Warsak Dam
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Warsak Dam (Pashto: د ورسک بند; Urdu: ورسک ڈیم) is a mass concrete gravity dam located on the Kabul River in District Mohmand, Mechni, approximately 20 km northwest from the city of Peshawar in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.
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Warsak Dam, District Mohmand | |
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Official name | د ورسک بند |
Country | Pakistan |
Location | Kabul River, District Mohmand |
Coordinates | 34°09′50″N 71°21′29″E |
Status | Operational |
Construction began | 1949 |
Opening date | 1960 |
Owner(s) | The Royalty of Warsak Dam belongs to the Public of District Mohmand |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Gravity |
Impounds | Kabul River |
Height | 76.2 m (250 ft) |
Length | 140.2 m (460 ft) |
Spillways | 9 floodgates |
Spillway type | Service, controlled |
Spillway capacity | 540 m3/s (19,070 cu ft/s) |
Reservoir | |
Active capacity | 31,207,090 m3 (25,300 acre⋅ft) (design, now silted) |
Surface area | 10.3 km2 (4 sq mi) |
Power Station | |
Commission date | 1960, 1981 |
Hydraulic head | 144 m (472 ft) |
Turbines | 4 x 40 MW, 2 x 41.5 MW Francis-type |
Installed capacity | 243 MW |
Annual generation | 1100 GWh |
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