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Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
Why is the sea level on one side of the Panama Canal higher than the other?
gpt
It's not really - the difference is only a matter of centimeters and basically it's due to currents and weather conditions. There is no significant difference in sea level on each end.

You're thinking about the locks. The Panama Canal isn't just where the Atlantic and Pacific come together - the ships actually travel up to a lake and then back down to get back to the sea. The locks are used to get the ships up to the navigable waterway - they're not equalizing to different sea levels.