Warsak Dam
Warsak Dam (Pashto: د ورسک بند; Urdu: ورسک ڈیم) is a mass concrete gravity dam located on the Kabul River in the Valley of Peshawar, approximately 20 km northwest of the city of Peshawar in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.
| Warsak Dam | |
|---|---|
Location of Warsak Dam in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Warsak Dam (Pakistan) | |
| Official name | د ورسک بند |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Location | Kabul River, Valley of Peshawar |
| Coordinates | 34°09′50″N 71°21′29″E |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | 1949 |
| Opening date | 1960 |
| Owner(s) | Water and Power Development Authority |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Gravity |
| Impounds | Kabul River |
| Height | 76.2 m (250 ft) |
| Length | 140.2 m (460 ft) |
| Spillways | 9 floodgates |
| Spillway type | Service, controlled |
| Spillway capacity | 540 m3/s (19,070 cu ft/s) |
| Reservoir | |
| Active capacity | 31,207,090 m3 (25,300 acre⋅ft) (design, now silted) |
| Surface area | 10.3 km2 (4 sq mi) |
| Power Station | |
| Commission date | 1960, 1981 |
| Hydraulic head | 144 m (472 ft) |
| Turbines | 4 x 40 MW, 2 x 41.5 MW Francis-type |
| Installed capacity | 243 MW |
| Annual generation | 1100 GWh |
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