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Lake Nassar is largest man-made lake of the worlds, It is an Artificial lake in Egypt and Sudan,

The lake Nassar is the result of the impounding from the Aswan High Dam starting in 1970, It was created in the 1960s when the world famous High Dam was built.

Lake Nasser is over 300 miles (565 km) long and, in places, can reach a depth of 600 feet, containing around 170,000 km³ of water.

The lake Nassar is named after Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser who died the year the dam was finished.

Napoleon to Nasser: The Story of Modern Egypt - gamal abdel nasser

Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser

The Arabic name is buhayra nasir

Tourist Boats Take Passengers to the Temple of Philae, Lake Nasser, Egypt, Aswan Photographic Poster Print by Cindy Miller Hopkins, 9x12 - lake nasser dam

Tourist Boats Take Passengers to the Temple of Philae, Lake Nasser, Aswan, Egypt Photographic Poster Print by Cindy Miller Hopkins, 36x48 -lake nasser dam

The purpose of the lake is all centered around Egyptian interests, Its water is used for fishing, hydroelectricity production, and irrigation.

With Lake Nasser the water level of the Nile beneath Aswan is now regulated all the year through, while there were seasonal floods before. Due to this, 3,300 km² of new land have come under irrigation.

Kertassi Temple, Kalabsha Island, Lake Nasser, Aswan, Egypt, North Africa, Africa Photographic Poster Print by G Richardson, 9x12- lake nasser dam

Gerfusin Temple, Kalabsha Island, Lake Nasser, Aswan, Egypt, North Africa, Africa Photographic Poster Print by G Richardson, 12x16-lake nasser dam

Dusk Descends on Abu Simbel with Lake Nasser in the Background Photographic Poster Print by O. Louis Mazzatenta, 18x24 - lake nasser dam

Seboua Temple, Lake Nasser, Nubia, Egypt, North Africa, Africa Photographic Poster Print by G Richardson, 24x32 - lake nasser dam

Part of the area Lake Nasser covers today was once the site of the temples of Abu Simbel, built by Ramses II around 1200 B.C.

The shoreline varies between desert landscapes, to being hilly and rugged, or flat and sandy with clean freshwater beaches.

Factors affecting seasonal patterns in epilimnion zooplankton community in one of the largest man-made lakes in Africa (Lake Nasser, Egypt) [An article from: Limnologica] - lake nasser dam

Nubian Jewelry Vendor and Boat on the Banks of Lake Nasser, Aswan, Egypt Photographic Poster Print by Cindy Miller Hopkins, 36x48 - lake nasser dam

There is an impressive variety of birds, mammals, and reptiles, with more than 100 species of birds having been recorded. Wild duck, Egyptian geese, pelicans, herons, egrets and various species of hawks, kites, falcons and eagles will be among the birds seen.