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Volume of water in the Aswan Dam (Egypt)

Volume of water in the Aswan Dam (Egypt) (169 km^3)

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Volume of water in the Aswan Dam (Egypt) (169 km^3)

  • is 1/50 of Volume of water in Lake Michigan-Huron (8,440 km^3)...more
  • is about as big as Volume of water in the Bratsk Dam (Russia) (169 km^3)...more

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