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| Khanpur Dam | |
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| Official name | خان پور ڈیم |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Location | Khanpur, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| Coordinates | 33°48′25″N 72°56′10″E / 33.807°N 72.936°E |
| Purpose | Supply of drinking and irrigation water to the Islamabad–Rawalpindi metropolitan area |
| Status | Operational |
| Opening date | 1984 |
| Construction cost | 1.385 billion Pakistani rupees (Equivalent to ₨26.4 billion in 2021) |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Height | 51 m (167 ft) |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Khanpur Lake |
| Total capacity | 79,980 acre⋅ft (98,650,000 m3) |
The Khanpur Dam is located on the Haro River in Khanpur, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, about 50 km from Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan.[1] It forms Khanpur Lake, a reservoir that supplies drinking water to Islamabad and Rawalpindi and irrigation water to many of the agricultural and industrial areas surrounding the cities.
The dam was completed in 1983 after a 15-year construction period, at a cost of ₨1,385.1 million.[2] It is 51 m (167 ft) high and stores 79,980 acre-feet (98,650,000 m3) of water.[3][2]
- ^ "Khanpur Dam". www.wapda.gov.pk. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
- ^ a b "How many Dams in Pakistan? Here is a list of Dams in Pakistan". General Knowledge Urdu. 18 January 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2020.[dead link]
- ^ "List of Dams in Pakistan". Overseas Pakistanis Foundation. Archived from the original on 20 June 2006. Retrieved 30 October 2006.