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 drainage basin.
Wikimedia, Public domain.- Dam
- …lies at an elevation of around 40 metres (140 feet)
- …is also known as “Represa Madden”
- Description: dam in Panama
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nuevo Vigía and Nuevo San Juan.
Nuevo Vigía
Village
Nuevo Vigía is a town in the Colón province of Panama. Nuevo Vigía is situated 3½ km north of Madden Dam.
Nuevo San Juan
Village
Nuevo San Juan is a town in the Colón province of Panama. Nuevo San Juan is situated 5 km west of Madden Dam.
Madden Dam
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Latitude
9.21125° or 9° 12′ 41″ north
Longitude
-79.61711° or 79° 37′ 2″ west
Open location code
67X2696M+G5
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Madden Dam” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Presa de Madden”
- Italian: “diga di Madden”
- Japanese: “マッデンダム”
- Slovenian: “Maddenov jez”
- Spanish: “Represa del Lago Alajuela”
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