Pakistan Geography

Lecture-2
Rivers, dams, Barrages,
Lakes, Canals
Muhammad Shafeek Dogar

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Map of Pakistan
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1-Rivers ( Punjab)
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 Indus : 3180 km ( Largest River , NILE of Pakistan) ( Sometimes PPSC gives
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Option of 2500KM)
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 Jhelum: 774km R
 Chenab : 960 Km I
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 Sutlej :1550km , 2nd Largest E
 Bias : starts from India and merges with Ravi before entering Pakistan R

 Ravi : 720 Km

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1. Indus
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 Largest , longest River of Pakistan
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 Originates from lake Manasarover ( Tibet) Y
 Outflows into Arabian Sea R
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 Total Length : 2500km V
 Famous Barrages ( Jinnah , Gudu, Chashma, Taunsa , Kotri , Sukkhur) E
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 Dam : Tarbela Dam , Diamir Bhasha Dam ,

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2. Jhelum
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 Originates from Kashmir : 774km long
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 Meets Chenab at : Trimmu ( Bhakar-Jhang road) District Jhang Y
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3. Chenab :
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 Originates from India
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 960km Y
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4-RAVI
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 Transboundary northern india and eastern Pakistan
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 720km Y
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4. Sutluj
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 Originates from Tibet
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 Length : 1550 Y
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Doabs:
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 Sindh-Saghar ( Indus – Jhelum) ( Abbottabad, Rwp, Jhelum, Muzaffargarh),
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Thal
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 Chaj Doab ( Chenab – Jhelum ) R
 Rachna Doab ( Ravi – Chenab) I
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 Bari-Doab ( Bias , Ravi) E
 Bist Doab ( Indian Punjab , Bias and Sutluj) R

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Western Rivers ( Entering From
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 Kabul River : 700km originates from Afghanistan. Meets Indus Near attock
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 7 Major Rivers in Baluchistan : Dasht , Hingol , , Paroli , Rakshan , Zob , Bolan R
, Mullar , ( Hingol is largest )S I
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 Kabul , c , Swat , kunhar , kurram , Punjkora, Haro , Bora , Gomal , Punjkor ( R
KPK) Major 8 Rivers

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 Famous Dams
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 DAMS

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Basics
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 Largest Dam in Pakistan : Tarbella , Hari pur , on Indus ( 11.92 million Acr-feet
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 Highest : Tarbella with 143 Meters R
 First Dam in Pakistan : Warsak I
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 Laargest Earth Filled in World : Tarbella E
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Tarbela
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On river Indus
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Completed in 1974. Y
Located in Haripur District of KPK. R
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World’s Largest Earth Filled Dam. Capacity : 11.62million acr-feet V
Length : 40KM E
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Height : 143 Meters

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Mangla
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On River Jhelum
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Completed in 1967 Y
World’s 7th Largest Dam , R
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located in Mirpur ( Azad Kashmir). V
Capacity: 7390,000 acr-feet E
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List of Famous Dams
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 Warsak : On Kabul River , Near Peshwar ( Kpk) Y
 Hub : on Hub River , 56 Km from Karachi R
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 Mirani : Compeleted in 2006. On Dasht River , Located in Ketch District of V
Baluchistan. E
 Satpara : Located on Satpara Lake in Sakardu R

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 Simly : on Soan River. 30 Km from Islambad
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 Sabak-zai : On Zhob River in Baluchistan. Complted in 2007. Y
 Gomal Zam Zam : On Gomal River ( KPK) Cimplted in 2013. R
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 Khan Pur dam : Haro River , Tehsil Khanpur ( KPK) V
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Under Construction
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 Diamir Bhasha : On Indus River.in Dia-Mir District of GB
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 Akhori dam : Proposed dam on Haro River ( Attock) Y
 Khurum Tanzi Dam : under Construction, Kaitu River ( KPK) R
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 Mohmand Dam : Construction started in July 2018. Commonly Known as Munda V
Dam. Located on Swat River. Being Managed and Constructed by WAPDA. E
Located in Mohamad Tribal District of KPK. Hydro Energy Capacity : 700 MW. R
Expected to be completed in 2024. Originally Inaugurated by PMIK in 2019

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 Famous Barrages
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Basics
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 Largest Barrage : Sukkhur
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 Oldest Barrage : Sukkhur ( Formerly Known Lloyd Barrage est 1932) Y
 Most Canal Flow out of : Sukkhur ( 7) R
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 How Many Barrages on Indus ( 6 ) From South to North ( Kotri, Sukhur, Guddu, V
Taunsa, Chashma , Jinnah ) KG-TCS-J E
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Famous Barrages
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 Islam Barrage : on River Sutlej ,Near Hasil Pur, Constructed in 1927.
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 Sulemaniki Headworks : on River Sutlej, Near Depalpur( Okara) Completed in Y
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 Rasul Barrage : On River Jhelum , Located between Jhelum and Mandi I
Bahaudin .Completed in 1968. Down Stream 72km from Mangla Dam V
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 Trimmu Barrage: Chenab , Jhang district. R
 Khankai Headworks: River Chenab. Near Gujranwala.
 Marala Head works : Chenab, Sailkot , 1968
 Mohammad Wala Headworks: Chenab

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Barrages
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 Chashma Barrage : Indus , Mianwali , Completed in 1971
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 Jinnah Barrage : Indus , Near Kalabagh , Mian wali , Completed 1946 Y
 Taunsa Barrage : Indus , Tehsil Taunsa, DGK , 1958 R
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 Ghazi-Brotha Barrage : Indus , between Attock and Haripur( 1999-2002) V
 Gudu Barrage : Indus , inaugurated by Iskander Mirza in 1957. Completed in E
1962. Located in Kashmor Sindh R

 Kotri Barrage : Also Called Ghulam Muhammad Barrage. Indus , Completed in

1955. Located between Jamshoro and Hyderabad.
 Sukkhur Barrage : Former name Lloyd Barrage, Indus , Near Sukkhur.
Completed in 1932.

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Headworks
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 Balloki – Ravi
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 Qadirpur – Chanab Y
 Sidnahi – Ravi R
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 Khankai Headworks: Chenab. Near Gujranwala. V
 Marala Head works : Chenab, Sailkot , E
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 Mohammad Wala Headworks: Chenab , Multan

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Famous LINK CANALS, Est under Indus
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 Balloki – Ravi
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 Khankai Headworks: Chenab. Near Gujranwala. V
 Marala Head works : Chenab, Sailkot , E
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 Mohammad Wala Headworks: Chenab , Multan

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Longest Canal of Pakistan
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 Kachi Canal Project : 399 KM Long ( 305km in Punjab, 94KM Baluchistan )
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