Warsak Dam

Warsak Dam, District Mohmand
Location of Warsak Dam, District Mohmand in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Warsak Dam (Pakistan)
Official nameد ورسک بند
CountryPakistan
LocationKabul River, District Mohmand
Coordinates34°09′50″N 71°21′29″E / 34.16389°N 71.35806°E / 34.16389; 71.35806
StatusOperational
Construction began1949
Opening date1960
Owner(s)The Royalty of Warsak Dam belongs to the Public of District Mohmand
Dam and spillways
Type of damGravity
ImpoundsKabul River
Height76.2 m (250 ft)
Length140.2 m (460 ft)
Spillways9 floodgates
Spillway typeService, controlled
Spillway capacity540 m3/s (19,070 cu ft/s)
Reservoir
Active capacity31,207,090 m3 (25,300 acre⋅ft) (design, now silted)
Surface area10.3 km2 (4 sq mi)
Power Station
Commission date1960, 1981
Hydraulic head144 m (472 ft)
Turbines4 x 40 MW, 2 x 41.5 MW Francis-type
Installed capacity243 MW
Annual generation1100 GWh

Warsak Dam (Pashto: د ورسک بند; Urdu: ورسک ڈیم) is a mass concrete gravity dam located on the Kabul River in District Mohmand, Mechni, approximately 30 km northwest from the city of Peshawar in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.