Guddu Barrage

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Guddu Barrage is a major irrigation and flood-control structure on the Indus River in Pakistan, crucial for distributing water to agricultural lands in Sindh and Balochistan.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf barrage
flood-control structure
irrigation structure
basinCountry Pakistan
connectsTransportRoute road across Indus River at Guddu
constructionStartDate 1957
coordinatesApprox 28.43°N 69.69°E
country Pakistan
designedBy A. A. Binnie and Partners
designedFloodDischarge approximately 1.2 million cusecs
feedsCanal Begari Canal
linked to: Ghotki Feeder Canal

Desert Pat Feeder Canal
Ghotki Feeder Canal
Kirthar Canal
linked to: Ghotki Feeder Canal
fundedBy World Bank (rehabilitation project)
linked to: World Bank
hasHydropowerPlant Guddu Thermal Power Station vicinity
hasNavigationLock yes
hasSpillway yes
helpsProtectFrom Indus River floods
inaugurationDate 1962
length approximately 1355 metres
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Sindh
locatedInCountrySubdivision Sindh, Pakistan
linked to: Sindh
locatedInRegion Upper Sindh
linked to: Sindh
locatedNearBorderWith Balochistan
Punjab, Pakistan
locatedNearCity Kashmore
locatedNearTown Guddu
locatedOnRiver Indus River
mainFunction distribution of Indus River water to irrigation canals
managingAuthority Sindh Irrigation Department
namedAfter nearby Guddu area
numberOfSpans 64
opened 1962
operator Government of Sindh
partOf Indus Basin irrigation system
purpose flood control
hydropower generation
irrigation
water regulation
riverCrossed Indus River
servesProvince Balochistan
Sindh
significance key control point for Indus River flows into lower Sindh
status operational
structureType gate-controlled weir
supportsAgricultureIn Balochistan
Sindh
underwentRehabilitation 2010s

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Indus River hasDam Guddu Barrage
Kotri Barrage locatedDownstreamOf Guddu Barrage
Ghotki Feeder Canal intakeStructure Guddu Barrage
Ghotki Feeder Canal startsFrom Guddu Barrage
Ghotki Feeder Canal partOf Guddu Barrage irrigation network
linked to: Guddu Barrage
Ghotki Feeder Canal isFedBy Guddu Barrage canals system
linked to: Guddu Barrage
Kashmore locatedNear Guddu Barrage
Kashmore hasNearbyInfrastructure Guddu Barrage
Guddu near Guddu Barrage
Desert Pat Feeder Canal source Guddu Barrage