List of dams and reservoirs in Pakistan
Location of major Dams in Pakistan
According to the International Commission on Large Dams, total dams and reservoirs in Pakistan over the height of 15 m (49 ft) are 150.[1] Tarbela Dam is the largest earth filled dam in the world and is second largest by the structural volume.[2][3] Mirani Dam is the largest dam in the world in terms of volume for flood protection with a floodstock of 588,690 cubic hectometer [4] while Sabakzai Dam is 7th largest with a floodstock of 23,638 cubic hectometer.[4]
Operation Large dams
According to ICOLD, dams with height above the foundation greater than 15 metres (49 ft) are known as large dams.[5][6] The complete list of large dams in Pakistan is provided below.[7]
- Bold: major dams, height > 100 metres (330 ft)
- NA: data unavailable
Pakistan Azad Kashmir
| Name | Location/ nearest city |
Impounds | Height | Storage capacity | Year of completion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kakra Dam | Mirpur District, Kakra | Saddle dam | 42 metres (138 ft) | n/a | 1967 |
| Mangla Dam | Mirpur District | Jhelum River | 138 metres (453 ft) | 7,251,811,000 m3 (5,879,139 acre·ft) | 1967 |
Balochistan
| Name | Location/ nearest city |
Impounds | Height | Storage capacity | Year of completion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akra Kaur Dam | Gwadar | Akra Kaur River | 21 metres (69 ft) | 21,000,000 m3 (17,025 acre·ft) | 1995 |
| Amach Dam | Mastung | Amach River | 15.2 metres (50 ft) | 1,675,000 m3 (1,358 acre·ft) | 1987 |
| Baghak Dam | |||||
| Band-e-Chaman Dam | Turbat | Band-e-Chaman River | 15 metres (49 ft) | 2,467,000 m3 (2,000 acre·ft) | 1994 |
| Bisialla Dam | |||||
| Bostan Darra Dam | Quetta | Darra Manda River | 20 metres (66 ft) | 210,000 m3 (170 acre·ft) | 1987 |
| Brewary Dam | |||||
| Kuchnai Dara Dam | |||||
| Duz Durg Dam | Mastung | Duz Dur River | 15.2 metres (50 ft) | 49,000 m3 (40 acre·ft) | 1984 |
| Galangoor Dam | |||||
| Ganj Dara Dam | |||||
| Ghargi Dam | Pishin | n/a | 15.2 metres (50 ft) | 123,000 m3 (100 acre·ft) | 1986 |
| Ghat Amoon Dam | |||||
| Ghunza Dam | Pishin | n/a | 15.2 metres (50 ft) | 220,000 m3 (178 acre·ft) | 1984 |
| Ghuti Shela Dam | |||||
| Giwari Dam | |||||
| Gogi Dam | Ziarat | Gogi River | 16.5 metres (54 ft) | 493,000 m3 (400 acre·ft) | 1981 |
| Gokar Dam | |||||
| Gur Dam | Kalat | n/a | 15.2 metres (50 ft) | 498,000 m3 (404 acre·ft) | 1982 |
| Haero Dam | |||||
| Hingi Dam | Quetta | Hingi | 15 metres (49 ft) | 201,000 m3 (163 acre·ft) | 1995–96 |
| Hub Dam | Malir | Hub River | 48 metres (157 ft) | 1,057,000,000 m3 (856,924 acre·ft) | 1979 |
| Khad Koocha Dam | Mastung | Kad Koocha River | 15.2 metres (50 ft) | 117,000 m3 (95 acre·ft) | 1984 |
| Khajeer Dam | Qila Saifullah | Khajeer River | 15 metres (49 ft) | 308,000 m3 (250 acre·ft) | 1991 |
| Khori Dam | |||||
| Kohar Dam | |||||
| Nari Kach Dam | |||||
| Kullan Dam | |||||
| Lalai Dam | |||||
| Machka Manda Dam | |||||
| Mana Storage Dam | Ziarat | Mana River | 19.8 metres (65 ft) | 1,825,000 m3 (1,480 acre·ft) | 1961 |
| Mangi Dam | Ziarat | Boin Viala River | 18 metres (59 ft) | 130,000 m3 (105 acre·ft) | 1982 |
| Mirani Dam | Makran | Dasht River | 39 metres (128 ft) | 373,000,000 m3 (302,396 acre·ft) | 2007 |
| Morinko Dam | |||||
| Murghai Check Dam | |||||
| Murghai Kotal Dam | |||||
| Nali Mirdadzai Storage Dam | |||||
| Nishpa Dam | Mastung | Nishpa River | 15 metres (49 ft) | 115,000 m3 (93 acre·ft) | 1994 |
