Hub Dam Wildlife Sanctuary
Sights/Landmarks/Wildlife/Lake
Hub Dam Wildlife Sanctuary is located around Hub Dam in Balochistan and Sindh Provinces of Pakistan. It located near Khar in Kirthar National Park, and can be easily accessed from Karachi following M-10 highway and Hub Dam Road.
Hub Dam is Pakistan's third largest dam, constructed in 1981 on the Hub River in a region of arid plains and low stony hills. Much of the shoreline is steeply shelving and stony, and there are many shallow bays and small islands. It is a good place for water-based activities. Hub Dam is also a tourist resort. On weekends and holidays a large number of people from Karachi visit for picnicking, swimming and fishing. A WAPDA rest house is also located here for tourists stay.
The greater part of this wildlife sanctuary (in Balochistan) is unprotected; the eastern shore and area south of the Dam (in Sindh) are protected in the Kirthar National Park and Hub Dam Wildlife Sanctuary. The lake formed by the dam covers an area of 32 sq miles and is an ideal place for bird watching. There are resident and migratory waterfowl in the lake. The surrounding hills are the home of Urial, Sindh wild goat, Chinkara gazelle, Wolf, Jackal, Common fox, Pangolin and numerous other birds and reptiles.
Fed by river Hub and numerous rainy mountain streams, Hub Dam Wildlife Sanctuary is formed by the Hub Dam. It is an important staging and wintering area for an appreciable number of water birds and contains a variety of fish species which increase in abundance during periods of high water. The Mahseer, an indigenous riverine fish found in the Hub River, grows up to 2m (9ft) in length and more than 110lbs, and provides for excellent angling.
Hub Dam is Pakistan's third largest dam, constructed in 1981 on the Hub River in a region of arid plains and low stony hills. Much of the shoreline is steeply shelving and stony, and there are many shallow bays and small islands. It is a good place for water-based activities. Hub Dam is also a tourist resort. On weekends and holidays a large number of people from Karachi visit for picnicking, swimming and fishing. A WAPDA rest house is also located here for tourists stay.
The greater part of this wildlife sanctuary (in Balochistan) is unprotected; the eastern shore and area south of the Dam (in Sindh) are protected in the Kirthar National Park and Hub Dam Wildlife Sanctuary. The lake formed by the dam covers an area of 32 sq miles and is an ideal place for bird watching. There are resident and migratory waterfowl in the lake. The surrounding hills are the home of Urial, Sindh wild goat, Chinkara gazelle, Wolf, Jackal, Common fox, Pangolin and numerous other birds and reptiles.
Fed by river Hub and numerous rainy mountain streams, Hub Dam Wildlife Sanctuary is formed by the Hub Dam. It is an important staging and wintering area for an appreciable number of water birds and contains a variety of fish species which increase in abundance during periods of high water. The Mahseer, an indigenous riverine fish found in the Hub River, grows up to 2m (9ft) in length and more than 110lbs, and provides for excellent angling.
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