Opening date 1950 Construction began 1948 | Opened 1950 | |
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Location Morgantown, West Virginia Operator United States Army Corps of Engineers Similar Opekiska Lock and Dam, Hildebrand Lock and Dam, Grays Landing Lock & D, Maxwell Lock & Dam, Pike Island Locks and Dam | ||
Morgantown Lock and Dam is a navigational lock and a gated dam on the Monongahela River at Morgantown, West Virginia. It is part of a series of dams that canalizes the Monongahela to a depth of at least 9 feet (2.7 m) for its entire length from Fairmont, West Virginia to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It is maintained by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Pittsburgh District.
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Map of Morgantown Lock and Dam, Morgantown, WV 26501, USA
Morgantown has a single lock chamber located on the left-descending river bank. The dam's upper pool extends 6.0 miles (9.7 km) upstream to Hildebrand Lock and Dam, with its 11.2-mile (18.0 km) downstream pool being formed by Point Marion Lock and Dam.
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Construction on Morgantown Lock and Dam began in 1948 and was completed in 1950. It replaced old Locks 10 and 11, timber crib structures installed in 1897-1903.