The Captain Anthony Meldahl Locks and Dam is a non-navigable river control dam with an associated
lock
Lock(s) may refer to:
Common meanings
*Lock and key, a mechanical device used to secure items of importance
*Lock (water navigation), a device for boats to transit between different levels of water, as in a canal
Arts and entertainment
* ''Lock ...
, located at mile marker 436 on the
Ohio River. It was named for Captain Anthony Meldahl, a river captain.
The dam has a top length of with a fixed
weir
A weir or low head dam is a barrier across the width of a river that alters the flow characteristics of water and usually results in a change in the height of the river level. Weirs are also used to control the flow of water for outlets of l ...
and a open crest. At normal pool elevation the length is upstream encompassing an area of . The facility is operated by the
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A joint venture between Baker Concrete and Alberici Constructors built a three turbine hydroelectric plant and spillway addition to the Meldahl Locks and Dam With a generating capacity of 105 MW. The facility became fully operational in 2016.
Mehdahl Hydro Project
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See also
*List of crossings of the Ohio River
This is a complete list of current bridges and other crossings of the Ohio River from the mouth at the Mississippi River at Cairo, Illinois to the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Illinois–Kentuc ...
*List of locks and dams of the Ohio River
This is a list of locks and dams of the Ohio River, which begins at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers at The Point in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and ends at the confluence of the Ohio River and the Mississippi River, in Cairo ...
References
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Buildings and structures in Bracken County, Kentucky
Bridges completed in 1964
Buildings and structures in Clermont County, Ohio
Dams in Kentucky
Dams in Ohio
Dams on the Ohio River
Transportation in Clermont County, Ohio
United States Army Corps of Engineers dams
Hydroelectric power plants in Kentucky
Transportation in Bracken County, Kentucky