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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 Muskingum River (/ m ə ˈ s k ɪ ŋ (ɡ) ə m / mə-SKING-(g)əm; Shawnee: Wakatamothiipi) [4] is a tributary of the Ohio River, approximately 111 miles (179 km) long, in southeastern Ohio in the United States. An important commercial route in the 19th century, it flows generally southward through the eastern hill country of Ohio.
Despite the common name, the Ohio shrimp is not generally found in the Ohio River anymore. Until the 1930s, it was common in the Ohio River, with the type specimen having been taken at Cannelton, Indiana , and its range in the Mississippi River extended as far north as St. Louis, Missouri .
Articles pertaining to dams in operation, under construction or planning on the Ohio River in the United States. Pages in category "Dams on the Ohio River" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total.
List of dams and reservoirs in Ohio; List of locks and dams of the Ohio River; A. Alum Creek Lake; Atwood Lake; B. Belleville Lock and Dam; Burr Oak State Park; C.
As nearly 40% of the country is currently in drought, scientists are looking to the largest rodent in North America for help: the beaver. Researchers in California and Utah found that dams made by ...
McAlpine Locks and Dam fact sheet from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Retrieved 29 April 2017; History of navigation development on the Ohio River from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Retrieved 29 April 2017; Robinson, Michael C. (1983). History of Navigation in the Ohio River Basin (NWS-83-5) (PDF).