Water Management in River Nile

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Water Management in River Nile
Egypt has always depended on the water of the
Nile River. The two main tributaries of the Nile
River are the White Nile and the Blue Nile. Lake
Victoria is the source of the White Nile and the
Blue Nile The Nile River has a total length of
4,160 miles (6,695 kilometers) from source to sea
the longest river in the world

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This picture represents the water flow of The
Nile River (The river Atbara is a river that is
based in Sudan and that meets with the Nile)
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This picture shows the height above sea level of
the Nile at different points
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Aswan High Dam holding back Lake Nasser on left,
Aswan, Egypt
 One of the Hydroelectric Generators located at
Aswan High Dam.
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Aswan High Dam

• Dam construction in southern Egypt
• Exploits the water of the River Nile
• Construction was started in 1960, and fully
  finished 10 years later.
• The embankment is 111 metres high, with a width
  of near 1,000 metres.
• The Aswan High Dam, when it was build created
  Lake Nasser, Lake Nasser is 480 km long and up to
  16 km wide.

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Importance of River Nile
Without the waters of the Nile River, Egypt would
cease to exist quickly. From an aircraft flying
over Egypt, it is easy to see the stark contrast
between the green narrow strip of land that
borders the Nile and barren desert a mere few
hundred meters away. Any threat to the flow of
the Nile is a direct threat to Egypts national
survival.
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                       River NileExperts have warned that if populations rise as expected in Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan, the three countries most dependent on the Nile, competition will escalate into Africas first war for water. Egypt's section of the Nile is now clearly marked at 5 km intervals with flags warning of fines for horseplay in the water, including 'bombing'.Cairo, a large city reduced in this sentence to a swarthy diplomat in a white suit, has warned it will use 'necessary force' to defend access to the 7,000 km long river, which with its tributaries running through ten countries.