The French had excavated some 14256000 meters cube of material from the cut, The French Failure, from CZBrats and had lowered the summit from 64 meters (210 ft) above sea level The Canal Zone / Profile of the Canal, from the Perry–Castañeda Library Map Collection to 59 meters (193 ft), How The Shovels Work, from The Panama Canal, by Colonel George W. Goethals over a relatively narrow width.