Bayano Dam
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| Bayano Dam | |
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| Location | Darien Province, Panama |
| Coordinates | 9°10′29″N 78°53′4″W / 9.17472°N 78.88444°WCoordinates: 9°10′29″N 78°53′4″W / 9.17472°N 78.88444°W |
| Opening date | 1976 |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Impounds | Bayano River |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Lago Bayano |
The Bayano Dam is a dam on the Bayano River in Darién Province, Panama. The dam was built in 1976; its construction flooded hundreds of thousands of square kilometers of rainforest, displacing thousands of indigenous residents. The flooded area is now Bayano Lake. The dam is the second-largest power source in Panama.[1]
[edit] See also
- Fortuna Dam, the dam in Panama that generates the most power.
[edit] References
- ^ Friar, William. Panama. Moon Publications (2008), p. 419. ISBN 159880085X.
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