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Lake Alajuela, the Glossary

Lake Alajuela (Lago Alajuela) is an artificial lake in the Chagres River basin. The lake is bounded by the Madden Dam and linked to the Panama Canal. Lake Alajuela serves as a reservoir for the canal, which lies to the lake's southwest. It was created in 1935 by damming up the Madden River. The Chagres, Pequení, Boquerón, Salamanca, La Puente, Indio, Piedras, San Cristóbal and Escandaloso rivers flow into the lake.^[1]

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7 relations: Chagres River, Madden Dam, Panama, Panama Canal, Panama Canal Zone, Panama Province, Reservoir.
Geography of Panamá Province
Lakes of Panama
Reservoirs in Panama

Chagres River

The Chagres River, in central Panama, is the largest river in the Panama Canal's watershed.

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Madden Dam

Madden Dam, completed in 1935, impounds the Chagres River in Panama to form Lake Alajuela, a reservoir that is an essential part of the Panama Canal watershed.

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Panama

Panama, officially the Republic of Panama, is a country in Latin America at the southern end of Central America, bordering South America.

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Panama Canal

The Panama Canal (Canal de Panamá) is an artificial waterway in Panama that connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Pacific Ocean, cutting across the Isthmus of Panama, and is a conduit for maritime trade.

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Panama Canal Zone

The Panama Canal Zone (Zona del Canal de Panamá), also simply known as the Canal Zone, was a concession of the United States located in the Isthmus of Panama that existed from 1903 to 1979.

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