The Nile in 1904

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Author

Willcocks, William, Sir, 1852-1932

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Produced by Chris Curnow, Harry Lamé and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

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English

LoC Class

GB: Geography, Anthropology, Recreation: Physical geography

Subject

Geology -- Egypt

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Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 57379

Release Date

June 23, 2018

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Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.THE NILE IN 1904
2. 2.PREFACE
3. 3.THE NILE IN 1904. — SUBJECT MATTER.
4. 4.LIST OF PLATES.
5. 5.CHAPTER I. The Nile. — 1. Introduction. — 2. Nomenclature. — 3. Description of the course of the Nile. — 4. The Slopes and velocities of the Nile in its different reaches. — 5. Catchment basins of the Nile and its tributaries. — 6. The climate of the Nile valley. — 7. The Geology of the Nile Valley. — 8. The discharges of the Nile and its tributaries.
6. 6.CHAPTER II. The tributaries of the Nile. — 9. Lake Victoria Nyanza. — 10. The Victoria Nile. — 11. The Semliki River. — 12. Lake Albert Nyanza. — 13. The Albert Nile. — 14. The Gazelle River. — 15. The Bahr Zeraf. — 16. The Sobat River. — 17. The Sudd region. — 18. The White Nile. — 19. The Blue Nile. — 20. The Atbara. — 21. The Nile from Khartoum to Assuân. — 22. The Nile from Assuân to the Barrage. — 23. The Rosetta and Damietta Branches.
7. 7.CHAPTER III. The utilisation of the Nile. — 24. The Nile in flood. — 25. The Nile in low supply. — 26. Nile water. — 27. The soil of the Nile valley. — 28. Basin irrigation. — 29. Perennial Irrigation. — 30. Flood protection in Egypt.
8. 8.CHAPTER IV. Projects. — 31. Projects. — 32. The raising of the Assuân dam. — 33. The Wady Rayan Reservoir Project. — 34. Lake Albert reservoir project and project for training the Albert Nile and the Zeraf River. — 35. Flood protection for Egypt. — 36. Complete project for water storage and flood protection for Egypt. — 37. Sir William Garstin’s programme for water storage and flood control. — 38. Project for converting the basin irrigated lands of Upper Egypt into perennially irrigated lands. — 39. Development of the Sudan.
9. 9.CHAPTER V. The Oases and the Geology of the Nile valley, by Mr. H. J. L. Beadnell, F. G. S., F. R. G. S. — 40. The Oases. — 41. Dakhla oasis. — 42. Kharga oasis. — 43. Baharia oasis — 44. Farafra oasis — 45. The Geology of Egypt — 46. Igneous rocks. — 47. Sedimentary rocks. — 48. Upper Cretaceous. — 49. Eocene. — 50. Oligocene and Miocene. — 51. Pliocene, Pleistocene and Recent. — 52. Economic products.
10. 10.APPENDICES — Appendix A. — Table I. — Areas of Catchment Basins of the Nile. — Appendix B. — Table II. — Slope of the Nile in flood from the Ripon Falls to the Sea. — Appendix C. — Table III. — Velocity of the Nile in its different reaches. — Table IV. — Time water travels along the Nile. — Appendix D. DISTANCE FROM THE SEA TO CAIRO, CAIRO TO ASSUAN, ASSUAN TO KHARTUM, KHARTUM TO GONDOKORO AND GONDOKORO TO THE RIPON FALLS, AND BACK. — Tables V and VI. — Distances in kilometres from the Barrage to the sea down the Damietta and Rosetta branches, and vice-versa, measured on the steamer track or Deep Channel in kilometres. — Table VII. — Distances in kilometres from Barrage to Assuan and back in kilometres measured on the steamer track or Deep Channel.—Upper-Egypt. — Table VIII. — Distances in kilometres from Assuân to Khartoum and back. — Table IX. — Distances in kilometres from Khartoum to Gondokoro and back. — Table X. — Distances in kilometres from Gondokoro to Ripon Falls and back. — Table XI. — Distances from Khartoum to Rosaires and back along the Blue Nile. — Appendix E — Table XII. — Details of observed discharges from Sir W. Garstin’s report on the Basin of the Upper Nile. — Appendix F. — Table XIII. — Observed discharges of the Victoria Nile referred to the Jinja gauge on Lake Victoria. — Table XIV. — Observed discharges of the Albert Nile at Wadelai referred to the Wadelai gauge. — Table XV. — Observed discharges of the Albert Nile referred to the Mongalla gauge. — Table XVI. — Observed discharges of the Bahr El Gazelle referred to the Tewfikia gauge on the White Nile. — Table XVII. — Observed discharges of the Bahr El Zeraf referred to the Tewfikia gauge on the White Nile. — Table XVIII. — Observed discharges of the Albert Nile above the Sobat junction referred to the Tewfikia gauge. — Table XIX. — Observed discharges of the Sobat River referred to the Dulaib Hilla gauge. — Table XX. — Observed discharges of the White Nile just below the Sobat junction referred to the Tewfikia gauge. — Table XXI. — Observed discharges of the White Nile at Duem referred to the Duem and Khartoum gauges. — Table XXII. — Observed discharges of the Blue Nile at Khartoum referred to the Wad-Medani and Khartoum gauges. — Table