Tarbela Dam, Hydropower plant in Pakistan
Tarbela Dam is the world's largest earth-filled dam and also the largest by structural volume.
The dam was completed in 1976 and was designed to store water from the Indus River for irrigation, flood control, and the generation of hydroelectric power.
The dam has a significant impact on the lives of local communities, providing electricity and helping with flood control.
The dam's reservoir, Tarbela Lake, is used for fishing and agriculture.
It has a spillway capacity that can handle up to 650,000 cubic feet per second.
Location: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Location: Haripur District
Inception: 1976
Length: 2,743 m
Source: Wikimedia
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