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List of dams and reservoirs in Pakistan
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This page shows the province-wise list of dams and reservoirs in Pakistan. According to the International Commission on Large Dams, 73 dams and reservoirs in Pakistan are over 15 m in height. Tarbela Dam in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is the largest earth-filled dam in the world and is the second largest by the structural volume.{{cite web |access-date=2010-10-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100715214717/http://earth.jsc.nasa.gov/EarthObservatory/Tarbela_Dam%2C_Pakistan.htm |archive-date=2010-07-15
Large dams
According to the International Commission on Large Dams, ICOLD, dams with height above the foundation greater than 15 m are known as large dams. The complete list of large dams in Pakistan is provided below.
:Bold: major dams, height 100 m :NA: data unavailable
Azad Kashmir
| River | Dam/Reservoir | Location | Type | Height | Length | Storage capacity | Reservoir area (km2) | Year of completion | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jhelum River | Mangla Dam | Mirpur District | Embankment dam | 147 m | 138 m | 97 sqmi | 1967 | Irrigation, Hydroelectric & Water supply | |
| Neelum River | Neelum–Jhelum | Muzaffarabad District | Gravity dam | 60 m | 47 m | 8000000 m3 | N/A | 2018 | Hydroelectric & Water supply |
| Poonch River | Gulpur | Kotli District | Gravity dam | 35 m | 238 m | 21893000 m3 | 2020 | Hydroelectric & Water supply |
Balochistan
| Name | Location/ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nearest city | Impounds | Height | Storage capacity | Year of completion | ||
| Akra Kaur Dam | Gwadar | Akra Kaur River | 21 m | 21000000 m3 | 1995 | |
| Amach Dam | Mastung | Amach River | 15.2 m | 1675000 m3 | 1987 | |
| Band-e-Chaman Dam | Turbat | Band-e-Chaman River | 15 m | 2467000 m3 | 1994 | |
| Gur Dam | Kalat | n/a | 15.2 m | 498000 m3 | ||
| Hingi Dam | Quetta | Hingi | 15 m | 201000 m3 | 1995–96 | |
| Hub Dam | Malir | Hub River | 48 m | 1057000000 m3 | 1979 | |
| Khad Koocha Dam | Mastung | Kad Koocha River | 15.2 m | 117000 m3 | 1984 | |
| Khajeer Dam | Qila Saifullah | Khajeer River | 15 m | 308000 m3 | 1991 | |
| Kullan Dam | Kharan | |||||
| Mana Storage Dam | Ziarat | Mana River | 19.8 m | 1825000 m3 | 1961 | |
| Mangi Dam | Ziarat | Boin Viala River | 18 m | 130000 m3 | 1982 | |
| Mirani Dam | Makran | Dasht River | 39 m | 373,000,000 m3 | 2006 | |
| Naulong Dam | Jhal Magsi | Mula River | 56.7 m | 2015 | ||
| Neelag Dasht Dam | District Kech | Dasht River | 2019 | |||
| Nishpa Dam | Mastung | Nishpa River | 15 m | 115000 m3 | 1994 | |
| Pinakai Dam | Qila Saifullah | Pinakai River | 15.2 m | 48000 m3 | 1994 | |
| Sabakzai Dam | Zhob | Zhob River | 34.75 m | 32700 acre.ft | 2007 | |
| Sasnak Mana Storage Dam | Ziarat | Sasnak River | 19 m | 271000 m3 | 1993 | |
| Sassi Punnu Dam | Makran | |||||
| Shadak Dam | Pishin | Shadak River | 15.2 m | 86000 m3 | 1983 | |
| Shadi Kaur Storage Dam | Pasni | 25 m | 37000 acre.ft | |||
| Shagai Dam | Quetta | 15.2 m | 381000 m3 | 1993 | ||
| Shiker Dam | Pishin | Shiker River | 19 m | 61000 m3 | 1988 | |
| Spinkarez Dam | Quetta | Nar River and Murdar River | 29 m | 6800000 m3 | 1945 | |
| Tabai Dam | Quetta | Tabai River | 15 m | 175000 m3 | 1994 | |
| Tangi Dam | Qila Saifullah | Tangi River | 15.2 m | 75000 m3 | 1997 | |
| Thamarak Dam | Pishin | 15.2 m | 241000 m3 | 1986 | ||
| Tooth Dam | Kalat | Tooth River | 16 m | 490000 m3 | 1991 | |
| Under Base Dam | Qila Saifullah | Under Base River | 15.2 m | 86000 m3 | 1985 | |
| Walitangi Dam | Quetta | Walitangi River | 24 m | 510000 m3 | 1961 |
Gilgit-Baltistan
| Name | Location/ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nearest city | Impounds | Height | Storage capacity | Year of completion | Electrical capacity | |
| **Katzarah Dam** | Skardu | Shyok, Shigar, and Indus | 35,000,000 acre feet | *TBD* | 15,000 MW | |
