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Purposes: Recreation

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	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)
Willow Creek	USA	F R	Willow Creek	17	11/81	04/82	09/82	04/83	52	543	331	331	V	(7)	0.80	(17)	0.80	(17)	300	300	47	19	(F)
Galesville	USA	F I R W	Cow Creek	52	07/84	05/85	08/85	10/85	50	290	161	171	V	(1)	0.80	(17)	0.80	(17)	300	300	53	51	(F)
Stagecoach	USA	H I R W	Yampa	42	08/87	06/88	07/88	11/88	46	116	34	39	V	(1)	0.80	(1)*	0.80	(1)*	300	300	71	71	(F)
Riou	France	H I R	Riou	1	01/90	06/90	07/90	03/91	26	308	41	46	V	(2)	0.60	(14)*	0.60	(14)*	300	300		120	(R)
Gameleiras	Brazil	F I R W	Gameleiras	145	07/90	12/90	04/91	05/91	29	150	27	29	V	(1)				(1)*	400	400	52	13	(-) -
Elmer Thomas - replacement	USA	R	Little Medicine Creek	10	02/92	01/93	02/93	05/93	34	128	29	34	V	(1)	0.64	(1)	none		300	300	89	89	(F)
Shibanshui	China	F H R	Longxihe	105	12/92	04/94	- /95	- /96	84	445	335	564	V	(3')	0.65	(1)	0.65	(13)	300	1000	126 60	84 90	(F)
Passagem de Trairas	Brazil	R W	Seridó	50	- /93	- /94	- /95	- /96	26	458	27	28									64	16	(N)
Taolinkou	China	F H I R W	Qinglonghe	859	11/92	12/94	12/97	- /98	75	500	585	1350	V 0.15	(1)	0.78	(1)	ogee 0.65	(1) (1)	300	300	135 70	70 85	(F)
Jucazinho	Brazil	F I R W	Capiibaribe	327	07/96	11/96	10/98	- /99	63	442	442	470	V	(12)	0.75	(1)*	0.75	(1)*	300	300	64	16	(N)
Songyue (1st Stage)	China	F H I R W	Hailanhe	21	09/97	01/98	04/99	09/99	29	271	44	77	V	(1)	0.73	(10)	conduit		300	2000	80	100	(F)
Trout Creek	USA	I R	Trout Creek	1	08/99	04/00	05/00	07/00	31	38	9	10	V	(1)	0.80	(1)*	0.80	(1)*	300	300	163	0	(-) -
Santa Cruz do Apodi	Brazil	F I R W	Apodi	600	- /98	- /99	- /00	- /01	58	1660	1023	1120							300	300	80	0	(-) -
North Fork Hughes River	USA	F R W	North Fork Hughes River	1480	07/99	03/01	07/01	- /01	26	200	65	65	V	(8)	0.80	(10)	0.80	(1)	300	300	59 107	59 65	(F)
Castanhão	Brazil	F I R W	Congonhas	800	10/99	- /00	12/01	- /02	85	668	890	1030							300	300	85	0	(-) -
Umari	Brazil	F I R W	do Carmo	293	- /98	- /99	- /01	- /01	42	2308	655	660		(12)					300	300	70	0	(-) -
Pedras Altas	Brazil	F I R W	Itapicuru		- /00	- /00	- /01	- /01	24	1090	42	60							300	300	34	41	(-) -
Estreito	Brazil	F I R W	Curimatá	24	- /97	- /00	- /01	11/02	26	300	12	14							300	300	64	16	(N)
Helong	China	H R W	Hailanhe	30	11/98	08/99	01/02	12/02	30	244	43	89	V	(1)	0.75	(10)	ogee	(10)*	300	2000	113	113	(F)
Randleman Lake	USA	R W	Deep	84	07/01	04/02	07/02	01/03	31	280	70	76	V	(1)	0.75	(1)*	0.75	(1)*	300	300	89	104	(F)
Longqiao [A]	China	H R	Yu	26	12/05	03/06	02/07	05/07	95	156	135	160	curve	(3')	curve	(3)		(3)
Menghekou	China	F I R W	Menghe	11	- /05	- /06	- /07	- /08	78	215	160	249
Jing Hong	China	F H R	Lancang	1139	- /04	- /05	- /08	- /09	108	705	848	3068	V	(3)	0.80	(3)		(1)	300		64 93	93 93	(S)
Jin’anqiao	China	H N R	Jinsha	913	12/03	05/07	- /10	- /11	160	640	2400	4430	V	(3)	0.75	(3)	0.75	(1)			72 96	108 117	(F)
Luoboba [A]	China	F H R	Lengshui	87	- /07	- /09	- /10	- /11	114	192	21	21											(F)
Longkaikou	China	F H N R W	Jinsha	558	08/07	09/08	- /12	- /13	119	768	2840	3853	V	(3)	0.75	(3)			300	3000	96 60	96 90	(F)
Guanyinyan	China	F H N R	Jinsha	2263	- /08	09/11	05/14	- /16	159	1250	6473	9364	V 0.10	(3')	0.75	(3')	0.75	(1)	300		53	99	(F)
Songyue Dam Raise	China	F H I R W	Hailanhe		- /12	- /13	- /14	- /15	41	271			V	(1)	0.73	(10)	conduit		300	2000	80	100	(F)
Huangdeng	China	H I R	Lancang (Mekong)	1613	01/10	04/15	04/18	06/19	203	464	2753	3670		(3')		(3')		(12)	300	300	82 67	100 100	(F)
Las Cruces	Mexico	F H I R	San Pedro Mazquital	2485	- /17	- /18	- /20	- /21	185	815	2	2400	V 0.10	(1) (1)	0.80	(1)	0.80		300	300
Center Hill Auxiliary Backup Dam	USA	F H R W	Caney Fork	940	- /17	- /19	- /20	- /21	40	293	99	122	V	(1)	V 0.83	(1)*	0.83	(1)*	300	300	93	93	(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.

