Features
Gomal Dam is an arched, gravity-type roller-compacted concrete dam with a height of 133 meters (437 feet). It has a gross storage capacity of 1,140,000 acre feet (1.41 km3) and to irrigate about 163,000 acres (660 km2) of land. It will produce 17.4 MW of electricity.
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