Mangla Dam
CountryPakistan
Height138 m
Year1967
TypeEmbankment
RiverJhelum
About Mangla Dam
The seventh largest dam in the world by volume. 1 GW capacity. Named after the village submerged by the reservoir. Part of the Indus Basin Project resolving water disputes with India. Raised by 9 m in 2009 to increase capacity.
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