Aswan Low Dam, Egypt
Aswan Low Dam, or Old Aswan Dam, designed by Sir William Willcocks and built 1899-1902 and expanded 1907, 1912, 1929 and 1933, on the first cataract of the river Nile, in Egypt. The buttress dam was built to conserve floodwaters to use for irrigation, and supports 2 hydroelectric power plants. Picture by Manuel Cohen
Picture No
14149381
Media ID
46193592
Size
8268px x 5788px
(14.1MB)
Credit
Photographer
Source
Manuel Cohen
Date
2024
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