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If they used ocean water, the canal would use a lot more power (and possibly would not have been economically feasible to operate). Plus, the population depends
by devilbunny 2y ago
If they used ocean water, the canal would use a lot more power (and possibly would not have been economically feasible to operate). Plus, the population depends on Gatun Lake as its major source of drinking water.
Of course, during Project Plowshare, one proposal was to dig a new sea-level canal through Nicaragua with nuclear weapons instead of TNT.
- gfarah 2y agoThe Atrato-Truandó canal in Colombia would be a much better option. No nukes required.
- devilbunny 2y agoI don't know about this, but looking at the terrain on Google Maps, the western end seems constrained by the hills. Can you fit Panamax-sized ships through that proposed waterway?