Existing Dams
Barrages existants
600>30m / 300<30m
Name of Dam
Nom du Barrage |
Country
Pays |
Year of Failure
Année de Rupture |
Year of Completion
Année d'Achèvement |
Height
Hauteur (m) |
Length
Longueur (m) |
Volume of Reservoir
Volume de Retenue (hm3) |
Comments
Commentaires |
Number of Victims
Nombre de Victimes
|
>10hm3|
| Vaugn Creek |
USA |
1926 |
1926 |
19 |
95 |
? |
/ |
|
| Malpasset |
France |
2959 |
1954 |
66 |
222 |
47 |
/ |
420 |
| Idbar |
Yugoslovia |
1960 |
1959 |
38 |
108 |
1.9 |
/ |
/ |
No arch failed in operation / Pas de rupture en service
Butresses and Multiple Arches /
Contreforts et Voûtes Multiples
Existing Dams
Barrages existants
200>30m/300<30m
Name of Dam
Nom du Barrage |
Country
Pays |
Year of Failure
Année de Rupture |
Year of Completion
Année d'Achèvement |
Height
Hauteur (m) |
Length
Longueur (m) |
Volume of Reservoir
Volume de Retenue (hm3) |
Comments
Commentaires |
Number of Victims
Nombre de Victimes
|
First filling failures /
Ruptures au premier remplissage
>10hm3|
| Ashley |
USA |
1909 |
1908 |
18 |
133 |
0.1 |
B |
- |
| Stony River |
USA |
1914 |
1913 |
16 |
330 |
7 |
/ |
- |
| Austin II |
USA |
1915 |
1915 |
20 |
388 |
21 |
B |
8 |
| Gleno |
Italy |
1923 |
1923 |
35 |
225 |
5 |
MV |
600 |
| Komoro |
Japan |
1928 |
1927 |
16 |
96 |
0.1 |
B |
7 |
| Selford |
Sweden |
1944 |
1943 |
21 |
200 |
1.8 |
B |
- |
| Vega de Terra |
Spain |
1959 |
1955 |
33 |
270 |
7.3 |
B |
140 |
Failures in operation / Ruptures en service
| Rutte (X) |
Italy |
1965 |
1952 |
15 |
/ |
0.3 |
MV |
- |
| Leguaseca |
Spain |
1987 |
1958 |
20 |
70 |
0.1 |
MV |
7 |
B=Butress/ Contreforts
MV=Multi - Arch / Voûtes multiples
Fill Dams /
Barrages en Remblai
Failure under construction by overtopping (Height and volume are those of the completed dam, not those at the failure time)
( ) gives the height at time of failure, if known
Rupture par submersion pendant la construction (La hauteur et le volume correspondent au barrage terminé)
( ) donne la hauteur lors de la rupture
<30 m
2000 builts before 1930 / 2000 construits avant 1930
7000 built after 1930 / 7000 construits après 1930
Name of Dam
Nom du Barrage |
Country
Pays |
Year of Failure
Année de Rupture |
Height
Hauteur (m) |
Length
Longueur (m) |
Volume of Reservoir
Volume de Retenue (hm3)
>10hm3| |
Fill
Remblai |
Number of Victims
Nombre de Victimes |
| Owen |
USA |
1915 |
17 |
247 |
60 |
E |
/ |
| Blyderiver |
South Africa |
1924 |
21 |
340 |
2.2 |
E |
/ |
| Paris (X) |
USA |
1939 |
17 |
/ |
/ |
/ |
/ |
| Cheoha Creek (X) |
USA |
1970 |
28 |
/ |
11 |
/ |
/ |
| Elansdrift |
South Africa |
1975 |
28 |
600 |
3.2 |
E |
10 |
>30m
150 built before 1930 / 150 construits avant 1930
2800 built after 1930 / 2800 construits après 1930
Name of Dam
Nom du Barrage |
Country
Pays |
Year of Failure
Année de Rupture |
Height
Hauteur (m) |
Length
Longueur (m) |
Volume of Reservoir
Volume de Retenue (hm3)
>10hm3| |
Fill
Remblai |
Number of Victims
Nombre de Victimes |
| Waghad |
India |
1883 |
(32) 32 |
/ |
17 |
E |
/ |
| Goose Creek |
USA |
1900 |
(20) 64 |
- |
/ |
R |
/ |
| Red Rock (X) |
USA |
1910 |
32 |
/ |
16 |
/ |
/ |
| Little Field (X) |
USA |
1929 |
(37) 37 |
91 |
/ |
R |
/ |
| Puddingstone |
USA |
1930 |
55 |
/ |
22 |
/ |
/ |
| Oros |
Brazil |
1961 |
(35) 54 |
620 |
730 |
E/R |
/ |
| Panshet |
India |
1961 |
(49) 51 |
740 |
214 |
E |
1000 |
| Hell Hole |
USA |
1964 |
(30) 125 |
/ |
2600 |
R |
0 |
| Mac Cloud © (X) |
USA |
1964 |
70 |
200 |
43 |
E/R |
/ |
| Sempor |
Indonesia |
1967 |
60 |
228 |
56 |
R |
200 |
| Piedras |
Spain |
1968 |
40 |
620 |
60 |
/ |
/ |
| Odiel |
Spain |
1970 |
35 |
154 |
3.3 |
R |
/ |
| Toa Vaca (X) |
USA |
1970 |
65 |
530 |
68 |
/ |
/ |
| Xonxa |
South Africa |
1974 |
(24) 48 |
300 |
158 |
/ |
/ |
| S. Tomas |
Philippinas |
1976 |
43 |
/ |
/ |
/ |
80 |
| Hans Strydom (C) |
South Africa |
1980 |
(18) 57 |
525 |
150 |
R |
/ |
E=Earthfill / Terre
R=Rockfill / Enrochement
C=Cofferdam / Batardeau