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Sabakzai Dam is an embankment dam on the Sawar Rud, a tributary of Zhob River, about 68 km southwest of Zhob in Balochistan, Pakistan.[1]
| Sabakzai Dam | |
|---|---|
  Location of Sabakzai Dam in Balochistan, Pakistan  Sabakzai Dam (Pakistan) | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Location | Zhob, Balochistan |
| Coordinates | 30°56′51″N 69°21′23″E |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | 1998 |
| Opening date | 2007 |
| Construction cost | Rs. 1960.823 million (US$6.8 million) |
| Owner(s) | Government of Balochistan |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Earth and rock fill |
| Height | 34.75 m (114.0 ft) |
| Length | 395 m (1,296 ft) |
| Reservoir | |
| Total capacity | 40,335,000 m3 (32,700 acre⋅ft) |
The 395 m long dam is earth and rock-fill with a command area of 7300 acres.[2] Construction began in 2004 and it was inaugurated by President Pervez Musharraf on 3 September 2007. The irrigation works are still being constructed.[3][when?]
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