List of dams and reservoirs in Pakistan

Tarbela Dam, KPK
Rawal Dam, Islamabad

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 (49 ft) in height.[1] 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.[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 hectometers[4] while Sabakzai Dam is the 7th largest with a floodstock of 23,638 cubic hectometers.[4] On 21 January 2021, the government of Balochistan announced that it will build 16 new small dams in the Balochistan province.[5] Similarly, the government of Punjab announced 13 new small dam projects along with the Suleman Mountain Ranges.[6]

  1. ^ "Number of Dams by Country Members". General Synthesis. International Commission on Large Dams (ICOLD). Retrieved 9 July 2012.
  2. ^ 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-06-13. Retrieved 2010-10-28.
  3. ^ Earth Sciences Web Team. "Tarbela Dam, Pakistan". Earth Observatory. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Archived from the original on 2010-07-15. Retrieved 2010-10-28.
  4. ^ a b "Classification By Volume For Flood Protection". General Synthesis. International Commission on Large Dams (ICOLD). Retrieved 9 July 2012.
  5. ^ "16 new dams will be built in Balochistan, says CM Khan". 19 January 2021.
  6. ^ "'13 reservoirs, dams to be constructed in Suleman Ranges'".

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