How did the Little Ice Age affect the flow of the Nile River?

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Line graph showing estimated temperature variations from 1000 to 2000 CE for the Northern Hemisphere and central England, with three lines representing different data sources. The chart highlights the medieval warm period around 1100-1300 and the Little Ice Age from about 1500 to 1850, followed by a sharp temperature rise in the late 20th century. Temperature is shown as deviations from the 1961-1990 average. — Little Ice Age Estimates of temperature variations for the Northern Hemisphere and central England from 1000 to 2000 ce.

During the Little Ice Age, a climate interval spanning roughly the 14th to the mid-19th century, equatorial regions experienced a period of marked desiccation. This shift in climate led to a decrease in the level of the great African lakes, which in turn caused a reduction in the flow of the Nile River and increased alluviation.1