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A barrage is a type of low-head, diversion dam which consists of a number of large gates that can be opened or closed to control the amount of water passing through. This allows the structure to regulate and stabilize river water elevation upstream for use in irrigation and other systems.
Jinnah Barrage: Indus: 1946 [6] [7] Khanki Headworks: Chenab: 1892 2017 (replaced by the New Khanki Barrage) [8] [9] [10] Marala Headworks: Chenab: 1912 (as Marala weir) 1968 (replaced by Marala Barrage) [11] Mohammadwala Headworks Chenab: Panjnad Headworks: Chenab: 1932 [12] Qadirabad Headworks Chenab: 1967 [13] Rasul Barrage: Jhelum: 1968 [14 ...
A barrage dam is a special kind of dam that consists of a line of large gates that can be opened or closed to control the amount of water passing the dam. The gates are set between flanking piers which are responsible for supporting the water load, and are often used to control and stabilize water flow for irrigation systems.
Tarbela Dam in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is the largest earth-filled dam in the world and is the second largest by the structural volume. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Mirani Dam is the largest dam in the world in terms of volume for flood protection with a floodstock of 588,690 cubic hectometers [ 4 ] while Sabakzai Dam is the 7th largest with a floodstock ...
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Sukkur Barrage is used to control water flow in the River Indus for the purposes of irrigation and flood control. This barrage which is the backbone of the economy of the entire country enables water to flow through what was originally a network of seven canals 9,923 kilometres (6,166 mi) long, feeding the largest irrigation system in the world, with more than 7.63 million acres of irrigated ...
Guddu Barrage (Sindhi: گڏو بئراج; Urdu: گڈو بیراج)is a barrage on the Indus River near Kashmore in the Sindh province of Pakistan. President Iskander Mirza laid the foundation-stone of Guddu Barrage on 2 February 1957. The barrage was completed in 1962 at a cost of 474.8 million rupees and inaugurated by Field Marshal Ayub Khan ...
A dam is a water reservoir in the ground, confined by a barrier, embankment or excavation, on a pastoral property or similar. The term is found widely in South African, Australian [1] and New Zealand English, and several other English dialects, such as that of Yorkshire. [2] The term can be found in the old English folk song Three Jolly Rogues: