The Nile in 1904

by Sir William Willcocks

Appendix C.

Table III.—Velocity of the Nile in its different reaches.

Name of River.	From	To	Dis- tance in kilo- metres.	VELOCITY IN METRES PER SEC.		VELOCITY IN KILO- METRES PER DAY.		TIME IN WHICH THE WATER TRAVELS IN DAYS.
				in flood.	in low supply.	in flood.	in low supply.	in flood.	in low supply.
Victoria Nile.	Ripon Falls	Kakoji	64	1·2	1·2	100	100	·7	·7
„	Kakoji	Lake Choga	47	·7	·6	60	50	·8	·9
	Lake Choga		80	..	..	..	..	..	..
„	Lake Choga	Fowera	110	·7	·6	60	50	1·8	2·2
„	Fowera	Murchison Falls	68	1·2	1·2	100	100	·7	·7
„	Murchison Falls	Lake Albert	30	·9	·7	80	60	·4	·5
	Lake Albert		10	..	..	..	..	..	..
Albert Nile.	Lake Albert	Dufile	218	·7	·6	60	50	3·6	4·4
„	Dufile	Fort Berkeley	155	·9	·7	80	60	1·9	2·6
„	Fort Berkeley	Bôr	206	1·2	·9	100	75	2·1	2·7
„	Bôr	Gaba Shamba	196	·9	·7	80	60	2·4	3·2
„	Gaba Shamba	Lake Nô	380	·6	·6	50	50	7·6	7·6
„	Lake Nô	Sobat	134	·35	·35	30	30	4·5	4·5
White Nile.	Sobat	300 kil. South of Khartum.	538	·6	·35	50	30	10·7	17·9
„	300 kil. South of Khartum.	Khartum	300	·35	·35	30	30	10·0	10·0
The Nile.	Khartum	Shabluka	86	1·6	·8	140	70	·6	1·2
„	6th Cataract		18	2·3	·8	200	100	·1	·2
„	6th Cataract—5th Cataract		285	1·6	·8	140	70	2·0	4·1
„	5th Cataract		160	2·3	1·2	200	100	·8	1·6
„	5th Cataract—4th Cataract		97	1·75	·85	150	75	·6	1·3
„	4th Cataract		110	2·3	1·2	200	100	·6	1·1
„	4th Cataract—3rd Cataract		313	1·75	·85	150	75	2·1	4·2
„	3rd Cataract		80	2·1	1·0	180	90	·4	·9
„	3rd Cataract—2nd Cataract		110	2·1	1·0	180	90	·6	1·2
„	2nd Cataract		200	2·3	1·2	200	100	1·0	2·0
„	Wady Haifa—1st Cataract		345	1·75	·85	150	75	2·3	4·6
„	1st Cataract		5	2·3	1·2	200	100	0·02	0·05
„	Assuân—Barrage		964	1·75	·85	150	75	6·4	13·0
Rosetta Branch.	Barrage—Mediterranean Sea		236	1·75	·85	150	75	1·6	2·2

Table IV.—Time water travels along the Nile.

From	To	Days		Distance in kilo- metres.
		in flood.	in low supply.
Lake Victoria	Lake Choga	2	2	111
Lake Choga		..	..	80
Lake Choga	Lake Albert	3	3	209
Lake Albert		..	..	9
Lake Albert	Gondokoro	6	7	403
Gondokoro	Sobat	16	18	885
Sobat	Khartum	21	28	838
Khartum	Assuan	11	22	1,804
Assuan	Cairo	6	12	945
Lake Albert	Cairo	60	87	4,875

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Appendix D.
DISTANCE FROM THE SEA TO CAIRO, CAIRO TO ASSUAN, ASSUAN TO KHARTUM, KHARTUM TO GONDOKORO AND GONDOKORO TO THE RIPON FALLS, AND BACK.

Tables V and VI.—Distances in kilometres from the Barrage to the sea down the Damietta and Rosetta branches, and vice-versa, measured on the steamer track or Deep Channel in kilometres.

