When was the annual nile river flood in Egypt?

Answer 1

When the floods went down it left thick rich mud (black silt) which was excellent soil to plant in.


Silt deposited by annual floods along the Nile River created the rich and fertile soil that could be cultivated.

Answer 2

the people who had homes and were building close to or on the Nile had to learn to back away when it flooded, most people perished and it cause lots of dilemmas. but when the Nile flooded it left behind a layer of silt which helped the fertility of the land

Answer 3

The Nile floods periodically throughout the year due to lunar patterns. The Aswan dam, built in 1902, settled this problem for most of Northern Egypt, however, the backup of water farther south expanded the Nile's banks.

The Ancient Egyptians created a device known as a "Nileometer" to gage the rise and fall of the Nile River in order for farmers to be able to take full advantage of the nutrient rich soil that is exposed during the low season, without losing the crops prematurely due to flooding.

Answer 4

well the reason for the river to flood was well because of the melting snow and the heavy summer ran in the Ethiopian Mountains sent a torrent of water causing the banks of the Nile River/River Nile in ancient Egypt's to over flood on the flat desert land.

Answer 5

Before the construction of the Aswon High Dam, the Nile was flooded yearly - an inundation. This was not caused by the ancient Egyptians, but rather from flood water draining from the Ethiopian Highlands.

Answer 6

The annual flood of the Nile River starts in May and ends in August.

Answer 7

in the past the nile river was incept with the water with the rain sooo the river would flood constillay since the hurricane isabellla

Answer 8

it wold destry crops because plants need water but they do not need alot of water so they will obviously die

Answer 9

It overflowed its banks.