Moto Shah Dam | |
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Country | Pakistan |
Location | Mohmand Agency, FATA |
Coordinates | 34°23′50.14″N71°35′31.68″E / 34.3972611°N 71.5921333°E |
Status | Under construction |
Construction began | November 2012 |
Opening date | August 2014 |
Construction cost | PKR 191.60 million |
Owner(s) | Government of Pakistan |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Embankment, rock-filled |
Height | 101 feet |
Length | 377 feet |
Reservoir | |
Total capacity | 1140 acre feet |
Catchment area | 10.042 square miles |
Moto Shah Dam is small earth core rock-fill dam operational in Mohmand Agency of FATA, Pakistan.
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