Tarbela Dam

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dam earth-fill dam hydroelectric power station

Tarbela Dam is one of the world’s largest earth-filled dams, located in Pakistan and serving as a major source of hydroelectric power and irrigation water.

Aliases (5)

Tarbela 4th Extension Hydropower Project ×1
Tarbela 5th Extension Hydropower Project ×1
Tarbela Dam Project ×1
Tarbela Dam region ×1
Tarbela Lake ×1

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	dam → earth-fill dam → hydroelectric power station →
basinCountry	Pakistan →
benefits	agricultural irrigation → electricity supply → flood mitigation →
connectedTo	Pakistan national grid →
constructionMaterial	earth → rock-fill →
constructionStartDate	1968 →
country	Pakistan →
crosses	Indus River →
damType	earth-fill → embankment →
designedFor	multi-purpose water resource development →
expansionProject	Tarbela 4th Extension Hydropower Project → Tarbela 5th Extension Hydropower Project →
fundedBy	World Bank →
hasSpillway	yes →
height	approximately 143 meters →
impact	resettlement of local population → sedimentation in reservoir →
installedCapacity	over 4,800 megawatts →
length	approximately 2,743 meters →
locatedIn	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa →
locatedOnRiver	Indus River →
nearCity	Haripur → Swabi →
notableFeature	among the largest man-made reservoirs in Pakistan →
openingDate	1976 →
operator	Water and Power Development Authority →
owner	Water and Power Development Authority →
partOf	Indus Basin irrigation system →
projectName	Tarbela Dam Project →
purpose	flood control → hydroelectric power generation → irrigation water supply →
rankByStructure	one of the world’s largest earth-filled dams →
region	Haripur District → Swabi District →
reservoirName	Tarbela Lake →
reservoirTotalCapacity	approximately 11.6 cubic kilometers →
waterSourceFor	irrigation canals in Punjab → irrigation canals in Sindh →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Tarbela Dam ("Tarbela 4th Extension Hydropower Project") → Tarbela Dam ("Tarbela 5th Extension Hydropower Project") →	expansionProject
Indus River →	hasDam
Swabi ("Tarbela Dam region") →	hasNearbyInfrastructure
Tarbela Dam ("Tarbela Dam Project") →	projectName
Tarbela Dam ("Tarbela Lake") →	reservoirName