Aswan Dam is located on the river Nile in Egypt. It was built and completed in the year 1970. The construction cost of the dam was one billion dollars, in total. Its reservoir capacity is 5.97 trillion cubic feet. The primary purpose of this dam is to control floods, create hydroelectric power and be a source of irrigation (Guertin). It is built upon Lake Nasser and is made up mostly of rock and clay. Planned by a team of British engineers and built by a team of Soviet Engineers, Aswan Dam is one of its kind. Aswan Dam is Continue reading...