| Nousahr Dam | |||||
| Nundra Kapper Dam | |||||
| Palian Dam | |||||
| Pinakai Dam | Qila Saifullah | Pinakai River | 15.2 metres (50 ft) | 48,000 m3 (39 acre·ft) | 1994 |
| Rindak Storage Dam | |||||
| Sabakzai Dam | Zhob | Zhob River | 34.75 metres (114.0 ft) | 32,700 acre·ft (40,334,856 m3) | 2016 |
| Sasnak Mana Storage Dam | Ziarat | Sasnak River | 19 metres (62 ft) | 271,000 m3 (220 acre·ft) | 1993 |
| Sassi Punnu Dam | |||||
| Shadak Dam | Pishin | Shadak River | 15.2 metres (50 ft) | 86,000 m3 (70 acre·ft) | 1983 |
| Shadi Kaur Storage Dam | |||||
| Shagai Dam | Quetta | n/a | 15.2 metres (50 ft) | 381,000 m3 (309 acre·ft) | 1993 |
| Sherran Manda Dam | |||||
| Shiker Dam | Pishin | Shiker River | 19 metres (62 ft) | 61,000 m3 (49 acre·ft) | 1988 |
| Spin Dam | |||||
| Spinkarez Dam | Quetta | Nar River and Murdar River | 29 metres (95 ft) | 6,800,000 m3 (5,513 acre·ft) | 1945 |
| Tabai Dam | Quetta | Tabai River | 15 metres (49 ft) | 175,000 m3 (142 acre·ft) | 1994 |
| Takhtani Dam | |||||
| Tang Storage Dam | |||||
| Tanga Dam | |||||
| Tangi Dababri Dam | |||||
| Tangi Dam | Qila Saifullah | Tangi River | 15.2 metres (50 ft) | 75,000 m3 (61 acre·ft) | 1997 |
| Thamarak Dam | Pishin | n/a | 15.2 metres (50 ft) | 241,000 m3 (195 acre·ft) | 1986 |
| Tooth Dam | Kalat | Tooth River | 16 metres (52 ft) | 490,000 m3 (397 acre·ft) | 1991 |
| Torkehezi Dam | |||||
| Trikh Tangi Dam | |||||
| Under Base Dam | Qila Saifullah | Under Base River | 15.2 metres (50 ft) | 86,000 m3 (70 acre·ft) | 1985 |
| Walitangi Dam | Quetta | Walitangi River | 24 metres (79 ft) | 510,000 m3 (413 acre·ft) | 1961 |
FATA
| Name | Location/ nearest city |
Impounds | Height | Storage capacit | Year of completion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dandy Dam | Miranshah | 25 m (82 ft) | 5,945,000 m3 (4,820 acre·ft) | 2011[8] | |
| Dargai Pal Dam | Wana | 30 m (98 ft) | 5,896,000 m3 (4,780 acre·ft) | 2008[9] | |
| Gomal Zam Dam | Wana | 133 m (436 ft) | 1,400,000,000 m3 (1,134,998 acre·ft) | 2012[10] | |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
| Name | Location/ nearest city |
Impounds | Height | Storage capacity | Year of completion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allai Khwar[11] | Battagram | Allai Khwar River | 51 metres (167 ft) | 2012[12] | |
| Auxiliary Kandar Dam | Kohat | Dargai Algad River | 23 metres (75 ft) | 2004 | |
| Aza Khel Dam | Peshawar | n/a | 23 metres (75 ft) | 2004 | |
| Baran Dam | Bannu | Baran River | 24 metres (79 ft) | 1962 | |
| Chaatri Dam | Haripur | Nain Sukh River | 26 metres (85 ft) | 1971 | |
| Chanda Fateh Khan Dam | Kohat | n/a | 25 metres (82 ft) | 2004 | |
| Changhoz Dam | Karak | Changhoz River | 43 metres (141 ft) | 2007 | |
| Darwazai Dam | Kohat | Sodal Algada River | 15 metres (49 ft) | 1976 | |
| Gandially Dam | Kohat | Taru Algada River | 22 metres (72 ft) | 2002 | |
| Kahal Dam | Hazara | Kahal River | 22 metres (72 ft) | 1971 | |
| Kandar Dam | Kohat | Dargai Algada River | 27 metres (89 ft) | 1970 | |
| Khal Dam | Haripur | Khal Kass River | 23 metres (75 ft) | 1971 | |
| Khan Khwar | Besham, Shangla | Khan Khwar River | 46 metres (151 ft) | 2012[12] | |
| Khanpur Dam | Haripur | Haro River | 51 metres (167 ft) | 1985 | |
| Mang Dam | Haripur | Haro River | 16 metres (52 ft) | 1970 | |
| Naryab Dam | Hangu | Naryab River | 32 metres (105 ft) | 2006 | |
| Warsak Dam | Peshawar | Kabul River | 67 metres (220 ft) | 76,492,000 m3 (62,013 acre·ft) | 1960 |
