Water Management In Ancient Egypt

The first successful efforts to control the flow of water were made in Mesopotamia, Egypt and Levant. These lands were home to the earliest civilizations that thrived because of the water management practices they used. The Nile River played an important role in the lives of Egyptians, they practiced a form of water management called basin irrigation, a productive use of the natural rise and fall of the river. Egyptian farmers did not experience the problems that plagued other irrigation societies.

In Mesopotamia irrigation and flood control were necessary. There water management included irrigation, canal-building, water storage and drainage.
Unlike Egypt they were unable to keep the land fertile. With the amount of growth that occurred