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	Gatun Lake - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Gatun Lake has an area of 425 km² (164 square miles) at its normal level of 26 m (85 ft) above sea level; it stores 5.2 billion cubic metres (183,000,000,000 ft³) of water, which is about as much as the Chagres River brings down in an average year.
		Gatun Lake forms a major component of the Panama Canal; the lake, including the flooded arm extending up the Chagres River, makes up 32.7 km (20.3 miles) of the raised part of the waterway, the other part being the 12.6 km (7.8 mile) Gaillard Cut.
		The lake is also important as a reservoir of water for the operation of the canal locks.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gatun_Lake (671 words)

	Gatun Lake - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		The lake is situated in the valley of the Chagres River, which is dammed by the Gatun Dam about 10 km (6 miles) from its mouth in the Caribbean Sea.
		Gatun Lake has an area of 425 km² (164 square miles) at its normal level of 26 m (85 ft) above sea level; it stores 5.2 billion cubic metres (183,000,000,000 ft³) of water, which is about as much as the Chagres River brings down in an average year.
		Gatun Lake forms a major component of the Panama Canal; the lake, including the flooded arm extending up the Chagres River, makes up 32.7 km (20.3 miles) of the raised part of the waterway, the other part being the 12.6 km (7.8 mile) Gaillard Cut.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Gatun_Lake (538 words)

	Encyclopedia: Gatun Lake (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Gatun Dam is an earth dam created in the early 20th century as a main element in the construction of the Panama Canal.
		Gatun Lake is a large body of fresh water, having an area of about 196 square miles, created by damming the Chagres River.
		Gatun Locks : The walls and floors of Gatun Locks (east side), when de-watered in 1935, had not accumulated much sediment or rubbish since the previous overhaul in 1932, though sufficient slush was present on the bottom that the collectors were well covered with mud splattered by stranded fish.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Gatun-Lake (1845 words)

	Panama Canal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Lake Gatún and the enhanced Chagres River (Río Chagres) are key components of the canal, carrying ships a significant part of the way across the isthmus.
		The lake was formed, and the river widened and deepened, by the construction of the Gatun Dam on the Chagres River.
		Gatun Lake, pictured here in 2000, is having difficulty supplying water for the canal's operation.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Panama_Canal (4271 words)

	Gatun Lake - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The lake is situated in the valley of the Chagres River.
		The lake has given its name to the Gatun structure, which is believed to be an impact crater.
		However, significant deforestation of the watershed has cleared away much of the vegetation, and reduced the area's water capacity.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gatun_Lake (671 words)

	Features of Construction
		The hydroelectric station uses water from Gatun Lake for driving three turbo-generators of 2,000-kilowatt capacity each, which supply electricity for the operation of the lock and spillway machinery, the terminal shops and adjacent facilities, and for the lighting of the locks and the canal villages and fortifications.
		Gatun Lake, impounded by Gatun Dam, has an area of 164 square miles when its surface is at the normal elevation of 85 feet above sea level, and is the largest artificially formed lake in the world.
		The lake is impounded by an earth dam 2,700 feet long, connecting with Miraflores Locks from the west, and by a concrete spillway dam to the east of the locks, 500 feet long, on which are mounted eight regulating gates similar to those on the Gatun Spillway.
	www.czbrats.com /Builders/consfeat.htm (1810 words)

	The Americans in Panama - Chapter 14
		Two valleys were formed at Gatun by a hill which rose in the center to an elevation of 110 feet, and the dam that was designed runs from the Gatun locks to this hill and from this hill to the mountains, a total distance of 7,500 feet, or a mile and a half.
		This lake is formed by two dams, the one to the west being 2,300 feet long, and 40 feet wide at the top, holding a maximum head of water of 40 feet.
		The Cocoli River is the principal feeder of this lake.
	www.serve.com /~CZBrats/AmPan/chap14.htm (3765 words)

	Panama Peacock Bass fishing charters Peacock Bass fishing guide
		Gatun Lake is a man made lake created in 1913 by damming the Charges River, establishing an integral part of the Panama Canal which forms a freshwater bridge between the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean, allowing ships to pass either way.
		In fact, Lake Gatun hosts the world famous Barro Colorado Island, which was established for scientific study when the lake was formed and is today operated by the Smithsonian Institution.
		Gatun Lake of the Panama Canal provides the perfect ambience for Panama fishing of Peacock Bass and is one of the greatest Peacock Bass fishing lakes worldwide.
	www.panamafishingandcatching.com /gatun.htm (4106 words)

