Dam Search Results
- Dimensions
- Height: 18 metres
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.
← Scroll the table horizontally to view its entire width →
| Name | Country | Owner | 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) | |||||||
| Wright’s Retarding Basin | Australia | F | Point Hut Creek | 1 | 01/89 | 06/89 | 08/89 | 10/89 | 18 | 86 | 9 | 9 | V | (7) | 1.00 | (16) | 1.00 | (13) | 300 | 300 | 145 | 73 | (F) | |
| Jim Wilson (formerly Town Wash Detention) | USA | F | Town Wash | 01/92 | 03/92 | 05/92 | 06/92 | 18 | 264 | 43 | 45 | V | (14) | 1.50 | (3) | 1.50 | (3)* (17)* | 200 | 200 | 107 | 71 | (F) | ||
| Rocky Gulch | USA | P | Rocky Gulch | 05/94 | 05/94 | 06/94 | 07/94 | 18 | 55 | 6 | 7 | V | (1) | 0.80 | (17) | none | 300 | 300 | 184 | 0 | (-) - | |||
| Ziga | Burkina Faso | W | Nakambe | 28 | 04/98 | 10/98 | 08/99 | 07/00 | 18 | 120 | 44 | V | (1) | 0.80 | (10)* | 0.80 | (12)* | 300 | 300 | (-) - | ||||
| Barnard Creek Canyon Debris Dam | USA | F | Barnard Creek | 08/99 | 11/99 | 11/99 | 01/00 | 18 | 46 | 3 | 3 | V | () | 0.75 | ()* | 0.75 | ()* | 300 | 300 | 108 | 84 | (F) | ||
| R'mil | Tunisia | I | R’mil | 44 | 08/99 | 10/00 | 05/01 | 11/01 | 18 | 260 | 64 | 160 | V | (15) | 0.90 | (16) | 0.90 | (12)* | 300 | 300 | 100 | 0 | (-) - | |
| Cristalandia | Brazil | W | de Contas | 13 | - /05 | - /07 | - /09 | - /10 | 18 | 337 | 61 | 68 | ||||||||||||
| Cacimba Nova | Brazil | I W | 3 | - /13 | - /14 | - /16 | - /16 | 18 | 196 | 52 | ||||||||||||||
← Scroll the table horizontally to view its entire width →
Search again
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: Australia
Owner: -
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Flood Control
River: Point Hut Creek
Reservoir capacity: 1 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 01/89
Start of RCC: 01/89
End of RCC: 08/89
End of Project: 10/89
Specifications
Height: 18 metres
Length: 86 metres
Volume of RCC: 9 m3x103
Total volume: 9 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| Vertical | RCC against precast concrete panels |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 1.00 | Mechanically compacted unformed face of RCC |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 1.00 | Reinforced concrete cast against precast units or slip-formed facing elements |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 300 | 300 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 145 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 73 | Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F) |

Details
Country: USA
Owner: -
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Flood Control
River: Town Wash
Reservoir capacity: -
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 01/92
Start of RCC: 01/92
End of RCC: 05/92
End of Project: 06/92
Specifications
Height: 18 metres
Length: 264 metres
Volume of RCC: 43 m3x103
Total volume: 45 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| Vertical | Slip-formed/extruded facing elements |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 1.50 | RCC against formwork |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 1.50 | RCC against formwork [stepped face] |
| Unformed face of RCC [stepped face] |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 200 | 200 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 107 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 71 | Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F) |

Details
Country: USA
Owner: -
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Pollution Control
River: Rocky Gulch
Reservoir capacity: -
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 05/94
Start of RCC: 05/94
End of RCC: 06/94
End of Project: 07/94
Specifications
Height: 18 metres
Length: 55 metres
Volume of RCC: 6 m3x103
Total volume: 7 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| Vertical | Traditional concrete against formwork |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.80 | Unformed face of RCC |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| none |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 300 | 300 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 184 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 0 | No pozzolan used - |

Details
Country: Burkina Faso
Owner: -
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Water Supply
River: Nakambe
Reservoir capacity: 28 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 04/98
Start of RCC: 04/98
End of RCC: 08/99
End of Project: 07/00
Specifications
Height: 18 metres
Length: 120 metres
Volume of RCC: 44 m3x103
Total volume: -
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| Vertical | Traditional concrete against formwork |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.80 | RCC against precast concrete blocks [stepped face] |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.80 | Reinforced conventional concrete cast after RCC placement [stepped face] |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 300 | 300 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| No pozzolan used - | |

Details
Country: USA
Owner: -
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Flood Control
River: Barnard Creek
Reservoir capacity: -
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 08/99
Start of RCC: 08/99
End of RCC: 11/99
End of Project: 01/00
Specifications
Height: 18 metres
Length: 46 metres
Volume of RCC: 3 m3x103
Total volume: 3 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| Vertical |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.75 | [stepped face] |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.75 | [stepped face] |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 300 | 300 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 108 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 84 | Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F) |

Details
Country: Tunisia
Owner: -
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Irrigation
River: R’mil
Reservoir capacity: 44 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: 08/99
Start of RCC: 08/99
End of RCC: 05/01
End of Project: 11/01
Specifications
Height: 18 metres
Length: 260 metres
Volume of RCC: 64 m3x103
Total volume: 160 m3x103
Construction Methods
Facings
Upstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| Vertical | RCC supported by fill shoulders |
Downstream
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.90 | Mechanically compacted unformed face of RCC |
Spillway
| Slope | Type |
|---|---|
| 0.90 | Reinforced conventional concrete cast after RCC placement [stepped face] |
Placement
| Layers (mm) | Lifts (mm) |
|---|---|
| 300 | 300 |
Cementitious material
| Cement (kg/m3) |
|---|
| 100 |
| Pozzolan (kg/m3) | Pozzolan Type |
|---|---|
| 0 | No pozzolan used - |

Details
Country: Brazil
Owner: -
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Water Supply
River: de Contas
Reservoir capacity: 13 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: -/05
Start of RCC: -/05
End of RCC: -/09
End of Project: -/10
Specifications
Height: 18 metres
Length: 337 metres
Volume of RCC: 61 m3x103
Total volume: 68 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 |
|---|---|

Details
Country: Brazil
Owner: -
Type: Gravity
Purpose(s): Irrigation / Water Supply
River: -
Reservoir capacity: 3 m3x106
Construction Dates
Start of Project: -/13
Start of RCC: -/13
End of RCC: -/16
End of Project: -/16
Specifications
Height: 18 metres
Length: 196 metres
Volume of RCC: 52 m3x103
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 |
|---|---|

Search again
Please note: only dams with known co-ordinates will appear on this map.
Your search returned no dams with known co-ordinates
