Surkhab Dam Explained

Surkhab Dam
Location Map:	Afghanistan
Location Map Relief:	1
Country:	Afghanistan
Location:	Mohammad Agha District, Logar Province
Purpose:	Irrigation
Status:	O
Construction Began:	1930
Owner:	Ministry of Energy and Water

The Surkhab Dam (prs|'''Band-e Surkhab'''; ps|'''Surkhab Band''') is located in the central part of Mohammad Agha District in Logar Province of Afghanistan.^[1] It is a gravity dam owned and maintained by the country's Ministry of Energy and Water.^[2] It has a height of and a length of .^[3]

Originally built in the 1930s,^{[4] [5]} the Surkhab Dam is one of the largest sources of year-long water in Logar Province. It provides water for irrigation to around of agriculture land.^[6] As of 2009, at least 3,500 farms in the province benefit from the dam.^[7]

See also

• List of dams and reservoirs in Afghanistan
• Valleys of Afghanistan

External links

• Web site: Water in Afghanistan: a modern history . Shah Mahmoud . Hanifi . March 2024 . James Madison University.
• Web site: TF Yukon Water Resources Study - Surkhab Dam, Logar Province . 3 . 25th Infantry Division (United States) . University of Nebraska–Lincoln . June 20, 2011.
• , October 18, 2009

Notes and References

1. Web site: Afghanistan: Surkhab Dam excavation completed in Logar province . ReliefWeb . 10 September 2009 . 2024-05-05.
2. Web site: The gates of Surkhab Reservoir Dam in Logar Province, which were closed due to the increase in sediments, have been opened. . Ministry of Energy and Water . December 20, 2022 . 2024-05-05.
3. Water in Afghanistan: a modern history . Hanifi . Shah Mahmoud . Water History . 26 March 2024 . 10.1007/s12685-024-00338-5 . 2024-05-05. free .
4. Book: Ali, Mohammed . Progressive Afghanistan . 1933 . Punjab Educational Electric Press . 2024-05-05.
5. Book: Afghanistan: Development in Brief . 91 . 1958 . Afghanistan Information Bureau . London . 2024-05-05.
6. Book: Afghanistan News . 8 . 1961 . Information Bureau, Royal Afghan Embassy . 4 . 2024-05-05.
7. Web site: Czech Provincial Reconstruction Team in Logar continues in Surkhab Dam reconstruction . Defense Visual Information Distribution Service . April 17, 2009 . 2024-05-05.