Willow Creek

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Country: USA

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Flood Control / Recreation

River: Willow Creek

Reservoir capacity: 17 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 11/81

Start of RCC: 11/81

End of RCC: 09/82

End of Project: 04/83

Specifications

Height: 52 metres

Length: 543 metres

Volume of RCC: 331 m³x10³

Total volume: 331 m³x10³

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

Slope	Type
Vertical	RCC against precast concrete panels

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)
47

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

Galesville

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Country: USA

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Flood Control / Irrigation / Recreation / Water Supply

River: Cow Creek

Reservoir capacity: 52 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 07/84

Start of RCC: 07/84

End of RCC: 08/85

End of Project: 10/85

Specifications

Height: 50 metres

Length: 290 metres

Volume of RCC: 161 m³x10³

Total volume: 171 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)
53

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

Stagecoach

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Country: USA

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Hydropower / Irrigation / Recreation / Water Supply

River: Yampa

Reservoir capacity: 42 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 08/87

Start of RCC: 08/87

End of RCC: 07/88

End of Project: 11/88

Specifications

Height: 46 metres

Length: 116 metres

Volume of RCC: 34 m³x10³

Total volume: 39 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)
71

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

Riou

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Country: France

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Hydropower / Irrigation / Recreation

River: Riou

Reservoir capacity: 1 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 01/90

Start of RCC: 01/90

End of RCC: 07/90

End of Project: 03/91

Specifications

Height: 26 metres

Length: 308 metres

Volume of RCC: 41 m³x10³

Total volume: 46 m³x10³

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

Slope	Type
Vertical	Traditional concrete against formwork with external geomembrane

Downstream

Slope	Type
0.60	Slip-formed/extruded facing elements [stepped face]

Spillway

Slope	Type
0.60	Slip-formed/extruded facing elements [stepped face]

Placement

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)
300	300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m³)

Pozzolan (kg/m³)	Pozzolan Type
120	ROLAC (mixture of flyash and slag with or without limestone fines)

