The Nile in 1904

by Sir William Willcocks

Table XLVIII (continued).—Canal discharges between Assiout and Cairo.

DISCHARGES OF THE CANALS IN UPPER EGYPT IN 1892.

Name of Canal.	AUGUST				SEPTEMBER
	15	20	25	31	5	10	15	20	25	30
Beni-Husain	13	16	20	30	35	40	..	..	..	..
Abu-Bakra	53	38	60	80	85	93	..	..	..	..
Sultani	18	10	20	37	38	40	..	..	..	..
Nina	9	5	10	20	20	20	..	..	..	..
Bahabshin	12	8	14	27	28	33	..	..	..	..
Magnuna	15	15	22	40	45	45	..	..	..	..
Kusheha	70	70	70	70	70	70	..	..	..	..
Zawia	11	7	16	27	28	33	..	..	..	..
Girza	40	38	70	95	100	100	..	..	..	..
Zumr	13	12	14	19	20	19	..	..	..	..
Minor Canals	2	2	4	4	4	4	..	..	..	..
Total left bank	260	220	320	450	480	500	..	..	..	..
Aly Bey	14	13	28	33	20	18	..	..	..	..
Khassâb	19	14	25	35	40	46	..	..	..	..
Minor Canals	7	6	12	12	14	14	..	..	..	..
Total right bank	40	30	70	80	80	80	..	..	..	..
Total both banks	300	250	390	530	560	580	..	..	..	..
Canal discharges between Assuân and Cairo.
Left bank	1510	1540	2110	2430	2540	2750	..	..	..	..
Right bank	340	400	670	760	810	880	..	..	..	..
Total	1850	1940	2780	3190	3390	3630	..	..	..	..
Assuân gauge	6.7	7.4	8.3	8.3	8.6	8.8	8.7	..	..	..
Assiout gauge	6.1	5.9	6.8	7.2	7.4	7.7	8.1	..	..	..
Cairo gauge	5.8	5.5	5.8	6.7	7.0	7.2	7.7	..	..	..

Table XLIX.—Canal discharges between Assuan and Assiut.

DISCHARGES OF THE CANALS IN UPPER EGYPT IN 1893.

Name of Canal.	AUGUST				SEPTEMBER						OCTOBER
	15	20	25	31	5	10	15	20	25	30	5	10	15	25
Ramadi	50	56	58	56	55	60	64	61	64	61	..	..	..	..
Um-Ads	10	12	12	12	13	14	15	15	15	15	..	..	..	..
Asfun	28	33	34	33	31	33	35	33	34	33	..	..	..	..
Fadilia	17	24	26	26	22	24	29	24	22	20	..	..	..	..
Toukh	19	24	26	27	21	24	24	22	27	26	..	..	..	..
Rannan	20	26	29	28	25	25	30	27	30	28	..	..	..	..
Dumrania	33	39	44	43	39	41	46	43	46	44	..	..	..	..
Rashwania	45	52	60	55	50	53	68	60	65	60	..	..	..	..
Kasra	70	72	82	79	72	76	87	82	87	82	..	..	..	..
Zarzuria	38	44	47	46	45	47	52	46	52	46	..	..	..	..
Gergawia	55	55	59	58	56	56	62	57	62	57	..	..	..	..
Sohagia	390	380	400	390	350	360	420	390	430	410	..	..	..	..
Tahta	45	46	47	46	44	45	51	44	52	47	..	..	..	..
Shatura	20	23	26	25	22	17	28	25	29	28	..	..	..	..
Ibrahimia	520	520	560	560	540	540	600	580	600	600	..	..	..	..
Waladia	10	11	12	12	11	11	11	12	12	12	..	..	..	..
Minor Canals	10	15	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	..	..	..	..
Total left bank	1380	1430	1550	1510	1420	1440	1640	1540	1650	1590	..	..	..	..
Kilibia	11	13	15	14	14	15	17	16	16	16	..	..	..	..
Maala	11	12	13	12	13	14	16	16	16	16	..	..	..	..
Bayadia	36	44	48	46	40	45	52	44	42	30	..	..	..	..
Shanhuria	56	64	69	63	62	64	70	50	40	30	..	..	..	..
Shekhia	6	7	9	8	6	6	4	5	6	6	..	..	..	..
Gilasi	24	32	34	32	29	30	35	31	34	33	..	..	..	..
Samatha	17	24	27	25	22	24	28	25	27	26	..	..	..	..
Tarif	12	14	16	15	14	15	17	16	17	16	..	..	..	..
Hawis	24	27	29	29	27	27	29	27	25	16	..	..	..	..
Ahaiwia	15	16	16	16	12	12	10	7	4	4	..	..	..	..
Isawia	30	37	40	37	37	39	40	40	43	40	..	..	..	..
Khazindaria	60	62	67	66	60	60	66	65	55	50	..	..	..	..
Maanah	20	30	32	32	29	32	33	34	24	24	..	..	..	..
Sant	6	6	9	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	..	..	..	..
Minor Canals	4	7	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	..	..	..	..
Total right bank	340	400	430	410	390	400	430	390	370	320	..	..	..	..
Total both banks	1720	1830	1980	1920	1810	1840	2070	1930	2020	1910	..	..	..	..

