Chagres
Americannoun
noun
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In 1935, the Madden Dam was created to prevent the flooding of the Chagres River, which flows into Gatun Lake – a major part of the canal.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2016
Anglo is considering an expansion at Chagres, MacKenzie said.
From BusinessWeek • Nov. 23, 2011
Anglo’s Sur unit owns the Los Bronces and El Soldado mines and the Chagres smelter in Chile.
From BusinessWeek • Nov. 23, 2011
When the dam was completed and the waters of the Chagres backed up, flooding the valley, the higher eminences of the foothills of the Cordilleran mountain chain rose out of the waters as islands.
From Time Magazine Archive
The more temperate controlled the younger and the more impetuous, and the band reached Chagres without any revolt.
From The Monarchs of the Main, Volume II (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers by Thornbury, Walter
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