Assiut Barrage

The Assiut Barrage
Assiut Barrage Completed in 1903
CountryEgypt
LocationAsyut
Construction began1898
Opening date1903
Construction cost£870,000
Built byJohn Aird & Co.
Dam and spillways
Type of damBarrage
ImpoundsNile River
Height (thalweg)48 feet (15 m)
Spillways111
Reservoir
Maximum water depth33.5 feet (10.2 m)

The Assiut Barrage is a dam on the Nile River in the city of Assiut in Upper Egypt (250 miles to the south of Cairo). It was completed in 1903.