General Information
| Name in local language: | Represa de Gatún |
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| Beginning of works: | 1907 |
| Completion: | 10 October 1913 |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Function / usage: |
Hydroelectric dam / plant |
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| Structure: |
Embankment dam |
| Material: |
spillway: Concrete dam |
| Structure: |
spillway: Gravity dam |
Location
| Location: |
Gatún, Colón, Colón, Panama |
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| Part of: | |
| See also: |
Gatún Locks (1913)
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| Coordinates: | 9° 15' 46" N 79° 55' 48" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| crest length | 2 300 m | |
| crest thickness | 30 m | |
| base thickness | 640 m | |
| spillway | crest length | 225 m |
Materials
| spillway |
concrete
|
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Participants
Currently there is no information available about persons or companies having participated in this project.
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (1904): The Gatun Dam. In: Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, v. 53, n. 2 ( 1904), pp. 36-40.
- (1912): The Gatun Dam and Locks. In: Scientific American, v. 107, n. 19 (9 November 1912), pp. 386-387.
- Gatun Dam Facts Perverted. In: Scientific American, v. 99, n. 26 (26 December 1908), pp. 466.
- The Gatun Dam Misrepresentations. In: Scientific American, v. 100, n. 5 (30 January 1909), pp. 94.
- Gatun Dam, the Key to the Canal Problem. In: Scientific American, v. 94, n. 10 (10 March 1906), pp. 206-207.
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data sheet - Structure-ID
20023899 - Published on:
19/10/2006 - Last updated on:
16/05/2015
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