Major Dams on the Nile River

Notable dams on the Nile include:

• Aswan High Dam (Egypt): Completed 1970, 111 m tall; hydroelectric power, flood control, irrigation.
• Roseires Dam (Sudan): Completed 1966, 98 m; hydroelectric and irrigation.
• Merowe Dam (Sudan): Completed 2009, 69 m; hydroelectric and irrigation.
• Owen Falls Dam (Uganda): Completed 1954, 105 m; hydroelectric.
• Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) (Ethiopia): Under construction on the Blue Nile; set to be Africa's largest dam; primarily for hydroelectric power; source of regional tension.

The Nile Basin Initiative promotes cooperative management among riparian countries.