How the Panama Canal Uses Water Gravity Locks
In short: The Panama Canal connects the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, allowing ships to bypass the 550-foot continental divide by utilizing a system of gravity-fed locks.
A 1:48 short film in the series “Engineering Marvels”.
Sources used in this film: University of Florida Libraries, “The Locks and the Lake: Experimental Engineering Pays off in Panama”; Britannica, “Panama Canal - Locks, Shipping, History | Britannica”; Smithsonian Institution, “"Make the Dirt Fly!": Building the Panama Canal | Smithsonian Institution”; Association of Environmental and Engineering Geologists, “Gatun Dam - Megastructure of the Panama Canal”.
Sources used in this film
- University of Florida Libraries — The Locks and the Lake: Experimental Engineering Pays off in Panama · View →
- Britannica — Panama Canal - Locks, Shipping, History | Britannica · View →
- Smithsonian Institution — "Make the Dirt Fly!": Building the Panama Canal | Smithsonian Institution · View →
- Association of Environmental and Engineering Geologists — Gatun Dam - Megastructure of the Panama Canal · View →
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Sources
- Summary by Intellect · source: University of Florida Libraries: The Locks and the Lake: Experimental Engineering Pays off in Panama
- Also: Panama Canal - Locks, Shipping, History | Britannica
- Also: Smithsonian Institution: "Make the Dirt Fly!": Building the Panama Canal | Smithsonian Institution
- Also: Association of Environmental and Engineering Geologists: Gatun Dam - Megastructure of the Panama Canal
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