Comparisons / Comparison of Gatun and Shiel

Comparison of Gatun and Shiel [S]ave

Attribute
Gatun
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Shiel
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Bordering countries
Surface Area (km²)43120
Mean Depth (m)12.740.5
Volume (km³)5.480.9
Shoreline (km)175077.6
Catchment Area (km²)2313234
Residence Time (yr)11.4
Frozen Period-Occasional
Mixing Type-Monomictic
Morphogenesis/DamGatun Dam on Chagres River (1907-1913)Glacial
Coordinates
Latitude9.26156.803
Longitude-79.925-5.564



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