Tarbela Dam, Earth-fill dam near Islamabad, Pakistan.
The Tarbela Dam stretches across the Indus River for 2,743 meters, reaching a height of 143 meters above the riverbed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
The construction of this massive infrastructure project began in 1968 and required the relocation of 135 villages, affecting approximately 96,000 residents.
The dam transformed the agricultural practices of the region by providing reliable water resources to farmers throughout Pakistan's Indus River basin.
With fourteen generators and an installed capacity of 4,888 megawatts, the facility supplies substantial electrical power to Pakistan's national grid.
The reservoir created by the dam receives water from a 65,500 square mile catchment area, fed by snow and glacier melt from Himalayan mountains.
Location: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Location: Haripur District
Inception: 1976
Length: 2,743 m
GPS coordinates: 34.08972,72.69833
Latest update: May 26, 2025 19:16
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