Attribute | ![]() Gatun × | ![]() Shiel × |
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Bordering countries | ||
Surface Area (km²) | 431 | 20 |
Mean Depth (m) | 12.7 | 40.5 |
Volume (km³) | 5.48 | 0.9 |
Shoreline (km) | 1750 | 77.6 |
Catchment Area (km²) | 2313 | 234 |
Residence Time (yr) | 1 | 1.4 |
Frozen Period | - | Occasional |
Mixing Type | - | Monomictic |
Morphogenesis/Dam | Gatun Dam on Chagres River (1907-1913) | Glacial |
Coordinates | ||
Latitude | 9.261 | 56.803 |
Longitude | -79.925 | -5.564 |