One scheme to save the temples was based on an idea by William MacQuitty to build a clear freshwater dam around the temples, with the water inside kept at the same height as the Nile.
Addabara iyyan i aɣalas n ihanan win aɣabad ijja fal mirda wan William MacQuitty i ad idi baraj n aman win tesase edes n ihanan win aɣabad s ahan aman aɣlasnen ogdahnen id Nile tišijrit