Khanpur Dam
The Khanpur Dam is located on the Haro River in Khanpur, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, about 50 km from Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan. It forms Khanpur 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.
| Khanpur Dam | |
|---|---|
| Official name | خان پور ڈیم |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Location | Khanpur, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| Coordinates | 33.807°N 72.936°E |
| Purpose | Supply of drinking and irrigation water to the Islamabad–Rawalpindi metropolitan area |
| Status | Operational |
| Opening date | 1984 |
| Construction cost | 1.385 billion Pakistani rupees (Equivalent to ₨26.4 billion in 2021) |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Height | 51 m (167 ft) |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Khanpur Lake |
| Total capacity | 79,980 acre⋅ft (98,650,000 m3) |
The dam was completed in 1983 after a 15-year construction period, at a cost of PRs. 1,385.1 million. It is 51 m (167 ft) high and stores 79,980 acre-feet (98,650,000 m3) of water.
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