Chagres

[ chah-gres ]

noun

1. a river in Panama, flowing through Gatun Lake into the Caribbean Sea.

Chagres

/ ˈtʃaɣres /

noun

1. a river in Panama, flowing southwest through Gatún Lake, then northwest to the Caribbean Sea

Example Sentences

It was impossible with such rowers to make much speed against the strong current of the Chagres River.

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The lake is entirely fresh water supplied by the Chagres River.

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The regulation of the water level in Gatun Lake is no small task, for the Chagres is one of the world's moodiest streams.

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It is across this valley that the Gatun Dam is thrown in opposition to the seaward journey of the Chagres waters.

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In controlling the Chagres, the engineers again took what on any private work would have been regarded as absurd precaution.

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