Table XLIX (continued).—Canal discharges between Assiout and Cairo.

DISCHARGES OF THE CANALS IN UPPER EGYPT IN 1893.

Name of Canal.	AUGUST				SEPTEMBER						OCTOBER
	15	20	25	31	5	10	15	20	25	30	5	10	15	20	25
Beni Husain	17	18	19	20	14	12	16	17	17	17	..	..	..	..	..
Abu-Bakra	63	50	63	64	60	58	68	65	64	64	..	..	..	..	..
Sultani	17	16	17	17	16	15	17	17	17	17	..	..	..	..	..
Nina	9	8	9	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	..	..	..	..	..
Bahabshin	11	9	11	12	12	10	12	11	13	14	..	..	..	..	..
Magnuna	21	20	20	20	24	23	28	29	30	30	..	..	..	..	..
Kushâska	70	70	50	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	..	..	..	..	..
Zawia	11	8	13	12	13	12	13	15	16	17	..	..	..	..	..
Girza	50	45	50	55	60	60	50	50	40	30	..	..	..	..	..
Zumr	10	10	10	10	6	6	7	12	14	15	..	..	..	..	..
Minor Canals	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	..	..	..	..	..
Total left bank	280	260	260	250	220	210	220	220	220	220	..	..	..	..	..
Ali bey	16	20	27	28	15	12	15	17	20	20	..	..	..	..	..
Khassab	20	20	20	22	19	15	19	15	15	18	..	..	..	..	..
Minor Canals	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	..	..	..	..	..
Total right bank	40	50	50	60	40	30	40	40	40	50	..	..	..	..	..
Total both banks	320	310	310	310	260	240	260	260	260	270	..	..	..	..	..
Canal discharges between Assuan and Cairo.
Left bank	1660	1690	1810	1760	1640	1650	1960	1760	1870	1810	..	..	..	..	..
Right bank	380	450	480	470	430	430	470	430	410	370	..	..	..	..	..
Total	2040	2140	2290	2230	2070	2080	2330	2190	2280	2180	..	..	..	..	..
Assuân gauge	7.0	7.3	7.4	7.3	7.2	7.5	7.6	7.4	7.1	7.3	7.1	7.3	6.9	6.3	6.0
Assiout gauge	6.2	6.2	6.4	6.3	6.2	6.3	6.5	6.5	6.6	6.6	6.4	6.5	6.7	6.7	..
Cairo gauge	5.8	5.6	5.9	6.0	6.0	5.8	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.3	6.2	6.1	6.4	6.5	2.7

Table L.—Calculated Cairo gauges corresponding to Assuân gauges if basin irrigation were to be changed into perennial irrigation.