The lake was created in the 1960s when the world famous High Dam was built Together with the old Aswan Dam (built by the British between 1898 and 1902) it provides irrigation and electricity for the whole of Egypt.
It is a large-mouthed game fish that grows up to 6 ft (1.8) long and 400 ibs (180kg) it is a predator and feeds on other
fishes .the Nile perch is the largest freshwater fish