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The Nile is hydrologically the best explored river in the world and this development arose out of necessity. An enormous amount of data exists in the volumes of ‘The Nile Basin’ and many other publications. Hurst (1952) has given a concise description of the Nile system, its hydrology, geography and agriculture, based on life-long service in Egypt.
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Rzóska, J. (1976). Nile Waters — Hydrology Past and Present. In: Rzóska, J. (eds) The Nile, Biology of an Ancient River. Monographiae Biologicae, vol 29. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-1563-9_19
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