Warsak Dam

Warsak Dam, District Mohmand
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Official name	د ورسک بند
Country	Pakistan
Location	Kabul River, District Mohmand
Coordinates	34°09′50″N 71°21′29″E / 34.16389°N 71.35806°E / 34.16389; 71.35806
Status	Operational
Construction began	1949
Opening date	1960
Owner(s)	The Royalty of Warsak Dam belongs to the Public of District Mohmand
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Gravity
Impounds	Kabul River
Height	76.2 m (250 ft)
Length	140.2 m (460 ft)
Spillways	9 floodgates
Spillway type	Service, controlled
Spillway capacity	540 m3/s (19,070 cu ft/s)
Reservoir
Active capacity	31,207,090 m3 (25,300 acre⋅ft) (design, now silted)
Surface area	10.3 km2 (4 sq mi)
Power Station
Commission date	1960, 1981
Hydraulic head	144 m (472 ft)
Turbines	4 x 40 MW, 2 x 41.5 MW Francis-type
Installed capacity	243 MW
Annual generation	1100 GWh

Warsak Dam (Pashto: د ورسک بند; Urdu: ورسک ڈیم) is a mass concrete gravity dam located on the Kabul River in District Mohmand, Mechni, approximately 30 km northwest from the city of Peshawar in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.