List of dams and reservoirs in Pakistan explained

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 150NaN0 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]

Large dams

According to the International Commission on Large Dams, ICOLD, dams with height above the foundation greater than 15m (49feet) are known as large dams.^{[7] [8]} The complete list of large dams in Pakistan is provided below.^[9]

Bold: major dams, height > 100m (300feet)

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	1470NaN0	138m (453feet)	72518110000NaN0	97abbr=onNaNabbr=on	1967	Irrigation, Hydroelectric & Water supply
Neelum River	Neelum–Jhelum	Muzaffarabad District	Gravity dam	600NaN0	47m (154feet)	80000000NaN0	N/A	2018	Hydroelectric & Water supply
Poonch River	Gulpur	Kotli District	Gravity dam	350NaN0	238m (781feet)	218930000NaN0	3625abbr=onNaNabbr=on	2020	Hydroelectric & Water supply

Balochistan

Name	Location/ nearest city	Impounds	Height	Storage capacity	Year of completion
Akra Kaur Dam	Gwadar	Akra Kaur River	21m (69feet)	210000000NaN0	1995
Amach Dam	Mastung	Amach River	15.2m (49.9feet)	16750000NaN0	1987
Band-e-Chaman Dam	Turbat	Band-e-Chaman River	15m (49feet)	24670000NaN0	1994
Gur Dam	Kalat	n/a	15.2m (49.9feet)	4980000NaN0
Hingi Dam	Quetta	Hingi	15m (49feet)	2010000NaN0	1995–96
Hub Dam	Malir	Hub River	48m (157feet)	10570000000NaN0	1979
Khad Koocha Dam	Mastung	Kad Koocha River	15.2m (49.9feet)	1170000NaN0	1984
Khajeer Dam	Qila Saifullah	Khajeer River	15m (49feet)	3080000NaN0	1991
Kullan Dam	Kharan
Mana Storage Dam	Ziarat	Mana River	19.8m (65feet)	18250000NaN0	1961
Mangi Dam	Ziarat	Boin Viala River	18m (59feet)	1300000NaN0	1982
Mirani Dam		Dasht River	39m (128feet)	3730000000NaN0	2006
Naulong Dam	Jhal Magsi	Mula River	56.7m (186feet)		2015
Neelag Dasht Dam	District Kech	Dasht River			2019
Nishpa Dam	Mastung	Nishpa River	15m (49feet)	1150000NaN0	1994
Pinakai Dam	Qila Saifullah	Pinakai River	15.2m (49.9feet)	480000NaN0	1994
Sabakzai Dam	Zhob	Zhob River	34.75m (114.01feet)	327000NaN0	2007
Sasnak Mana Storage Dam	Ziarat	Sasnak River	19m (62feet)	2710000NaN0	1993
Sassi Punnu Dam	Makran
Shadak Dam	Pishin	Shadak River	15.2m (49.9feet)	860000NaN0	1983
Shadi Kaur Storage Dam	Pasni		25m (82feet)	370000NaN0
Shagai Dam	Quetta		15.2m (49.9feet)	3810000NaN0	1993
Shiker Dam	Pishin	Shiker River	19m (62feet)	610000NaN0	1988
Spinkarez Dam	Quetta	Nar River and Murdar River	29m (95feet)	68000000NaN0	1945
Tabai Dam	Quetta	Tabai River	15m (49feet)	1750000NaN0	1994
Tangi Dam	Qila Saifullah	Tangi River	15.2m (49.9feet)	750000NaN0	1997
Thamarak Dam	Pishin		15.2m (49.9feet)	2410000NaN0	1986
Tooth Dam	Kalat	Tooth River	16m (52feet)	4900000NaN0	1991
Under Base Dam	Qila Saifullah	Under Base River	15.2m (49.9feet)	860000NaN0	1985
Walitangi Dam	Quetta	Walitangi River	24m (79feet)	5100000NaN0	1961

