• Key Information

  • Nile River

  • Type
    River
  • Discharge Volume
    Up to 55,900 cubic feet a second
  • Length
    4,130 miles
  • Depth
    26 to 36 ft
  • Source
    White Nile, Blie Nile (Lake Tana)
  • Learning Point
  • The Nile River, is the world's longest river, and one of the most famous ones. It is not very wide or very deep, but it is very important to the economy and food production for much of eastern Africa.
  • Project
  • Draw a picture of the Nile in bible times, with the Egyptians in their boats.
  • Location
  • Located in
    East Africa
  • Fun Facts
  • There are two sources to the Nile, one being the Blue Nile in Ethiopia, the other being the White Nile which effectively begins around Lake Victoria.
  • The Red Nile is another major source of water for the Nile, also called the Atbarah River, but it is often dried up if there is no rain in Ethopia.
  • The Nile is mentioned in the Bible.