List of dams and reservoirs in Pakistan


According to the International Commission on Large Dams, 150 dams and reservoirs in Pakistan are over in height. Tarbela Dam is the largest earth filled dam in the world and is second largest by the structural volume. Mirani Dam is the largest dam in the world in terms of volume for flood protection with a floodstock of 588,690 cubic hectometer while Sabakzai Dam is 7th largest with a floodstock of 23,638 cubic hectometer.

Operation 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.

Azad Kashmir

Balochistan

Gilgit-Baltistan

Islamabad Capital Territory

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Punjab

Sindh

Operational Small

Punjab

Basal dam is located about 16 km from Mithyal Chowk of Rawalpindi Kohat road. 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.

Azad Kashmir