| Satpara Dam | Skardu | Satpara | 39 m | 93,310 acre feet | 2013 | 17 MW |
| Bunji Dam | Bunji | Indus | 190 m | 1900 m3/s | *TBD* |
Islamabad Capital Territory
| Name | Location/ | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nearest city | Impounds | Height | Storage capacity | Year of completion | |
| Angoori Dam | Islamabad Capital Territory | Korang River | NNNN m | 2550000 m3 | |
| Rawal Dam | Islamabad Capital Territory | Korang River | 40.7 m | 58600000 m3 | 1962 |
| Simly Dam | Islamabad Capital Territory | Soan River | 89.7 m | 35463000 m3 | 1983 |
| Sandaymar Dam | Islamabad Capital Territory | Sandaymar River | 14.6 m | 802995 m3 | 1990 |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
| Name | Location/ | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nearest city | Impounds | Height | Storage capacity | Year of completion | |||||
| Dandy Dam | Miranshah | 25 m | 5945000 m3 | 148 | 2011 | ||||
| Dargai Pal Dam | Wana | 30 m | 5896000 m3 | 147 | 2008 | ||||
| Allai Khwar | Battagram | Allai Khwar River | 51 m | title=Allai Khwar hydropoower project to start generation by month-end | url=http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-3-137827-Allai-Khwar-hydropower-project-to-start-generation-by-month-end | access-date=12 January 2013 | newspaper=The News International | date=17 October 2012}} | |
| Jalozai Barani Dam | Nowshehra Pabbi | N/A | 74 m | 1277 m3 | 2015 | ||||
| Auxiliary Kandar Dam | Kohat | Dargai Algad River | 23 m | 2004 | |||||
| Aza Khel Dam | Peshawar | N/A | 23 m | 2004 | |||||
| Baran Dam | Bannu | Kurram River and Baran Stream | 39 m | 100001.621 acre.ft | 1962 | ||||
| Chaatri Dam | Haripur | Nain Sukh River | 26 m | 1971 | |||||
| Chanda Fateh Khan Dam | Kohat | N/A | 25 m | 2004 | |||||
| Changhoz Dam | Karak | Changhoz River | 43 m | 2007 | |||||
| Darwazai Dam | Kohat | Sodal Algada River | 15 m | 1976 | |||||
| Gandially Dam | Kohat | Taru Algada River | 22 m | 2002 | |||||
| Gomal Zam Dam | Wana | 133 m | 1140000 acre.ft | 149 | 2012 | ||||
| Kahal Dam | Hazara | Kahal River | 22 m | 1971 | |||||
| Kandar Dam | Kohat | Dargai Algada River | 27 m | 1970 | |||||
| Khal Dam | Haripur | Khal Kass River | 23 m | 1972 | |||||
| Khan Khwar | Besham, Shangla | Khan Khwar River | 46 m | 2012 | |||||
| Khanpur Dam | Haripur | Haro River | 51 m | 1985 | |||||
| Mang Dam | Haripur | Haro River | 16 m | 1970 | |||||
| Naryab Dam | Hangu | Naryab River | 32 m | 2006 | |||||
| Warsak Dam | Peshawar | Kabul River | 67 m | 76492000 m3 | 1960 | ||||
| Zaibi Dam | Karak | Zaibi Algad River | 25 m | 1997 | |||||
| Tanda Dam | Kohat | Kohat River | 35 m | 1967 | |||||
| Tarbela (Auxiliary-1 Dam) | Ghazi | Indus River | 105 m | 1974 | |||||
| Tarbela (Auxiliary-2 Dam) | Ghazi | Indus River | 67 m | 1974 | |||||
| **Tarbela Dam** | Haripur | Indus River | 143.26 m | 13690,000,000 m3 | 1974 | ||||
| Sarki Lawaghar Dam | Karak | Tem River | 40 m | 2006 | |||||
| Duber Khwar | Pattan, Kohistan | Khan Khwar River | 97.57 m | 2013 |
Punjab
| Name | Location/ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nearest city | Impounds | Height | Storage capacity | Year of completion | ||
| Chahan Dam | Rawalpindi, Punjab | Sill Kus River | 46.634 m | 47425395 m3 | 2018 | |
| Dungi Dam | Rawalpindi, Punjab | 21.64 m | 2170611.5 m3 | 1971 | ||
| Jamal Dam | Rawalpindi, Punjab | 18.28 m | 26.518 m3 | 2005 | ||
| Jawa Dam | Dhalla, Rawalpindi District | Jawa River | 25 m | 1938000 m3 | 1994 | |
| Philna Dam | Philna, Rawalpindi District | 22.55 m | 4809877.8 m3 | 2008 | ||
| Khasala Dam | Rawalpindi, Punjab | 18.28 m | 2978424.3 m3 | 2023 | ||
| Mahuta Chak Beli Dam | Chak Beli Khan, Rawalpindi, Punjab | 18.28 m | 2978424.3 m3 | 1985 | ||
| Misriot Dam | Rawalpindi, Punjab | 14.02 m | 690649 m3 | 1963 | ||
| Nirali Dam | Rawalpindi, Punjab | 20.879 m3 | 841111.96 m3 | 1970 | ||
| Ugahan Dam | Rawalpindi, Punjab | 25.908 m3 | 9989746.1 m3 | 2008 | ||
| Ghazi Barotha Dam | Attock, Punjab | Indus River | 22500000 m3 | 2003 | ||
