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Country: Mexico

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)
La Manzanilla	Mexico	F	Ibarrilla	1	11/86	01/87	05/87	07/87	36	150	20	30	V 0.15	(5) (5)	V 0.80	(5) (17)	0.80	(12)	300	300	135	135	(F)
Trigomil	Mexico	F I	Ayuguila	324	12/86	02/91	12/92	12/93	107	250	362	681	V 0.24	(5)	V 0.80	(5) (17)	0.80	(1)	300	300	148	47	(F)
Vinoramas	Mexico	F I	El Bledal	102	10/91	04/93	12/93	01/94	50	807	117	184	V	(5)	0.80	(3)*	0.80	(13)	300	300	100	100	(M)
San Lazaro	Mexico	F G W	San Lazaro	11	10/85	04/94	06/94	07/94	37	176	35	53	V 0.20	(5)	0.80	(3)*	0.80	(13)	300	300	100 90	220 220	(M)
San Rafael	Mexico	F H	Santiago	26	11/93	05/94	07/94	07/94	48	176	81	110	V	(5)	0.66 0.80	(3)*	separate		300	300	90	130	(N)
Las Blancas	Mexico	I	Álomo & Soso	124	08/98	03/99	12/99	11/00	32	2795	221	316	V	(8)	V 0.75	(7) (3)	0.75	(1)	300	300	100	100	(F)
Rompepicos en Corral des Palmas	Mexico	F	Santa Catarina	100	- /02	03/03	- /03	- /04	109	250	380	400	V	(8)	V 0.85	(5) (17)	0.85	(12)	300	300	65	35	(F)
Amata	Mexico	I	San Lorenzo	14	11/03	11/04	04/05	06/05	30	218	42	60	V 1.00	(8)	1.00	(3)*	1.00	(12)	300	300	120	0	(-) -
El Sauz	Mexico	W			- /04	- /05	- /06	- /07	30
Picachos	Mexico	I W	Presidio	322	02/07	09/07	- /08	- /09	85	256	85		V 0.15	(12) (12)	0.85	(12)	0.85	(12)	300	3000	50	45	(S)
Las Truchas	Mexico	H	La Lobor o Las Truchas		- /07	- /08	- /08	- /09	35	230	24								300	300
Francisco J. Múgica (formerly Nueva Italia)	Mexico	I	El Marqués	100	03/08	- /09	- /10	- /11	90	375	367	451	V 0.30		1.00		1.00		300	300	65	0	(-) -
El Realito	Mexico		Santa Maria	57	- /08	07/09	06/11	- /11	85	270	420		V	(1)	0.85		0.85		300	300	33 to 66	27 to 54	(S)
Los Panales	Mexico	W	Tecolotán	100	01/11	- /12	- /13	- /13	78	440	496	561	0.20 V	(5)	0.80	(3)	0.80	(3)	300	300	110	0	(N)
El Purgatorio	Mexico	F	Verde	35	06/13	- /14	- /15	- /16	38	200	400		0.25		1.00		1.00
Bicentennial/Los Pilares	Mexico	F I W	Mayo	478	02/14	- /16	- /19	08/20	73	232	600								300	300
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
El Zapotillo	Mexico	W	Verde	910	- /09	11/11	- /21	- /22	132	271	1100	1200	V	(3')	0.83	(3)*	0.83	(3)*	300	300	60 to 80	50 to 70	(S)
San Julian	Mexico	W	Fuerte		- /16	- /19	- /21	- /22	44	240
La Libertad	Mexico	W	San Fernando	221	- /20	- /21	- /23	- /24	47

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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.

La Manzanilla

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Country: Mexico

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Flood Control

River: Ibarrilla

Reservoir capacity: 1 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 11/86

Start of RCC: 11/86

End of RCC: 05/87

End of Project: 07/87

Specifications

Height: 36 metres

Length: 150 metres

Volume of RCC: 20 m³x10³

Total volume: 30 m³x10³

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

Slope	Type
Vertical	Traditional concrete against precast concrete panels
0.15	Traditional concrete against precast concrete panels

Downstream

Slope	Type
Vertical	Traditional concrete against precast concrete panels
0.80	Unformed face of RCC

Spillway

Slope	Type
0.80	Reinforced conventional concrete cast after RCC placement

Placement

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)
300	300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m³)
135

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

Trigomil

Full Dam Information

Details

Country: Mexico

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Flood Control / Irrigation

River: Ayuguila

Reservoir capacity: 324 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 12/86

Start of RCC: 12/86

End of RCC: 12/92

End of Project: 12/93

Specifications

Height: 107 metres

Length: 250 metres

Volume of RCC: 362 m³x10³

Total volume: 681 m³x10³

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

Slope	Type
Vertical	Traditional concrete against precast concrete panels
0.24

Downstream

Slope	Type
Vertical	Traditional concrete against precast concrete panels
0.80	Unformed face of RCC

