Gatun Lake

noun

1. an artificial lake in the Canal Zone, forming part of the Panama Canal: created by the Gatun dam. 164 sq. mi. (425 sq. km).

Gatún Lake

/ ɡaˈtun /

noun

1. a 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)

Example Sentences

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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Gates six and seven are now closed, and the water allowed to fill the third lock until we are up to the level of Gatun Lake.

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There are three pairs of these locks and they lift the vessel to Gatun Lake, which is eighty-five feet above sea level.

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The water fills the lock through openings in the floor, and the water itself comes from Gatun Lake.

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The waters of Gatun Lake were rushing to regain the freedom denied them by the building of the locks.

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