The High Dam is a vital national project that has enabled Egypt to regulate the waters of the Nile, protect against floods and droughts, provide water for agriculture, generate electricity, support agricultural and industrial development, and increase fish stocks in the dam's lake.
The annual storage in Aswan Reservoir and Gabl Aulia Reservoir was insufficient to cope with the significant fluctuations in the Nile's flow. Therefore, Egypt opted to construct a massive dam for continuous storage.
Project implementation phases:
·  Studies for the project began in 1952. It was carried out in two phases.
·  The first phase was implemented in 1960.
·  The Nile waters were diverted to the diversion canal in 1964 and water storage began in the lake.
·  The power station began producing energy in 1967.
·  The project was completed in July 1970.
·  On January 15, 1971, the official inauguration celebration of the High Dam took place.
General Description:
·  A rock-fill dam with a crest length of 3,830 meters
·  The dam’s height is 111 meters above the Nile riverbed level
·  its crest width is 40 meters.
·  The power station 6 tunnels to deliver water to the turbines.
·  The power station generates electrical energy reaching up to 10 billion kilowatt-hours annually.
·  A huge artificial lake, Lake Nasser, was formed in front of it, extending for about 500 km.