1892
Aswan Reservoir Studies
Willcocks develops plans for Nile storage and irrigation regulation at Aswan.
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Aswan Dam in Great Britain. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Willcocks develops plans for Nile storage and irrigation regulation at Aswan.
Aird's firm begins constructing the dam, locks and associated works across the Nile.
Willcocks prepares the principal irrigation design for the first Aswan Dam.
Baker provides senior engineering leadership for construction of the masonry dam.
Willcocks sees the original Aswan Dam completed as a major irrigation reservoir.
Baker's engineering work culminates in completion of the original masonry structure.
The Duke of Connaught formally opens the completed Aswan reservoir works.
Garstin supports plans to increase the storage capacity of the original dam.
MacDonald oversees completion of the first major raising of the Aswan Low Dam.
MacDonald's engineering organisation completes a second enlargement of the reservoir dam.
Eden's government joins the preliminary Western offer to support the High Dam.
Britain withdraws its proposed High Dam contribution after the American decision.
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