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Aswan High Dam
Lake Nasser
Location of the Aswan High Dam and Lake Nasser in Egypt
| Aswan High Dam | |
|---|---|
| Official name | السد العالي في أسوان |
| Country | Egypt |
| Location | Aswan |
| Coordinates | 23°58′14″N32°52′40″E |
| Purpose | Multi-purpose |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | January 9, 1960 |
| Opening date | July 21, 1970 |
| Construction cost | Around $1 billion |
| Owner(s) | Egypt |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Embankment Dam |
| Impounds | Nile River |
| Height (thalweg) | 111 m (364 ft) |
| Length | 3,830 m (12,570 ft) |
| Width (base) | 980 m (3,220 ft) |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Lake Nasser |
| Total capacity | 132 km3 |
| Surface area | 5,250 km2 (2,030 sq mi) |
| Power Station | |
| Turbines | 12 Francis-type turbines |
| Installed capacity | 2.100 MW |
| Annual generation | 10.000 GW·h |
The Aswan High Dam is a dam on the river Nile. It was built from 1960 to 1971, and created Lake Nasser. The dam is located in the Aswan governorate in the south of Egypt. The dam improved agricultural activity in the region, provided a lot of electrical power to the country and protected the surrounding cities and farms from dangerous floods. It also caused the moving of hundreds of thousands of nomads and inhabitants of the region because of the creation of the water reservoir. For the same reason the Abu Simbel temple complex needed to be removed along with many other temples and monuments in southern Egypt and northern Sudan.
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