Aswan Dam Egypt - High technology approach

• River Nile's tributaries start in Ethiopia - there is a wet/dry season.
• R. Nile is effected by this and either floods or dries up.
• People want a constant water supply for irrigation.
• The Aswan Dam was completed in 1970.
• It created a lake called lake Nasser and it is 560km long.

ADVANTAGES

• HEP Produced which allows the country to become more developed
• HEP station now provides half of the power in Egypt
• Irrigation for farmers - crops can be watered all year round
• More crops mean more food for the people of Egypt
• River doesn't get flooded anymore

DISADVANTAGES

• Billharzia is now caused by snakes living in the lake
• The delta increases in size by 20 - 30 metres each year
• Because of this the land is less fertile
• Could harm fish in the sea