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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)
Shapai
[A]
ChinaHCaopohe1806/9703/0005/0204/03132230380392V
0.10
(3')0.21(3)crest
0.21
(1)300300108
89
72
89
(F)
Lizhou
[A]
ChinaH WMuli190- /09- /11- /13- /14132211             
LaúcaAngolaHKwanza548207/1209/1403/1706/18132107526462766V
0.10
(1)0.85(1)0.85(12)300300900(-) -
El ZapotilloMexicoWVerde910- /0911/11- /21- /2213227111001200V(3')0.83(3)*0.83(3)*30030060 to  8050 to  70(S)
Tuxikou
[A]
ChinaF HQianche160- /18- /20- /22- /23132              

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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.

Full Dam Information

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Country: China

Owner: -

Type: Thin Arch

Purpose(s): Hydropower

River: Caopohe

Reservoir capacity: 18 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 06/97

Start of RCC: 06/97

End of RCC: 05/02

End of Project: 04/03

Specifications

Height: 132 metres

Length: 230 metres

Volume of RCC: 380 m3x103

Total volume: 392 m3x103

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream
SlopeType
VerticalRCC against formwork (GEVR/GE-RCC)
0.10 
Downstream
SlopeType
0.21RCC against formwork
Spillway
SlopeType
crestTraditional concrete against formwork
0.21 

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
300300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
108
89
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
72Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F)
89 
Shapai completed
Shapai completed

Full Dam Information

Details

Country: China

Owner: -

Type: Thin Arch

Purpose(s): Hydropower / Water Supply

River: Muli

Reservoir capacity: 190 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: -/09

Start of RCC: -/09

End of RCC: -/13

End of Project: -/14

Specifications

Height: 132 metres

Length: 211 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
  
  
Lizhou completed
Lizhou completed

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Country: Angola

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Hydropower

River: Kwanza

Reservoir capacity: 5482 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 07/12

Start of RCC: 07/12

End of RCC: 03/17

End of Project: 06/18

Specifications

Height: 132 metres

Length: 1075 metres

Volume of RCC: 2646 m3x103

Total volume: 2766 m3x103

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream
SlopeType
VerticalTraditional concrete against formwork
0.10 
Downstream
SlopeType
0.85Traditional concrete against formwork
Spillway
SlopeType
0.85Reinforced conventional concrete cast after RCC placement

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
300300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
90
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
0No pozzolan used  -
  
Laúca completed
Laúca completed

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Details

Country: Mexico

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Water Supply

River: Verde

Reservoir capacity: 910 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: -/09

Start of RCC: -/09

End of RCC: -/21

End of Project: -/22

Specifications

Height: 132 metres

Length: 271 metres

Volume of RCC: 1100 m3x103

Total volume: 1200 m3x103

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream
SlopeType
VerticalRCC against formwork (GEVR/GE-RCC)
Downstream
SlopeType
0.83RCC against formwork  [stepped face]
Spillway
SlopeType
0.83RCC against formwork  [stepped face]

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
300300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
60  to
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
50  toGround-granulated blast-furnace slag
  
El Zapotillo under construction
El Zapotillo under construction

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Details

Country: China

Owner: -

Type: Thin Arch

Purpose(s): Flood Control / Hydropower

River: Qianche

Reservoir capacity: 160 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: -/18

Start of RCC: -/18

End of RCC: -/22

End of Project: -/23

Specifications

Height: 132 metres

Length: -

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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