Table 1: Early RCC Dams in the US (50ft [15m] minimum height)
Dam (Construction Period), Location |
Owner |
Max. Dimension |
|
RCC |
C+FA (kg/m3) |
|
|
Height (m) |
Length (m) |
Volume (m3) |
|
1. Willow Creek (1982-83), Heppner, Oregon |
US Army Corps of Engineers; Walla Walla District |
52 |
543 |
331,000 |
52 + 25 Average |
2. Winchester (1984) (Now C.E. Ecton), Winchester, Kentucky |
Winchester Public Utilities |
23 |
363 |
24,500 |
104 + 0 |
3. Middle Fork (1984), Parachute, Colorado |
Exxon Co. USA |
38 |
125 |
42,200 |
66 + 0 |
4. Galesville (1965), Azalea, Oregon |
Douglas County |
50 |
290 |
161,000 |
55 + 51 |
5. Grindstone Canyon (1986), Ruidoso, New Mexico |
Village of Ruidoso |
42 |
432 |
87,900 |
80 + 0
average |
6. Monksville (1986), Ringwood, New Jersey |
NJ District Water Comm. & Hackensack Water Co. |
48 |
671 |
219,000 |
64+ 0 |
7. Lower Chase Creek (1987), Morenci, Arizona |
Phelps Dodge Morenci, Inc. & Sumitomo Metal Mining |
20 |
122 |
13,800 |
62 +42 |
8. Upper Stillwater (1985-87), Duchesne, Utah |
US Bureau of Reclamation |
90 |
815 |
1,125,000 |
79 + 172 |
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