Tarbela Dam Pakistan
Tarbela Dam is an earth-filled largest dam in the World on the Indus River ( Darya-E-Sindh) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It is also the largest Dam by the Structural Volume.
The Dam is 143 meters high above the riverbed. The Dam was completed in 1976.
The Dam is 143 meters high above the riverbed. The Dam was completed in 1976.
Tarbela Dam History
The Tarbela Dam is a large earth-filled embankment dam on the Indus River in Pakistan. It is the world's largest earth-filled dam and the third largest dam by structural volume.
The dam is located in the Tarbela Gap, between the KPK and Punjab provinces. The Tarbela Dam reservoir holds approximately 13.68 cubic kilometres (10.5 million acre-feet) of water.
The dam was completed in 1976 and its primary purpose is to store water for irrigation and flood control.
The Tarbela Dam is 1,580 meters (5,186 feet) long and 143 meters (470 feet) high. The dam has a structural volume of 96.48 million cubic meters (77,479-acre feet).
The reservoir has a surface area of 360 square kilometers (140 square miles). The dam has a spillway with a discharge capacity of 48,000 cubic meters per second (1,700,000 cubic feet per second).
The Tarbela Dam is an important source of hydroelectric power for Pakistan. The dam has a power station with 14 generators, each with a capacity of 700 MW.
The total installed capacity of the power station is 9,800 MW. The power station is operated by the Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA).
The Tarbela Dam is a major contributor to the economy of Pakistan. The dam provides irrigation water for about 3.5 million hectares (8.6 million acres) of farmland.
The dam also helps to control floods in the Indus River basin. The Tarbela Dam is a key part of Pakistan's water infrastructure and plays an important role in the country's food security.
