The Nile in 1904 - Sir William Willcocks

Lith. Sur. Dep. Cairo.

CROSS SECTIONS of the NILE VALLEY IN EGYPT

The following table gives the highest and lowest floods at Cairo in intervals of 25 years from A.D. 639 to A.D. 1904.

The gauges are in pics and kirats and are referred to mean low water or R. L. 12·25 metres above mean sea.

Years A. D.			HIGHEST MAXIMUM				LOWEST MAXIMUM				N^o of years recorded.		Remarks.
Years A. D.			Pics.	Kirats.	Metres R. L.	Metres referred to zero at R. L. 12·25	Pics.	Kirats.	Metres R. L.	Metres referred to zero at R. L. 12·25	N^o of years recorded.		Remarks.
639	-	650	19	..	18·16	5·91	14	21	16·74	4·49	11	years	Max. year	199
651	-	675	19	23	18·42	6·17	15	12	17·07	4·82	25	„
676	-	700	18	17	18·08	5·83	13	6	15·87	3·62	25	„
701	-	725	18	22	18·14	5·89	13	18	16·13	3·88	25	„
726	-	750	18	13	18·04	5·79	14	¹⁄₂	16·28	4·03	25	„
751	-	775	18	10	18·00	5·75	14	19	16·70	4·45	25	„
776	-	800	18	4	17·93	5·68	14	1	16·29	4·04	25	„
801	-	825	17	18	17·82	5·57	14	2	16·31	4·06	25	„
826	-	850	17	12	17·76	5·51	13	5	15·85	3·60	25	„
851	-	875	18	8	17·98	5·73	15	15	17·15	4·90	25	„
876	-	900	17	22	17·86	5·61	14	22	16·76	4·51	25	„
901	-	925	18	1	17·90	5·65	13	4	15·83	3·58	25	„
926	-	950	19	..	18·16	5·91	14	17	16·65	4·40	25	„
951	-	975	18	5	17·94	5·69	14	19	16·60	4·45	24	„
976	-	1000	26	23	21·65	9·40	15	2	16·85	4·60	25	„
1001	-	1025	19	8	18·25	6·00	14	9	16·47	4·22	25	„	Min. year	1070
1026	-	1050	18	6	17·95	5·70	15	9	17·01	4·76	25	„
1051	-	1075	17	18	17·71	5·46	12	3	15·30	3·05	25	„
1076	-	1100	18	16	18·07	5·82	13	17	16·11	3·86	24	„	Min. year	1199
1101	-	1125	19	1	18·17	5·92	16	12	17·48	5·23	25	„
1126	-	1150	18	18	18·09	5·84	16	9	17·45	5·20	24	„
1151	-	1175	18	18	18·09	5·84	15	1	16·83	4·58	25	„
1176	-	1200	18	14	18·05	5·80	12	21	15·68	3·43	25	„
1201	-	1225	18	8	17·98	5·73	15	7	16·96	4·71	25	„	Max. year	1359
1226	-	1250	18	8	17·98	5·73	14	..	16·27	4·02	25	„
1251	-	1275	18	17	18·08	5·83	16	12	17·48	5·28	23	„
1276	-	1300	19	7	18·24	5·99	15	18	17·22	4·97	25	„
1301	-	1325	18	19	18·10	5·85	16	2	17·37	5·12	25	„
1326	-	1350	18	21	18·13	5·88	16	5	17·40	5·15	25	„
1351	-	1375	24	..	20·05	7·80	16	18	17·55	5·30	24	„
1376	-	1400	20	3	18·46	6·21	16	13	17·50	5·25	25	„	Max. year	1587
1401	-	1425	20	12	18·56	6·31	16	13	17·50	5·25	24	„
1426	-	1450	20	21	18·67	6·42	15	7	16·96	4·71	23	„
1451	-	1475	18	8	17·98	5·73	..	..	..	..	1	„
1476	-	1500	20	21	18·67	6·42	19	17	18·55	6·30	2	„
1501	-	1525	20	16	18·61	6·36	16	..	17·35	5·10	19	„
1526	-	1550	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
1551	-	1575	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
1576	-	1600	26	..	21·13	8·88	18	8	17·98	5·73	11	years
1601	-	1625	24	5	20·16	7·91	17	23	17·88	5·63	19	„	„	1602
1626	-	1650	19	..	18·16	5·91	15	..	16·81	4·56	3	„	Max. year	1669
1651	-	1675	22	..	18·97	6·72	..	..	..	..	1	„	Max. year	1669
1676	-	1700	24	..	20·05	7·80	22	..	18·97	6·72	3	„	„	1697
1701	-	1725	23	4	19·60	7·35	16	..	17·35	5·10	18	„	Max. year	1738
1726	-	1750	24	12	20·32	8·07	20	14	18·58	6·33	24	„	Max. year	1738
1751	-	1775	24	12	20·32	8·07	18	17	18·08	5·83	25	„	„	1756
1776	-	1800	24	..	20·05	7·80	12	12	15·49	3·24	25	„	„	1779
1801	-	1825	22	..	18·97	6·72	[5]8	..	13·14	0·89	3	„	Min. year	1809
1826	-	1850	24	9	20·26	8·01	18	23	18·15	5·90	25	„	Max. year	1850
1851	-	1875	26	12	21·40	9·15	19	13	18·30	6·05	25	„	„	1874
1876	-	1900	26	6	21·27	9·02	17	3	17·65	5·40	25	„	„	1878
1901	-	1904	..	..	19·18	6·93	..	..	18·02	5·97	4	„	Min. year	1877

[5] There is an error here in the records.