	ESA - Observing the Earth - Earth from Space: The Panama Canal
		Lake Gatun (Lago Gatún) is an artificial lake situated in the Republic of Panama, created between 1904 and 1914 as part of the water system for the Panama Canal.
		Lake Gatun was created by constructing the Gatun Dam across the Chagres River to the east of this image.
		Note the bridge crossing the Lake on the east side of the image: it is the 1669-metre-long Bridge of the Americas.
	www.esa.int /esaEO/SEMDPE1DU8E_index_0.html (368 words)

	The Panama Canal as a Passageway for Fishes, with Lists and Remarks on the Fishes and Invertebrates Observed ...
		Observations and collections were made in Gatun Locks, on the Atlantic side, during the early months of 1935, and in Pedro Miguel and Miraflores Locks, on the Pacific side, during the early part of 1937, when the writer was present to witness the dewatering of one side of each lock.
		The Gatun Locks consist of three equal flights whereby a southbound ship is lifted approximately 85 feet, to the level of Gatun Lake, which lies beyond the locks.
		Gatun Locks: The walls and floors of Gatun Locks (east side), when de-watered in 1935, had not accumulated much sediment or rubbish since the previous overhaul in 1932, though sufficient slush was present on the bottom that the collectors were well covered with mud splattered by stranded fish.
	www.wku.edu /~smithch/biogeog/HILD1939.htm (4921 words)

	Fishing for Sargentos on Gatun Lake (article) by Donald K Winner on AuthorsDen
		Gatun Lake was formed when the Panama Canal was built, and at the time it was the largest manmade lake in the world.
		Gatun Lake was made by flooding thousands of hectares of what was jungle, and there are a lot of stumps, submerged trees, and things to get hung up on under water.
		The natural beauty of the lake cannot be overlooked as well, with virgin jungle growing right down to the water's edge, the cries of howler monkeys in the distance, and huge ocean-going vessels slowly making their way through the canal.
	www.authorsden.com /visit/viewarticle.asp?id=20441 (1919 words)

	Gatun Lake. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		), artificial lake, 163 sq mi (422 sq km), Colón Prov., Panama, formed by the impounding of the Chagres River.
		Gatún Dam (completed 1912), 11/2 mi (2.4 km) long and 115 ft (35 m) high, controls the level of the lake (c.85 ft/26 m above sea level), which is part of the canal route.
		Barro Colorado Island, high ground to which animals fled as the basin slowly filled, is a wildlife sanctuary.
	www.bartleby.com /65/ga/GatunLak.html (153 words)

	Panama & Canal Zone Place Names
		Cocoli: formerly a lake in the Canal Zone, used as one of the reservoirs for the Panama water supply, now a part of Miraflores Lake.
		Name very common in the Canal Zone, applied to river, American settlement at Gatun Locks, the locks, spillway, and dam, to one or two native villages, and to the settlement at New Gatun, near the American town; also to Gatun Lake.
		Across the bay is the American settlement established on account of the neighboring rock quarry, from which the rock was obtained for the concrete in Gatun Lockws, as well as for the armor of the west breakwater in Colon Harbor.
	www.angelfire.com /tx/CZAngelsSpace/PCZplaces.html (3031 words)

	Native Forest Council: News
		The canal depends on the lake and its water, and they in turn depend on the health of the surrounding watershed forest.
		Gatún Lake is fed chiefly by the Chagres River, which was dammed during the construction of the canal.
		Columbus and his men were the first Europeans to see the towering forests of the Chagres River basin, with their 1,500 species of trees, some of them growing more than 100 feet tall, and the howler monkeys and toucans and other creatures that inhabit them.
	www.forestcouncil.org /tims_picks/view.php?id=1071 (1748 words)

	math lessons - Gatun Lake (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Lago Gatún) is an artificial lake situated in the Republic of Panama, and part of the water system for the Panama Canal.
		The lake was created between 1904 and 1914 by building the Gatun Dam across the Chagres River.
		Gatun Lake is 26 metres above sea level.
	www.mathdaily.com /lessons/Lake_Gat%FAn (146 words)

	World Almanac for Kids
		The lake was formed as a result of the damming of the Chagres R. by the Gatún Dam, which adjoins the locks.
		All the lock chambers on the canal have a length of 305 m (1000 ft) and a width of 33.5 m (110 ft).
		The lock borders Miraflores Lake, which is 16.8 m (55 ft) above the level of the Pacific.
	www.worldalmanacforkids.com /explore/us_history/panama_canal.html (1275 words)

	Gatun Lake and Locks
		From the Canal Commission's official 1997 map, this is a representation of the Atlantic end of Gatun Lake and the Gatun Locks which lead into Limon Bay and, finally, the Atlantic.
		The ship now sails into Gatun Lake, an astoundingly large and beautiful artificial lake with islands which were once mountaintops.
		As we completed our transit of Gatun Lake, I returned to the top deck and was fortunate to get a spot at the very front of the ship with a clear view of what was to come.
	www.roydodger.com /panama5.html (462 words)

