Opening date 1976 Creates Lago Bayano Create Bayano Lake | Impounds Bayano River Opened 1976 | |
Location Darién Province, Panama Similar Bonyic Dam, Centennial Bridge - Panama, Barro Blanco Dam, Gatun Lake | ||
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, displacing thousands of indigenous residents. The flooded area is now Bayano Lake. The dam is the second-largest power source in Panama.
Map of Bayano Dam, Panama
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