The Nile in 1904

by Sir William Willcocks

Appendix B.

Table II.—Slope of the Nile in flood from the Ripon Falls to the Sea.

River.	From	To	Distance in kilomètres.	Fall in metres.	Slope.
Victoria Nile	Ripon Falls	Kakoji	64	57	1⁄1200
„	Kakoji	Fowera	237	12	1⁄20000
„	Fowera	Murchison Falls	68	377	1⁄180
„	Murchison Falls	Lake Albert	30	3	1⁄10000
Albert Nile	Lake Albert	Dufile	218	8	1⁄25000
„	Dufile	Fort Berkeley	155	223	1⁄700
„	Fort Berkeley	Bôr	206	18	1⁄12000
„	Bôr	Gaba Shamba	196	10	1⁄20000
„	Gaba Shamba	Lake Nô	380	16	1⁄25000
„	Lake Nô	Sobat	134	2	1⁄75000
White Nile	Sobat	300 kilom. South of Khartum	538	11	1⁄50000
„	300 kilom. South of Khartum	Khartum	300	3	1⁄100000
The Nile.	Khartum	Shabluka	86	5	1⁄17000
		6th Cataract	18	6	1⁄3000
„	6th Cataract	5th Cataract	285	17	1⁄17000
		„	160	55	1⁄3000
„	5th Cataract	4th Cataract	97	9	1⁄11000
		„	110	49	1⁄2250
„	4th Cataract	3rd Cataract	313	26	1⁄12000
		„	80	11	1⁄7250
„	3rd Cataract	2nd Cataract	110	17	1⁄6500
		„	200	66	1⁄3000
„	Wadi Haifa	1st Cataract	345	28	1⁄12500
		„	5	6	1⁄800
„	Assuân	Barrage	964	75·4	1⁄13000
„	Barrage	Mediterranean Sea	236	18·6	1⁄12500
			5535	1129	1⁄5000

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