Dams and Barrages in Pakistan

There are many big dams and barrages in Pakistan. Pakistan is country of rivers and canals. Some of the major dams are:

Tarberla Dam

It is one of the largest dam in Pakistan. It was built on Indus or Sindh River. Its is near from Atock, Rawalpindi, Abbotabad. It was built in 1976. Its water is used for power generation and irrigations system. It is 143 meter high and 2750 meter in width. Terbela Dam is one of the main source for electric capacity.

Magla Dam

It is located near Jehlam and 99 km from Islamabad. Mangla is built on river Jehlam. With financial aid from word bank it was built in 1967. It is 138 meter high and 3140 meter wide.

Hub Dam

It is located right at the border of Sindh and Balochistan. Hub dam was built in year 1981. It water are used as drinking water for Karachi and for agriculture use for lasbela. There are many fish are found in hub dam.

Chashma Barrage

One of the famous barrages in Pakistan. It is located in Mianwali on river Sindh. It was completed in 1971. It is also 3^rd storage capacity in Pakistan. It has also capacity of producing electricity of 184 MW.

Guddu Barrage

It is located near Sukkur in Sindh province. Guddu barrage was also completed in 1962. It can block water at 8 meter. It is also source for water distribution to Larkana, Sukkur and Jacobabad and Nasirabad.

Sukkur Barrage

It is one of the oldest barrages in Paksitan. Sukkur Barrage was built in 1932. It is built at river sindh near Sukkur. Its water are also used for irrigation in Sindh areas.

There are many other small Dams, Barrages such as Trimu head in Jhang and more in Pakistan.