- Major Pumping Station
1- The project starts with a giant major pumping station to be setup on the left bank of lake Naser 8 km north of Toshka depression
2- The station consists of 21 pumps, three of them are standby units
3- The station has been designed to have a maximum static lifting of about 5
2.5 meters to guarantee its operation when The water level in lake Naser reaches its lowest level of storage , namely 147.5 meters.
4- The designed discharge of the pumping station was estimated to be about 300 m3/sec(25 million m3/day) subject to rise to 37 million m3/day if necessary.
5- The station would be fed with electricity through a transmission station ,linked to the electric power line from Aswan .
El Sheikh Zayed Canal
The main canal has the following criteria:
Canal Length 50 Kilometers
Bed Width 30 meters
Water Depth 6 meters
Side Slope 2 : 1
Free Board 1 meter
Berm Width 8 meters
Bank Width 20 meters
The cross section of the main canal was designed to be lined to prevent water leakage completely.
The main canal has been designed to feed several branches as follows:
1- The first branch canal with a length of 37 km and serving an area of 120,000 feddans.
2- The second branch canal with a length of 35 km and serving an area of 120,000 feddans.
3- The third branch canal with a length of 22 km and serving an area of 100,000 feddans.
4- The fourth branch canal with a length of 60 km and serving an area of 200,000 feddans.
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