Gallery: Cruising2b / Diagram of the Panama Canal. ...

Diagram of the Panama Canal. From south to north (ie. Pacific to Atlantic): the moorings at the Balboa Yacht Club; the Bridge of the Americas; Miraflores Locks (2 chambers); Miraflores Lake (about a mile long); Pedro Miguel Locks (1 chamber); the Gaillard Cut (about 7 miles); the Rio Chagres; Gatun Lake -- the main ship channel goes west of the islands, but the Banana Cut, usable by small boats, goes through; Gatun Locks (3 chambers); and the anchorage at The Flats, in Bahia Limón.