Gameleiras

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Country: Brazil

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Flood Control / Irrigation / Recreation / Water Supply

River: Gameleiras

Reservoir capacity: 145 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 07/90

Start of RCC: 07/90

End of RCC: 04/91

End of Project: 05/91

Specifications

Height: 29 metres

Length: 150 metres

Volume of RCC: 27 m³x10³

Total volume: 29 m³x10³

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

Slope	Type
Vertical	Traditional concrete against formwork

Downstream

Slope	Type

Spillway

Slope	Type
	Traditional concrete against formwork [stepped face]

Placement

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)
400	400

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m³)
52

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

Elmer Thomas - replacement

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Country: USA

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Recreation

River: Little Medicine Creek

Reservoir capacity: 10 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 02/92

Start of RCC: 02/92

End of RCC: 02/93

End of Project: 05/93

Specifications

Height: 34 metres

Length: 128 metres

Volume of RCC: 29 m³x10³

Total volume: 34 m³x10³

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

Slope	Type
Vertical	Traditional concrete against formwork

Downstream

Slope	Type
0.64	Traditional concrete against formwork

Spillway

Slope	Type
none

Placement

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)
300	300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m³)
89

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

Shibanshui

Full Dam Information

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Country: China

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Flood Control / Hydropower / Recreation

River: Longxihe

Reservoir capacity: 105 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 12/92

Start of RCC: 12/92

End of RCC: -/95

End of Project: -/96

Specifications

Height: 84 metres

Length: 445 metres

Volume of RCC: 335 m³x10³

Total volume: 564 m³x10³

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

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

Downstream

Slope	Type
0.65	Traditional concrete against formwork

Spillway

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

Placement

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)
300	1000

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m³)
126
60

Pozzolan (kg/m³)	Pozzolan Type
84	Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F)
90

Passagem de Trairas

Full Dam Information

Details

Country: Brazil

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Recreation / Water Supply

River: Seridó

Reservoir capacity: 50 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: -/93

Start of RCC: -/93

End of RCC: -/95

End of Project: -/96

Specifications

Height: 26 metres

Length: 458 metres

Volume of RCC: 27 m³x10³

Total volume: 28 m³x10³

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

Slope	Type

Downstream

Slope	Type

Spillway

Slope	Type

Placement

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m³)
64

Pozzolan (kg/m³)	Pozzolan Type
16	Natural pozzolan (ASTM Class N)

Taolinkou

Full Dam Information

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Country: China

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Flood Control / Hydropower / Irrigation / Recreation / Water Supply

River: Qinglonghe

Reservoir capacity: 859 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 11/92

Start of RCC: 11/92

End of RCC: 12/97

End of Project: -/98

Specifications

Height: 75 metres

Length: 500 metres

Volume of RCC: 585 m³x10³

Total volume: 1350 m³x10³

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

Slope	Type
Vertical	Traditional concrete against formwork
0.15

Downstream

Slope	Type
0.78	Traditional concrete against formwork

Spillway

Slope	Type
ogee	Traditional concrete against formwork
0.65	Traditional concrete against formwork

Placement

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)
300	300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m³)
135
70

Pozzolan (kg/m³)	Pozzolan Type
70	Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F)
85

Jucazinho

Full Dam Information

Details

Country: Brazil

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Flood Control / Irrigation / Recreation / Water Supply

River: Capiibaribe

Reservoir capacity: 327 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 07/96

Start of RCC: 07/96

End of RCC: 10/98

End of Project: -/99

Specifications

Height: 63 metres

Length: 442 metres

Volume of RCC: 442 m³x10³

Total volume: 470 m³x10³

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

Slope	Type
Vertical	Reinforced conventional concrete cast after RCC placement

Downstream

Slope	Type
0.75	Traditional concrete against formwork [stepped face]

Spillway

Slope	Type
0.75	Traditional concrete against formwork [stepped face]

Placement

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)
300	300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m³)
64

Pozzolan (kg/m³)	Pozzolan Type
16	Natural pozzolan (ASTM Class N)

Songyue (1st Stage)

