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Embankment dams come in two types: the earth-filled dam (also called an earthen dam or terrain dam) made of compacted earth, and the rock-filled dam. A cross-section of an embankment dam shows a shape like a bank, or hill. Most have a central section or core composed of an impermeable material to stop water from seeping through the dam.
Pages in category "Rock-filled dams" The following 183 pages are in this category, out of 183 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Aar Dam;
The following table lists the largest man-made dams by volume of fill/structure. By general definition, a dam is a barrier that impounds water or underground streams, hence tailings dams are relegated to a separate list. Data on volume of structure is not as easily available or reliable as data on dam height and reservoir volume.
This is the category for concrete-face rock-fill (CFRD) dams. Pages in category "Concrete-face rock-fill dams" The following 118 pages are in this category, out of 118 total.
Moccasin Dam is a rockfill dam, with a structural height of 60 feet (18 m) and a length of 720 feet (220 m), containing 4,815 cubic yards (3,681 m 3) of material. [1] The elevation at the dam crest is 929.5 feet (283.3 m) above sea level. [2]
Typically, a base or starter dam is constructed, and as it fills with a mixture of tailings and water, it is raised. Material used to raise the dam can include the tailings (if their properties are suitable), earthfill, or rockfill. [7] It is increasingly common for barrier systems such as geomembranes to be incorporated into tailings dams ...
The Santiago Dam is a roller compacted earth and rockfill structure 136 feet (41 m) high and 1,425 feet (434 m) long. [2] It is roughly 760 feet (230 m) wide at the base and contains some 790,000 cubic yards (600,000 m 3 ) of material.
[4]: 152 Construction involved over 3 million cubic metres of material. [8] Concrete was injected in bedrock fissures below the dam to stabilize the foundation. [9] Until the W. A. C. Bennett Dam was built on the Peace River in the 1960s, the Kenney Dam was the largest rockfill dam in the world.