Morgantown Lock and Dam

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Morgantown Lock and Dam
Locale	Morgantown, West Virginia
Maintained by	U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District
Construction began	1948
Opening date	1950
Geographical Data
Coordinates	39°37′10″N 79°58′03″W / 39.61944, -79.9675Coordinates: 39°37′10″N 79°58′03″W / 39.61944, -79.9675

Morgantown Lock and Dam is a navigational lock and 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.

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 Hilebrand Lock and Dam, with its 11.2-mile (18.0 km) downstream pool being formed by Point Marion Lock and Dam.

Contents 1 History 2 See also 3 References 4 External links

[edit] History

Construction on Morgantown Lock and Dam began in 1948 and was completed in 1950.^[1]. It replaced old Locks 10 and 11, timber crib structures installed in 1897-1903.

[edit] See also

• List of crossings of the Monongahela River

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Morgantown Lock and Dam

Dams of the Monongahela River Upstream Uffington Bridge Morgantown Lock and Dam Downstream Westover Bridge