Chak Dam
| Chak Dam | |
|---|---|
| Country | Afghanistan |
| Location | Chak, Chak District, Maidan Wardak Province, Afghanistan |
| Coordinates | 34°06′24″N 68°34′42″E / 34.106728°N 68.578339°E |
| Purpose | Irrigation and electricity |
| Status | Operational |
| Opening date | 1938 |
| Owner(s) | Ministry of Energy and Water |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Gravity |
| Impounds | Chak River |
The Chak Dam (Pashto: چک برېښناکوټ), referred to by some as Band-e Chak (meaning Dam of Chak in Dari), is located near Chak, which is the center of Chak District in Maidan Wardak Province of Afghanistan. It is a hydroelectric gravity dam built by German engineers in 1938. It was mainly designed to regulate the flow of the Logar River and provide electricity to Kabul.