Tarbela Dam

It is one of the largest dam in Pakistan. It was built on Indus or Sindh River. Its is near
from Atock, Rawalpindi, Abbotabad. It was built in 1976. Its water is used for power
generation and irrigations system. It is 143 meter high and 2750 meter in width. Terbela
Dam is one of the main source for electric capacity.

Magla Dam
It is located near Jehlam and 99 km from Islamabad. Mangla is built on river Jehlam.
With financial aid from word bank it was built in 1967. It is 138 meter high and 3140
meter wide.

Khanpur Dam

Khanpur Dam is located in KPK province but very neat to Islamabad. Many people dont
know that it is also a picnic point very near to Twin Cities at short distance of just 25
Miles. You can go there from short link roads by crossing Margala Hills or from
Abottabad Road. It is mainly used as water reservoir and is used for supply of drinking
water to Islamabad and Rawalpindi. Its water is also used for agriculture purposes in
nearby areas. It was built in era of Field Marshal Muhammad Auyb Khan. Every years a
water sports are arranged in month of April and people from all over Pakistan come here
to enjoy and participate in water sports. If you are never been here before then dont wait
for any more, but just go and see this beautiful place and enjoy with your family and
friends.

Bunji Dam

Bunji Dam is a upcoming project and its site is located in Gilgit Baltistan. This hydro
project is built on Indus river. It is not a very large project as Mangla or Tarbela but
definitely ad some value in system of Hydro Power for Pakistan. China has offered
cooperation to build this dam and MOUs have been already been signed. Chinese
Government is also giving cooperation in building more dams in KPK and Gilgit
Baltistan.

Hub Dam
It is located right at the border of Sindh and Balochistan. Hub dam was built in year
1981. It water are used as drinking water for Karachi and for agriculture use for lasbela.
There are many fish are found in hub dam.

List of Barrages in Pakistan

Barrage

River

Location

Balloki Head

Ravi

Bhai Pheru
Lahore

Chachma

Indush

Mianwail

Ghazi Brotha

Indus

Attock

Guddu

Indus

Kashmore

Head Islam

Sutlej

Hasil Pur

Head Marala

Chenab

Sialkot

Head

Sutlej

Haveli Lakha

Barrage

Barrage

Sulemanki

Head

Chenab +

Jhang

Trimmu

Jhelam

Islam

Sutlej

Hasilpur

Jinnah

Indus

Kalabagh

Khanki

Chenab

Wazirabad

Kotri Barrage

Indus

Jamshoro

Muhammad

Chenab

Multan

Munda

River

Peshawar

Headworks

Swat

Panjnad

Chebab

Barrage

Headwordk

Wala

Uch Sharif
Bahawalpur

Qadirabad

Chenab

head
Rasul

Mandi
Bahauddin

Jehlum

Barrage

Jehum
District

Sidhnai

Ravi

Abdul Hakim

Sukkur

Indus

Sukkur

Indus

Taunsa DG

Barrage
Taunsa
Barrage

Khan

Chashma Barrage

One of the famous barrages in Pakistan. It is located in Mianwali on river Sindh. It was
completed in 1971. It is also 3rd storage capacity in Pakistan. It has also capacity of
producing electricity of 184 MW.

Guddu Barrage

It is located near Sukkur in Sindh province. Guddu barrage was also completed in 1962.
It can block water at 8 meter. It is also source for water distribution to Larkana, Sukkur
and Jacobabad and Nasirabad.

Sukkur Barrage
It is one of the oldest barrages in Paksitan. Sukkur Barrage was built in 1932. It is built at
river sindh near Sukkur. Its water are also used for irrigation in Sindh areas.

There are many other small Dams, Barrages such as Trimu head in Jhang and more in
Pakistan.