Spillway

Slope	Type
0.80	Traditional concrete against formwork

Placement

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)
300	300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m³)
148

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

Vinoramas

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Country: Mexico

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Flood Control / Irrigation

River: El Bledal

Reservoir capacity: 102 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 10/91

Start of RCC: 10/91

End of RCC: 12/93

End of Project: 01/94

Specifications

Height: 50 metres

Length: 807 metres

Volume of RCC: 117 m³x10³

Total volume: 184 m³x10³

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

Slope	Type
Vertical	Traditional concrete against precast concrete panels

Downstream

Slope	Type
0.80	RCC against formwork [stepped face]

Spillway

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

Placement

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)
300	300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m³)
100

Pozzolan (kg/m³)	Pozzolan Type
100	Milled sand

San Lazaro

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Country: Mexico

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Flood Control / Groundwater Recharge / Water Supply

River: San Lazaro

Reservoir capacity: 11 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 10/85

Start of RCC: 10/85

End of RCC: 06/94

End of Project: 07/94

Specifications

Height: 37 metres

Length: 176 metres

Volume of RCC: 35 m³x10³

Total volume: 53 m³x10³

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

Slope	Type
Vertical	Traditional concrete against precast concrete panels
0.20

Downstream

Slope	Type
0.80	RCC against formwork [stepped face]

Spillway

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

Placement

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)
300	300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m³)
100
90

Pozzolan (kg/m³)	Pozzolan Type
220	Milled sand
220

San Rafael

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Country: Mexico

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Flood Control / Hydropower

River: Santiago

Reservoir capacity: 26 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 11/93

Start of RCC: 11/93

End of RCC: 07/94

End of Project: 07/94

Specifications

Height: 48 metres

Length: 176 metres

Volume of RCC: 81 m³x10³

Total volume: 110 m³x10³

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

Slope	Type
Vertical	Traditional concrete against precast concrete panels

Downstream

Slope	Type
0.66	RCC against formwork [stepped face]
0.80

Spillway

Slope	Type
separate

Placement

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)
300	300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m³)
90

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

Las Blancas

Full Dam Information

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Country: Mexico

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Irrigation

River: Álomo & Soso

Reservoir capacity: 124 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 08/98

Start of RCC: 08/98

End of RCC: 12/99

End of Project: 11/00

Specifications

Height: 32 metres

Length: 2795 metres

Volume of RCC: 221 m³x10³

Total volume: 316 m³x10³

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

Slope	Type
Vertical	RCC against precast concrete panels with geomembrane

Downstream

Slope	Type
Vertical	RCC against precast concrete panels
0.75	RCC against formwork

Spillway

Slope	Type
0.75	Traditional concrete against formwork

Placement

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)
300	300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m³)
100

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

Rompepicos en Corral des Palmas

Full Dam Information

Details

Country: Mexico

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Flood Control

River: Santa Catarina

Reservoir capacity: 100 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: -/02

Start of RCC: -/02

End of RCC: -/03

End of Project: -/04

Specifications

Height: 109 metres

Length: 250 metres

Volume of RCC: 380 m³x10³

Total volume: 400 m³x10³

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

Slope	Type
Vertical	RCC against precast concrete panels with geomembrane

Downstream

Slope	Type
Vertical	Traditional concrete against precast concrete panels
0.85	Unformed face of RCC

Spillway

Slope	Type
0.85	Reinforced conventional concrete cast after RCC placement

Placement

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)
300	300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m³)
65

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

Rompepicos en Corral des Palmas completed

Amata

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Country: Mexico

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Irrigation

River: San Lorenzo

Reservoir capacity: 14 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 11/03

Start of RCC: 11/03

End of RCC: 04/05

End of Project: 06/05

Specifications

Height: 30 metres

Length: 218 metres

Volume of RCC: 42 m³x10³

Total volume: 60 m³x10³

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

Slope	Type
Vertical	RCC against precast concrete panels with geomembrane
1.00

Downstream

Slope	Type
1.00	RCC against formwork [stepped face]

Spillway

Slope	Type
1.00	Reinforced conventional concrete cast after RCC placement

Placement

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)
300	300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m³)
120

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

El Sauz

Full Dam Information

Details

Country: Mexico

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Water Supply

River: -

Reservoir capacity: -

Construction Dates

Start of Project: -/04

Start of RCC: -/04

End of RCC: -/06

End of Project: -/07

Specifications

Height: 30 metres

Length: -

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

Picachos

Full Dam Information

Details

Country: Mexico

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Irrigation / Water Supply

River: Presidio

Reservoir capacity: 322 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 02/07