Name of Place.	Distance from Barrage.	Distance from Sea.	Name of Place.	Distance from Barrage.	Distance from Sea.
Damietta Branch.			Rosetta Branch.
Birshams	23	213	Ashmun	23	213
Benha	51	185	Geres	31	205
Mitbera	62	174	Khatatbeh	45	191
Zifta	88	148	Gizaï	63	173
Samanûd	124	112	Tenoub	95	141
Mansurah	142	94	Kafr Zayat	119	117
Sherbin	168	68	Kuddabah	140	96
Ras el Khalig (Station)	182	54	Shibrakhit	154	82
Mit Abu Ghaleb	194	42	Dessouk	168	68
Faraskur	203	33	Fuah	181	55
Damietta	221	15	Atfé	184	52
Sea	236	0	Rosetta	221	15
			Sea	236	0

Table VII.—Distances in kilometres from Barrage to Assuan and back in kilometres measured on the steamer track or Deep Channel.—Upper-Egypt.

Name of Place.	Distance from Barrage.	Distance from Assuan.
Barrage	0	968
Kasr El Nil (Bridge)—Cairo	23	945
Rodah gauge	27	941
Badreshen	46	922
Aiyat	73	895
Wastah	108	860
Beni Suef	143	825
Maghagha	199	769
Minieh	268	700
Rodah	308	660
Derüt Escape	340	628
Manfalut	377	591
Asyut	420	548
Sohag	520	448
Girga	561	407
Baliyana	579	389
Dishna	665	303
Kena	685	283
Luxor	749	219
Armant	768	200
Esna	807	161
Edfou	859	109
Gebel Silsila	898	70
Kom Ombo	925	43
Assuan	968	0

Table VIII.—Distances in kilometres from Assuân to Khartoum and back.

Name of Place.	Distance from Assuan.	Distance from Khartoum.
Assuan (Shellal)	0	1804
Kalabsha	57	1747
Dekka	109	1695
Korosko	187	1617
Der	209	1595
Ibrim	229	1575
Toski	251	1553
Abu Simbel	283	1521
Wadi Haifa	345	1459
Kaibar	663	1141
Hannek	735	1069
Dongola	795	1009
Abu Hamed	1255	549
Berber	1460	344
Atbara	1484	320
Shendy	1621	183
Shabluka	1700	104
Khartoum	1804	0

Table IX.—Distances in kilometres from Khartoum to Gondokoro and back.

Name of Place.	Distance from Khartoum.	Distance from Gondokoro.
Khartoum	0	1723
Duem	201	1522
Abou Zeid	336	1387
Gebelain	384	1339
Kaka	639	1084
Kodok	747	976
Tewfikieh	830	893
Sobat	838	885
Mouth of Zeraf	886	837
Lake No	972	751
Hillet Nuer	1177	546
Sudd Block 15	1218	505
Gaba Shambe	1352	371
Bor	1548	175
Lado	1711	12
Gondokoro	1723	0

Table X.—Distances in kilometres from Gondokoro to Ripon Falls and back.

Name of Place.	Distance from Gondokoro.	Distance from Ripon Falls.
Gondokoro	0	803
Fort Berkeley	31	772
Dufile	186	617
Wadelai	331	472
Lake Albert	403	400
Murchison Falls	434	369
Fowera	501	302
Mruli	611	192
Lake Choga	691	112
Kakogi	739	64
Ripon Falls	803	0

Table XI.—Distances from Khartoum to Rosaires and back along the Blue Nile.

Name of Place.	Distance from Khartoum.	Distance from Rosaires.
Khartoum	0	615
Kamlin	98	517
Rufaa	151	464
Abu-Haraz	188	427
Rahad mouth	190	425
Wad-Medani	198	417
Dinder mouth	265	350
Sennaar	343	272
Karkoj	462	153
Rosaires	615	0

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