Yes. The dam holds back water that would normally flow down the river, leading to water accumulating behind the dam: an artificial lake.
Lake Nasser.
Lake Nasser
That is Lake Nasser.
Lake Nasser
Lake Nasser.
NO. Lake Nasser was a result of the creation of the Aswan High Dam.
Aswan
* The Aswan high Dam is located on the Nile Riverright on the tip of Lake Nasser. Near the city of Aswan in Egypt.
nile river, lake nasser, aswan dam.
Lake Nasser
The Aswan high dam is the dam located on the Nile River. It was built to help keep it contained. When it was being built , the dam backed up and created Lake Nasser, located near Cairo, a city in Egypt.
Lake Nasser - Behind the Aswan High Dam -