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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.

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NameCountryOwnerPurposeRiverReservoir capacity (m3x106)Construction datesDimensionsVolumeFacingsPlacementCementitious material
StartFinishHeightLengthRCCTotalUpstreamDownstreamSpillwayLayersLiftsCementPozzolan
ProjectRCCRCCProject(m)(m)(m3x103)(m3x103)SlopeTypeSlopeTypeSlopeType(m)(m)(kg/m3)(kg/m3)
ShangbanChinaHWenchuanxi10- /87- /88- /89- /8947122 74           
Caraibas - CEMIGBrazilF ICaraibas1004/9007/9009/9002/912616018220.10(1)0.80(3)*0.80(1)*3003007020(N)
New VictoriaAustraliaWMunday Brook1008/9003/9108/9111/9152285121135V(14)0.325
0.80
(14)*
(14)*
0.325
0.80
(14)*
(14)*
30030079160(F)
Elmer Thomas - replacementUSARLittle Medicine Creek1002/9201/9302/9305/93341282934V(1)0.64(1)none 3003008989(F)
MantaichengChinaH IGayahe1008/9201/9312/9608/973733778100V(1)0.75(10)ogee
0.70
(1)
(1)
300100060120(F)
KubusugawaJapanF H I WKubusu1003/9304/98- /9910/0295253364469V
0.40
(1)
(1)
0.78(1)0.78(1)2507508436(F)
ShinmiyagawaJapanIMiya1003/9407/9708/0003/0369325393480V(1)0.83(1)0.83(1)2507509139(F)
La CañadaBoliviaIComarapa1008/0008/0102/0206/02521547277V(3')0.22
0.75
(3')
(3')*
0.75(3')*305305140100(N)
CajuBrazilHRio Grande10- /09- /09- /1003/11382206682           
Água LimpaBrazilHPalmeiras10- /11- /11- /12- /12386542            
Longtanzui
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ChinaHHanshuinanhe10- /10- /12- /14- /1598  205           
ManduriacuEcuadorHMauduriacu1012/11- /13- /1403/1561245114 0.25 0.75 0.75     (N)
KarareisTurkeyWCamibogazi10- /14- /15- /16- /17502951421730.05(3')0.80(3')0.80(12)3003009852(F)
Shah wa ArüsAfghanistanF H I WShakardar10- /12- /13- /1904/2178303270337V
0.20
(1)0.80(1)0.80(1)30030010545(N)
Gürsöğüt 2TurkeyHSakarya10- /19- /19- /20- /2156275262            
Cisokan PSS (Lower dam)IndonesiaHCisokan10- /2005/2206/2308/2475294529566      3003004060 

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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.

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Country: China

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Hydropower

River: Wenchuanxi

Reservoir capacity: 10 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: -/87

Start of RCC: -/87

End of RCC: -/89

End of Project: -/89

Specifications

Height: 47 metres

Length: 122 metres

Volume of RCC: -

Total volume: 74 m3x103

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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Country: Brazil

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Flood Control / Irrigation

River: Caraibas

Reservoir capacity: 10 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 04/90

Start of RCC: 04/90

End of RCC: 09/90

End of Project: 02/91

Specifications

Height: 26 metres

Length: 160 metres

Volume of RCC: 18 m3x103

Total volume: 22 m3x103

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream
SlopeType
0.10Traditional concrete against formwork
Downstream
SlopeType
0.80RCC against formwork  [stepped face]
Spillway
SlopeType
0.80Traditional concrete against formwork  [stepped face]

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
300300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
70
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
20Natural pozzolan (ASTM Class N)
  
Caraibas - CEMIG completed
Caraibas - CEMIG completed

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Country: Australia

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Water Supply

River: Munday Brook

Reservoir capacity: 10 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 08/90

