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The Power house lies in Topi tehsil of District Swabi Tarbela Dam (Pashto: د توربېلې بند, Hindko: تربیلا بند) is an earth-filled dam on the Indus River in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. It is mainly located in Swabi Tehsil. The dam lies in the vicinity of the town of Topi, 105 km (65 mi) northwest of Islamabad and 125 km (80 mi) east of Peshawar. It is the largest earth-filled dam in the
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| Tarbela Dam | |
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 Aerial view of the dam and Tarbela Lake reservoir | |
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 Interactive map of Tarbela Dam | |
| Official name | Tarbela Dam |
| Location | Haripur District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan |
| Coordinates | 34°05′23″N 72°41′54″E / 34.0897222222°N 72.6983333333°E |
| Purpose | Water storage, Power generation |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | 1968 |
| Opening date | 1976 |
| Construction cost | 2.85 billion USD |
| Owner | Government of Pakistan |
| Operator | Water and Power Development Authority |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Earth and rock filled dam |
| Impounds | Indus River |
| Height (foundation) | 470 feet (143 m) |
| Height (thalweg) | 485 feet (148 m) |
| Length | 9,000 feet (2,743 m) |
| Dam volume | 139,000,000 cu yd (106,000,000 m) |
| Spillways | 16 ( 7 Service + 9 Auxiliary) |
| Spillway capacity | Service 650,000 cusecs + Auxiliary 850,000 cusecs |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Tarbela Reservoir |
| Total capacity | 11,620,000 acre⋅ft (14.33 km) (1974) |
| Active capacity | 9,679,000 acre⋅ft (11.939 km) (1974) |
| Inactive capacity | 1,941,000 acre⋅ft (2.394 km) (1974) |
| Catchment area | 65,500 sq mi (170,000 km) |
| Surface area | 100 sq mi (260 km) |
| Maximum water depth | 450 ft (140 m) |
| Normal elevation | 1,464 ft (446 m) |
| Power Station | |
| Commission date | 1977–1982 |
| Turbines | 10 × 175 MW 4 × 432 MW 3 × 470 MW |
| Installed capacity | 4,888 MW |
| Annual generation | 17,395 GWh (2020) |
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