Mangla Dam

Mangla Dam
Aerial photograph of the Mangla Dam, c. 2012
Location of the Mangla Dam within Pakistan
Country	Pakistan
Location	Mangla, Azad Kashmir
Coordinates	33°08′31″N 73°38′42″E / 33.142083°N 73.645015°E / 33.142083; 73.645015
Status	Operational
Construction began	1961
Opening date	1967
Construction cost	US$1.5 billion
Owner(s)	Government of Pakistan
Operator(s)	Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA)
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Embankment dam
Impounds	Jhelum River
Height	147 m (482 ft)
Length	3,140 m (10,302 ft)
Reservoir
Creates	Mangla Lake
Total capacity	9.12 km3 (7,390,000 acre⋅ft)
Catchment area	33,334 km2 (12,870 sq mi)
Surface area	250 km2 (97 sq mi)
Power Station
Turbines	8 x 100 MW 2 x 135 MW
Installed capacity	1,070 MW (operational) 1,310 MW (planned)[1]

The Mangla Dam (Urdu: منگلا بند) is a multipurpose dam situated on the Jhelum River in the Mirpur District of Azad Kashmir, Pakistan. It is the sixth-largest dam in the world. The village of Mangla, which sits at the mouth of the dam, serves as its namesake. In November 1961, the project's selected contractors were revealed; it was announced that Binnie & Partners, a British engineering firm, was going to serve as the lead designers, engineers, and inspectors for the construction of the dam (led by Geoffrey Binnie). The project was undertaken by a consortium known as the Mangla Dam Contractors,^[2] which consisted of eight American construction firms sponsored by the Guy F. Atkinson Company based in South San Francisco, California.^[3]