Aswan Heich Dam
The Aswan Heich Dam as seen frae space
Location o the Aswan Dam in Egyp
Offeecial name	Aswan Heich Dam
Location	Aswan, Egyp
Coordinates	23°58′14″N 32°52′40″E / 23.97056°N 32.87778°E / 23.97056; 32.87778Coordinates: 23°58′14″N 32°52′40″E / 23.97056°N 32.87778°E / 23.97056; 32.87778
Construction begoud	1960
Appenin date	1970
Dam an spillweys
Teep o dam	Embankment
Impoonds	River Nile
Hicht	111 m (364 ft)
Lenth	3,830 m (12,570 ft)
Weenth (base)	980 m (3,220 ft)
Spillwey capacity	11,000 m3/s (390,000 cu ft/s)
Reservoir
Creauts	Loch Nasser
Tot capacity	132 km3 (107,000,000 acre⋅ft)
Surface aurie	5,250 km2 (2,030 sq mi)
Maximum lenth	550 km (340 mi)
Maximum weenth	35 km (22 mi)
Maximum watter deepth	180 m (590 ft)
Normal elevation	183 m (600 ft)
Power Station
Commission date	1967–1971
Turbines	12×175 MW (235,000 hp) Francis-teep
Instawed capacity	2,100 MW (2,800,000 hp)
Annual generation	10,042 GWh (2004)[1]

The Aswan Dam is an embankment dam biggit athort the Nile at Aswan, Egyp atween 1898 an 1902. Syne the 1960s, the name commonly refers tae the Aswan Heich Dam. Construction o the Heich Dam acame a key objective o the Egyptian Govrenment follaein the Egyptian Revolution o 1952, as the ability tae control fluids, provide watter for irrigation, an generate hydroelectricity war seen as pivotal tae Egypt's industrialisation. The Heich Dam wis constructit atween 1960 an 1970, an haes haed a signeeficant effect on the economy an cultur o Egyp.