Data Summary: Aswan High Dam Reservoir
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| Site Name |
AFR-19 |
Photo : A. Kurata |
| Lake Name |
Aswan High Dam Reservoir |
| State |
Aswan, Egypt; and Northern, Sudan |
| Country |
Egypt and Sudan |
| Latitude |
22:1N |
| Longitude |
31:4E |
| Altitude [m] |
183 |
| Surface area [m2] |
6,000,000,000 |
Volume [m3] |
162,000,000,000 |
| Maximum depth [m] |
110 |
Mean depth [m] |
70 |
| Water level control |
Regulated |
Normal range of annual water level fluctuation [m] |
25 |
| Length of shoreline [m] |
9,000,000 |
Residence time [yr] |
- |
| Catchment area [m2] |
2,849,000,000,000 |
Hours of bright Sunshine [hr yr-1] |
3,866.6 |
| Solar radiation [MJ m-2 day-1] |
- |
Freezing period |
None |
| Mixing type |
Monomictic |
Annual fish catch [t yr-1] |
18,000 |
| Total N loading [t yr-1] |
- |
Total P loading [t yr-1] |
- |
| Population |
- |
Population density of catchment area [person km-2] |
- |
WATER USAGE
| Domestic water usage [m3 sec-1] |
- |
Irigation water usage [m3 sec-1] |
- |
| Industrial water usage [m3 sec-1] |
- |
Power generation usage [m3 sec-1] |
- |
LAND USE
| Natural landscape [%] |
- |
Agricultural land [%] |
- |
Others [%] |
- |
| Siltation |
Serious |
Toxic Contamination |
- |
| Eutrophication |
- |
Acidification |
None |
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