XXIII. — Observed discharges of the Atbara referred to the Khasm El Girba gauge. — Appendix G. TABLES GIVING MEAN MONTHLY DISCHARGES OF THE NILE AND ITS TRIBUTARIES DURING 1902, 1903 AND 1904. — TABLE XXIV. — Mean discharges of the Nile tributaries in cubic metres per second at the various gauge stations in 1902, 1903, 1904. — Appendix H — Table XXV. — Minimum and Maximum Discharges of the Nile and its tributaries in 1902 and 1903. — Appendix I. — Table XXVI. — Table of mean monthly Discharges at Khartoum, Assuân and Cairo, for the maximum, minimum and mean years. — Appendix J. DISCHARGE TABLES OF THE DIFFERENT GAUGES OF THE NILE AND ITS TRIBUTAIRIES. — Table XXVII. — Discharges table of the Victoria Nile at the Ripon Falls. — Table XXVIII. — Discharge table of the Albert Nile at Wadelaï. — Table XXIX. — Discharge Table of the Albert Nile at the Gondokoro gauge. — Table XXX. — Discharge table of the Albert Nile at the Mongalla gauge, 32 kilometres north of Gondokoro. — Table XXXI. — Discharge table of the Sobat river at Dulaib Hilla. — Table XXXII. — Discharge Table of the White Nile at Tewfikieh downstream of Sobat junction referred to Tewfikia Gauge. — Table XXXIII. — Discharge Table of the White Nile at Duem in Winter and Summer when the Blue Nile is low. — Table XXXIV. — Discharge table of the Blue Nile at Wad Medani. — Table XXXV. — Discharge Table of the Blue Nile at the Khartoum Gauge. — Table XXXVI. — Discharge Table of the Atbara river referred to the Khasm el Girba Gauge. — Table XXXVII. — Discharge table for the Assuân, Assiut and Cairo Gauges. — Table XXXVIII. — Table XXXIX. — Discharge of the Rosetta Branch of the Nile referred to the Delta Barrage north of Cairo. — Table XL. — Discharge of the Damietta Branch of the Nile referred to the Delta Barrage north of Cairo. — Appendix K. TABLES GIVING DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT THE NILE BETWEEN ASSUÂN AND CAIRO. — Table XLI. — Date of Heights of Minimum gauges in summer and Maximum gauges in flood at Assuan. — Table XLII. — Table giving areas of cross sections of the Nile, from Assuân to Cairo. — Table XLIII. — Table of the cubic contents of the trough of the Nile from Assuân to Cairo in millions of cubic metres. — Table XLIV. — Widths of water surface from Assuân to Cairo. — Table XLV. — Slope of water surface in the Nile. Assuân to Cairo. — Table XLVI. — Mean low water level of the Nile—Assuân to Cairo. — Table XLVII. — Discharge table of the Upper Egypt canals. — Table XLVIII. — Canal discharges between Assuan and Assiut. — Table XLVIII (continued).— Canal discharges between Assiout and Cairo. — Table XLIX. — Canal discharges between Assuan and Assiut. — Table XLIX (continued).— Canal discharges between Assiout and Cairo. — Table L. — Calculated Cairo gauges corresponding to Assuân gauges if basin irrigation were to be changed into perennial irrigation. — Table LI. — Calculated Cairo gauges corresponding to Assuân gauges if basin irrigation were to be changed into perennial irrigation. — Table LII. — Calculated Cairo gauges corresponding to Assuân gauges if basin irrigation were to be changed into perennial irrigation. — Appendix L Gauges of the Nile and its tributaries — Table LIII. — Lake Victoria gauges at Jinja near the Ripon Falls. — Table LIV. — Wadelai gauges. — Table LV. — Gondokoro gauges. — Table LVI. — Mongalla gauges. — Table LVII. — Sobat River gauges at Nasser. — Table LVIII. — Sobat River gauges at Dulaib Hilla. — Table LIX. — White Nile gauges at Tewfikieh. — Table LX. — Duem gauges. — Table LXI. — Wad Medani gauges. — Table LXII. — Khartoum gauges. — Table LXIII. — River Atbara gauges at Khasm el Girba. — Table LXIV. — Berber gauges. — Table LXV. — Mean gauges of 30 years at Assuân. — Table LXV. (continued).— Assuân Gauges. — Table LXVI. — Assuân Reservoir gauges. — Table LXVII. — Cairo gauges . ( Roda island ). — Table LXVII. (continued).— Cairo gauges ( Roda island ). — Table LXVIII. — Gauges downstream of the Rosetta Weir. — Table LXIX. — Gauges downstream of the Damietta Weir. — Appendix M. — Table LXX. — Assuân gauge. Pics referred to metres with Zero at R. L. 85·00 metres. — Table LXXI. — Cairo gauge. Pics referred to metres with Zero at R. L. 12·25 metres. — Appendix N. — Table LXXII. — Table for Converting Cubic Metres per Day into Cubic Metres per Second. — Table LXXIII. — Table for converting Cubic Metres per Second into Cubic Metres per Day. — Appendix P. — Table LXXIV. — Bombay rainfall compared with the Assuân gauges. — Appendix Q. — Table LXXV. — Station Addis Ababa. ( Meteorological data ). — Table LXXVI. — Station Wad Medani (Meteorological data). — Table LXXVII. — Station Khartoum (Meteorological data). — Table LXXVIII. — Station Berber. ( Meteorological data ). — Table LXXIX. — Station Assuân ( Meteorological data ). — Table LXXX. — Station Cairo ( Meteorological data ). — Table LXXXI. — Station Alexandria.
11. 11.INDEX
12. 12.Transcriber’s Notes

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