Start of RCC: 08/90

End of RCC: 08/91

End of Project: 11/91

Specifications

Height: 52 metres

Length: 285 metres

Volume of RCC: 121 m3x103

Total volume: 135 m3x103

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream
SlopeType
VerticalSlip-formed/extruded facing elements
Downstream
SlopeType
0.325Slip-formed/extruded facing elements  [stepped face]
0.80Slip-formed/extruded facing elements  [stepped face]
Spillway
SlopeType
0.325Slip-formed/extruded facing elements  [stepped face]
0.80Slip-formed/extruded facing elements  [stepped face]

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
300300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
79
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
160Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F)
  
New Victoria completed
New Victoria completed

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Country: USA

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Recreation

River: Little Medicine Creek

Reservoir capacity: 10 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 02/92

Start of RCC: 02/92

End of RCC: 02/93

End of Project: 05/93

Specifications

Height: 34 metres

Length: 128 metres

Volume of RCC: 29 m3x103

Total volume: 34 m3x103

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream
SlopeType
VerticalTraditional concrete against formwork
Downstream
SlopeType
0.64Traditional concrete against formwork
Spillway
SlopeType
none 

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
300300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
89
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
89Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F)
  
Elmer Thomas - replacement completed
Elmer Thomas - replacement completed

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Country: China

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Hydropower / Irrigation

River: Gayahe

Reservoir capacity: 10 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 08/92

Start of RCC: 08/92

End of RCC: 12/96

End of Project: 08/97

Specifications

Height: 37 metres

Length: 337 metres

Volume of RCC: 78 m3x103

Total volume: 100 m3x103

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream
SlopeType
VerticalTraditional concrete against formwork
Downstream
SlopeType
0.75RCC against precast concrete blocks
Spillway
SlopeType
ogeeTraditional concrete against formwork
0.70Traditional concrete against formwork

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
3001000

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
60
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
120Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F)
  
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Country: Japan

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

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

River: Kubusu

Reservoir capacity: 10 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 03/93

Start of RCC: 03/93

End of RCC: -/99

End of Project: 10/02

Specifications

Height: 95 metres

Length: 253 metres

Volume of RCC: 364 m3x103

Total volume: 469 m3x103

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream
SlopeType
VerticalTraditional concrete against formwork
0.40Traditional concrete against formwork
Downstream
SlopeType
0.78Traditional concrete against formwork
Spillway
SlopeType
0.78Traditional concrete against formwork

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
250750

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
84
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
36Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F)
  
Kubusugawa completed
Kubusugawa completed

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Country: Japan

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Irrigation

River: Miya

Reservoir capacity: 10 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 03/94

Start of RCC: 03/94

End of RCC: 08/00

End of Project: 03/03

Specifications

Height: 69 metres

Length: 325 metres

Volume of RCC: 393 m3x103

Total volume: 480 m3x103

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream
SlopeType
VerticalTraditional concrete against formwork
Downstream
SlopeType
0.83Traditional concrete against formwork
Spillway
SlopeType
0.83Traditional concrete against formwork

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
250750

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
91
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
39Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F)
  
Shinmiyagawa completed
Shinmiyagawa completed

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Country: Bolivia

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Irrigation

River: Comarapa

Reservoir capacity: 10 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 08/00

Start of RCC: 08/00

End of RCC: 02/02

End of Project: 06/02

Specifications

Height: 52 metres

Length: 154 metres

Volume of RCC: 72 m3x103

Total volume: 77 m3x103

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream
SlopeType
VerticalRCC against formwork (GEVR/GE-RCC)
Downstream
SlopeType
0.22RCC against formwork (GEVR/GE-RCC)
0.75RCC against formwork (GEVR/GE-RCC)  [stepped face]
Spillway
SlopeType
0.75RCC against formwork (GEVR/GE-RCC)  [stepped face]

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
305305

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
140
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
100Natural pozzolan (ASTM Class N)
  
La Cañada completed
La Cañada completed

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Country: Brazil

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Hydropower

River: Rio Grande

Reservoir capacity: 10 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: -/09

