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Khanpur Dam

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The 928th tallest dam in the world

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Khanpur Dam
Khanpur Dam. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

The Khanpur Dam is located on the Haro River in Khanpur, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, about 50 km from Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan. It forms Khan Pur Lake, a reservoir that supplies drinking water to Islamabad and Rawalpindi and irrigation water to many of the agricultural and industrial areas surrounding the cities. The dam was completed in 1983 after a 15-year construction period, at a cost of ₨1,385.1 million. It is 51 m (167 ft) high and stores 79,980 acre-feet (98, 650, 000 m3) of water.

Dam data from Wikidata (CC0) plus curated additions. Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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