They had no way or means to manage the river - all they could do was work around the flood season as regards planting crops and harvesting them. Factually it was the river that 'managed' the people, for if the flood did not happen there was famine, starvation and much death. The ancient Egyptian based their calendar upon the cycles of the Nile. It had twelve months of 30 days each and was divided into three seasons - 'Akhet' - the inundation or flood season. 'Peret' - the growing season. 'Shemu' - the drought or harvest season.
Right now, they have the Aswan Dam. It was measured in nilometers and they made dams and irrigation systems. And yes, nilometers is with an n.
ADDED: The Ancient Egyptians did not control the river. They had no means, need or wish to do so. Instead they lived with it and used the benefits it brought, such as the annual flooding that enriched their farm-land with a new charge of nutrient-rich silt.
they used levees and canals to control the rivers flow
They made sure they looked after it by not using to little, but using just the right amount.
They built the Aswan dam....
How did the Egyptians control the waters? They moved away when it happened and then came back once it was over.
Why did they move? Well, if they didn't, they would all drown in the fast moving water
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Polar ice caps
To irrigate their fields
a boat for the flood
The flood waters left slit on the farmland, which provided nutrients for the soil
It kept flood waters from spilling onto the surrounding coutryside.
A levee is a barrier intended to control flood waters and keep them out of certain areas during a flood.
The flood waters left slit on the farmland, which provided nutrients for the soil
Depending on the Bible translation being used, it is called 'floodwaters' or a 'flood of waters' or a 'great flood' or a 'deluge' (Genesis 6:17).
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The Thames can flood, but the waters are contained by the Flood Barrier at Woolwich
Flood Waters - 1948 was released on: USA: 1 June 1948
because they are IDOIT'S
some raw backs of building Flood-Control Dams are it is EXTREMELY expensive, and takes many months to years to build. It also disrupts a river system.
The flood waters left slit on the farmland, which provided nutrients for the soil
The Nile's flooding wasn't constant. Sometimes it would flood too much, other times it would flood too little. The Egyptians were taxed based on the flood levels.
Noah was 600 years old when the flood waters came.