General Information
Project Type
| Structure: |
Embankment dam |
|---|---|
| Function / usage: |
Hydroelectric dam / plant |
Location
| Location: |
Aswan, Egypt |
|---|---|
| Impounds: |
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| Replaces: |
Aswan Low Dam (1902)
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| Coordinates: | 23° 58' 16" N 32° 52' 38" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| height | 111 m | |
| crest length | 3 830 m | |
| crest thickness | 40 m | |
| base thickness | 980 m | |
| reservoir capacity | 169 000 000 000 m³ | |
| dam volume | 44 300 000 m³ |
Materials
| embankment |
clay
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Notes
Reservoir lake is called Lake Nasser.
Participants
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (1997): Ägypten und Sinai. Pharaonische Tempel und islamische Traditionen. Dumont Kunst-Reiseführer, Cologne (Germany), pp. 366-369.
- (1960): An Analytical Study of the Storage Losses in the Nile Basin, with Special Reference to Aswan Dam Reservoir and the High Dam Reservoir (Sadd-el-Aali). In: Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, v. 17, n. 2 (October 1960), pp. 181-200.
- (1996): The Aswan High Dam Revisited. Presented at: 15th IABSE Congress, Copenhagen, Denmark, 16-20 June 1996, pp. 3-14.
- Grand barrage d'Assouan (information). In: Travaux, n. 259 (May 1956), pp. 308.
- (2001): Horizons architecture / Architectural Horizons. 50 bâtiments et ouvrages d'art dans le monde. Editions Le Moniteur, Paris (France), pp. 256.
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data sheet - Structure-ID
20001068 - Published on:
05/10/2000 - Last updated on:
29/07/2014
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