The French Canal as planed
Notice: The Chagres River diverted
The Chagres River with flooding in
the rainy seasons was a major
obstacle for construction causing
landslides and loss of equipment.
Hence to calm investors and
facilitate the Canal construction
1885- 86 they planed to divert the
river as shown in the drawing, but
that was never completed.
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