Simly Dam is an high earthen embankment dam on the Soan River, east of Islamabad and Rawalpindi in Rawalpindi District, Punjab, Pakistan. It is the largest reservoir of drinking water to people living in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan. The water stored in this dam is fed by the melting snow & natural springs of Murree hills. It was developed by the Capital Development Authority. Planning for the dam began in 1962 and it was not completed when expected in 1972 due to project delays. It was completed in 1983.

Recreation

Boating and Fishing are two main activities here. For fishing, you need to have license (permission) from Capital Development Authority.

Simly Dam

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Simly Dam trip

A day trip to Simply Dam by Shaikh Muhammad Ali

Native Wild Life

Asiatic leopard

Wild boar

Golden Jackal

Rhesus Macaque

Leopard cat

Gray Goral sheep

Barking deer

Chinkara gazelle

Red fox

Pangolin

Porcupine

Yellow throated marten

Fruit bats

Dams in Punjab, Pakistan

Dams completed in 1983

Simly Dam