General Information
Project Type
| Structure: |
Gravity dam |
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| Function / usage: |
Flood-control dam |
| Material: |
Masonry dam |
Location
| Location: |
Egypt |
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| Impounded: |
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| Coordinates: | 29° 47' 43" N 31° 25' 55" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| height | ca. 14 m | |
| retained water volume | > 500 000 m³ | |
| crest length | ca. 110 m | |
| crest thickness | 56 m | |
| base thickness | 98 m |
Materials
| dam structure |
stone
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Chronology
| 2600 B.C. — 2500 B.C. | The dam was built during the 4th dynasty with a probable construction time of 10 to 12 years, but an unusually strong flood caused the erosion of the dam before it was completed. The flood wave destroyed much of the downstream valley. A reconstruction seems not to have taken place. |
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Participants
Currently there is no information available about persons or companies having participated in this project.
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (1984): L'eau dans l'antiquité. L'hydraulique avant notre ère. Edition Eyrolles, Paris (France), pp. 136-137.
- (1999): Kanäle, Brücken und Zisternen. Berichte aus den antiken Kulturen Ägyptens, Mesopotamiens, Südwestarabiens, Persiens und Chinas. In: Bautechnik, v. 76 ( 1999), pp. 1-88.
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20010843 - Published on:
03/12/2003 - Last updated on:
28/05/2021
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