Start of RCC: -/09

End of RCC: -/10

End of Project: 03/11

Specifications

Height: 38 metres

Length: 220 metres

Volume of RCC: 66 m3x103

Total volume: 82 m3x103

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream
SlopeType
  
Downstream
SlopeType
  
Spillway
SlopeType
  

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
  

Cementitious material

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

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Country: Brazil

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Hydropower

River: Palmeiras

Reservoir capacity: 10 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: -/11

Start of RCC: -/11

End of RCC: -/12

End of Project: -/12

Specifications

Height: 38 metres

Length: 65 metres

Volume of RCC: 42 m3x103

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
  
  
Água Limpa completed
Água Limpa completed

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Country: China

Owner: -

Type: Thin Arch

Purpose(s): Hydropower

River: Hanshuinanhe

Reservoir capacity: 10 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: -/10

Start of RCC: -/10

End of RCC: -/14

End of Project: -/15

Specifications

Height: 98 metres

Length: -

Volume of RCC: -

Total volume: 205 m3x103

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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Country: Ecuador

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Hydropower

River: Mauduriacu

Reservoir capacity: 10 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: 12/11

Start of RCC: 12/11

End of RCC: -/14

End of Project: 03/15

Specifications

Height: 61 metres

Length: 245 metres

Volume of RCC: 114 m3x103

Total volume: -

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream
SlopeType
0.25 
Downstream
SlopeType
0.75 
Spillway
SlopeType
0.75 

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
  

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
 
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
 Natural pozzolan (ASTM Class N)
  
Manduriacu completed
Manduriacu completed

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Country: Turkey

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Water Supply

River: Camibogazi

Reservoir capacity: 10 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: -/14

Start of RCC: -/14

End of RCC: -/16

End of Project: -/17

Specifications

Height: 50 metres

Length: 295 metres

Volume of RCC: 142 m3x103

Total volume: 173 m3x103

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream
SlopeType
0.05RCC against formwork (GEVR/GE-RCC)
Downstream
SlopeType
0.80RCC against formwork (GEVR/GE-RCC)
Spillway
SlopeType
0.80Reinforced conventional concrete cast after RCC placement

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
300300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
98
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
52Low-lime flyash (ASTM Class F)
  
Karareis completed
Karareis completed

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Country: Afghanistan

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

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

River: Shakardar

Reservoir capacity: 10 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: -/12

Start of RCC: -/12

End of RCC: -/19

End of Project: 04/21

Specifications

Height: 78 metres

Length: 303 metres

Volume of RCC: 270 m3x103

Total volume: 337 m3x103

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream
SlopeType
VerticalTraditional concrete against formwork
0.20 
Downstream
SlopeType
0.80Traditional concrete against formwork
Spillway
SlopeType
0.80Traditional concrete against formwork

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
300300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
105
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
45Natural pozzolan (ASTM Class N)
  
Shah wa Arüs completed
Shah wa Arüs completed

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Country: Turkey

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Hydropower

River: Sakarya

Reservoir capacity: 10 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: -/19

Start of RCC: -/19

End of RCC: -/20

End of Project: -/21

Specifications

Height: 56 metres

Length: 275 metres

Volume of RCC: 262 m3x103

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
  
  
Gürsöğüt 2 completed
Gürsöğüt 2 completed

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Country: Indonesia

Owner: -

Type: Gravity

Purpose(s): Hydropower

River: Cisokan

Reservoir capacity: 10 m3x106

Construction Dates

Start of Project: -/20

Start of RCC: -/20

End of RCC: 06/23

End of Project: 08/24

Specifications

Height: 75 metres

Length: 294 metres

Volume of RCC: 529 m3x103

Total volume: 566 m3x103

Construction Methods

Facings

Upstream
SlopeType
  
Downstream
SlopeType
  
Spillway
SlopeType
  

Placement

Layers (mm)Lifts (mm)
300300

Cementitious material

Cement (kg/m3)
40
Pozzolan (kg/m3)Pozzolan Type
60 
  
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