Jebel Aulia Dam

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Jebel Aulia Dam is a large dam on the White Nile in Sudan, originally built by the British in the 1930s for water storage and flow regulation.

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Jebel Aulia Dam canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf dam
gravity dam
hydraulic engineering structure
affects downstream Nile flow to Egypt
architecturalStyle concrete gravity dam
builtDuring Anglo-Egyptian Sudan period NERFINISHED
builtUnder British engineering supervision
category Dams in Sudan
constructedBy British colonial authorities
constructionMaterial concrete
constructionStartDate 1933
continent Africa
country Sudan
designedFor regulation of Nile flows for Egypt
era interwar period
hasFunction seasonal flow regulation
water storage for dry season
hasNavigationLock yes
hasReservoir Jebel Aulia Reservoir NERFINISHED
hasSpillway yes
locatedIn Khartoum State NERFINISHED
locatedInBasin Nile Basin NERFINISHED
locatedNear Jebel Aulia NERFINISHED
locatedOn Nile River system NERFINISHED
locatedOnWaterway White Nile NERFINISHED
locatedSouthOf Khartoum NERFINISHED
namedAfter Jebel Aulia area NERFINISHED
nearbyCity Khartoum NERFINISHED
notableFor being one of the earliest large dams on the White Nile
openedForUseIn 1937
openingDate 1937
operator Government of Sudan NERFINISHED
originalOwner Egypt NERFINISHED
partOf Nile water management infrastructure
purpose flood control
flow regulation
irrigation support
water storage
region North Africa
reservoirCountry Sudan NERFINISHED
reservoirExtendsAlong White Nile NERFINISHED
reservoirName Jebel Aulia Reservoir NERFINISHED
riverCrossed White Nile NERFINISHED
transferDate 1977
transferredTo Sudan NERFINISHED
usedFor navigation improvement
support of downstream irrigation schemes

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Jabal Awliya locality includesArea Jebel Aulia Dam
Jabal Awliya locality hasInfrastructure Jebel Aulia Dam