Shahpur Dam

Shahpur Dam
Country Pakistan
Location Attock District, Punjab
Coordinates 33°37′N 72°41′E / 33.617°N 72.683°E / 33.617; 72.683Coordinates: 33°37′N 72°41′E / 33.617°N 72.683°E / 33.617; 72.683
Status In use
Opening date 1986
Construction cost PKR 36.5 million
Owner(s) Small Dams Organization, Government of Punjab
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Concrete Gravity
Height 26 m (85 ft)
Length 93.26 m (306 ft)
Reservoir
Total capacity 17,620,000 m3 (14,285 acre·ft)

Shahpur Dam is located in Attock District on Nandana River in Punjab, Pakistan. The dam is 26 m (85 ft) high and has a storage capacity of 17,620,000 m3 (14,285 acre·ft).[1]

Location

The dam site is located in Kala Chitta Range in Attock District, at around 45 km (28 mi) away from Islamabad and 8 km (5 mi) North of Fateh Jang. The dam was commissioned by Small Dams Organization, Government of Punjab in 1982 and was completed in 1986 at a cost of PKR 36.5 million.[2]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ "List of Completed Dams in Pakistan" (PDF). Water Statistic of Pakistan. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
  2. ↑ "Maintenance and Operational Activities in the Command Area of Shahpur Dam" (PDF). Irrigation Management Institute. Retrieved 6 August 2012.


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