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What effect has the Aswan High Dam had on the waters of the Nile?
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∙ 8y ago
The aim was to prevent the river's flooding, generate electricity and provide water for agriculture.
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That is true but it also had the negative effect of stopping the annual deposit of nutrient-laden silt by flooding that had benefitted Egypt's farmers since Pharonic times.
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∙ 14y agoThe reservoir, named Lake Nasser has a gross capacity of 168,900,000,000 cubic meters
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∙ 11y agoAswan High Dam makes Lake Nasser, named after the late President Gamel Abdul Nasser.
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∙ 10y agoLake Nasser ~
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∙ 13y agoLake Nasser
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What structure was built to contol the flooding of the nile?
the answer is the Aswan dam it was built to hold back the nile`s river flood waters.
The Aswan High Dam is located on the?
The Aswan high dam is located on the Nile river
Why is there a large lake on the Nile River in Southern Egypt?
Due to the Aswan High Dam, the Nile River's waters have stopped flowing, and instead the water started to form a large lake.
Where is the Aswan high dam?
* The Aswan high Dam is located on the Nile Riverright on the tip of Lake Nasser. Near the city of Aswan in Egypt.
What is a dam on the Nile River in Egypt?
The Aswan High Dam and the Aswan Low Dam.
Aswan high dam covers what river?
Nile
What are the dams on the river Nile?
The major dams are Roseires Dam, Sennar Dam, Aswan High Dam, Aswan Low Dam and Owen Falls Dam.
Why did they name the aswan high dam the aswan high dam?
The Aswan High dam is so named because it is located at Aswan, Egypt, and it is designed to be able to manage the high flood stages of the Nile River.
Aswan Dam is located in?
aswan dam is constructed over the river nile in Egypt
What is the name of the Nile River dam?
Possibly the Aswan Dams (there are two at Aswan).
Dam built on nile river to control its flooding?
Aswan High Dam
What is the largest dam in Egypt?
The Aswan High Dam, on the Nile River.
