Marala Headworks
Marala Headworks is a headworks situated on the Chenab River near the city of Sialkot in Punjab, Pakistan. A weir was first built during 1906–1912 in the British India to feed the Upper Chenab Canal, as part of the 'Triple Canals Project'. A new Marala Barrage was constructed in 1968 to feed the Marala–Ravi Link Canal in addition to the original Upper Chenab Canal.
| Marala Headworks | |
|---|---|
| مرالہ ہیڈ ورکس | |
A view of Marala Headworks | |
| 32°40′24″N 74°27′50″E | |
| Waterway | Chenab River |
| Country | Pakistan |
| County | Marala, Sialkot District |
| Maintained by | Punjab Irrigation Department |
| Operation | Hydraulic |
| First built | 1912 |
| Latest built | 1968 |
| Length | 500,000 feet (150 km) |
| Fall | 15 feet (4.6 m) |
| Above sea level | 820 feet (250 m) |
| Discharge capacity Up to 1.1 million cusec | |
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