| Zaibi Dam | Karak | Zaibi Algad River | 25 metres (82 ft) | 1997 | |
| Tanda Dam | Kohat | Kohat River | 35 metres (115 ft) | 1967 | |
| Tarbela Auxiliary-1 Dam | Ghazi | Indus River | 105 metres (344 ft) | 1974 | |
| Tarbela Auxiliary-2 Dam | Ghazi | Indus River | 67 metres (220 ft) | 1974 | |
| Tarbela Dam | Haripur | Indus River | 143.26 metres (470.0 ft) | 13,690,000,000 m3 (11,098,664 acre·ft) | 1974 |
| Sharki Dam | Karak | Tem River | 40 metres (130 ft) | 2006 | |
| Duber Khwar | Pattan, Kohistan | Khan Khwar River | 97.57 metres (320.1 ft) | 2013[12] | |
Punjab
| Name | Location/ nearest city |
Impounds | Height | Storage capacity | Year of completion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ghazi Barotha Dam | Indus, Pakistan | Indus River | 22,500,000 m3 (18,241 acre·ft) | 2003 | |
| Gurab Dam | |||||
| Haji Shah Dam | Attock, Punjab | Sil river | 22 metres (72 ft) | 1,800,000 m3 (1,459 acre·ft) | 2013-14 |
| Jabbi Dam | |||||
| Jamal Dam | |||||
| Jammargal Dam | |||||
| Jawa Dam | Dhalla, Rawalpindi District | Jawa River | 25 metres (82 ft) | 1,938,000 m3 (1,571 acre·ft) | 1994 |
| Jurash Dam | |||||
| Kahuta Dam | |||||
| Kanjoor Dam | |||||
| Khasala Dam | |||||
| Lehri Dam | |||||
| Mailsi Dam | |||||
| Mirwal Dam | |||||
| Misriot Dam | |||||
| Namal Dam | Mianwali District | ||||
| Karot Dam | Punjab | ||||
| Nirali Dam | |||||
| Qibla Bandi Dam | |||||
| Rati Kassi Dam | |||||
| Rawal Dam | Islamabad Capital Territory | Korang River | |||
| Salial Dam | |||||
| Shahpur Dam | |||||
| Shakardara Dam | |||||
| Tain Pura Dam | |||||
| Simly Dam | Islamabad Capital Territory | Soan River | |||
| Dhok Sandy Mar Dam | |||||
| Dhok Tahlian Dam | Chakwal | ||||
| Dungi Dam | |||||
| Bhugtal Dam | |||||
| Channi Bor Dam | |||||
| Chbla Bano Dam | |||||
| Chichali Dam | |||||
Operational Small
Punjab
Attock District
- Basal Dam
- Thatti Syedan Dam
- Sawal Dam
- Talikna Dam
- Jabba Dam
- Jalwal Dam
- Shahpur Dam
Chakwal District
There are 12 small dams in Chakwal district having storage capacity of 26,411 in acres feet irrigating 11,089 acres of area.[13]
- Khokher Zer Dam
- Surlah Dam
- Dhoke Talian Dam
- Kot Raja Dam
- Dhoke Qutab Din Dam
- Nikka Dam
- Walana Dam
- Khai Gurabh Dam
- Pira Fatehal Dam
- Bhagtal Dam
- Dhurnal Dam
- Mial Dam
- Kanwal dam
Jhelum District
- Tain Pura Dam[14]
- Jammergal Dam
- Garat Dam
- Salial Dam
- Domeli Dam
- Shah Habib Dam
- Gurha Utam Singh Dam
- Fatehpur Dam
- Lehri Dam
Sindh
| Name | Location/ nearest city |
Impounds | Height | Storage capacity | Year of completion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karoonjhar Dam | |||||
| Nai Gaj Dam | |||||
| Chotiari Dam | |||||
| Darawat Dam | |||||
Proposed and under construction
Balochistan
- Garuk Dam – proposed dam located on Garuk River, 47 km south east of Kharan District, Balochistan. The earth core rock-filled dam will have a height of 184 feet and a reservoir capacity of 50,695 acre feet. The reservoir when completed will irrigate a command area of 12,500 acres and will have hydro-power capacity of 300 KW.[15]
- Pelar Dam – proposed dam located across Nai River in Awaran District, Balochistan. The concrete gravity dam will be 60 feet high and will have a gross storage capacity of 99,175 acre feet. It will irrigate a command area of 25,650 acres. Installed capacity of the power station will be 300 KW.[16] Due to financial constraints, funding for the project was stopped in 2011.[17]
