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MASTER PLAN FOR SAFETY OF MAJOR HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES IN EGYPT* KHALED M. TOUBAR DEPUTY HEAD OF THE RESERVOIRS AND GRAND BARRAGES SECTOR, MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES AND IRRIGATION, k.toubar@mwri.gov.eg EGYPT Pelayo BAZTAN SENIOR HYDRAULIC ENGINEER, HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING, GAS NATURAL FENOSA INGENIERÍA Y DESARROLLO DE GENERACIÓN, pbaztan@globalpower-generation.com SPAIN Abeer M. SALAMH CIVIL ENGINEER, RESERVOIRS AND GRAND BARRAGES SECTOR, MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES AND IRRIGATION, abeer@mwri.gov.eg EGYPT 1. INTRODUCTION The Nile River represents the main source of fresh water in Egypt providing more than 90% Egypt's water resources. To control, regulate and manage Nile water, Egypt has about 1270 different hydraulic control structures on the Nile and the waterways within a network of 33,000 km, to manage water and match between Supply and Demand. These hydraulic structures vary from large dams to small regulators. Their main functions are to provide water for agriculture, domestic potable water, agriculture, industry, navigation and hydropower generation. Downstream of Aswan high dam and Aswan old dam, seven main large diversion dams/Grand Regulators (known in Egypt as Barrages) are built on the Nile River and its two branches. These Barrages are considered as the most important and sensitive hydraulic structures in Egypt. Their height varies between * PLAN DIRECTEUR POUR LA SECURITE DES STRUCTURES HYDRAULIQUES MAJEURES EN EGYPTE 1266