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Warsak Dam, District Mohmand
Warsak Dam is located in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Warsak Dam
Location of Warsak Dam, District Mohmand in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Warsak Dam is located in Pakistan
Warsak Dam
Warsak Dam (Pakistan)
Official nameد ورسک بند
CountryPakistan
LocationKabul River, District Mohmand
Coordinates34°09′50″N 71°21′29″E / 34.16389°N 71.35806°E / 34.16389; 71.35806
StatusOperational
Construction began1949
Opening date1960
Owner(s)The Royalty of Warsak Dam belongs to the Public of District Mohmand
Dam and spillways
Type of damGravity
ImpoundsKabul River
Height76.2 m (250 ft)
Length140.2 m (460 ft)
Spillways9 floodgates
Spillway typeService, controlled
Spillway capacity540 m3/s (19,070 cu ft/s)
Reservoir
Active capacity31,207,090 m3 (25,300 acre⋅ft) (design, now silted)
Surface area10.3 km2 (4 sq mi)
Power Station
Commission date1960, 1981
Hydraulic head144 m (472 ft)
Turbines4 x 40 MW, 2 x 41.5 MW Francis-type
Installed capacity243 MW
Annual generation1100 GWh
River Kabul near Warsak Dam

Warsak Dam (Pashto: د ورسک بند; Urdu: ورسک ڈیم) is a mass concrete gravity dam located on the Kabul River in District Mohmand, Mechni, approximately 20 km northwest from the city of Peshawar in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.

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