Bayano Dam | |
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Location | Darién Province, Panama |
Coordinates | 9°10′29″N 78°53′4″W / 9.17472°N 78.88444°WCoordinates: 9°10′29″N 78°53′4″W / 9.17472°N 78.88444°W |
Opening date | 1976 |
Dam and spillways | |
Impounds | Bayano River |
Reservoir | |
Creates | Lago Bayano |
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.