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Length. 120 mi (190 km), east to west [1] Basin size. 1,259.5 sq mi (3,262 km 2) The Chagres River ( Spanish pronunciation: [ˈtʃaɣɾes] ), in central Panama, is the largest river in the Panama Canal 's watershed. [2] The river is dammed twice, and the resulting reservoirs — Gatun Lake and Lake Alajuela —form an integral part of the canal ...
- Lake Alajuela
Lake Alajuela (Spanish: Lago Alajuela) is an artificial lake...
- Chagres and Fort San Lorenzo
To protect the Atlantic terminus of Las Cruces Trail (Camino...
- Chagres National Park
Area. 129,000 hectares (320,000 acres) Established. 1985....
- Lake Alajuela
The Chagres River, in central Panama, is the largest river in the Panama Canal's watershed. The river is dammed twice, and the resulting reservoirs—Gatun Lake and Lake Alajuela—form an integral part of the canal and its water system. Although the river's natural course runs northwest to its mouth at the Caribbean Sea, its waters also flow, via the canal's locks, into the Gulf of Panama to ...
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Chagres National Park. Culture, history, watersports and abundant nature come together in the epic Chagres National Park. Home to the forest that shelters the most important river in Panamá, the Chagres River, Chagres National Park consists of 309,000 acres crossed by countless streams and waterfalls that lead to both the Chagres River and Lake Alajuela.
The first plans for fortifying the entrance to the Bay of Portobelo and the mouth of the Chagres River were prepared in 1586 by Bautista Antonelli. Following his recommendations, the first fortifications in Portobelo were begun in the 1590’s. As a whole, these structures comprised a defensive line to protect Portobelo’s harbour and the ...
Jan 1, 2011 · The Río Chagres (Chagres River) emerges from the isthmian jungle to drain into the Caribbean side of the Isthmus of Panamá, in the center of the country and approximately seven nautical miles (9 km) from Colon and the entrance to the Panamá Canal (Fig. 13.1).
