The High Dam

By: Farida.y
 The Aswan High Dam, also known as '' Al-Sadd al-l'' in Arabic,
is an earthen dam that spans the Nile River in Aswan, Egypt.
It costed about ''$1 billion dollars'' to build

General It was built ''January 9th, 1960''

information ''It took 11 years to build.''

It was completed in ''July 21, 1970'', yet it officially opened in

''January 1971.''
It fills Lake Nasser, a reservoir with a gross capacity of ''169
billion cubic metres.''
 The High Dam was built to boost agricultural output.

To control the flooding of the Nile.

The
Importance To provide more hydroelectric power.

of the High ''A concern before the construction of the High Dam had been
Dam the potential drop in river-bed level downstream of the Dam as
the result of erosion caused by the flow of sediment-free water.''
 River transportation is safer (water flow
is well maintained).

Benefits of Devastating floods along the Nile were

the High stopped by the Aswan High Dam (stopped
annual floods).
Dam
It increased agriculture productivity
(measures the amount of output
generated from a certain amount of input).
 It elevated soil ''salinity.''

Disadvantages It caused diseases like ''intestinal

of the High parasites'' and disorders like
Dam ''schistosomiasis.''
It caused an excessive ''expansion
of downstream to water plants.''
The Reservoir
Resources

• Aswan High Dam completed - HISTORY

• https://www.history.com
• https://www.spring
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Aswan-High-Dam
• Aswan Dam - Wikipedia
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• erprofessional.de