Table 1

1 January 2000


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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