Dams in Punjab
# | Name | Purpose | River | Nearest City | District | Basin | Status | Completion Year | Type | Length (m) | Max Height above Foundation (m) |
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1 | Chohal Dam | Flood Control,Irrigation | Chohal Choe | Hoshiarpur | Hoshiarpur | Indus up to International Border | Completed | 1993 | Earthen | 330 | 28.6 |
2 | Damsal Dam | Flood Control,Irrigation | Damsal | Hoshiarpur | Hoshiarpur | Indus up to International Border | Completed | 1990 | Earthen | 210 | 26.5 |
3 | Dholbaha Dam | Flood Control,Irrigation | Dholbaha khad | Hoshiarpur | Hoshiarpur | Indus up to International Border | Completed | 1987 | Earthen | 358 | 38.83 |
4 | Jainti Dam | Flood Control,Irrigation | Soonk | Kharar | Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar | Indus up to International Border | Completed | 2001 | Earthen | 256 | 19.75 |
5 | Janauri Dam | Flood Control,Irrigation | Janauri Khad | Hoshiarpur | Hoshiarpur | Indus up to International Border | Completed | 1988 | Earthen | 125 | 31.5 |
6 | Maili Dam | Flood Control,Irrigation | Maili Choe | Garhshankar | Hoshiarpur | Indus up to International Border | Completed | 1986 | Earthen | 334 | 23.5 |
7 | Mirzapur Dam | Flood Control,Irrigation | Budki Khad | Kharar | Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar | Indus up to International Border | Completed | 1996 | Earthen | 210 | 22.4 |
8 | Patiari Dam | Flood Control,Irrigation | Patiari | Hoshiarpur | Hoshiarpur | Indus up to International Border | Completed | 2002 | Earthen | 226 | 37 |
9 | Perch Dam | Flood Control,Irrigation | Perch Khad | Kharar | Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar | Indus up to International Border | Completed | 1993 | Earthen | 286.75 | 22.2 |
10 | Ranjit Sagar Dam | Flood Control,Hydroelectric,Irrigation | Ravi | Pathankot | Kathua | Indus up to International Border | Completed | 1999 | Earthen | 617 | 145 |
11 | Saleran Dam | Flood Control,Irrigation | Saleran Khad | Hoshiarpur | Hoshiarpur | Indus up to International Border | Completed | 1995 | Earthen | 96 | 32.5 |
12 | Shahpur Kandi Dam | Hydroelectric,Irrigation | Ravi | Pathankot | Gurdaspur | Indus up to International Border | Under Construction | Gravity & Masonry | 725 | 54.5 | |
13 | Siswan Dam | Flood Control,Irrigation | Siswan Khad | Kharar | Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar | Indus up to International Border | Completed | 1998 | Earthen | 435 | 24 |
14 | Thana Dam | Flood Control,Irrigation | Khwaja | Hoshiarpur | Hoshiarpur | Indus up to International Border | Completed | 2008 | Earthen | 400 | 28.4 |