Gilgit-Baltistan

Name	Location/ nearest city	Impounds	Height	Storage capacity	Year of completion	Electrical capacity
Katzarah Dam	Skardu	Shyok, Shigar, and Indus		35000000 acre feet	TBD	15,000 MW
Satpara Dam	Skardu	Satpara	39m (128feet)	93,310 acre feet	2013	17 MW
Bunji Dam	Bunji	Indus		1900 m^3/s	TBD

Islamabad Capital Territory

Name	Location/ nearest city	Impounds	Height	Storage capacity	Year of completion
Angoori Dam	Islamabad Capital Territory	Korang River	NaN1NaN1	25500000NaN0
Rawal Dam	Islamabad Capital Territory	Korang River	40.71NaN1	586000000NaN0	1962
Simly Dam	Islamabad Capital Territory	Soan River	89.7 m	354630000NaN0	1983
Sandaymar Dam	Islamabad Capital Territory	Sandaymar River	14.61NaN1	8029950NaN0	1990

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Name	Location/ nearest city	Impounds	Height	Storage capacity	Year of completion
Dandy Dam	Miranshah		250NaN0	59450000NaN0	148	2011^[10]
Dargai Pal Dam	Wana		300NaN0	58960000NaN0	147	2008^[11]
Allai Khwar^[12]	Battagram	Allai Khwar River	51m (167feet)		2012^[13]
Jalozai Barani Dam	Nowshehra Pabbi	N/A	74m (243feet)	12770NaN0	2015
Auxiliary Kandar Dam	Kohat	Dargai Algad River	23m (75feet)		2004
Aza Khel Dam	Peshawar	N/A	23m (75feet)		2004
Baran Dam	Bannu	Kurram River and Baran Stream	39m (128feet)	100001.6210NaN0	1962
Chaatri Dam	Haripur	Nain Sukh River	26m (85feet)		1971
Chanda Fateh Khan Dam	Kohat	N/A	25m (82feet)		2004
Changhoz Dam	Karak	Changhoz River	43m (141feet)		2007
Darwazai Dam	Kohat	Sodal Algada River	15m (49feet)		1976
Gandially Dam	Kohat	Taru Algada River	22m (72feet)		2002
Gomal Zam Dam	Wana		1330NaN0	11400000NaN0	149	2012^[14]
Kahal Dam	Hazara	Kahal River	22m (72feet)		1971
Kandar Dam	Kohat	Dargai Algada River	27m (89feet)		1970
Khal Dam	Haripur	Khal Kass River	23m (75feet)		1972
Khan Khwar	Besham, Shangla	Khan Khwar River	46m (151feet)		2012
Khanpur Dam	Haripur	Haro River	51m (167feet)		1985
Mang Dam	Haripur	Haro River	16m (52feet)		1970
Naryab Dam	Hangu	Naryab River	32m (105feet)		2006
Warsak Dam	Peshawar	Kabul River	67m (220feet)	764920000NaN0	1960
Zaibi Dam	Karak	Zaibi Algad River	25m (82feet)		1997
Tanda Dam	Kohat	Kohat River	35m (115feet)		1967
Tarbela (Auxiliary-1 Dam)	Ghazi	Indus River	105m (344feet)		1974
Tarbela (Auxiliary-2 Dam)	Ghazi	Indus River	67m (220feet)		1974
Tarbela Dam	Haripur	Indus River	143.26m (470.01feet)	136900000000NaN0	1974
Sarki Lawaghar Dam	Karak	Tem River	40m (130feet)		2006
Duber Khwar	Pattan, Kohistan	Khan Khwar River	97.57m (320.11feet)		2013

