Madden Dam

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Madden Dam is a major concrete gravity dam in Panama that helps regulate the flow of the Chagres River and supplies water for the Panama Canal and hydroelectric power generation.

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Madden Dam canonical 2
Madden Lake Dam 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf concrete gravity dam
dam
alsoKnownAs Alajuela Dam
Madden Lake Dam
linked to: Madden Dam
basinCountry Panama
constructionStartDate 1932
continent North America
country Panama
damType gravity dam
designedFor regulating Chagres River flow
energySource hydropower
formsReservoir Lake Alajuela
linked to: Alajuela Lake
hasHydroelectricPlant Madden Dam Hydroelectric Plant
locatedIn Panama Canal watershed
locatedNear Gamboa, Panama
locatedOnRiver Chagres River
material concrete
openingDate 1935
operator Panama Canal Authority
ownedBy Panama Canal Authority
partOf Panama Canal water management system
purpose flood control
flow regulation
hydroelectric power generation
water supply
region Panama Province
linked to: Panamá Province
reservoirName Lake Alajuela
linked to: Alajuela Lake
suppliesWaterTo Panama Canal
supportsFunction operation of the Panama Canal
watercourse Chagres River

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Chagres River hasDam Madden Dam
Alajuela Lake createdBy Madden Dam
Madden Dam alsoKnownAs Madden Lake Dam
linked to: Madden Dam