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Tarbela Dam
Manglea Dam
Warsak Dam

2006-09-25 22:20:24 · 7 answers · asked by Faisal 2 in Science & Mathematics Geography

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Tarbela Dam is a dam on the Indus River in Pakistan.It is located 50 kilometers towards North-West of Islamabad near the Haripur District. It is one of the largest earth filled dams in the world and it produces much of Pakistan's hydroelectricity. Tarbela Dam is part of the Indus Basin Project, which resulted from a water treaty signed in 1960 between India and Pakistan, guaranting Pakistan water supplies independent of upstream control by India. Construction began in 1968, and continued until completion in 1976. The dam has a volume of 138,600,000 cubic yards (106,000,000 m³). With a reservoir capacity of 11,098,000 acre-feet (13.69 km³), the dam is 469 feet (143 m) high and 8,997 feet (2,743 m) wide at its crest. It helps to maintain the flow of the Indus during seasonal fluctuations.
A new, smaller hydro-electric power project has been developed downstream known as the Ghazi Barotha Hydel Power Project. Its is solely for generating electricity and has a water channel with the highest flow in the world.
While the dam has fulfilled its purpose in storing water for agricultural use in Pakistan, there have been environmental consequences to the Indus river delta. Reduction of seasonal flooding and reduced water flows to the delta have decreased mangrove stands and the abundance of some fish species.
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The Mangla Dam is the twelfth largest dam in the world. It was constructed in 1967 across the Jhelum River, about 60 miles southeast of the federal capital, Islamabad. The main structures of the dam include 4 embankment dams, 2 spillways, 5 power-***-irrigation tunnels and a power station.
The main dam is 10,300 feet long and 454 feet high (above core trench) with a reservoir of 97.7 square miles. Since its first impounding in 1967, sedimentation has occurred to the extent of 1.13 MAF, and the present gross storage capacity has declined to 4.75 MAF from the actual design of 5.88 MAF. The live capacity has declined to 4.58 MAF from 5.34 MAF. This implies a reduction of 19.22% in the capacity of the dam.
The project was designed primarily to increase the amount of water that could be used for irrigation from the flow of the Jhelum and its tributaries. Its secondary function was to generate electrical power from the irrigation releases at the artificial head of the reservoir. The project was not designed as a flood control structure, although some benefit in this respect also arises from its use for irrigation and water supply.

Warsak Dam
The gignatic multi-purpose Warsak Dam is situated 30 kms north-west of Peshawar in the heart of tribal territory. It has a total generating capacity of 240,000 kw and will eventually serve to irrigate 110,000 acres of land.

2006-09-25 22:38:17 · answer #1 · answered by Charu Chandra Goel 5 · 0 0

Warsak Dam

2016-10-31 15:01:04 · answer #2 · answered by wenonah 4 · 0 0

Tarbela Dam - Pakistan
Mangla Dam - Pakistan
Warsak Dam - Kabul

2006-09-25 23:17:45 · answer #3 · answered by Inquiry Complex 4 · 0 0

Tarbela Dam - Pakistan
Mangla Dam - Pakistan
Warsak Dam - Kabul

2006-09-25 22:25:28 · answer #4 · answered by prinston 1 · 0 0

Tarbela Dam is on the Indus River.
Mangla (this is the correct spelling) Dam is on the Jhelum River.
Warsak Dam is on the Kabul River.
All 3 are in Pakistan.
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2006-09-25 22:39:06 · answer #5 · answered by quizkid 3 · 0 0

These Dams are in Pakistan.

2006-09-25 22:31:29 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

1-Tarbela Dam is located at Tarbela in the province of NWFP. it is constructed on the Indus River
2-Manglea Damis located at Mangla in Azad Kashmir it is constructed on the Jehlam River
3-Warsak Dam is located at Warsak in NWFP it is constracted on Kabul River

2006-09-25 23:56:20 · answer #7 · answered by Sharik 2 · 0 0

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