Assiut Barrage
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The Assiut Barrage is a dam on the Nile River in the city of Assiut in Upper Egypt (250 miles to the south of Cairo). It was completed in 1903.
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The Assiut Barrage | |
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Country | Egypt |
Location | Asyut |
Construction began | 1898 |
Opening date | 1903 |
Construction cost | £870,000 |
Built by | John Aird & Co. |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Barrage |
Impounds | Nile River |
Height (thalweg) | 48 feet (15 m) |
Spillways | 111 |
Reservoir | |
Maximum water depth | 33.5 feet (10.2 m) |
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