Punjab

Name	Location/ nearest city	Impounds	Height	Storage capacity	Year of completion
Chahan Dam	Rawalpindi, Punjab	Sill Kus River	46.634m (152.999feet)	474253950NaN0	2018
Dungi Dam	Rawalpindi, Punjab		21.64m (71feet)	2170611.50NaN0	1971
Jamal Dam	Rawalpindi, Punjab		18.28m (59.97feet)	26.5180NaN0	2005
Jawa Dam	Dhalla, Rawalpindi District	Jawa River	25m (82feet)	19380000NaN0	1994
Philna Dam	Philna, Rawalpindi District		22.55m (73.98feet)	4809877.80NaN0	2008
Khasala Dam	Rawalpindi, Punjab		18.28m (59.97feet)	2978424.30NaN0	2023
Mahuta Chak Beli Dam	Chak Beli Khan, Rawalpindi, Punjab		18.28m (59.97feet)	2978424.30NaN0	1985
Misriot Dam	Rawalpindi, Punjab		14.02m (46feet)	6906490NaN0	1963
Nirali Dam	Rawalpindi, Punjab			841111.960NaN0	1970
Ugahan Dam	Rawalpindi, Punjab			9989746.10NaN0	2008
Ghazi Barotha Dam	Attock, Punjab	Indus River		225000000NaN0	2003
Haji Shah Dam	Attock, Punjab	Sil river	22m (72feet)	18000000NaN0	2013-14
Jabbi Dam	Attock, Punjab		10.765m (35.318feet)	3395290.40NaN0	1991
Kanjoor Dam	Attock, Punjab		18.669m (61.25feet)	3496411.10NaN0	1975
Mirwal Dam	Attock, Punjab		24.079m (78.999feet)	46433820NaN0	1990
Shahpur Dam	Attock, Punjab		25.908m (85feet)	176608850NaN0	1986
Shakardara Dam	Attock, Punjab		35.052m (115feet)	70039220NaN0	1994
Spiala Dam	Attock, Punjab		11.454m (37.579feet)	722714.970NaN0	1964
Ratti Kassi Dam	Attock, Punjab		14.31m (46.95feet)	2404938.90NaN0	1970
Channi Bor Dam	Attock, Punjab		19.507m (63.999feet)	2414805.30NaN0	1979
Qibla Bandi Dam	Attock, Punjab		21.336m (70feet)	2244609.60NaN0	1971
Thatti Syedan Dam	Attock, Punjab		13m (43feet)	739981.20NaN0	2005
Sawal Dam	Attock, Punjab		28.956m (95feet)	2959924.80NaN0	2005

Sindh

Name	Location/ nearest city	Impounds	Height	Storage capacity	Year of completion
Darawat Dam	Jamshoro District	Nari Baran River	43m (141feet)	1500000000NaN0	2014
Chotiari Dam	Sanghar District	Nara Canal (Indus River)	26.3m (86.3feet)	7500000NaN0	2002
Nai Gaj Dam	Dadu District	Nai Gaj river	59.1m (193.9feet)	300000000NaN0	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.^[15]

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.^[16]

• 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

Jhelum District

• Tain Pura Dam^[17]
• 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.^[18]
• 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.^[19] Due to financial constraints, funding for the project was stopped in 2011.^[20]
• Winder Dam – proposed dam on Winder River, Balochistan about 25;km from Windar City ofDistrict Lasbela. 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.^[21]
• 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^[22]
• Chiniot Dam (Islamabad) – proposed^[23]
• Dotara Dam – proposed^[24]
• Shahdara Dam – proposed^[25]

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^[26]
• Othla Dam – under construction
• Jabba Dam – located in Jamrud Tehsil of Khyber District^[27]
• Jalozai Dam – located in Pabbi Tehsil of Khyber District^[28]
• Tank Zam Dam – proposed
• Daraban Zam Dam – proposed

Punjab

• Akhori Dam – Attock, Punjab – proposed
• Dadhocha Dam – under construction^[29]
• 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^[30]

Sindh

• Nai Gaj Dam – under construction

See also

• Gabar dams
• List of barrages and headworks in Pakistan
• Hydropower Projects in Pakistan
• List of lakes in Pakistan
• Deserts of Pakistan
• Provinces of Pakistan
• Business ideas in Pakistan

