Panama Canal watershed

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The Panama Canal watershed is the extensive drainage basin in central Panama that collects rainfall and feeds the locks and lakes essential for the operation of the Panama Canal.

All labels observed (11)

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf drainage basin ⓘ
geographical region ⓘ
watershed ⓘ
borderedBy Colón ⓘ
Panama City ⓘ
containsProtectedArea Camino de Cruces National Park ⓘ
Chagres National Park ⓘ
Metropolitan Natural Park ⓘ
Soberanía National Park ⓘ
country Panama ⓘ
drainsInto Caribbean Sea ⓘ
Pacific Ocean ⓘ
ecologicalSignificance critical habitat for neotropical species ⓘ
high biodiversity ⓘ
economicImportance supports global maritime trade via Panama Canal ⓘ
feeds Alajuela Lake ⓘ
Gatun Lake ⓘ
Panama Canal ⓘ
governedBy Autoridad Nacional del Ambiente de Panamá ⓘ
Autoridad del Canal de Panamá ⓘ
hasClimate tropical rainforest climate ⓘ
hydrologicalFunction collects rainfall for Panama Canal operation ⓘ
includesRiver Boquerón River ⓘ
Chagres River ⓘ
Ciri Grande River ⓘ
Ciri de los Sotos River ⓘ
Gatun River ⓘ
linked to: Chagres River

Pedro Miguel River ⓘ
Rio Grande (Panama) ⓘ
linked to: Chagres River

Trinidad River ⓘ
linked to: Indio River
includesWaterBody Alajuela Lake ⓘ
Gatun Lake ⓘ
locatedIn Central Panama ⓘ
locatedOnContinent North America ⓘ
South America ⓘ
managementObjective conserve forest cover ⓘ
maintain water availability for Panama Canal ⓘ
protect biodiversity ⓘ
partOf Panama Canal system ⓘ
primaryUse hydroelectric power generation ⓘ
urban water supply ⓘ
water supply for navigation ⓘ
relatedTo Panama Canal Authority watershed management program ⓘ
suppliesWaterTo Panama Canal locks ⓘ
linked to: Panama Canal
threatenedBy agricultural encroachment ⓘ
climate variability ⓘ
deforestation ⓘ
urban expansion ⓘ

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Miraflores Lake → waterSource → Panama Canal watershed ⓘ
Chagres River → locatedIn → Panama Canal watershed ⓘ
Chagres River → partOf → Panama Canal basin ⓘ
linked to: Panama Canal watershed
Isla Tigre → locatedInProtectedArea → Panama Canal watershed ⓘ
Isla Peña Blanca → locatedIn → Panama Canal watershed ⓘ
Chagres National Park → partOf → Panama Canal watershed ⓘ
Arraiján District → locatedIn → Panama Canal watershed ⓘ
Nicaragua Canal Basin → comparedWith → Panama Canal Basin ⓘ
linked to: Panama Canal watershed
Sambu River → partOf → Panama river system ⓘ
linked to: Panama Canal watershed
Gamboa, Panama → partOf → Panama Canal watershed ⓘ
Panama Canal watershed → relatedTo → Panama Canal Authority watershed management program ⓘ
linked to: Panama Canal watershed
Gold Hill → locatedIn → Panama Canal area ⓘ
linked to: Panama Canal watershed
Culebra village → partOf → Panama Canal construction zone ⓘ
linked to: Panama Canal watershed
Panama Canal ancillary facilities → locatedIn → Panama Canal Area ⓘ
linked to: Panama Canal watershed
Gamboa Rainforest aerial tram → locatedIn → Panama Canal area ⓘ
linked to: Panama Canal watershed
Gamboa bridge over the Chagres River → locatedIn → Panama Canal watershed ⓘ
24th Wing → locatedIn → Panama Canal area ⓘ
linked to: Panama Canal watershed
24th Wing → areaOfOperations → Panama Canal area ⓘ
linked to: Panama Canal watershed
Alajuela Lake → locatedIn → Panama Canal watershed ⓘ
Alajuela Lake → partOf → Panama Canal water system ⓘ
linked to: Panama Canal watershed
Alajuela Lake → isMajorComponentOf → Panama Canal watershed management system ⓘ
linked to: Panama Canal watershed
Indio River → partOf → Panama Canal watershed ⓘ
Madden Dam → partOf → Panama Canal water management system ⓘ
linked to: Panama Canal watershed