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Newburgh Lock and Dam

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Opening date
  
1975

Length
  
693 m

Impound
  
Impounds
  
Ohio River

Construction began
  
June 1966

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Location
  
Indiana/Kentucky border

Operator(s)
  
Type of dam
  
Concrete fixed weir with 9 Tainter gates

Normal elevation
  
358 feet above sealevel

Similar
  
Ohio River, Cannelton Locks and Dam, John T Myers Locks an, Smithland Lock and Dam, McAlpine Locks and Dam

Newburgh lock and dam


Newburgh Lock and Dam is the 16th Lock and dam on the Ohio River, located 776 miles down stream of Pittsburgh. There are 2 locks, one for commercial barge traffic that's 1,200 feet long by 110 feet wide, and the auxiliary lock is 600 feet long by 110 feet wide.

Contents

Map of Newburgh Locks and Dam, Reed, KY 42451, USA

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References

Newburgh Lock and Dam Wikipedia