| Hub Dam | |
|---|---|
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| Official name | حب ڈیم |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Location | Sindh-Balochistan provincial border 45 kilometres (28 mi) north-east of Karachi |
| Coordinates | 25°15′21″N 67°6′51″E / 25.25583°N 67.11417°E |
| Purpose | Municipal Industrial Irrigation[1] |
| Construction began | September 1963[1] |
| Opening date | June 1981[1] |
| Construction cost | Rs. 1191.806 million (US$4.1 million)[1] |
| Operator(s) | WAPDA |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Earth fill dam |
| Impounds | Hub river Shoring Nullah |
| Reservoir | |
| Total capacity | 687,276 acre⋅ft (0.847742 km3)[2] |
| Active capacity | 656,000 acre⋅ft (0.809 km3)[1] |
| Inactive capacity | 41,806 acre⋅ft (0.051567 km3)[2] |
| Catchment area | 3,410 square miles (8,800 km2)[2] |
| Surface area | 29.06 square miles (75.3 km2)[2] |
| Installed capacity | .5v MW |
| Designated | 10 May 2001 |
| Reference no. | 1064[3] |
Hub Dam (Urdu: حب ڈیم ) is a reservoir on the Hub River. It is situated 56 km from Karachi city in Karachi and Hub District on Sindh and Balochistan provinces border. The dam is extended to 24300 acres with gross storage capacity of 857000 acre feet. It is Pakistan's fifth-largest dam.[4] It is an important source that provides the drinking water to the metropolitan city Karachi.[5]
In 1974, the government of Sindh declared the area around dam as a wildlife sanctuary. The sanctuary is about 27219 hectors in size. It is favorable area for feeding and nesting for Cranes, Pelicans, Ducks and Waders. It also an important habitat of migratory birds. The Dam was designated a Ramsar site on 1 May 2001.[5]
Hub Dam is also a tourist resort. On weekend holidays many people from Karachi visit to enjoy picnics, swimming and fishing.[5] A rest house of WAPDA is also located there for tourists stay.
In August 2018, Wapda to enhance[6] Hub Dam's storage capacity and to set up small hydroelectric power project at the dam but due to negligence no ground work have started yet as of August 2020.
