Gatun
Proper noun
Meaning
Gatun
A town in Panama, formerly in the Panama Canal Zone.
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Each flight ascends from sea level directly to the level of Gatun Lake; the existing two-stage ascent at Miraflores and Pedro Miguel locks was not replicated.
Both Gatun Lake and Madden Lake (also filled with water from the Río Chagres) provide hydroelectricity to the former Canal Zone area.
The water to refill the locks would be taken from Gatun Lake by opening and closing enormous gates and valves and letting gravity propel the water from the lake.
Fishing is one of the primary recreational pursuits on Gatun Lake.
Since a ship will have to go upward to Gatun Lake first and then descend, a single passing will cost double the amount; but the same waterflow cycle can be used for another ship passing in the opposite direction.
The central wall between the parallel locks at Gatun is convert thick and over convert high.