	GATUN LAKE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The oddities of Gatun Lake after its first rainy season were the subject of individual curiosity and comment as well as official attention as the future source of the Canal water supply.
		It was also explained, for the benefit of "strangers to the Canal work," that the trees in the area covered by the lake were left standing for the simple reason that the cost of cutting them would have amounted to about $2,000,000.
		Other oddities were the "floating islands," masses of vegetation and earth loosened from the bottom of Gatun Lake by the rising water, that were moved about by the winds, effecting fast and uncanny changes in the scenery.
	www.serve.com /CZBrats/Articles/gatlake1.htm (412 words)

	Panama fishing bass in lake Gatun Panama
		At Gatun a gigantic dam was built between two mountains, 8,400 feet long and a half mile wide at the base.
		Gatun lake is an excellent area for freshwater fishing, and such fish as peacock bass, tilapia, perch, tarpon, and on rare occassional snook can be caught in these waters.
		Gatun also home to several indian villages reserves, as well as an island by the name of Barro Colorado, which is home to one of Smithsonian Research centers.
	www.vacationscostarica.com /panama/tours/fishing_gatun.htm (314 words)

	the Panama Canal - Gatun Lake (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The water use to raise and lower the vessels through the sets of locks is obtained from gravity from Lake Gatun, one of the biggest artificial lakes in the world.
		This lake is a high level body of water been at 85 feet above sea level, and its water supply comes from the Chagres river.
		Panama's lakes and rivers are fed by tropical rains that fall copiously in the highlands during the 8-months of rainy season between mid-April and mid-December.
	web.bryant.edu /~ehu/h497/lioeanjie/gatun.html (133 words)

	Field Notes: The Panama Canal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		She said that there is a big lake in the middle of the Canal.
		The Panama Canal is unique because it uses both freshwater, from Gatun Lake, and saltwater, from the oceans.
		As we motored through the lake we saw lots of small jungle islands that used to be hilltops before the area was flooded.
	www.reachtheworld.org /fieldnotes/fn_carib15.shtml (1243 words)

	Gatun Lake -- Encyclopædia Britannica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Spanish Lago Gatún, long artificial lake in Panama, constituting part of the Panama Canal system; its area is 166 square miles (430 square km).
		It rises in the Cordillera de San Blas, flows south-southwest, and broadens to form Madden Lake (22 square miles [57 square km]) at Madden Dam, which was built in 1935 for navigation, flood control, and hydroelectric power.
		It would take several years for the lake to refill from the watersheds after the dam or lock repairs were made.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9036197 (975 words)

	Panama Canal Backgound
		The lake was formed as a result of the damming of the Chagres River by the Gatun Dam, which adjoins the locks.
		The Gatun Locks open directly into one another and are double, as are the other locks, so that one ship can be raised while another is being lowered.
		From the Gatun Locks the canal passes through Gatun Lake in a southern and southeastern direction to the mouth of Gaillard Cut (formerly called Culebra Cut), an excavated channel 13 km (8.1 mi) long.
	www.geocities.com /CapitolHill/Lobby/2295 (3953 words)

	Nature Island on Gatun Lake (from Panama Canal) -- Britannica Student Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		As Gatun Lake filled in from the surrounding watershed, animals fled to the highest point of land.
		It was formed by damming the Chagres River and its smaller affluents at Gatun at the north end of the lake.
		The capital and largest city of the Republic of Panama, Panama City is located near the Pacific Ocean entrance of the Panama Canal on the Gulf of Panama.
	www.britannica.com /ebi/article-206116 (987 words)

	A Panama Canal Transit
		Canal workers open valves that allow water from the Gatun Lake to flow into the chamber through openings in the bottom of the lock.
		The process is repeated until the third chamber of the locks raises the ship to the level of Gatun Lake.
		As it heads south across the quiet waters of Gatun Lake, it passes the huge Gatun Dam to the west of the locks.
	www.czbrats.com /Articles/Canal_Transit.htm (790 words)

	Panama Rain Forest- Jungle Lodge and Hotel in the middle of the Panamanian Rain Forest (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Land surrounding the Alajuela lake must be one of the most under priced in the world but it may not be long before prices begin to rise.
		We have acquired 40 acres of land Alajuela Lake adjacent to The Gatun Lake with the purpose to developing tourist infrastructures that incorporates and preserves the beautiful surroundings.
		Alajuela Lake and Chagres National Park, situated east of Gatun Lake and the northern half of Panama Canal, has 1,185 species of plants, 130 of which are unique to that area, there are also 650 species of birds.
	members.aol.com /bocamenus/gatunlake.htm (701 words)

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