Taunsa Barrage
| Taunsa Barrage | |
|---|---|
| تونسہ بیراج | |
Taunsa Barrage at sunset | |
| 30°30′46″N 70°50′57″E / 30.51278°N 70.84917°E | |
| Waterway | Indus River |
| Country | Pakistan |
| State | Punjab |
| Maintained by | Project Management Office (PMO) for Punjab Barrages, Rehabilitation & Modernization Projects |
| Operation | construction began in 1952 – completed in 1958 |
| First built | 1958 |
| Length | 4,346 feet (1,325 m) |
| Discharge capacity Up to 1 million cusec | |
| Designated | 22 March 1996 |
| Reference no. | 817 |
Head Taunsa Barrage is a barrage on the River Indus in Taunsa district of previously Dera Ghazi Khan District, Punjab province of Pakistan. It is situated 20 kilometres (12 miles) southeast of Taunsa Sharif and Shadan Lund and 16 kilometres (9.9 miles) from district Kot Addu. This barrage controls water flow in the River Indus for irrigation and flood control purposes. Taunsa Barrage Wildlife Sanctuary was designated a Ramsar site on 22 March 1996.
This barrage serves 2.351 million acres (951,400 hectares) of land besides diverting flows from Indus River to the Chenab River through Taunsa-Panjnad Link Canal (TP Link Canal). The barrage also serves as an arterial road bridge, a railway bridge, and crossing for gas and oil pipelines, telephone line and extra high voltage (EHV) transmission lines.