Tarbela Dam
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa · Indus
Capacity
13,690 hm³
Coordinates
33.872°N, 72.704°E
Operator
WAPDA
98.5% full
Current fill
98.5%vs 7 days ago
-1.5%losing
vs 1 year ago
N/A7-day trend
→stable
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
Technical specifications
| Total capacity | 13,690 hm³ |
| Usable capacity | 11,422 hm³ |
| Dam height | 148 m |
| Dam type | Embankment |
| Year built | 1976 |
| Primary use | Hydroelectric |
| Operator | WAPDA |
| River | Indus |
| Province | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| River basin | Indus |
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About Tarbela Dam
As of September 12, 2026, Tarbela Dam is filled to 98.5% of its total capacity, holding roughly 13,516 hm³ of water out of a maximum 13,690 hm³. At this level the reservoir is high. Of that total, about 11,422 hm³ is usable (live) storage.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (-1.5 pts).
Across the readings we hold for Tarbela Dam — 117 data points between May 18, 2026 and September 12, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 23.1% (June 25, 2026) to a high of 100.0% (August 10, 2026).
The dam at Tarbela Dam stands 148 m tall and is a embankment dam and was completed in 1976. It is operated by WAPDA primarily for hydroelectric power. It lies within the Indus basin at 33.872°N, 72.704°E.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 98.5%
- Water stored
- 13,516 hm³
- Total capacity
- 13,690 hm³
- Usable capacity
- 11,422 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▼ 1.5 pts
- Primary use
- Hydroelectric power
- River
- Indus
- River basin
- Indus
- Dam height
- 148 m
- Year completed
- 1976
- Operator
- WAPDA
- Coordinates
- 33.872°N, 72.704°E
- Last updated
- September 12, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Sep 2026 | 98.5% | 13,516 |
| 11 Sep 2026 | 98.8% | 13,557 |
| 10 Sep 2026 | 99.3% | 13,607 |
| 9 Sep 2026 | 99.8% | 13,667 |
| 8 Sep 2026 | 100.0% | 13,690 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 100.0% | 13,690 |
| 6 Sep 2026 | 100.0% | 13,690 |
| 5 Sep 2026 | 100.0% | 13,690 |
| 4 Sep 2026 | 100.0% | 13,690 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 100.0% | 13,690 |
| 2 Sep 2026 | 100.0% | 13,690 |
| 1 Sep 2026 | 100.0% | 13,690 |