Dams and Barrages in Pakistan
Pakistan is a place of several most beautiful lakes of the world. The Alpine lakes in the non-polar glaciers in Pakistan, are the most attractive tourist sites in the world. Tourists have an opportunity to perform hiking, trekking, and camping in exploring these splendid visiting places. Large number of tourists of the world visit Pakistan to explore the beauty of these lakes.
A lake is a small size area filled with water in the depressed area, basin, surrounded by land. It is normally apart from the river or outlet that serves as a source or drainage of the lake. Lakes are the most beautiful and charming place in the landscape and it attracts number of tourists to explore its beauty.
Lakes are also main source of drinking water and fishing. One can enjoy rafting, boating, and various water games in specific lakes.
Here, you explore different Dams and Barrages in Pakistan with complete travel guides, location maps, and an inclusive collections of photo galleries of these Dams and Barrages.
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Main Category: Lakes and Rivers
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Head Balloki
Head Balloki is situated at the distance of 64 km from Lahore in Bhai Pheru on the Ravi River. Traveling from Lahore on G. T. Road, a turn right on Bhai-Pheru-Head Balloki Road from Phoolnagar, will leads toward Head Balloki. It is an important barrage on River Ravi and it was the part of the Triple Canal Project in British regime in 1915.
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Head Marala
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Head Tareemo
Head Tareemo, also called Trimmu Barrage, is located on the Chenab River near the village Atharan Hazari in Jhang at the distance of 290 km from Lahore on Lahore - Islamabad M-2, turn on left from Pindi Bhattian interchange on Faisalabad - Multan Moterway M-4. Turn left for Jhang-Gojra Road and finally drive on Noorpur Thal-Shergarh Road to access the Head Treemmo.
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Khanpur Dam
Khanpur Dam is located near Khanpur village, Haripur at the distance of 40 km from Islamabad, on the Haro River. Turn the right side before Texila on National Highway N125 for Khanpur village. It is a lovely place for a picnic and playing water games such as swimming, diving, gliding, etc.
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Mangla Dam
The Mangla Dam is the second-largest dam of Pakistan for the purpose of fulfilling the energy requirements of the country, located on the Jhelum River in the Mirpur District of Azad Kashmir, Pakistan. It is also the 7th largest dam in the world.
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Sukkur Barrage
Sukkur Barrage was built during the British Regime from 1923-32 on the Indus River in Sukkur and its old name was Lloyd Barrage. It is one of the major barrage in Pakistan that is the part of largest irrigation network in Pakistan.It has 66 gates to control the flow of water for irrigation need of various adjoining regions. The 1,524 meters feet long barrage is made of yellow stone and steel.
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Sulemanki Headworks
Sulemanki Headworks is constructed on the Sutlej River between 1922-1927. It was the part of the Sutlej Valley Porject and an agreement between the Nawab of Bahawalpur Amir Sadiq Mohammad Khan V and the British Government.
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Tarbela Dam
Tarbela Dam is constructed on the Indus River in Pakistan, and is the largest earth-filled dam in the world. It is located in Terbela in Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa, at the distance of 50km from Islamabad, on the narrow channel of the Indus River between Haripur and Swabi.
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