Chagres National Park
Chagres National Park (top center) within Panama
LocationPanamá Province, Panama
Coordinates9°24′N 79°30′W / 9.4°N 79.5°W / 9.4; -79.5
Area129,000 hectares (320,000 acres)
Established1985
Chagres National Park Foundation

The Chagres National Park is a nature park and protected area[1] created in 1986 located between the Province of Panama and Colon, in the Eastern sector of the Panama Canal with a total surface area of 129,000 hectares (320,000 acres).[2]

The park contains tropical rain forests and a set of rivers which provide sufficient water to guarantee the operation of the Gatun Lake, main lake of the Panama Canal: the Chagres River[2] and the Gatun River.

The highest point of the park is Cerro Jefe, at 1,007 m above sea level. [3]

It is considered a Key Biodiversity Area of international significance. [4]

Panama Canal Watershed

The park was created in 1985,[5] with the aim of preserving the natural forest that composes it

  • to produce water in amount and quality sufficient to guarantee the normal operation of the Panama Canal[6][7]
  • to supply potable water for the cities of Panama, Colon and la Chorrera,[5]
  • and the generation of electricity for the cities of Panama and Colon.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Between six ferns: New tropical fern species described by science". Mongabay Environmental News. 2022-07-19. Retrieved 2022-09-30.
  2. 1 2 Modified, Lisa Monforton Posted: Last. "Jan 2010: A foot in TWO WORLDS". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved 2022-09-30.
  3. ↑ "BirdLife Data Zone". datazone.birdlife.org. Retrieved 2022-09-30.
  4. ↑ "Chagres National Park, Panama - KeyBiodiversityAreas.org". www.keybiodiversityareas.org. Retrieved 2022-09-30.
  5. 1 2 Ecotourismpanama.com
  6. ↑ The Status of the Panama Canal Watershed and Its Biodiversity at the Beginning of the 21st Century: Long-term ecological studies reveal a diverse flora and fauna near the Panama Canal, harbored within a corridor of forest stretching from the Caribbean to the Pacific, but deforestation, land degradation, erosion, and overhunting remain threats
  7. ↑ Wadsworth FH. 1978. Deforestation: Death to the Panama Canal. Pages 22–24 in Proceedings of the US Strategy Conference on Tropical Deforestation. Washington (DC): US Department of State and US Agency for International Development.
  8. ↑ "BirdLife Data Zone". datazone.birdlife.org. Retrieved 2022-09-30.
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