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.
Silih sinunggil skema antuk nyelamatang candi kadasarin ring ide William MacQuitty antuk ngawangun bendungan yeh tawar sane jernih ring sawatara candi, antuk yeh ring dalemne kajaga ring kategehan sane pateh teken Sungai Nil.