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 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
A lock is a device used for raising and lowering boats, ships and other watercraft between stretches of water of different levels on river and canal waterways. The distinguishing feature of a lock is a fixed chamber in which the water ...
located on the left-descending river bank. The dam's upper pool extends upstream to
Hildebrand Lock and Dam, with its downstream pool being formed by
Point Marion Lock and Dam
Point Marion Lock and Dam, previously known as Lock and Dam Number 8, is one of nine navigational structures on the Monongahela River between Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Fairmont, West Virginia. Maintained and built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engi ...
.
History
Construction on Morgantown Lock and Dam began in 1948 and was completed in 1950.
[USACE Pittsburgh District: Morgantown Lock and Dam, accessed April 1, 2008]
It replaced old Locks 10 and 11, timber crib structures installed in 1897–1903.
See also
*
List of crossings of the Monongahela River
References
External links
Morgantown Lock and Dam
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Transportation in Monongalia County, West Virginia
Buildings and structures in Morgantown, West Virginia
Dams in West Virginia
Water transportation in West Virginia
Crossings of the Monongahela River
United States Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District
United States Army Corps of Engineers dams
Dams completed in 1950
Locks of West Virginia