The Nile in 1904

by Sir William Willcocks

Zero is R. L. 85·00 metres or mean low water level.

Table XLII.—Table giving areas of cross sections of the Nile, from Assuân to Cairo.

Locality.	Length in kilo- metres.	MEAN AREA IN SQUARE METRES
		Below zero.	Below 6 metres.	Below 7 metres.	Below 8 metres.	Below 8.5 metres.	Below 9 metres.
Assuân to Ramâdi	81	1024	4930	5808	6754	7337	7993
Ramâdi to Esna	76	674	4554	5461	6398	6966	7695
Esna to Kena	115	852	4476	5336	6221	6726	7363
Kena to Sohâg	158	973	4718	5600	6535	7121	7873
Sohâg to Assiout	98	1037	5220	6305	7705	8683	9749
Assiout to Minia	138	899	5149	6205	7783	8845	9937
Minia to Beni-Suêf	117	915	5035	6007	7315	8196	9140
Beni-Suêf to Koshesha	34	665	5040	6080	7532	8379	9247
Koshesha to Cairo	81	1031	5364	6388	7813	8648	9495
Cairo to the Barrage	24	1402	5414	6628	8346	9258	10184
Assuân to Assiout	528	920	4760	5680	6690	7310	8080
Assiout to Koshesha	289	870	5080	6100	7550	8510	9520
Koshesha to Cairo	81	1030	5360	6380	7810	8640	9490
Assuân to Cairo	898	910	4930	5890	7080	7830	8690

Table XLIII.—Table of the cubic contents of the trough of the Nile from Assuân to Cairo in millions of cubic metres.

Locality.	Length in kilo- metres.	CONTENTS IN MILLIONS OF CUBIC METRES						CONTENTS IN MILLIONS OF CUBIC METRES
		Below zero.	From zero to 6.0	From 6.0 to 7.0	7.0 to 8.0	8.0 to 8.5	8.5 to 9.0	Below zero.	Below 6.0	Below 7.0	Below 8.0	Below 8.5	Below 9.0
Assuân to Ramadi	81	83	316	711	77	47	53	83	399	470	547	594	647
Ramadi to Esna	76	51	295	69	71	43	56	51	346	415	486	529	585
Esna to Kena	115	98	417	99	102	58	73	98	514	614	715	773	847
Kena to Sohag	128	154	592	139	148	83	119	154	745	885	1032	1125	1244
Sohag to Assiout	98	102	410	106	137	96	104	102	512	618	755	851	955
Assiout to Minieh	138	124	586	146	218	147	151	124	710	856	1074	1220	1371
Minieh to Beni Suêf	117	107	482	114	153	103	110	107	589	703	856	859	1069
Beni Suêf to Kushesha	34	23	149	35	49	29	29	23	171	207	256	285	314
Kushesha to Cairo	81	84	351	83	115	68	69	84	434	517	633	700	769
Cairo to the Barrage	28	34	96	29	41	22	22	34	130	159	200	222	244
Assuân to Assiout	528	487	2030	484	534	327	405	487	2517	3001	3535	3862	4267
Assiout to Kushesha	289	254	1217	295	420	278	291	254	1471	1766	2186	2464	2755
Kushesha to Cairo	81	84	351	83	115	68	69	84	435	518	633	701	770
Assuân to Cairo	898	825	3598	862	1069	673	765	825	4423	5285	6354	7027	7792

Table XLIV.—Widths of water surface from Assuân to Cairo.

From.	To.	Mean width of water surface
		0	6·0	7·0	8·0	8·5	9·0
Assuân	Ramadi	400	840	880	1030	1270	1400
Ramadi	Esna	340	850	890	1030	1260	1620
Esna	Kena	350	820	850	940	1120	1400
Kena	Sohag	380	870	890	1000	1300	1560
Sohag	Assiout	400	1000	1170	1720	2080	2170
Assiout	Minieh	390	970	1180	1890	2060	2080
Minieh	Beni Suêf	490	960	1300	1550	1800	1840
Beni Suêf	Kushesha	500	1000	1390	1690	1720	1730
Kushesha	Cairo	450	960	1100	1570	1700	1700
Cairo	Barrage	440	940	1460	1840	1860	1890
Assuân	Assiout	370	880	940	1140	1410	1630
Assiout	Kushesha	460	980	1290	1710	1860	1880
Kushesha	Cairo	450	960	1100	1570	1700	1700
Assuân	Cairo	430	940	1110	1470	1660	1740
Area of water surface in millions of square metres.
Assuân	Assiout	200	470	500	600	740	860
Assiout	Cairo	130	280	370	490	540	540
Assuân	Cairo	400	840	1000	1320	1490	1560

Table XLV.—Slope of water surface in the Nile. Assuân to Cairo.

From.	To.	Distance in kilo- metres down the centre line of the flood.	Distance in kilo- metres down the summer channel.	Slope in flood.	Slope in summer.
Assuân	Silsila	70	72	1⁄11500	1⁄12600
Silsila	Kasr-es-Saad	250	258	1⁄14800	1⁄14800
Kasr-es-Saad	Khazindaria	150	159	1⁄12300	1⁄13400
Khazindaria	Assiout	60	63	1⁄11800	1⁄14500
Assiout	Beni Mazâr	180	196	1⁄11000	1⁄11800
Beni Mazâr	Ashmant	90	94	1⁄11000	1⁄11400
Ashmant	Cairo	100	106	1⁄11600	1⁄12300
Cairo	Barrage	23	25	1⁄10800	1⁄20000
Assuân	Cairo	900	948	1⁄12200	1⁄13000

Table XLVI.—Mean low water level of the Nile—Assuân to Cairo.