Lake Nasser
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Lake Nasser is a vast artificial reservoir in southern Egypt and northern Sudan, created by the construction of the Aswan High Dam and known for its role in water storage, hydroelectric power, and flood control along the Nile.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lake Nubia | 1 |
| Lake Nubia in Sudan | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artificial lake
ⓘ
body of water ⓘ reservoir ⓘ |
| area | approximately 5,250 square kilometers ⓘ |
| averageDepth | approximately 25 meters ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
Egypt
ⓘ
Sudan ⓘ |
| borderCrosses | Egypt–Sudan border ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1970 ⓘ |
| country |
Egypt
ⓘ
Sudan ⓘ |
| createdBy | flooding of Nile Valley ⓘ |
| fishSpecies |
Nile perch
ⓘ
catfish ⓘ tilapia ⓘ |
| formedBy | Aswan High Dam ⓘ |
| hasDam | Aswan High Dam ⓘ |
| hasShorelineCountry |
Egypt
ⓘ
Sudan ⓘ |
| inception | 1960s ⓘ |
| knownAs |
Lake Nasser
ⓘ
surface form:
Lake Nubia in Sudan
|
| length | approximately 500 kilometers ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
northern Sudan
ⓘ
Upper Egypt ⓘ
surface form:
southern Egypt
|
| locatedInContinent | Africa ⓘ |
| locatedInDesert | Sahara Desert ⓘ |
| locatedInGovernorate | Aswan Governorate ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Nile ⓘ |
| manages | seasonal Nile floods ⓘ |
| maximumDepth | approximately 180 meters ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Gamal Abdel Nasser ⓘ |
| near |
Abu Simbel temples
ⓘ
Aswan ⓘ |
| partlyLocatedIn | Nubia ⓘ |
| purpose |
flood control
ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ irrigation support ⓘ water storage ⓘ |
| regulatesFlowOf |
Nile
ⓘ
surface form:
Nile River
|
| sectionNameInSudan |
Lake Nasser
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Lake Nubia
|
| startOfConstruction | 1960 ⓘ |
| submerged |
Nubian villages
ⓘ
archaeological sites ⓘ |
| supportsActivity |
fishing
ⓘ
tourism ⓘ |
| typeOfDamReservoir | impoundment reservoir ⓘ |
| waterSource |
Nile
ⓘ
surface form:
Nile River
|
| waterVolume | approximately 132 cubic kilometers ⓘ |
Referenced by (20)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Lake Nubia in Sudan
this entity surface form:
Lake Nubia