flexible structures such as the backfill dam (same specificities as the gravity dam)

As a first approach, a wide valley will be more suitable for construction of a fill dam.

Rock-fill dam An embankment dam in which more than 50% of the total volume is comprised of compacted or dumped cobbles, boulders, rock fragments, or quarried rock generally larger than 3-inch size.

The only major fishing spot in the Aliso Creek's watershed is the 44-acre (18 ha) Sulphur Creek Reservoir, formed by a large earthfill dam across Sulphur Creek inside Laguna Niguel Regional Park.

This embankment dam exists on the Sempor River in the Indonesian Gombong District.

An embankment dam in which more than 50 percent of the total volume is composed of compacted or dumped cobbles, boulders, rock fragments, or quarried rock generally larger than 3-inch size.

An embankment dam in which more than 50 percent of the total volume is comprised of compacted or dumped cobbles, boulders, rock fragments, or quarried rock generally larger than 3-inch size.

With a storage capacity of 65 million m3, "Moulay Abderrahmane" is an embankment dam with a concrete mask, 72 m high on foundation and 418 m long at the crest.

With a storage capacity of 65 million m3, “Moulay Abderrahmane” is an embankment dam with a concrete mask, 72 m high on foundation and 418 m long at the crest.