Hanna Lake is in the hills close to where the Urak Valley begins 17 kilometres (11 mi) east from Quetta city.

The reservoir was constructed in 1894 during the British Colonial era on the land of local tribesmen.

This lake is one of the main attractions near the Quetta city.

It’s a great historical bridge wall between two mountains the depths like battlements of a fort for storing of water.

In 1894, the small action dam Surrpull (Red Bridge) was constructed on main Urak road to control flood and divert water catastrophically into Hanna Lake coming from the Zarghoon Ghar and Murddar Mountains Koh-i-Murdaar streams, snow melting and rains through its main canal.

In 1908, this lake was spread over an area of 818 acres with a holding capacity of over 220 million gallons of water and a depth of 49 feet (15 m).

In 1970, a heavy flood destroyed the Murdar Mountains recharge linked canal on the way to Surrpull near Spin Kaarrez road.

There is a lakeside restaurant with picnic tables shaded by pine trees at the end of the river where families can enjoy the food and weather.

On the eastern part the Hayat Durrani Water Sports Academy (HDWSA) the first and only rowing, canoeing, kayaking and sailing training and championships organising centre in Balochistan Province with provision of rough swimming facility.

Hanna Lake is one of the most visited and accessible lakes in Balochistan.