Tarbela Dam (IWT)

• The two storage dams built as part of the Indus Water Treaty are located at Tarbela and Mangla
• Tarbela Dam specifics:

  • Located on the River Indus near Tarbela, about 47 kilometres upstream from Atock
  • Designed to store 11.0 million acre-feet of water and generate 2.1 million kilowatts of electricity
  • Main function is to supply water to the Chashma Jhelum Link Canal and the Taunsa-Panjnad Link Canal
  • Supplies water to the Jinnah, Chashma, Taunsa, Gudu, Sukkur, and Kotri Barrages on the River Indus in winter when flow is low
  • 143 meters high with a reservoir area of 243 square km
  • Has nine gates to control the outflow of water
  • World's largest earth-filled dam with two big spillways from the reservoir