Mirani Dam

Mirani Dam
Meerani Dam
Mirani Dam is located in Balochistan, Pakistan
Mirani Dam
Location of Mirani Dam in Balochistan, Pakistan
Mirani Dam is located in Pakistan
Mirani Dam
Mirani Dam (Pakistan)
Official nameمیرانی ڈیم
CountryPakistan
LocationKech District, Balochistan
Coordinates25°56′28″N 62°41′36″E / 25.94111°N 62.69333°E / 25.94111; 62.69333
StatusIn use
Construction began8 July 2002[1]
Opening dateOctober 2006
Owner(s)Government of Pakistan
Operator(s)WAPDA
Dam and spillways
Type of damConcrete-faced rock-filled
ImpoundsDasht River
Height127 ft (39 m)[2]
Length3,350 ft (1,020 m)
Width (base)35 ft (11 m)
Reservoir
CreatesMirani Reservoir
Total capacity(302,000 acre⋅ft (373,000,000 m3)
Inactive capacity(150,000 acre⋅ft (190,000,000 m3)
Catchment area134 Sq.kilometre Power generation capacity=117 MW
Normal elevation244 feet (74 metres) Above Mean Sea Level[3]

Mirani Dam (Urdu: میرانی ڈیم) is on the Dasht River, south of the Central Makran Range in Kech District in Balochistan province of Pakistan. Its 302,000 acre-feet (373,000,000 m3) reservoir is fed by the Kech River and the Nihing River, which join at Mirani Dam to form the Dasht River.[1] Mirani Dam was completed in July 2006 and began impounding the Dasht River in August 2006.

  1. ^ a b "Mirani Dam". Scribd.com. 2008-11-10. Retrieved 2013-11-20.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference yemyin was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Mirani Dam project". DAWN.COM. 14 April 2003. Retrieved 17 May 2017.