Full Dam Information

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Country: China

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Flood Control / Hydropower / Irrigation / Recreation / Water Supply

River: Hailanhe

Reservoir capacity: 21 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 09/97

Start of RCC: 09/97

End of RCC: 04/99

End of Project: 09/99

Specifications

Height: 29 metres

Length: 271 metres

Volume of RCC: 44 m³x10³

Total volume: 77 m³x10³

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

Slope	Type
Vertical	Traditional concrete against formwork

Downstream

Slope	Type
0.73	RCC against precast concrete blocks

Spillway

Slope	Type
conduit

Placement

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)
300	2000

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m³)
80

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

Trout Creek

Full Dam Information

Details

Country: USA

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Irrigation / Recreation

River: Trout Creek

Reservoir capacity: 1 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 08/99

Start of RCC: 08/99

End of RCC: 05/00

End of Project: 07/00

Specifications

Height: 31 metres

Length: 38 metres

Volume of RCC: 9 m³x10³

Total volume: 10 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)
163

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

Santa Cruz do Apodi

Full Dam Information

Details

Country: Brazil

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Flood Control / Irrigation / Recreation / Water Supply

River: Apodi

Reservoir capacity: 600 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: -/98

Start of RCC: -/98

End of RCC: -/00

End of Project: -/01

Specifications

Height: 58 metres

Length: 1660 metres

Volume of RCC: 1023 m³x10³

Total volume: 1120 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)
80

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

North Fork Hughes River

Full Dam Information

Details

Country: USA

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Flood Control / Recreation / Water Supply

River: North Fork Hughes River

Reservoir capacity: 1480 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 07/99

Start of RCC: 07/99

End of RCC: 07/01

End of Project: -/01

Specifications

Height: 26 metres

Length: 200 metres

Volume of RCC: 65 m³x10³

Total volume: 65 m³x10³

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

Slope	Type
Vertical	RCC against precast concrete panels with geomembrane

Downstream

Slope	Type
0.80	RCC against precast concrete blocks

Spillway

Slope	Type
0.80	Traditional concrete against formwork

Placement

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)
300	300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m³)
59
107

Pozzolan (kg/m³)	Pozzolan Type
59	Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F)
65

Castanhão

Full Dam Information

Details

Country: Brazil

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Flood Control / Irrigation / Recreation / Water Supply

River: Congonhas

Reservoir capacity: 800 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 10/99

Start of RCC: 10/99

End of RCC: 12/01

End of Project: -/02

Specifications

Height: 85 metres

Length: 668 metres

Volume of RCC: 890 m³x10³

Total volume: 1030 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)
85

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

Umari

Full Dam Information

Details

Country: Brazil

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Flood Control / Irrigation / Recreation / Water Supply

River: do Carmo

Reservoir capacity: 293 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: -/98

Start of RCC: -/98

End of RCC: -/01

End of Project: -/01

Specifications

Height: 42 metres

Length: 2308 metres

Volume of RCC: 655 m³x10³

Total volume: 660 m³x10³

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

Slope	Type
	Reinforced conventional concrete cast after RCC placement

Downstream

Slope	Type

Spillway

Slope	Type

Placement

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)
300	300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m³)
70

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

Pedras Altas

Full Dam Information

Details

Country: Brazil

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Flood Control / Irrigation / Recreation / Water Supply

River: Itapicuru

Reservoir capacity: -

Construction Dates

Start of Project: -/00

Start of RCC: -/00

End of RCC: -/01

End of Project: -/01

Specifications

Height: 24 metres

Length: 1090 metres

Volume of RCC: 42 m³x10³

Total volume: 60 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)
34

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

Estreito

Full Dam Information

Details

Country: Brazil

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Flood Control / Irrigation / Recreation / Water Supply

River: Curimatá

Reservoir capacity: 24 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: -/97

Start of RCC: -/97

End of RCC: -/01

End of Project: 11/02

Specifications

Height: 26 metres

Length: 300 metres

Volume of RCC: 12 m³x10³

Total volume: 14 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)
64

Pozzolan (kg/m³)	Pozzolan Type
16	Natural pozzolan (ASTM Class N)

