Definition: Flowing for 5584 km (3470 miles), the Nile River is the longest river in the world. The delta of the Nile River empties into the Mediterranean Sea. The beginning of the Nile is south of Egypt in Lake Victoria.
In ancient Egypt, the flooding of the Nile was predictable enough for the Egyptians to plan their yearly crops around it. They learned partial control of the flood waters of the Nile by means of irrigation.
