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Modern zoned-earth embankments employ filter and drain zones to collect and remove seep water and preserve the integrity of the downstream shell zone. An outdated method of zoned earth dam construction used a hydraulic fill to produce a watertight core. Rolled-earth dams may also employ a watertight facing or core in the manner of a rock-fill dam.
This is the category for embankment dams that are filled with earthen material such as soil. Pages in category "Earth-filled dams" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 259 total.
Naulong Dam – is an embankment dam currently under construction on the Mula River, about 30 km from Gandawah City in Jhal Magsi district of Balochistan, Pakistan. The zoned earth-filled dam is 186 feet high with a gross storage of 0.242 MAF and a command area of 47,000 acres. It has a hydro power capacity of 4.4 MW. Khisar Dam – under ...
This category is for embankment dams. Most will fall under the sub-categories of rock-fill or earth-fill. Most will fall under the sub-categories of rock-fill or earth-fill. Some may have a combination of both fills and can be placed here.
Embankment, earth/rock-fill United States: Stanislaus River: 1979 W.A.C. Bennett Dam: 190.5 m (625 ft) Embankment, earth-fill Canada: Peace River: 1968 Sogamoso Dam: 190 m (620 ft) Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill Colombia: Sogamoso: 2014 Arkun Dam: 188 m (617 ft) Embankment, earth-fill Turkey: Çoruh River: 2014 Miel 1 Dam: 188 m (617 ft)
An earth structure is a building or other structure made largely from ... is an embankment dam about 18 kilometres (11 mi) long and from 40 to 88 metres (131 to 289 ...
The Tehri Dam is a multi-purpose rock and earth-fill embankment dam on the Bhagirathi River in New Tehri, Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand, India. [1] With a height of 260.5 m (855 ft), it is the tallest dam in India and the 13th-tallest dam in the world. It is the primary dam of THDC India Ltd. and the Tehri hydroelectric complex. The dam ...
Naulong Dam is an embankment dam currently under construction on the Mula River, about 30 km from Gandawah City in Jhal Magsi district of Balochistan, Pakistan.Its construction contract has been awarded to Descon Engineering Limited, which is the biggest contractor in Pakistan.