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Effect of flood water on the salt content of Aswan High Dam Reservoir

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The cyclic annual flood reaching Aswan High Dam Reservoir, results in a gradual increase in water level. However, the impacts of this incoming water mass are not merely the increase in water level, but also change the physical and chemical characteristics of the reservoir. The flood water coming from the south is rich in suspended matter, which gradually sediment to the bottom. The highest values of total dissolved solids and electrical conductance can be measured just in front of the edge of the flood.

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Elewa, A.S. Effect of flood water on the salt content of Aswan High Dam Reservoir. Hydrobiologia 128, 249–254 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00006821

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