Present
Past
- 700,000 Gallons per second flow North
- Egyptians were the first to make dams to use some of the gallons of water for their towns
- The River is 200 kilometers south to north
- The River is about 400 kilometers east to west
- The Delta is the home of 63%of people who live in Egypt
- The ancient Egyptians called the rich black soil of the Nile "Gift of the Nile
Nile River Before and After
Present
- Today the Aswan Dam keeps the Nile from flooding modern cities
- Today boats travel up and down the Nile for trade and travel
Past
- More then 5,000 years ago Egyptian people lived along the Nile
- They built cities of stone along the river
- They also built tombs along the Nile
Past
- The Nile River is over 4,000 miles long
- It is also the words longest river
- The Nile river has patterns of flooding
- So Egyptians used to measure twice a day to make predictions of water activity