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Zao Dam (Pakistan)

Coordinates: 33°46′21.60″N 71°26′27.35″E / 33.7726667°N 71.4409306°E / 33.7726667; 71.4409306
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Zao Dam
Zao Dam (Pakistan) is located in Pakistan
Zao Dam (Pakistan)
Location of Zao Dam in Pakistan
CountryPakistan
LocationKhyber Agency, FATA
Coordinates33°46′21.60″N 71°26′27.35″E / 33.7726667°N 71.4409306°E / 33.7726667; 71.4409306
StatusOperational
Construction began2011
Opening date2014
Construction costPKR 142 million
Owner(s)Government of Pakistan
Dam and spillways
Type of damRock Filled
Height85 feet
Length270 feet
Reservoir
Total capacity800 acre feet
Catchment area5.793 square miles

Zao Dam is a small earth core rock-fill dam in Khyber Agency of FATA, Pakistan.

The construction of dam was started in July, 2011 and completed in June, 2014 at a cost of PKR 142 million.[1] The dam has a height of 85 feet, covered a length of around 270 feet, with actual storage capacity of water 800 acre feet. The dam irrigates around 250 acres of area.[2][3]

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