Lake Gatun-LovePanamaRealEstate.com
- 16 years ago
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Key to the Canal across the Isthmus of Panama is Lake Gatun, formed by the Chagres River. At this lake a gigantic dam was built between two mountains, 8,400 feet long and a half a mile long at the base. As a result of this man-made mountain, the waters of the Chagres were pushed back and impounded in the valley of its 1,320-mile watershed, until they formed the largest artificial lake in existence-approximately the size of Lake Geneva in Switzerland. With an area of 164 square miles and a capacity of 183,000,000,000 cubic feet, Gatun Lake rests 85 feet above the Atlantic Ocean. We are presently touring this phenonimal lake and ejoying tremendous views of the forests that surround it and its wildlife. If you would like to learn more about this, please subscribe to our channel and also, please rate our video. We thank you!
Key to the Canal across the Isthmus of Panama is Lake Gatun, formed by the Chagres River. At this lake a gigantic dam was built between two mountains, 8,400 feet long and a half a mile long at the base. As a result of this man-made mountain, the waters of the Chagres were pushed back and impounded in the valley of its 1,320-mile watershed, until they formed the largest artificial lake in existence-approximately the size of Lake Geneva in Switzerland. With an area of 164 square miles and a capacity of 183,000,000,000 cubic feet, Gatun Lake rests 85 feet above the Atlantic Ocean. We are presently touring this phenonimal lake and ejoying tremendous views of the forests that surround it and its wildlife. If you would like to learn more about this, please subscribe to our channel and also, please rate our video. We thank you!