The Delta Barrage of Lower Egypt
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For some time after their arrival Colonel Western and Mr. Reid thought the task of restoring the existing Barrage so unpromising that they were inclined to favour an entirely new work, and estimates were framed accordingly. But after some hesitation and the examination of alternative j)roposa]s, it was finally decided not to abandon the old Barrage, if it were foiuid possible to repair it. To settle this ]3oint, it was considered necessary to get down to the floor and find out its actual condit...ion ; -\^hicli was not so eas}' to do under tlie 4|- metres (loj feet) of water which covered it. Still this was successfuUy ac- complished in I81SG by the simple plan of forming earth banks above, below and across the Barrage to enclose tweut}' arches at the west end of the Eosetta Barrage, and pumping the ^vater out of the enclosed space. ^Yithin this sjjace the bed of the Nile and the Barrage floor were laid dry without excessi-s'e pumping, although they were about 5 metres (16 or 17 feet) below the surface of the water outside the banks not fifty yards off (^see Fig.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
For some time after their arrival Colonel Western and Mr. Reid thought the task of restoring the existing Barrage so unpromising that they were inclined to favour an entirely new work, and estimates were framed accordingly. But after some hesitation and the examination of alternative j)roposa]s, it was finally decided not to abandon the old Barrage, if it were foiuid possible to repair it. To settle this ]3oint, it was considered necessary to get down to the floor and find out its actual condit...ion ; -\^hicli was not so eas}' to do under tlie 4|- metres (loj feet) of water which covered it. Still this was successfuUy ac- complished in I81SG by the simple plan of forming earth banks above, below and across the Barrage to enclose tweut}' arches at the west end of the Eosetta Barrage, and pumping the ^vater out of the enclosed space. ^Yithin this sjjace the bed of the Nile and the Barrage floor were laid dry without excessi-s'e pumping, although they were about 5 metres (16 or 17 feet) below the surface of the water outside the banks not fifty yards off (^see Fig.
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