Editing Skardu (section)

===Satpara Dam===
The [[Satpara Dam]] development project on the [[Satpara Lake]] was inaugurated in 2003. It was completed in 2011. It is {{convert|6|km|0|abbr=on}} south of Skardu city and is at an elevation of {{convert|2,700|m|ft}} above mean sea level. The main source of water is ice melt from the [[Deosai plains]] during the summer season. Now Satpara Dam provides drinking water to the whole city of Skardu and agricultural water to major areas of Skardu, for example, Gayoul, Newrangha, Khlangranga, Shigari Khurd, etc.<ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite web |url=http://www.wapda.gov.pk/htmls/sataparapj.html |title=SATPARA DAM PROJECT Updated as |publisher=Wapda.gov.pk |access-date=6 September 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923031802/http://www.wapda.gov.pk/htmls/sataparapj.html |archive-date=23 September 2015 }}</ref>

It is a multipurpose project, which will produce 17.36 megawatts hydro generation, irrigate {{convert|15000|acre|km2}} of land and provide 13 cusecs drinking water daily to Skardu city.<ref name=autogenerated1/>