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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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| Name | Country | Owner | Purpose | River | Reservoir capacity (m3x106) | Construction dates | Dimensions | Volume | Facings | Placement | Cementitious material | |||||||||||||
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| 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) | |||||||
| Shimajigawa | Japan | F I W | Shimaji | 21 | 09/76 | 10/78 | 04/80 | 03/81 | 89 | 240 | 165 | 317 | V 0.30 | (1) (1) | 0.80 | (1) | 0.80 | (1) | 150 to 200 | 500 700 | 84 | 36 | (F) | |
| Los Canchales | Spain | F W | Lácara | 15 | 05/88 | 07/88 | 11/88 | 01/89 | 32 | 240 | 25 | 54 | V | (3) | 0.50 0.80 | (3)* (3)* | 0.50 | (1)* | 250 | 250 | 84 70 | 156 145 | (F) | |
| A Vuong | Vietnam | H | Vugia Thubon | 340 | 08/03 | 01/06 | 10/07 | 11/08 | 83 | 240 | 260 | 350 | V | (1) | 0.80 | (1) | 1.00 | (1) | 300 | 300 | 90 | 150 | (N) | |
| San Julian | Mexico | W | Fuerte | - /16 | - /19 | - /21 | - /22 | 44 | 240 | |||||||||||||||
| Ntabalanga | South Africa | I W | Itsitsa | 09/19 | 07/22 | 10/24 | 05/25 | 75 | 240 | |||||||||||||||
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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.
Details
Country: Japan
Owner: -
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Flood Control / Irrigation / Water Supply
River: Shimaji
Reservoir capacity: 21 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 09/76
Start of RCC: 09/76
End of RCC: 04/80
End of Project: 03/81
Specifications
Height: 89 metres
Length: 240 metres
Volume of RCC: 165 m3x103
Total volume: 317 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| Vertical | Traditional concrete against formwork |
| 0.30 | Traditional concrete against formwork |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.80 | Traditional concrete against formwork |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.80 | Traditional concrete against formwork |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 150 to | 500 |
| 200 | 700 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 84 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 36 | Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F) |

Details
Country: Spain
Owner: -
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Flood Control / Water Supply
River: Lácara
Reservoir capacity: 15 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 05/88
Start of RCC: 05/88
End of RCC: 11/88
End of Project: 01/89
Specifications
Height: 32 metres
Length: 240 metres
Volume of RCC: 25 m3x103
Total volume: 54 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| Vertical | RCC against formwork |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.50 | RCC against formwork [stepped face] |
| 0.80 | RCC against formwork [stepped face] |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.50 | Traditional concrete against formwork [stepped face] |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 250 | 250 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 84 |
| 70 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 156 | Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F) |
| 145 |

Details
Country: Vietnam
Owner: -
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Hydropower
River: Vugia Thubon
Reservoir capacity: 340 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 08/03
Start of RCC: 08/03
End of RCC: 10/07
End of Project: 11/08
Specifications
Height: 83 metres
Length: 240 metres
Volume of RCC: 260 m3x103
Total volume: 350 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| Vertical | Traditional concrete against formwork |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.80 | Traditional concrete against formwork |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 1.00 | Traditional concrete against formwork |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 300 | 300 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 90 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 150 | Natural pozzolan (ASTM Class N) |

Details
Country: Mexico
Owner: -
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Water Supply
River: Fuerte
Reservoir capacity: -
Construction Dates
Start of Project: -/16
Start of RCC: -/16
End of RCC: -/21
End of Project: -/22
Specifications
Height: 44 metres
Length: 240 metres
Volume of RCC: -
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 |
|---|---|

Details
Country: South Africa
Owner: -
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Irrigation / Water Supply
River: Itsitsa
Reservoir capacity: -
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 09/19
Start of RCC: 09/19
End of RCC: 10/24
End of Project: 05/25
Specifications
Height: 75 metres
Length: 240 metres
Volume of RCC: -
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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