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Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...

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International Commission on Large Dams The International Commission on Large Dams, or ICOLD, (french: Commission Internationale des Grands Barrages ''or CIGB'') is an international non-governmental organization dedicated to the sharing of professional information and knowledge of the de ...

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Tarbela Dam Tarbela Dam (, ) is an earth-filled dam along the Indus River in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Located mainly in the Swabi district of the province, The dam is about from the city of Swabi, northwest of Islamabad, and east of Peshawar ...

is the largest earth-filled dam in the world and is second largest by the structural volume.

Mirani Dam Miraani Dam ( ur, ). Dasht River south of the Central Makran Range in Kech District in Balochistan, Pakistan, Balochistan province of Pakistan. Its reservoir is fed by the Kech River and the Nihing River. Mirani Dam was completed in July 2006 ...

is the largest dam in the world in terms of volume for flood protection with a floodstock of 588,690 cubic hectometers while Sabakzai Dam is 7th largest with a floodstock of 23,638 cubic hectometers. On 21 January 2021 Govt of Balochistan announce that it will build 16 new small dams in Balochistan. Similarly govt of

Punjab Punjab (; Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising ...

announced 13 new small dam projects along with Suleman Mountain Ranges.

Large dams

According to ICOLD, dams with height above the foundation greater than are known as large dams. The complete list of large dams in Pakistan is provided below.
Dams in Pakistan
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Azad Kashmir

Balochistan

Gilgit-Baltistan

Islamabad Capital Territory

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Punjab

Sindh

Small dams

There are estimates Pakistan needs to build minimum 750 small dams to meet water requirements for its growing local and regional population.

Punjab

* Basal Dam Basal Dam is located about 16 km from Mithyal Chowk of Rawalpindi Kohat road in

Attock Attock ( Punjabi and Urdu: ), formerly known as Campbellpur (), is a historical city located in the north of Pakistan's Punjab Province, not far from the country's capital Islamabad. It is the headquarters of the Attock District and is 61st larg ...

. Basal Dam was completed in 2009.

Chakwal District

There are 13 small dams in

Chakwal district Chakwal District ( Punjabi and ur, ) is in Pothohar Plateau of Punjab, Pakistan. It is located in the north of the Punjab province, Chakwal district is bordered by Khushab to its south, Rawalpindi to its north east, Jhelum to its east, Mian ...

having storage capacity of 26,411 in acres feet irrigating 11,089 acres of area. * Khokher Zer Dam * Surlah Dam * Dhok Talian Dam *

Kot Raja Dam Kot is the surname of a Polish szlachta (nobility) family. The surname derives from the nickname with the literal meaning "cat".Kazimierz Rymut, Nazwiska Polaków. Słownik historyczno-etymologiczny, Wydawnictwo Naukowe DWN, Kraków 2001 The ...

* Dhoke Qutab Din Dam *

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Walana Dam Walana (ولانہ) is a village in the Tehsil Kalar Kahar District Chakwal Punjab province of Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List ...

* Khai Gurabh Dam *

Pira Fatehal Dam The Irish Republican Army (IRA; ), also known as the Provisional Irish Republican Army, and informally as the Provos, was an Irish republican paramilitary organisation that sought to end British rule in Northern Ireland, facilitate Irish reun ...

Bhagtal Dam Bhagtal () is a village of Talagang, Chakwal District in Punjab, Pakistan, located 25 km from Talagang city on Talagang-Miawali Road. It resides a population of approximately 15,000. The people are generally government servants and farmers by prof ...

* Dhurnal Dam * Mial Dam * Kanwal Dam * Dhrabi Dam * Khai Dam * Chowkhandi Dam * Minwal Dam

Jhelum District

* Tain Pura Dam * 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 Garuk Dam is a proposed dam located on Garuk River, 47 km south east of Kharan District in Balochistan, Pakistan. The dam is an earth core rockfilled dam with a height of 184 feet. The reservoir when completed will irrigate a command area of ...

– proposed dam located on Garuk River, 47 km south east of

Kharan District Kharan district ( bal, هاران/خاران; ur, ) is a district in the Balochistan province of Pakistan. Demographics At the time of the 2017 census the district had a population of 162,766, of which 84,631 were males and 78,135 females. Rural ...

Balochistan Balochistan ( ; bal, بلۏچستان; also romanised as Baluchistan and Baluchestan) is a historical region in Western and South Asia, located in the Iranian plateau's far southeast and bordering the Indian Plate and the Arabian Sea coastline. ...

. 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. *

Pelar Dam Pelar Dam is a proposed dam located across Nal River in Awaran District of Balochistan, Pakistan. The proposed dam was a high concrete gravity dam with a gross storage capacity of to irrigate an area of . Due to financial constraints, fundin ...

– proposed dam located across

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Awaran District Awaran District ( Balochi and ur, ), is a district in the south of the Balochistan province of Pakistan. It was created as a separate district in November 1992; but previously it was a sub-division of Khuzdar District. The old name of Awaran w ...

. 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. Due to financial constraints, funding for the project was stopped in 2011. *

Winder Dam Winder Dam is a proposed small, low-head, earth core rockfill, hydroelectric power generation dam of 0.3 megawatt (MW) generation capacity, located across Winder River about 100 km from Karachi in Lasbela District, Balochistan province of Pa ...

– proposed dam on Winder River,

about 125 km from Lasbela city. 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. *

Naulong Dam 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. Its Construction Contract has been awarded to Descon Engineering Limited, which ...