Helong

Full Dam Information

Details

Country: China

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Hydropower / Recreation / Water Supply

River: Hailanhe

Reservoir capacity: 30 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 11/98

Start of RCC: 11/98

End of RCC: 01/02

End of Project: 12/02

Specifications

Height: 30 metres

Length: 244 metres

Volume of RCC: 43 m³x10³

Total volume: 89 m³x10³

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

Slope	Type
Vertical	Traditional concrete against formwork

Downstream

Slope	Type
0.75	RCC against precast concrete blocks

Spillway

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

Placement

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)
300	2000

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m³)
113

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

Randleman Lake

Full Dam Information

Details

Country: USA

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Recreation / Water Supply

River: Deep

Reservoir capacity: 84 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 07/01

Start of RCC: 07/01

End of RCC: 07/02

End of Project: 01/03

Specifications

Height: 31 metres

Length: 280 metres

Volume of RCC: 70 m³x10³

Total volume: 76 m³x10³

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

Slope	Type
Vertical	Traditional concrete against formwork

Downstream

Slope	Type
0.75	Traditional concrete against formwork [stepped face]

Spillway

Slope	Type
0.75	Traditional concrete against formwork [stepped face]

Placement

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)
300	300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m³)
89

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

Longqiao

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Country: China

Owner: -

Type: Thin Arch

Purpose(s): Hydropower / Recreation

River: Yu

Reservoir capacity: 26 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 12/05

Start of RCC: 12/05

End of RCC: 02/07

End of Project: 05/07

Specifications

Height: 95 metres

Length: 156 metres

Volume of RCC: 135 m³x10³

Total volume: 160 m³x10³

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

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

Downstream

Slope	Type
curve	RCC against formwork

Spillway

Slope	Type
	RCC against formwork

Placement

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m³)

Pozzolan (kg/m³)	Pozzolan Type

Menghekou

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Country: China

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Flood Control / Irrigation / Recreation / Water Supply

River: Menghe

Reservoir capacity: 11 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: -/05

Start of RCC: -/05

End of RCC: -/07

End of Project: -/08

Specifications

Height: 78 metres

Length: 215 metres

Volume of RCC: 160 m³x10³

Total volume: 249 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

Jing Hong

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Country: China

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Flood Control / Hydropower / Recreation

River: Lancang

Reservoir capacity: 1139 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: -/04

Start of RCC: -/04

End of RCC: -/08

End of Project: -/09

Specifications

Height: 108 metres

Length: 705 metres

Volume of RCC: 848 m³x10³

Total volume: 3068 m³x10³

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

Slope	Type
Vertical	RCC against formwork

Downstream

Slope	Type
0.80	RCC against formwork

Spillway

Slope	Type
	Traditional concrete against formwork

Placement

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)
300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m³)
64
93

Pozzolan (kg/m³)	Pozzolan Type
93	Ground-granulated blast-furnace slag
93

Jin’anqiao

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Country: China

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Hydropower / Navigation / Recreation

River: Jinsha

Reservoir capacity: 913 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 12/03

Start of RCC: 12/03

End of RCC: -/10

End of Project: -/11

Specifications

Height: 160 metres

Length: 640 metres

Volume of RCC: 2400 m³x10³

Total volume: 4430 m³x10³

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

Slope	Type
Vertical	RCC against formwork

Downstream

Slope	Type
0.75	RCC against formwork

Spillway

Slope	Type
0.75	Traditional concrete against formwork

Placement

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m³)
72
96

Pozzolan (kg/m³)	Pozzolan Type
108	Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F)
117

Luoboba

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Country: China

Owner: -

Type: Thin Arch

Purpose(s): Flood Control / Hydropower / Recreation

River: Lengshui

Reservoir capacity: 87 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: -/07

Start of RCC: -/07

End of RCC: -/10

End of Project: -/11

Specifications

Height: 114 metres

Length: 192 metres

Volume of RCC: 21 m³x10³

Total volume: 21 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
	Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F)

