Newburgh Lock and Dam

Newburgh Lock and Dam
Location Indiana/Kentucky border
Coordinates 37°55′46″N 87°22′24″W / 37.9294°N 87.3734°W / 37.9294; -87.3734Coordinates: 37°55′46″N 87°22′24″W / 37.9294°N 87.3734°W / 37.9294; -87.3734
Construction began June 1966
Opening date 1975
Operator(s) United States Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Concrete fixed weir with 9 Tainter gates
Impounds Ohio River
Length 2,275 feet
Reservoir
Normal elevation 358 feet above sealevel

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.[1]

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