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The system was renamed the McAlpine Locks and Dam in 1960 in honor of William McAlpine, who was the only civilian to have ever served as district engineer for the Corps of Louisville. At present, the normal pool elevation is 420 feet (130 m) above sea level and the drainage area above the dam is 91,170 square miles (236,000 km 2).
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, Illinois. A map and diagram of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers operated locks and dams on the Ohio River.
The Ohio River at Cairo is 281,500 cu ft/s (7,960 m 3 /s); [1] and the Mississippi River at Thebes, Illinois, which is upstream of the confluence, is 208,200 cu ft/s (5,897 m 3 /s). [66] The Ohio River flow is greater than that of the Mississippi River, so hydrologically the Ohio River is the main stream of the river system.
The Ohio River was predicted to reach 48 feet on Thursday. At this level, PNC Pavilion and more are flooded. Is the Ohio River at Cincinnati still rising this week?
On Tuesday, highs will range from the lower 60s northwest to the lower 70s southeast. ... What is the Ohio River level? As of 6 a.m. Monday, the Ohio River at Cincinnati was recorded at 28.5 feet ...
The river is expected to rise to a crest of 51.4 feet Tuesday morning. The flood stage for the Ohio River at Cincinnati is 52 feet. Once the river levels reach 51.0 feet, water will begin to cover ...
McAlpine Locks and Dam (Only to Shippingport Island, not all the way across river) New Albany and Louisville (Falls of the Ohio) 1830 Fourteenth Street Bridge: Louisville and Indiana Railroad: Clarksville and Louisville 1868, 1919
As of 6 a.m. Tuesday, the Ohio River at Cincinnati was measured at 50.8 feet, just below the flood stage of 52 feet.