Egypt contains many lakes currently and other lakes that have vanished.^[1]

Current lakes

Lake Nasser

A vast reservoir in southern Egypt and northern Sudan created by the damming of the Nile after the construction of the High Dam of Aswan.

Manzala Lake^[2]2">edit

Salt or brackish water lake. In northeastern Egypt on the Nile Delta near Port Said, Damietta, Dakahlyia and Sharqyia governorates.

Maryut Lakeedit

A salt lake in northern Egypt, between Alexandria and Al-Buhira (Beheira actually is named after it) Governorates.

Lake Bardawiledit

Salt water Lake in North Sinai Governorate. It is said that it is named after King Baldwin I of Jerusalem of the First Crusade and that he was buried there.

Lake Moeris or Qaroun Lakeedit

Brackish water Lake. South River Nile Delta in Fayoum Governorate.

Wadi Elrayan Lakesedit

Brackish water Lake. In Fayoum Governorate

Edko Lakeedit

Salt water lake in Al Bouhaira Governorate

Toshka Lakesedit

River water Lake. In South Western Part of Egypt.

Great Bitter Lake or al-Buhayrat al-Murrahedit

A salt water lake between the north and south part of the Suez Canal, includes Greater Bitter Lake and Lesser Bitter Lakes and el-Temmsah Lake (The crocodile lake). In Ismailia Governorate.

Borolus Lake or Paralos lakeedit

Salt water Lake in North shore of River Nile Delta, Western corner in Kafr el-Sheikh Governorate.

Wadi El Natrun Lakesedit

Salt alkaline water lakes (Contain Natron Salt) in Wadi Natron area near el-Qattara Depression in Matruh Governorate.

Salt lakes of Siwa^[3]edit

In Matrouh Governorate, Siwa Oasis in Western Desert.

Referencesedit

External linksedit

• Parmenter, B. M. (January 1991). The northern lakes of Egypt: Encounters with a wetland environment (Thesis). OSTI 5474411.
• Historic Photos of Egyptian Lakes from The New York Public Library Digital Library.