To hold its status in global trade, the canal expanded. Now it faces water level challenges, as well as pressure from U.S.

primarily in Gatun Lake, as a preventive measure, in case it is necessary. The Vice President of Water Resources Management of the Panama Canal also explained that flood control exercises are ...

The canal forms the backbone of Panama’s economy, and the proposed dam would secure the water needed ... the main supply of water from Lake Gatun — a large manmade lake and part of the canal ...

Dec 23 (Reuters) - Latin American leaders on Monday rallied to Panama's defense after ... Chile and Argentina. The canal transports ships through the Gatun Lake, some 26 meters (85 ft) above ...

In 2023, drought conditions in Central America affected the Panama Canal. The canal relies on the nearby man-made Gatun Lake to operate its locks. Low water levels in the lake led the canal ...

Forty five years after the U.S. first considered building a canal through ... in the Panama region and begins construction. The plan includes constructing a 40-meter high dam at Gamboa to hold ...

Unlike the Suez Canal, the Panama Canal is fed by a freshwater lake ... months and increase supply in drier times, it wants to dam up the nearby Indio River, and pipe the fresh water into Lake ...

The Panama Canal runs on fresh water, which it obtains from the artificial lakes of Gatun and Alhajuela. For every ship that passes through, some 200 million liters of fresh water are discharged ...

Latin American leaders on Monday rallied to Panama's defense after ... embraces southern Chile and Argentina. The canal transports ships through the Gatun Lake, some 26 meters (85 ft) above ...