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MANAGEMENT
OF THE NILE DRAINAGE BASIN
The
Nile measures 6,825 km from its source in Lake Victoria in Uganda
and Tanzania to its mouth at the Mediterranean Sea. At 2.6 million
km2, the drainage basin covers
one tenth of Africa. Despite its vast size, the flow of the Nile
through its drainage
basin is small, uneven and complicated. Variations in the river's
flow are determined by the seasonal pattern of its three main tributaries,
the White Nile, the Blue Nile and the Atbara. People manage the
Nile for different purposes, but this could lead to conflict between
Nile countries in the future.
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on the red hotspots on the map
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Burundi
DR Congo
Egypt
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Kenya
Rwanda
Sudan
Tanzania
Uganda
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