The Gatún River is a river of Panama. It is one of the feeders of the summit section (Gatun Lake). List of rivers of Panama "Drought hits Panama Canal...
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Gatun Lake (Spanish: Lago Gatún) is a freshwater artificial lake to the south of Colón, Panama. At approximately 26 m (85 ft) above sea level, it forms...
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and his men bivouacked close to Gatún after sacking and burning down the old Panama City. In the mid-19th century, Gatún was described as a sleepy village...
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Panama Canal locks (redirect from Gatún lock)
pair at Pedro Miguel lift ships from the Pacific up to Gatun Lake; then a triple flight at Gatun lowers them to the Atlantic side. All three sets of locks...
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The Gatun Dam is an earthen dam across the Chagres River in Panama, near the town of Gatun. The dam, constructed between 1907 and 1913, is a crucial element...
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deepened existing channels Raised the maximum operating water level of Gatun Lake Then-Panamanian President Martín Torrijos formally proposed the project...
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Panama Canal (section Gatun Lake)
lift ships up to Gatun Lake, an artificial fresh water lake 26 meters (85 ft) above sea level, created by damming up the Chagres River and Lake Alajuela...
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resulting reservoirs—Gatun Lake and Lake Alajuela—form an integral part of the canal and its water system. Although the river's natural course runs northwest...
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Bridge (2019) Gatún Locks 3 chambers, +26 m (85 ft) Agua Clara Locks (2016) 3 chambers, 3 water saving basins each Gatún Dam, Chagres River, hydroelectric...
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River Lagarto Chagres River Gatún River Cascajal River (associated to Portobelo) Nombre de Dios River Mandinga Cangandi River 200km information gap to...
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