List of dams and reservoirs in Afghanistan

Dams and reservoirs in Afghanistan are used for irrigation, water supply, hydro-electric power generation or a combination of these.^[1] The Afghan government continues to seek technical assistance from neighboring and regional countries to build more dams.^[2][3]

The Naghlu Dam in Kabul Province of Afghanistan

Location map of major dams and reservoirs in Afghanistan

Below is a map showing some of Afghanistan's major dams and reservoirs.

Ab-i Istada

Ayno Maina

Bakhshabad

Band-e Amir

Chaki Wardak

Chaqmaqtin

Dahla

Darunta

Grishk

Godzareh

Kajaki

Kamal Khan

Miankoh

Naghlu

Nahr Gawkush

Pashdan

Qargha

Salma

Sangjoy-Loman

Sarda

Shah wa Arus

Shahtoot

Shorabak

Sukhtook

Sultan

Omari

Zorkul

Some of the major dams and reservoirs in Afghanistan (clickable map)

The Kajaki Dam and its spillway in Helmand Province

The Dahla Dam in Kandahar Province

List of major dams and reservoirs in Afghanistan

Dam	Location	Impounds	Purpose	Dam type	Storage capacity	Height (m)	Length (m)	Power Gen.	Year completed	Ref.
Ayno Maina Dam	Kandahar, Kandahar Province		Irrigation	Embankment
Band-e Amir	Bamyan Province		Irrigation	Embankment
Bakhshabad Dam	Bala Buluk District, Farah Province	Farah River	Hydroelectricity, irrigation					27 MW	Under construction	[4][5][6][7]
Chaki Wardak Dam	Chaki Wardak District, Maidan Wardak Province	Logar River	Irrigation						1938	Oldest modern dam
Dahla Dam	Shah Wali Kot District, Kandahar Province	Arghandab River	Irrigation	Embankment		55 m (180 ft)	535 m (1,755 ft)		1952
Darunta Dam	Jalalabad, Nangarhar Province	Kabul River	Hydroelectricity, irrigation	Gravity				11.5 MW	1960
Grishk Dam	Grishk District, Helmand Province	Helmand River	Hydroelectricity, irrigation	Embankment					1945
Kajaki Dam	Kajaki District, Helmand Province	Helmand River	Hydroelectricity, irrigation	Embankment	1,715,000,000 m3 (1,390,373 acre⋅ft)	100 m (330 ft)	270 m (890 ft)	151 MW	1953	[8][9]
Kamal Khan Dam	Chahar Burjak District, Nimruz Province	Helmand River	Hydroelectricity, irrigation	Embankment		16 m	2.274 km	9 MW	2021	[10][11]
Machalgho Dam	Ahmad Aba District, Paktia Province		Hydroelectricity, irrigation					0.8 MW	Under construction	[12]
Mahipar Dam	Kabul Province	Logar River	Hydroelectricity					66 MW	1967	[13][14]
Miankoh Dam	Kandahar, Kandahar Province		Irrigation	Embankment	1,500,000 m (4,900,000 ft)	9 m (30 ft)	150 m (490 ft)		2024	[15]
Naghlu Dam	Surobi District, Kabul Province	Kabul River	Hydroelectricity	Gravity	550,000,000 m3 (445,892 acre⋅ft)	110 m (361 ft)	280 m (919 ft)	100 MW	1968	[16]
Nahr Gawkush Dam	Kunduz Province	Khanabad River	Hydroelectricity, irrigation	Gravity				10 MW		[17]
Nawur Dam	Nawur District, Ghazni Province		Irrigation	Gravity						[18]
Pashdan Dam	Karukh District, Herat Province	Hari River	Hydroelectricity, irrigation	Embankment				2 MW	2025	[19]
Qargha Dam	Kabul Province	Paghman River	Irrigation	Embankment	32,800,000 m3	30 metres (98 ft)	450 m (1,480 ft)	N/A	1933
Salma Dam	Chishti Sharif District, Herat Province	Hari River	Hydroelectricity, irrigation	Embankment	633,000,000 m3 (513,181 acre⋅ft)	107.5 m (353 ft)	551 m (1,808 ft)	42 MW	2016	[20]
Sangjoy-Loman Dam	Jaghori District, Ghazni Province		Hydroelectricity, irrigation	Gravity					Under construction	[21]
Sarda Dam	Andar District, Ghazni Province	Gardez River	Irrigation	Embankment	259,000,000 m3 (209,975 acre⋅ft)				1967
Shahtoot Dam	Char Asiab District, Kabul Province	Kabul River	Irrigation	Gravity					Under construction	[22][23]
Shah wa Arus Dam	Shakardara District, Kabul Province	Shakardara River	Hydroelectricity, irrigation	Gravity	180,000 m3 (146 acre⋅ft)	75 m (246 ft)		1.2MW	2023	[24]
Shorabak Dam	Fayzabad District, Badakhshan Province	Kokcha River	Hydroelectricity	Gravity				7.5 MW	2021	[25][26]
Sukhtook Dam	Nili District, Daykundi Province	Lazier River	Hydroelectricity, irrigation	Gravity				0.7 MW	2021	[27] [28]
Sultan Dam	Zana Khan District, Ghazni Province	Ghazni River	Irrigation	Gravity					10th century
Surkhab Dam	Logar Province
Surobi Dam	Surobi District, Kabul Province	Kabul River	Hydroelectricity	Gravity				22.8MW		[29]
Omari Dam	Qalat District, Zabul Province		Hydroelectricity, irrigation	Gravity			25	0.1 MW	2024	[30]

Major dams reported to be under construction in various parts of Afghanistan

• Agha Jan Dam in Uruzgan Province^[31][32][33]
• Baghdara Dam in Kapisa Province^[34][35]
• Dahan Dara Dam in Faryab Province^[36]
• Kahdanak Dam in Shindand District of Herat Province^[19]
• Kaj Samad Dam between Farah Province and Nimruz Province^[37][38]
• Kharwar Dam in Logar Province^[39]
• Kunar Dam in Surtak in Kunar Province^[40][41]
• Lawari Dam in Kandahar Province^[42]
• Manogi Power Dam in Kunar Province^[43][44]
• Paltuni Dam in Sharana, Paktika Province^[45]
• Sultan Ibrahim Dam in Sar-e Pol Province^[46][32][31]
• Two dams in Baghlan Province.^[47] One is named Pul-e-Khumri Dam.^[48]

See also

• List of rivers of Afghanistan
• Water supply in Afghanistan
• Energy in Afghanistan
• International rankings of Afghanistan
• Environmental issues in Afghanistan
• List of tallest buildings and structures in Afghanistan