# Satpara Dam
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{{Short description|Dam in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan}}
{{Infobox dam
| name = Satpara Dam
| image = 250px
| image_caption = Satpara Dam
| name_official = Satpara Dam
| location_map = Gilgit Baltistan#Pakistan
| location_map_size =
| location_map_caption = Location of dam in [Gilgit Baltistan](/source/Gilgit_Baltistan), [Pakistan](/source/Pakistan)
| coordinates = {{coord|35|14|40|N|75|38|15|E|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| dam_crosses = [Satpara Stream](/source/Satpara_Stream)
| location = [Skardu](/source/Skardu), [Gilgit-Baltistan](/source/Gilgit-Baltistan), [Pakistan](/source/Pakistan)
| dam_type = Concrete-faced earth-filled
| dam_length = {{convert|560|ft|m|abbr=on}}
| dam_height = {{convert|128|ft|m|abbr=on}}
| dam_width_base =
| construction_began = April 2009
| opening = November 2011
| status = Operational
| owner = [Government of Pakistan](/source/Government_of_Pakistan)
| operator = [Water and Power Development Authority](/source/Water_and_Power_Development_Authority) (WAPDA)
| res_name = [Satpara Lake](/source/Satpara_Lake)
| plant_capacity = 17.366 MW
}}
thumb|Satpara Lake, Skardu
thumb|Turquoise water of Satpara lake in Skardu
thumb|Satpara lake view from village in Skardu
thumb|Sadpara Lake Skardu
thumb|Satpara Lake, Skardu
'''Satpara Dam''' is a medium-size multi-purpose concrete-faced earth-filled dam located downstream from [Satpara Lake](/source/Satpara_Lake) on the [Satpara Stream](/source/Satpara_Stream) approximately 4 km from the town of [Skardu](/source/Skardu) in [Gilgit-Baltistan](/source/Gilgit-Baltistan), [Pakistan](/source/Pakistan).
The dam has enlarged the size of Satpara Lake, generates 17.36 MW of [hydroelectricity](/source/hydroelectricity), supplies power to approximately 30,000 households in the Skardu Valley, irrigates {{convert|15,536|acre|km2}} of land and supplies 3.1 million gallons per day of drinking water to Skardu city.[{{Cite web |url=http://www.wapda.gov.pk/htmls/sataparapj.html |title=SATPARA DAM PROJECT Updated as |access-date=2011-08-20 |archive-date=2015-09-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923031802/http://www.wapda.gov.pk/htmls/sataparapj.html |url-status=dead }}] Annual agricultural output in the Skardu Valley is expected to increase more than four-fold, generating about $6 million in additional annual economic benefits to local communities.[{{cite web|url=http://www.pakissan.com/english/news/newsDetail.php?newsid=23436|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929162616/http://www.pakissan.com/english/news/newsDetail.php?newsid=23436|archive-date=2011-09-29|title=Completion of Gomal, Satpara dam projects|access-date=2011-08-20}}]
Construction of Satpara Dam commenced in April 2003 and completion was scheduled in November 2011. Power House Unit No. 1 came online on 6 October 2007 and Unit No. 2 on 30 December 2008. On 7 January 2011, the [Government of Pakistan](/source/Government_of_Pakistan) and the [United States Agency for International Development](/source/United_States_Agency_for_International_Development) (USAID) entered into an Enhanced Partnership Agreement under which USAID agreed to provide US$26 million for the construction of Power House Units Nos. 3 and 4 and completion of the remaining works on the dam.[{{cite web|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/425254-2.36mw-power-house-starts-operation|title = Sanity in parliament}}]
== Salient features ==
230px|thumbnail|right|Satpara Lake
'''Dam:'''
Type: Earth-filled
Length: 560 ft.
Height: 128 ft.
Width (at top): 80 ft.
'''Spillway:'''
Spillway length: 1,075 ft.
Spillway width: 50 ft.
Spillway capacity: 5000 ft 3/s
Reservoir capacity (gross): 0.0932 MAF (93,385 AF)
Reservoir capacity (live): 0.0521 MAF (51,484 AF)
Power generation capacity: 17.366 MW
Irrigation system: LBC 51933 ft., RBC 58000 ft.
'''Canal Length:'''
Left Bank Canal: 59,000 Ft.
Right Bank Canal : 30,000 Ft.
'''Command Area:'''
Total: {{convert|10,131|acre|km2}}
Left Bank Canal: {{convert|8,119|acre|km2}}
Right Bank Canal: {{convert|2,012|acre|km2}}
'''Construction:'''
Contractor: hi tech lubricants Ltd.
Man-hours: 2.4 million
Peak manpower: 450
== See also ==
{{Portal|Pakistan|Energy}}
* [List of dams and reservoirs in Pakistan](/source/List_of_dams_and_reservoirs_in_Pakistan)
* [Satpara Lake](/source/Satpara_Lake)
* [Satpara Stream](/source/Satpara_Stream)
* [List of power stations in Pakistan](/source/List_of_power_stations_in_Pakistan)
* [Allai Khwar Hydropower Project](/source/Allai_Khwar_Hydropower_Project)
* [Gomal Zam Dam](/source/Gomal_Zam_Dam)
== References ==
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==External links==
* [http://www.wapda.gov.pk/htmls/sataparapj.html WAPDA Project Details]
{{Dams in Pakistan}}
Category:Dams completed in 2011
Category:Hydroelectric power stations in Pakistan
Category:Embankment dams
Category:Dams in Gilgit-Baltistan
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