Ismailia Canal was constructed in 1862 by two agreements
between the Egyptian Government and the Suez Canal Company
for creating a navigable waterway between the Nile and
the Suez Canal. Today it is only used for irrigation and to provide
drinking water for towns along its course. The canal inlet
originated from the Nile at Cairo and runs directly to the east
to Ismailia City (Fig. 1). Ismailia Canal is 128 km long, its
depth is about 1–3 m and its width is about 30–70 m. At Ismailia
City, the canal bifurcates into two branches: one to the
north to Port Said City (90 km, length) and the second to
the south to Suez City (80 km, length).