Start of RCC: 02/07

End of RCC: -/08

End of Project: -/09

Specifications

Height: 85 metres

Length: 256 metres

Volume of RCC: 85 m³x10³

Total volume: -

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

Slope	Type
Vertical	Reinforced conventional concrete cast after RCC placement
0.15	Reinforced conventional concrete cast after RCC placement

Downstream

Slope	Type
0.85	Reinforced conventional concrete cast after RCC placement

Spillway

Slope	Type
0.85	Reinforced conventional concrete cast after RCC placement

Placement

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)
300	3000

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m³)
50

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

Las Truchas

Full Dam Information

Details

Country: Mexico

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Hydropower

River: La Lobor o Las Truchas

Reservoir capacity: -

Construction Dates

Start of Project: -/07

Start of RCC: -/07

End of RCC: -/08

End of Project: -/09

Specifications

Height: 35 metres

Length: 230 metres

Volume of RCC: 24 m³x10³

Total volume: -

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

Slope	Type

Downstream

Slope	Type

Spillway

Slope	Type

Placement

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)
300	300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m³)

Pozzolan (kg/m³)	Pozzolan Type

Francisco J. Múgica (formerly Nueva Italia)

Full Dam Information

Details

Country: Mexico

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Irrigation

River: El Marqués

Reservoir capacity: 100 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 03/08

Start of RCC: 03/08

End of RCC: -/10

End of Project: -/11

Specifications

Height: 90 metres

Length: 375 metres

Volume of RCC: 367 m³x10³

Total volume: 451 m³x10³

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

Slope	Type
Vertical
0.30

Downstream

Slope	Type
1.00

Spillway

Slope	Type
1.00

Placement

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)
300	300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m³)
65

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

Francisco J. Múgica (formerly Nueva Italia) completed

El Realito

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Country: Mexico

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): unknown

River: Santa Maria

Reservoir capacity: 57 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: -/08

Start of RCC: -/08

End of RCC: 06/11

End of Project: -/11

Specifications

Height: 85 metres

Length: 270 metres

Volume of RCC: 420 m³x10³

Total volume: -

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

Slope	Type
Vertical	Traditional concrete against formwork

Downstream

Slope	Type
0.85

Spillway

Slope	Type
0.85

Placement

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)
300	300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m³)
33 to

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

Los Panales

Full Dam Information

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Country: Mexico

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Water Supply

River: Tecolotán

Reservoir capacity: 100 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 01/11

Start of RCC: 01/11

End of RCC: -/13

End of Project: -/13

Specifications

Height: 78 metres

Length: 440 metres

Volume of RCC: 496 m³x10³

Total volume: 561 m³x10³

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

Slope	Type
0.20	Traditional concrete against precast concrete panels
Vertical

Downstream

Slope	Type
0.80	RCC against formwork

Spillway

Slope	Type
0.80	RCC against formwork

Placement

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)
300	300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m³)
110

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

El Purgatorio

Full Dam Information

Details

Country: Mexico

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Flood Control

River: Verde

Reservoir capacity: 35 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 06/13

Start of RCC: 06/13

End of RCC: -/15

End of Project: -/16

Specifications

Height: 38 metres

Length: 200 metres

Volume of RCC: 400 m³x10³

Total volume: -

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

Slope	Type
0.25

Downstream

Slope	Type
1.00

Spillway

Slope	Type
1.00

Placement

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m³)

Pozzolan (kg/m³)	Pozzolan Type

Bicentennial/Los Pilares

Full Dam Information

Details

Country: Mexico

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

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

River: Mayo

Reservoir capacity: 478 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 02/14

Start of RCC: 02/14

End of RCC: -/19

End of Project: 08/20

Specifications

Height: 73 metres

Length: 232 metres

Volume of RCC: 600 m³x10³

Total volume: -

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream

Slope	Type

Downstream

Slope	Type

Spillway

Slope	Type

Placement

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)
300	300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m³)

Pozzolan (kg/m³)	Pozzolan Type

Las Cruces

Full Dam Information

Details

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

El Zapotillo

Full Dam Information

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

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

Downstream

Slope	Type
0.83	RCC against formwork [stepped face]

Spillway

Slope	Type
0.83	RCC against formwork [stepped face]

Placement

Layers (mm)	Lifts (mm)
300	300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m³)
60 to

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

San Julian

Full Dam Information

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

La Libertad

Full Dam Information

Details

Country: Mexico

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Water Supply

River: San Fernando

Reservoir capacity: 221 m³x10⁶

Construction Dates

Start of Project: -/20

Start of RCC: -/20

End of RCC: -/23

End of Project: -/24

Specifications

Height: 47 metres

Length: -

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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