Sukkur Barrage
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Sukkur Barrage is a major irrigation and flood-control structure in Pakistan that diverts the Indus River’s waters into one of the world’s largest canal systems, supporting agriculture across Sindh province.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Indus Basin Irrigation System | 1 |
| Sukkur Barrage irrigation system | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
barrage
ⓘ
flood-control structure ⓘ irrigation structure ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Lloyd Barrage ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1923 ⓘ |
| controlsFloodsIn | Sindh ⓘ |
| country | Pakistan ⓘ |
| crosses | Indus River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedBy | Sir Arnold Musto ⓘ |
| designedDuring |
British India
ⓘ
surface form:
British Raj
|
| divertsWaterTo |
Nara Canal
ⓘ
surface form:
Dadu Canal
Khairpur ⓘ
surface form:
Khairpur Feeder East
Khairpur Feeder West ⓘ Nara Canal ⓘ North Western Canal ⓘ Rice Canal ⓘ Rohri Canal ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
distribution of irrigation water
ⓘ
regulation of river flow ⓘ |
| hasMaterial |
concrete
ⓘ
steel gates ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfSpans | 66 ⓘ |
| hasSpanLength |
18.3 metres
ⓘ
60 feet ⓘ |
| hasType | weir-type barrage ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important engineering landmark of British India ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
British colonial period
ⓘ
surface form:
British colonial era
|
| inaugurationDate | 1932 ⓘ |
| isKeyInfrastructureFor | Indus River irrigation in Sindh ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Sindh ⓘ |
| locatedInDistrict | Sukkur District ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Rohri
ⓘ
Sukkur ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Indus River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Irrigation Department of Sindh ⓘ |
| managesWaterOf | Indus River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | George Ambrose Lloyd ⓘ |
| notableFor | one of the world’s largest canal irrigation networks ⓘ |
| opened | 1932 ⓘ |
| operator | Government of Sindh ⓘ |
| partOf | Indus Basin irrigation system ⓘ |
| purpose |
flood control
ⓘ
irrigation ⓘ water diversion ⓘ |
| regionServed |
central Sindh
ⓘ
Sindh ⓘ
surface form:
upper Sindh
|
| supportsRegion | Sindh province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportsSector | agriculture ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Indus Basin Irrigation System