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2 days ago · From the lake, the Chagres River, a natural waterway enhanced by the damming of Gatun Lake, runs about 8.4 km (5 + 1 ⁄ 4 mi). Here the upper Chagres River feeds the high-level-canal stretch. The Culebra Cut slices 12.5 km (7 + 3 ⁄ 4 mi) through the mountain ridge, crosses the continental divide and passes under the Centennial Bridge.
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6 days ago · The Panama Railroad crossed the Chagres River at Barbacoas, an Indigenous word meaning “bridge.” It is about 23 miles from Colón and halfway to Panama City. The bridge was a massive wrought iron structure, more than 600 feet in length and rising 40 feet above the river on stone piers.
May 16, 2024 · Construction begins on the Gatún Dam to control the Chagres River at the Atlantic entrance of the Canal. When completed, the dam creates the 164 square-mile Gatún Lake that provides a water source for lockages. Image source: Nichols, Aurin Bugbee and Tirzah Lamson Nichols. Panama Canal Collection 1846-1923 (bulk 1906-1914). Vol. 48c, p. 39.
May 15, 2024 · Fort San Lorenzo in Panama captures the colonial era's historic battles and strategic defenses. Perched on a cliff overlooking the mouth of the Chagres River, this fortress was a crucial point of defense for the Spanish Empire. Built originally in the 16th century and reconstructed in the 17th century, the fort was designed to protect.
May 16, 2024 · It includes features that were later significant in the building of the Panama Canal, such as the Chagres River and the city of Panama, which was already enough of an establishment to be included on this map of 1662.
5 days ago · The Panama Canal locks at each end lift ships up to Gatun Lake, an artificial freshwater lake 26 m above sea level created by damming up the Chagres River and Lake Alajuela to reduce the amount of excavation work required for the canal, and then lower the ships at the other end.
May 16, 2024 · The canal was constructed by building dams on the Chagres River, which resulted in the formation of Gatun Lake and Lake Madden. Digging the Gaillard Cut from the river between the two lakes and over the Continental Divide was the next step.