- Winder Dam – proposed dam on Winder River, Balochistan about 125 km from Lasbela city. The earth core rockfill dam will be 102 feet high with a gross storage capacity of 36,484 acre-feet and a command area of 10,000 acres. It will have an hydro-power generation capacity of 300 KW.[18]
- Hingol Dam – proposed
- Sukleji Dam – under construction
- Naulong Dam – under construction
- Darawat Dam - under construction.
Gilgit Baltistan
- Diamer-Bhasha Dam – under construction
- Bunji Dam – under construction
- Satpara Dam – construction completed in 2013
- Dasu Dam - under construction
Federally Administered Tribal Areas
- Kurram Tangi Dam – proposed
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
- Allai Khwar Dam
- Bara Dam – under construction
- Changhoz Dam
- Khan Khwar Dam
- Munda Dam – under construction
- Tanda Dam
- Warsak Dam
- Kalam Dam – under construction
Punjab
- Akhori Dam – under construction
- Kalabagh Dam – proposed
Sindh
- Darawat Dam – under construction in Jamshoro District
- Nai Gaj Dam – under construction in Dadu District
Gallery
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Tarbela Dam
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Rawal Dam
See also
References
- ↑ "Number of Dams by Country Members". General Synthesis. International Commission on Large Dams (ICOLD). Retrieved 9 July 2012.
- ↑ Asianics Agro-Dev. International (Pvt) Ltd. (2000). Tarbela Dam and related aspects of the Indus River Basin, Pakistan (PDF) (Report). Cape Town: World Commission on Dams. Retrieved 2010-10-28.
- ↑ Earth Sciences Web Team. "Tarbela Dam, Pakistan". Earth Observatory. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Retrieved 2010-10-28.
- 1 2 "Classification By Volume For Flood Protection". General Synthesis. International Commission on Large Dams (ICOLD). Retrieved 9 July 2012.
- ↑ "General Synthesis". Register Of Dams. International Commission on Large Dams (ICOLD). Retrieved 9 July 2012.
- ↑ "Questions and Answers About Large Dams". International Rivers. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
- ↑ "Province-wise List of Completed Dams in Pakistan" (PDF). Water Statistics of Pakistan. Ministry of Water and Power, Govt. of Pakistan. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
- ↑ "Dandy Dam". FATA Development Authority. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
- ↑ "Dargai Pal Dam". FATA Development Authority. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
- ↑ "Hydroelectric Power Plants in Pakistan". IndustCards. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
- ↑ "ALLAI KHWAR HYDROPOWER PROJECT". WAPDA. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
- 1 2 3 "Allai Khwar hydropower project to start generation by month-end". The News International. 17 October 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
- ↑ http://punjab.gov.pk/chakwal_small_dams
- ↑ http://www.jhelum.gop.pk/small-dams
- ↑ "GARUK DAM PROJECT". WAPDA, Govt of Pakistan. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
- ↑ "PELAR DAM PROJECT". WAPDA, Govt. of Pakistan. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
- ↑ "Funds for dozens of power projects, dams stopped". Dawn News. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
- ↑ "WINDER DAM PROJECT". WAPDA, Govt of Pakistan. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
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