Gatun Lake

Summary

Gatun Lake is a reservoir^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of reservoir entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (148 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Gatun Lake is located in Colón Province^[3].
• Gatun Lake is located in Panamá Oeste Province^[4].
• Gatun Lake is in the country of Panama^[5].
• Gatun Lake's image is recorded as Gatun Lake.jpg^[6].
• Gatun Lake's image is recorded as Panama, Gatun Lake 1.jpg^[7].
• Gatun Lake's image is recorded as Panama, Gatun Lake 2.jpg^[8].
• Gatun Lake's instance of is recorded as reservoir^[9].
• Gatun Lake's inflows is recorded as Chagres River^[10].
• Gatun Lake's inflows is recorded as Gatún River^[11].
• Gatun Lake's outflows is recorded as Culebra Cut^[12].
• Gatun Lake's outflows is recorded as Panama Canal locks^[13].
• Gatun Lake's basin country is recorded as Panama^[14].
• Gatun Lake's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 315526277^[15].
• Gatun Lake's part of is recorded as Panama Canal^[16].
• Gatun Lake's Commons category is recorded as Gatun Lake^[17].
• Gatun Lake's has part is recorded as Barro Colorado Island^[18].
• Gatun Lake's has part is recorded as Isla Gatun, Panama^[19].
• Gatun Lake's has part is recorded as Isla Falta Calzado^[20].
• Gatun Lake's has part is recorded as Isla Tres Perros^[21].
• +1907-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Gatun Lake^[22].
• Gatun Lake's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 9.2, 'lon': -79.9}^[23].
• Gatun Lake's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02zrhl^[24].
• Gatun Lake's has cause is recorded as Gatun Dam^[25].
• Gatun Lake's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as place/Gatun-Lake^[26].
• Gatun Lake's GeoNames ID is recorded as 3709289^[27].

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Geography

Gatun Lake is in the country of Panama^[5]. Located in include Colón Province^[3], a province of Panama^[28], in Panama^[29], founded in 1852^[30] and Panamá Oeste Province^[4], a province of Panama^[31], in Panama^[32], founded in 2014^[33]. Its part of is recorded as Panama Canal^[16].

Physical Characteristics

Gatun Lake's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+436'}^[34]. Its elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+26'}^[35]. Its length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+33'}^[36].

Designation and Status

Gatun Lake's instance of is recorded as reservoir^[9].

History and Context

+1907-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Gatun Lake^[22].

Why It Matters

Gatun Lake ranks in the top 2% of reservoir entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (148 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]