Opening date June 1936 Impounds Ohio River Phone +1 724-643-8400 Impound Ohio River | Type of dam Gated Length 420 m Construction began 1932 | |
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Official name Montgomery Locks and Dam Operator(s) United States Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District Normal elevation 682 feet above sealevel Address 100 Montgomery Dam Rd, Monaca, PA 15061, USA Similar Ohio River, Emsworth Locks and Dam, Dashields Locks and Dam, Maxwell Lock & Dam, Allegheny River Lock and Dam | ||
Monaca montgomery locks and dam 2014
Montgomery Locks and Dam is a lock and dam on the Ohio River, located 32 miles downstream of Pittsburgh. There are two locks, one for commercial barge traffic that's 600 feet long by 110 feet wide, and the recreational auxiliary lock is 360 feet long by 56 feet wide. Montgomery locks averages about 300 commercial lock throughs every month and 150 lock throughs a month on the recreational auxiliary lock. The average cost to keep the lock and dam operationally ready averaged $5.8 million per year from the years 2010-2014.
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