Engineers divert the Nile during the construction of locks at the Esna Barrage, roughly 170 kilometers downstream from the Aswan High Dam. The barrage, one of seven downstream from Aswan, was built to control the river’s flow and stabilize water levels upstream.

Esna Barrage Nile River Norbert Schiller Aswan High Dam Egypt hydroelectric hydropower

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