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Gatun Lake
Gatun Lakenounan artificial lake in the Canal Zone, forming part of the Panama Canal: created by the Gatun dam. 164 sq. mi. (425 sq. km).
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Gatún Lake
Gatún Lakenouna lake in Panama, part of the Panama Canal: formed in 1912 on the completion of the Gatún Dam across the Chagres River. Area: 424 sq km (164 sq miles)
Gatun Lake
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Gatun Lake, which forms a key stretch of the canal system and provides fresh water for its locks, saw little rain this year, as El Niño triggered a withering drought.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 4, 2023
And Megan Geuss at Ars Technica discovered that a ship from World War II became a floating nuclear power station in Gatun Lake in Panama until 1976.
From The Verge • May 2, 2018
They can arrange private helicopter rides or sailings around Gatun Lake.
From Time • Oct. 13, 2017
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
There are three pairs of these locks and they lift the vessel to Gatun Lake, which is eighty-five feet above sea level.
From Birdseye Views of Far Lands by Nichols, James T. (James Thomas)
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