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The Panama Canal relies on water from the neighboring freshwater lakes. A lock system then uses massive amounts of water — at least 50 million gallons of it — to float each vessel through the canal.Normally, at this time of year, the lake levels are increasing. However, rainfall in Panama this spring and summer has been the lowest since the turn of the century
In diesem Kontext: lock = Schleuse. (Danke, Tom)