Yuracmayo Dam, Peru

Employer

Electrolima S.A. - Peru

Dam

type

fill dam with clay core

height

56

m

crest length

590

m

storage capacity

48 x 10⁶

m³

embankment

1.7 x 10⁶

m³

excavation

990,000

m³

Bottom outlet

maximum capacity

27

m³/s

Drainage gallery and grout curtain

drain boreholes length

2,000

m

grout boreholes length

26,000

m

cement-bentonite grout mix

11,000

t

chemical grout mix

1,500

m³

maximum grout curtain depth

100

m

maximum grouting pressure

30

bar

Spillway

maximum capacity

51

m³/s

length

15

m

placed concrete

4,500

m³

Diversion tunnel

length

310

m

inclination

17

%