Mirani Dam
| Mirani Dam | |
|---|---|
Mirani Dam | |
| Official name | میرانی ڈیم |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Location | Kech District, Balochistan |
| Coordinates | 25°56′28″N 62°41′36″E / 25.94111°N 62.69333°E |
| Status | In use |
| Construction began | 8 July 2002 |
| Opening date | October 2006 |
| Owner(s) | Government of Pakistan |
| Operator(s) | WAPDA |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Concrete-faced rock-filled |
| Impounds | Dasht River |
| Height | 127 ft (39 m) |
| Length | 3,350 ft (1,020 m) |
| Width (base) | 35 ft (11 m) |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Mirani Reservoir |
| Total capacity | (302,000 acre⋅ft (373,000,000 m3) |
| Inactive capacity | (150,000 acre⋅ft (190,000,000 m3) |
| Catchment area | 134 Sq.kilometre Power generation capacity=117 MW |
| Normal elevation | 244 feet (74 metres) Above Mean Sea Level |
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 and the Nihing rivers, which join at Mirani Dam to form the Dasht River. Mirani Dam was completed in July 2006 and began impounding the Dasht River in August 2006.