The water table at Hawara is rising. The 1970 completion of the Aswan High Dam stopped the Nile's annual flooding, raising groundwater levels. The Nile's salinity has increased, and the saline water may be contributing to stone erosion. The site may be slowly at risk.
Rising water table threatens underground site
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Key facts
- Water table at Hawara (Humeima) is only 0.5-5 meters above ground level
- Rising levels caused by the 1960s Aswan High Dam construction
- Water is saline and caustic, eroding stone structures
- Polish geological study identified water coming from southwest, north, and east
- Shallow groundwater seeping through sedimentary layers is causing damage
Sources
The Aswan High Dam - Everything Everywhereeverything-everywhere.com
The reason for this had to do with the flooding of the Nile. When it did flood, it would deposit nutrient-rich soil along the Nile's floodplain. This is what ...
The Nile River and Aswan Dam | EARTH 111 - EMS Online Coursescourses.ems.psu.edu
Because once-regular floods no longer flush salts, sewage, fertilizers, and waste from the delta, surface waters are polluted and those living near the ...
[PDF] The Nile: Natural and Cultural Landscape in Egypt - OAPEN Librarylibrary.oapen.org
of the Aswan High Dam, i.e. before the annual floods disappeared. Landsat. TM ... This would have the effect of raising the water table in that lake.
Fifty years on, the Nile dam that changed the face of Egyptmontreal.citynews.ca
Despite the numerous benefits it brought, the Aswan High Dam also had negative side-effects. It increased the salt content of the soil used ...
Groundwater Rising as Environmental Problem, Causes and Solutionsscirp.org
This paper examines the rise in the level of the groundwater in the Quaternary aquifer at Aswan city, Upper Egypt.
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