Longkaikou

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Country: China

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Flood Control / Hydropower / Navigation / Recreation / Water Supply

River: Jinsha

Reservoir capacity: 558 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 08/07

Start of RCC: 08/07

End of RCC: -/12

End of Project: -/13

Specifications

Height: 119 metres

Length: 768 metres

Volume of RCC: 2840 m³x10³

Total volume: 3853 m³x10³

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

Slope	Type
Vertical	RCC against formwork

Downstream

Slope	Type
0.75	RCC against formwork

Spillway

Slope	Type

Placement

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)
300	3000

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m³)
96
60

Pozzolan (kg/m³)	Pozzolan Type
96	Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F)
90

Guanyinyan

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Country: China

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Flood Control / Hydropower / Navigation / Recreation

River: Jinsha

Reservoir capacity: 2263 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: -/08

Start of RCC: -/08

End of RCC: 05/14

End of Project: -/16

Specifications

Height: 159 metres

Length: 1250 metres

Volume of RCC: 6473 m³x10³

Total volume: 9364 m³x10³

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

Slope	Type
Vertical	RCC against formwork (GEVR/GE-RCC)
0.10

Downstream

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

Spillway

Slope	Type
0.75	Traditional concrete against formwork

Placement

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)
300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m³)
53

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

Songyue Dam Raise

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Country: China

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Flood Control / Hydropower / Irrigation / Recreation / Water Supply

River: Hailanhe

Reservoir capacity: -

Construction Dates

Start of Project: -/12

Start of RCC: -/12

End of RCC: -/14

End of Project: -/15

Specifications

Height: 41 metres

Length: 271 metres

Volume of RCC: -

Total volume: -

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

Slope	Type
Vertical	Traditional concrete against formwork

Downstream

Slope	Type
0.73	RCC against precast concrete blocks

Spillway

Slope	Type
conduit

Placement

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)
300	2000

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m³)
80

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

Huangdeng

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Country: China

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Hydropower / Irrigation / Recreation

River: Lancang (Mekong)

Reservoir capacity: 1613 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 01/10

Start of RCC: 01/10

End of RCC: 04/18

End of Project: 06/19

Specifications

Height: 203 metres

Length: 464 metres

Volume of RCC: 2753 m³x10³

Total volume: 3670 m³x10³

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

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

Downstream

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

Spillway

Slope	Type
	Reinforced conventional concrete cast after RCC placement

Placement

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)
300	300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m³)
82
67

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

Las Cruces

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Country: Mexico

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Flood Control / Hydropower / Irrigation / Recreation

River: San Pedro Mazquital

Reservoir capacity: 2485 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: -/17

Start of RCC: -/17

End of RCC: -/20

End of Project: -/21

Specifications

Height: 185 metres

Length: 815 metres

Volume of RCC: 2 m³x10³

Total volume: 2400 m³x10³

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

Slope	Type
Vertical	Traditional concrete against formwork
0.10	Traditional concrete against formwork

Downstream

Slope	Type
0.80	Traditional concrete against formwork

Spillway

Slope	Type
0.80

Placement

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)
300	300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m³)

Pozzolan (kg/m³)	Pozzolan Type

Center Hill Auxiliary Backup Dam

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Country: USA

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Flood Control / Hydropower / Recreation / Water Supply

River: Caney Fork

Reservoir capacity: 940 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: -/17

Start of RCC: -/17

End of RCC: -/20

End of Project: -/21

Specifications

Height: 40 metres

Length: 293 metres

Volume of RCC: 99 m³x10³

Total volume: 122 m³x10³

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

Slope	Type
Vertical	Traditional concrete against formwork

Downstream

Slope	Type
Vertical	Traditional concrete against formwork [stepped face]
0.83

Spillway

Slope	Type
0.83	Traditional concrete against formwork [stepped face]

Placement

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)
300	300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m³)
93

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

Center Hill Auxiliary Backup Dam completed

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