Bayano Dam
The Bayano Dam is a dam on the Bayano River in Darién Province, Panama. The dam was built in 1976; its construction flooded approximately 350 square kilometers of rainforest,[1] displacing thousands of indigenous residents. The flooded area is now Bayano Lake. The dam is the second-largest power source in Panama.[2]
| Bayano Dam | |
|---|---|
| Location | Darién Province, Panama |
| Coordinates | 9°10′29″N 78°53′4″W |
| Opening date | 1976 |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Impounds | Bayano River |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Lago Bayano |
See also
- Fortuna Dam, the dam in Panama that generates the most power.
References
- Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, April 21, 2009, Report 58/09; Petition 12.354, Kuna of Madungandí and Emberá of Bayano Indigenous Peoples and Their Members, Panama, pg. 2. (http://www.cidh.oas.org/annualrep/2009eng/Panama12354eng.htm)
- Friar, William. Panama. Moon Publications (2008), p. 419. ISBN 1-59880-085-X.
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