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Jawa Dam is a dam located in Rawalpindi District on Jawa River in Punjab, Pakistan. The dam is 25 m (82 ft) high and has a gross reservoir capacity of 1,938,000 m³ (1,571 acre⋅ft).[1]

Jawa Dam
Location	Dhalla in Rawalpindi District, Punjab, Pakistan
Status	In use
Opening date	1994
Construction cost	PKR20.13 million
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Zoned Earth and Rock-filled
Impounds	Jawa Stream
Height	25 m (82 ft)
Length	143 m (469 ft)
Width (crest)	109.75 m (360 ft)
Spillway type	Service
Spillway capacity	41 m3/s (1,448 cu ft/s)
Reservoir
Total capacity	1,938,000 m3 (1,571 acre⋅ft)
Active capacity	1,110,000 m3 (900 acre⋅ft)
Catchment area	9.35 km2 (2,310 acres)
Surface area	30.76 ha (0 km2)

The dam was completed in 1994 at a cost of PKR 20.13 million and has an estimated life span of 65 years. The reservoir has a gross command area of 323.88 km² (80,032 acres).[2]

See also

List of dams and reservoirs in Pakistan

Notes

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