| Haji Shah Dam | Attock, Punjab | Sil river | 22 m | 1800000 m3 | 2013-14 | |
| Jabbi Dam | Attock, Punjab | 10.765 m | 3395290.4 m3 | 1991 | ||
| Kanjoor Dam | Attock, Punjab | 18.669 m | 3496411.1 m3 | 1975 | ||
| Mirwal Dam | Attock, Punjab | 24.079 m | 4643382 m3 | 1990 | ||
| Shahpur Dam | Attock, Punjab | 25.908 m | 17660885 m3 | 1986 | ||
| Shakardara Dam | Attock, Punjab | 35.052 m | 7003922 m3 | 1994 | ||
| Spiala Dam | Attock, Punjab | 11.454 m | 722714.97 m3 | 1964 | ||
| Ratti Kassi Dam | Attock, Punjab | 14.31 m | 2404938.9 m3 | 1970 | ||
| Channi Bor Dam | Attock, Punjab | 19.507 m | 2414805.3 m3 | 1979 | ||
| Qibla Bandi Dam | Attock, Punjab | 21.336 m | 2244609.6 m3 | 1971 | ||
| Thatti Syedan Dam | Attock, Punjab | 13 m | 739981.2 m3 | 2005 | ||
| Sawal Dam | Attock, Punjab | 28.956 m | 2959924.8 m3 | 2005 |
Sindh
| Name | Location/ | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nearest city | Impounds | Height | Storage capacity | Year of completion | |
| Darawat Dam | Jamshoro District | Nari Baran River | 43 m | 150000000 m3 | 2014 |
| Chotiari Dam | Sanghar District | Nara Canal (Indus River) | 26.3 m | 750000 m3 | 2002 |
| Nai Gaj Dam | Dadu District | Nai Gaj river | 59.1 m | 30000000 m3 | 2025 |
Small dams
There are estimates Pakistan needs to build minimum 750 small dams to meet water requirements for its growing local and regional population.
Punjab
- Basal Dam Basal Dam is located about 16 km from Mithyal Chowk of Rawalpindi Kohat road in Attock, Punjab. Basal Dam was completed in 2009.
Chakwal District
There are 13 small dams in Chakwal district having storage capacity of 26,411 in acres feet irrigating 11,089 acres of area.
- Khokher Zer Dam
- Surlah Dam
- Dhok 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
- Dhrabi Dam
- Khai Dam
- Chowkhandi Dam
- Minwal Dam
- Ratta Sharif Dam
Jhelum District
- Tain Pura Dam
- Jammergal Dam
- Garat Dam
- Salial Dam
- Domeli Dam
- Shah Habib Dam
- Gurha Utam Singh Dam
- Fatehpur Dam
- Lehri Dam
- Dungi Dam
- Nirali Dam
- Phalina Dam
- Pandori Dam
Rawalpindi
- Jawa Dam
- Misriot 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.
- 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. Due to financial constraints, funding for the project was stopped in 2011.
- Winder Dam – proposed dam on Winder River, Balochistan about 25km from Windar, Hub District. 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 a hydro-power generation capacity of 300 KW.
- Naulong Dam – is an embankment dam currently under construction on the Mula River, about 30 km from Gandawah City in Jhal Magsi district of Balochistan, Pakistan. The zoned earth-filled dam is 186 feet high with a gross storage of 0.242 MAF and a command area of 47,000 acres. It has a hydro power capacity of 4.4 MW.
- Khisar Dam – under construction
- Hingol Dam – proposed
- Sukleji Dam – proposed
- Badin Zai Dam – proposed
Islamabad
- Chirah Dam – proposed
- Chiniot Dam (Islamabad) – proposed
- Dotara Dam – proposed
- Shahdara Dam – proposed
Gilgit Baltistan
- Diamer-Bhasha Dam – under construction
- Bunji Dam – proposed
- Katzarah Dam – proposed
- Shyok Dam – proposed
Azad Kashmir
- Dudhnial Dam – proposed
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
- Kurram Tangi Dam – under construction
- Dasu Dam – under construction
- Dotara Dam – proposed
- Bara Dam – proposed
- Mohmand Dam – under construction
- Kalam Dam – under construction in Kalam Valley
- Othla Dam – under construction
- Jabba Dam – located in Jamrud Tehsil of Khyber District
- Jalozai Dam – located in Pabbi Tehsil of Khyber District
- Tank Zam Dam – proposed
- Daraban Zam Dam – proposed
Punjab
- Akhori Dam – Attock, Punjab – proposed
- Dadhocha Dam – under construction
- Mahuta Chak Beli Dam – under construction
- Kalabagh Dam – proposed
- Papin Dam – proposed
- Chiniot Dam – proposed
- Murunj Dam – proposed
- Soan Dam – proposed
- Sora Dam – proposed
- Rohtas Dam – proposed
Sindh
- Nai Gaj Dam – under construction
References
References
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