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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)
GameleirasBrazilF I R WGameleiras14507/9012/9004/9105/91291502729V(1)   (1)*4004005213(-) -
Várzea GrandeBrazilWPicuí2110/9310/9410/94- /95311352728 (1) (3)*  3003005614(N)
Passagem de TrairasBrazilR WSeridó50- /93- /94- /95- /96264582728        6416(N)
Pine BrookUSAW 101/0510/0504/06- /06261702730V(7) (17)separate 3003009559(F)
TamelastMorocco 1- /11- /12- /13- /1419 27 V(5)1.00(1)*1.00(1)*     

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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: 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
SlopeType
VerticalTraditional concrete against formwork
Downstream
SlopeType
  
Spillway
SlopeType
 Traditional concrete against formwork  [stepped face]

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
400400

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
52
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
13No pozzolan used  -
  
Gameleiras completed
Gameleiras completed

Full Dam Information

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Country: Brazil

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Water Supply

River: Picuí

Reservoir capacity: 21 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 10/93

Start of RCC: 10/93

End of RCC: 10/94

End of Project: -/95

Specifications

Height: 31 metres

Length: 135 metres

Volume of RCC: 27 m3x103

Total volume: 28 m3x103

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream
SlopeType
 Traditional concrete against formwork
Downstream
SlopeType
 RCC against formwork  [stepped face]
Spillway
SlopeType
  

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
300300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
56
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
14Natural pozzolan (ASTM Class N)
  
Várzea Grande completed
Várzea Grande completed

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
SlopeType
  
Downstream
SlopeType
  
Spillway
SlopeType
  

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
  

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
64
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
16Natural pozzolan (ASTM Class N)
  
Passagem de Trairas completed
Passagem de Trairas completed

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Country: USA

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Water Supply

River: -

Reservoir capacity: 1 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 01/05

Start of RCC: 01/05

End of RCC: 04/06

End of Project: -/06

Specifications

Height: 26 metres

Length: 170 metres

Volume of RCC: 27 m3x103

Total volume: 30 m3x103

Construction Methods

Facings

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

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
300300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
95
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
59Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F)
  
Pine Brook completed
Pine Brook completed

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Country: Morocco

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): unknown

River: -

Reservoir capacity: 1 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: -/11

Start of RCC: -/11

End of RCC: -/13

End of Project: -/14

Specifications

Height: 19 metres

Length: -

Volume of RCC: 27 m3x103

Total volume: -

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream
SlopeType
VerticalTraditional concrete against precast concrete panels
Downstream
SlopeType
1.00Traditional concrete against formwork  [stepped face]
Spillway
SlopeType
1.00Traditional concrete against formwork  [stepped face]

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
  

Cementitious material

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

 

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