List of barrages and headworks in Pakistan
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This is a list of barrages
and headworks
in Pakistan
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Barrage (dam)
A barrage is a type of dam which 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 headworks
Headworks
Headworks is a civil engineering term for any structure at the head or diversion point of a waterway. It is smaller than a barrage and is used to divert water from a river into a canal or from a large canal into a smaller canal....
in Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
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- See also: List of dams and reservoirs in Pakistan
Punjab
- Balloki HeadworksBalloki HeadworksBalloki Headworks is a headworks on the River Ravi in the Punjab province of Pakistan.Balloki Headworks is used for irrigation and flood control.-See also:* List of barrages and headworks in Pakistan* List of dams and reservoirs in Pakistan...
- Chashma Barrage
- Islam Barrage
- Jinnah Barrage
- Khanki Headworks
- Marala HeadworksMarala HeadworksdMarala Headworks is a headworks situated on the River Chenab near the city of Sialkot in Punjab province of Pakistan.Marala Headworks is a large hydro engineering project and is used to control water flow and flood control in the River Chenab....
- Panjnad Barrage
- Qadirabad Headworks
- Rasul BarrageRasul BarrageRasul Barrage is a barrage on the River Jhelum in Mandi Bahauddin District of the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is situated 72 km downstream of Mangla Dam....
- Sidhnai Headworks
- Sulemanki HeadworksSulemanki HeadworksSulemanki Headworks is a headworks on the River Sutlej in the Punjab province of Pakistan.Sulemanki Headworks is used for irrigation and flood control.-See also:* List of barrages and headworks in Pakistan* List of dams and reservoirs in Pakistan...
- Taunsa BarrageTaunsa BarrageTaunsa Barrage is a barrage on the River Indus in the Muzaffargarh District of Punjab province of Pakistan. It is situated 20 km southeast of Taunsa Sharif....
- Trimmu Barrage