List of major Dams in Pakistan | Largest and Smallest dams

Dams in Pakistan

Major Dams in Pakistan

Dam Details
Tarbela Dam Indus River, Haripur (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) — Built in 1976. Largest dam in Pakistan by volume. Purposes: Hydropower, irrigation, flood control.
Mangla Dam Jhelum River, Mirpur (Azad Kashmir) — Built in 1967. Second largest by water storage. Purposes: Hydropower, irrigation.
Warsak Dam Kabul River, Peshawar (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) — Built in 1960. Purposes: Irrigation, hydropower.
Diamer-Bhasha Dam Indus River, Gilgit-Baltistan & KPK — Under construction. Will be the world’s tallest RCC dam. Purposes: Power generation, water storage, flood control.
Hub Dam Hub River, Karachi & Lasbela — Built in 1981. Supplies water to Karachi. Purposes: Water supply, irrigation.
Mirani Dam Dasht River, Turbat (Balochistan) — Built in 2006. Largest flood protection dam in Balochistan. Purposes: Irrigation, drinking water.
Sabakzai Dam Zhob River, Balochistan — Built in 2007. Purposes: Irrigation, water storage.
Neelum–Jhelum Dam Neelum River, Muzaffarabad (Azad Kashmir) — Completed in 2018. Underground hydropower project.
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