Khanki Headworks

Khanki Headworks is a headworks situated on the River Chenab in Gujranwala District of the Punjab province of Pakistan. It was constructed in 1889 and is considered to be the oldest headworks in Pakistan.

Khanki Headworks is used for irrigation and flood control.

It is also used to provide water to tributaries such as the Lower Chenab Canal,^[1] which originates from Khanki Headworks. Khanki controls water distribution over 3 million acres (12,000 km²) of agricultural lands by one main distributary, the Lower Chenab Canal, and 59 minor distributaries.

References

↑ http://www.waterinformation.net.pk

Barrages and Headworks in Pakistan

Indus River	Jinnah Barrage Chashma Barrage Taunsa Barrage Guddu Barrage Sukkur Barrage Kotri Barrage

Jhelum River	Rasul Barrage Trimmu Barrage Upper Jhelum Canal (Mangla Dam)

Chenab River	Marala Headworks Khanki Headworks Qadirabad Headworks

Ravi River	Balloki Headworks Sidhnai Headworks

Sutlej River	Sulemanki Headworks Islam Barrage

Panjnad River	Panjnad Barrage

Swat River	Munda Headworks

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Khanki Headworks

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