Notes and References

1. Web site: Number of Dams by Country Members. General Synthesis. International Commission on Large Dams (ICOLD). 9 July 2012.
2. Tarbela Dam and related aspects of the Indus River Basin, Pakistan. Asianics Agro-Dev. International (Pvt) Ltd.. 2000. World Commission on Dams. Cape Town. 2010-10-28. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100613114429/http://dams.org/docs/kbase/studies/cspkmain.pdf. 2010-06-13.
3. Web site: Tarbela Dam, Pakistan . Earth Observatory . National Aeronautics and Space Administration . Earth Sciences Web Team . 2010-10-28 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100715214717/http://earth.jsc.nasa.gov/EarthObservatory/Tarbela_Dam%2C_Pakistan.htm . 2010-07-15 .
4. Web site: Classification By Volume For Flood Protection. General Synthesis. International Commission on Large Dams (ICOLD). 9 July 2012.
5. Web site: 16 new dams will be built in Balochistan, says CM Khan. 19 January 2021.
6. Web site: '13 reservoirs, dams to be constructed in Suleman Ranges'.
7. Web site: General Synthesis. Register Of Dams. International Commission on Large Dams (ICOLD). 9 July 2012.
8. Web site: Questions and Answers About Large Dams. International Rivers. 9 July 2012.
9. Web site: Province-wise List of Completed Dams in Pakistan. Water Statistics of Pakistan. Ministry of Water and Power, Govt. of Pakistan. 9 August 2012.
10. Web site: Dandy Dam. FATA Development Authority. 23 February 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20140202094216/http://fatada.gov.pk/Dandy_Dam.php. 2014-02-02. dead.
11. Web site: Dargai Pal Dam. FATA Development Authority. 23 February 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20140202093130/http://www.fatada.gov.pk/Dargai%20Pal%20Dam.php. 2014-02-02. dead.
12. Web site: Allai Khwar Hydropower Project. WAPDA. 12 January 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130303043806/http://wapda.gov.pk/htmls/allaikpj.html. 3 March 2013.
13. News: Allai Khwar hydropoower project to start generation by month-end. 12 January 2013. The News International. 17 October 2012.
14. Web site: Hydroelectric Power Plants in Pakistan . IndustCards . 23 February 2013 . https://archive.today/20130411040311/http://www.industcards.com/hydro-pakistan.htm . 2013-04-11 . dead.
15. Web site: Small dams, big gains - Newspaper - DAWN.COM. 12 May 2008.
16. Web site: Punjab Portal.
17. Web site: Small Dams . 2014-07-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140419091323/http://www.jhelum.gop.pk/small-dams . 2014-04-19 . dead.
18. Web site: Garuk Dam Project . WAPDA, Govt of Pakistan . 5 July 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120610194035/http://wapda.gov.pk/htmls/garuk.htm . 10 June 2012.
19. Web site: Pelar Dam Project. WAPDA, Govt. of Pakistan. 6 July 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120610194510/http://wapda.gov.pk/htmls/pelar.htm. 2012-06-10. dead.
20. Web site: Funds for dozens of power projects, dams stopped. 12 May 2011. Dawn News. 6 July 2012.
21. Web site: Winder Dam Project. WAPDA, Govt of Pakistan. 6 July 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120610194201/http://wapda.gov.pk/htmls/winder.htm. 2012-06-10. dead.
22. Web site: Chirah Dam: Senators annoyed over inordinate delays . 3 January 2017 .
23. https://propakistani.pk/2023/10/30/islamabad-is-getting-two-new-dams-soon/#:~:text=The%20proposed%20dams%20are%20Chiniot,Simly%20Dam%2C%20and%20Shahdara%20Dam.
24. Web site: CDA proposes new dam to meet Islamabad's water demand . 13 October 2023 .
25. https://propakistani.pk/2023/10/30/islamabad-is-getting-two-new-dams-soon/#:~:text=The%20proposed%20dams%20are%20Chiniot,Simly%20Dam%2C%20and%20Shahdara%20Dam.
26. News: Yousafzai . Fawad . KP, Korean firm sign MoU to build Kalam-Asrit Hydropower Project in Kalam Valley . 15 September 2019 . . 16 May 2018.
27. Web site: Jabba Dam in KPK . pakobserver.net . 12 November 2018.
28. Web site: Jalozai Dam in KPK . acenews.pk . 22 August 2020.
29. Web site: FWO to Start Construction of Dadocha Dam in Rawalpindi. Propakistani. 29 December 2020 . 5 January 2021.
30. Web site: WAPDA to start constructing Rohtas Dam in Jhelum . 22 October 2020 .