Rivers provide many benefits to people such as water for farming, industry, and drinking, fertile soil for growing crops, recreation, tourism, transport, and hydroelectric power from dams. However, rivers can also negatively impact people through floods that result in loss of lives, property, soil fertility, land, and decreased fish supply. The River Nile specifically benefits Egypt through providing fertile land for farming, food, transport, drinking water, and hydroelectric power from the Aswan Dam.
