Nile is the longest river on Earth!
It is 4,157 miles (6,690 km) long.
The Nile and its tributaries flow though nine countries. The White Nile flows though Uganda, Sudan, and Egypt. The Blue Nile starts in Ethiopia. Zaire, Kenya, Tanzanian, Rwanda, and Burundi all have tributaries, which flow into the Nile or into lake Victoria Nyanes.
The Nile gets its name from the Greek word "Nelios", meaning River Valley.
Unlike most other rivers, The Nile River flows north as opposed to flowing south.
The Aswan Dam (completed in 1902 and raised twice since then) was the first dam built on the Nile to store part of the autumn flood for later use, it has a storage capacity of 5 billion cubic meters and is now supplemented by the Aswan High Dam (completed 1971), 5 mi (8 km) upstream, with a storage capacity of 48 billion cubic meters, sufficient (with existing dams) to hold back the entire flood for later use.
It is 4,157 miles (6,690 km) long.
The Nile and its tributaries flow though nine countries. The White Nile flows though Uganda, Sudan, and Egypt. The Blue Nile starts in Ethiopia. Zaire, Kenya, Tanzanian, Rwanda, and Burundi all have tributaries, which flow into the Nile or into lake Victoria Nyanes.
The Nile gets its name from the Greek word "Nelios", meaning River Valley.
Unlike most other rivers, The Nile River flows north as opposed to flowing south.
The Aswan Dam (completed in 1902 and raised twice since then) was the first dam built on the Nile to store part of the autumn flood for later use, it has a storage capacity of 5 billion cubic meters and is now supplemented by the Aswan High Dam (completed 1971), 5 mi (8 km) upstream, with a storage capacity of 48 billion cubic meters, sufficient (with existing dams) to hold back the entire flood for later use.
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