– is an

embankment dam An embankment dam is a large artificial dam. It is typically created by the placement and compaction of a complex semi-plastic mound of various compositions of soil or rock. It has a semi-pervious waterproof natural covering for its surface and ...

currently under construction on the Mula River, about 30 km from Gandawah City in

Jhal Magsi Jhal Magsi (Urdu and bal, ) is a town in Jhal Magsi District, Balochistan, Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries an ...

district of

, 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 Khisar Dam is an under-construction dam, located in Nushki District, Balochistan Balochistan ( ; bal, بلۏچستان; also romanised as Baluchistan and Baluchestan) is a historical region in Western and South Asia, located in the Iranian p ...

– under construction *

Hingol Dam Hingol Dam is a proposed small, low-head, Central Core Zone, hydroelectric power generation dam of 3.5 megawatt generation capacity, located in Lasbela District across Hingol River in Balochistan Province of Pakistan at a distance of North West o ...

– proposed * Sukleji Dam – proposed * Badin Zai Dam – proposed

Islamabad

* Chirah Dam – proposed

Gilgit Baltistan

Diamer-Bhasha Dam Diamer-Bhasha Dam is a concreted-filled gravity dam, in the preliminary stages of construction, on the River Indus between Kohistan district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Diamer district in Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan administered Kashmir. Its founda ...

– under construction * Bunji Dam – proposed *

Katzarah Dam The Katzarah Dam is a proposed dam located near Shyok, Shigar River, and Indus rivers in Pakistan. If built it would be Pakistans largest dam. Site The dam site is about 18 km downstream of Skardu, Pakistan and would create storage in thr ...

– proposed

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Kurram Tangi Dam The Kurram Tangi Dam ( ps, د کرم تنګي ډېم) is a multipurpose dam under construction on the Kaitu River in North Waziristan, Pakistan, with a 83.4 MW power generation capacity. Location The Kurram Tangi Dam is located across Kaitu River ...

– under construction *

Dasu Dam The Dasu Dam is a large hydroelectric gravity dam currently under construction on the Indus River near Dasu in Kohistan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan. It is developed by Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda), ...

– under construction *

Dotara Dam Dotara Dam is a proposed carryover dam located in Dotara village, Abbottabad District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It will supply water to Rawalpindi and Islamabad, serve as a facility for fisheries, and reduce silting in the downstream Khanpu ...

– proposed * Bara Dam – proposed * Mohmand Dam – under construction * Kalam Dam – under construction in

Kalam Valley Kalam ( Kalami, Pashto, & ur, ) is a valley located from Mingora in the northern upper section of Swat valley along the banks of the Swat River in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. The Swat River was formed as a result of the co ...

* Othla Dam – under construction * Jabba Dam – located in

Jamrud Tehsil Jamrud Tehsil is a subdivision located in Khyber District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The population is 228,001 according to the 2017 census. See also * Jamrud * List of tehsils of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa In Pakistan, a tehsil is an administr ...

Khyber District Khyber District ( ps, خېبر ولسوالۍ, ur, ) is a district in Peshawar Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. Until 2018, it was an agency of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas; with the merger of FATA with Khyber Pakh ...

Jalozai Dam Jalozai ( ps, جلوزی), also Jallozai, Jailozai, and Jelazee, is a village located in Nowshera District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan. Jalozai is famous for an Afghan refugee camp which is located about 35 kilometres southeast of Peshawar near ...

– located in

Pabbi Tehsil Pabbi is a tehsil located in Nowshera District, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The tehsil is named after the Pabbi town, which is located on the GT Road. Overview Pabbi become tehsil in 2008, when NWFP (now Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) caretaker chief m ...

Tank Zam Dam Tank Zam Dam (ٹانک زام ڈیم) is a proposed dam located in Tank District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (; ps, خېبر پښتونخوا; Urdu, Hindko: خیبر پختونخوا) commonly abbreviated as KP or KPK, is one of ...

– proposed * Daraban Zam Dam – proposed

Punjab

Akhori Dam The Akhori Dam project is a proposed multipurpose dam in Pakistan, about 60 km west of Islamabad. Developed by Pakistani Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) as part of its Water Vision 2025, it has been proposed by the former Pakistan Mu ...

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Dadhocha Dam Dadhocha is a small village near Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Gakhars (Kayanis) are a majority clan but village also houses a large number from Rajput (Janjua) family. The area is semi mountainous and part of the Pothohar Plateau. The Dadhocha Dam is pl ...

– under construction *

Kalabagh Dam The Kalabagh Dam ( ur, , ) is a proposed hydroelectric dam on the Indus River at Kalabagh in the Mianwali District, Punjab, Pakistan, which has been intensely debated along ethnic and regional lines for over 40 years. If constructed, the dam ...

– proposed * Papin Dam – proposed *

Chiniot Dam Chiniot Dam is a proposed dam to be built on Chenab river. It is located in Chiniot District, Punjab Province (Pakistan), Punjab, Pakistan.The dam is intended to store excess flows from the Chenab River to meet Downstream (hydrology), downstream i ...

– proposed *

Murunj Dam Murunj Dam (مرنج ڈیم) is a proposed dam located in Rajanpur District, Punjab Punjab (; Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in ...

– proposed *

Soan Dam Soan Dam is a proposed dam on the Soan River in the Potohar region of Pakistan. The dam has a proposed storage capacity of 38 million acre-feet (47 km3) and a power generation capacity of 5,240 megawatts (MW). The dam is being proposed to add ...

– proposed * Sora dam – proposed * Rohtas Dam – proposed

Sindh

Nai Gaj Dam Nai Gaj Dam is an embankment dam currently under construction on the Gaj River in the gorge area at the edge of Kirthar Mountains range at about north-west of Dadu city in Dadu District, Sindh Province of Pakistan. When complete, its power st ...

– under construction * Darawar Dam - under construction

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