Garuk Dam

Garuk Dam
Country Pakistan
Location Kharan District, Balochistan
Status Proposed
Construction began 2013 (proposed)
Opening date 2016
Construction cost PKR 7.921 Billion
Owner(s) Government of Balochistan
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Earth Core Rockfill Dam
Height 184 ft
Reservoir
Total capacity 50,695 AF
Power station
Installed capacity 300 KW

Garuk Dam is a proposed dam located on Garuk River, 47 km south east of Kharan District in Balochistan, Pakistan. The dam is an earth core rockfilled dam with a height of 184 feet. The reservoir when completed will irrigate a command area of 12,500 Acres and will have hydro-power capacity of 300 KW.[1]

See also

List of dams and reservoirs in Pakistan
List of power stations in Pakistan

Notes

  1. "GARUK DAM PROJECT". WAPDA, Govt of Pakistan. Retrieved 5 July 2012.


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