300300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
50
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
110Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F)
  
Spring Grove completed
Spring Grove completed

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Country: Turkey

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Irrigation

River: Gelenalan

Reservoir capacity: 1 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: -/13

Start of RCC: -/13

End of RCC: -/15

End of Project: -/15

Specifications

Height: 39 metres

Length: 330 metres

Volume of RCC: 69 m3x103

Total volume: -

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream
SlopeType
  
Downstream
SlopeType
  
Spillway
SlopeType
  

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
  

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
60
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
0No pozzolan used  -
  
Sariveliler Göktepe completed
Sariveliler Göktepe completed

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Country: Canada

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Hydropower

River: Churchill

Reservoir capacity: -

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 08/15

Start of RCC: 08/15

End of RCC: 09/18

End of Project: 07/19

Specifications

Height: 39 metres

Length: 450 metres

Volume of RCC: 208 m3x103

Total volume: 243 m3x103

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream
SlopeType
VerticalTraditional concrete against formwork
Downstream
SlopeType
0.80Traditional concrete against formwork
Spillway
SlopeType
0.80Traditional concrete against formwork

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
3003000  &
 1500

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
80
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
140Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F)
  
Muskrat Falls North Dam completed
Muskrat Falls North Dam completed

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Country: Turkey

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Irrigation

River: Beyler

Reservoir capacity: 5 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: -/16

Start of RCC: -/16

End of RCC: -/18

End of Project: -/19

Specifications

Height: 39 metres

Length: 249 metres

Volume of RCC: 170 m3x103

Total volume: -

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream
SlopeType
VerticalTraditional concrete against formwork
Downstream
SlopeType
1.00Traditional concrete against formwork
Spillway
SlopeType
  

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
330330

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
93
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
62Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F)
  
Yeşilvadi (Beylerderesi) completed
Yeşilvadi (Beylerderesi) completed

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Country: Turkey

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Irrigation

River: Kara Creek

Reservoir capacity: 1 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: -/16

Start of RCC: -/16

End of RCC: -/21

End of Project: -/23

Specifications

Height: 39 metres

Length: 119 metres

Volume of RCC: 34 m3x103

Total volume: -

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream
SlopeType
  
Downstream
SlopeType
  
Spillway
SlopeType
  

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
  

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
 
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
  
  
Davarlı under construction
Davarlı under construction

 

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