Gatun Lake
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| Surface elevation | 26 |
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| Area | 425 |
| Inflow source | Chagres River |
| Fish | Oscar |
| Nile tilapia | |
| Jaguar cichlid | |
| Cichla monoculus | |
| Cichla pleiozona | |
| Islands | Barro Colorado Island |
| Isla Gatun, Panama | |
| Isla Tres Perros | |
| Isla Falta Calzado | |
| Did you know | The impassable rain-forest around Gatun Lake has been the best defense of the Panama Canal. |
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| ID | 1166832 |
About Gatun Lake
Gatun Lake is a large artificial lake to the south of Colón, Panama. It forms a major part of the Panama Canal, carrying ships for 33 km of their transit across the Isthmus of Panama. The lake was created between 1907 and 1913 by the building of the Gatun Dam across the Chagres River.
