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Following the opening of the lock and dam at Davis Island in 1885, the venture proved to be worthy. In 1910, the Rivers and Harbors Act was authorized by Congress . The Act allowed the production of a system of locks and dams along the Ohio.
The Robert C. Byrd Lock and Dam, formerly the Gallipolis Lock and Dam, is the 10th lock and dam on the Ohio River, located 280 miles downstream from Pittsburgh.There are 4 locks: one for commercial barge traffic, 1,200 feet long by 110 feet wide; the auxiliary lock is 600 feet long by 110 feet wide; and there are 2 smaller parallel locks.
The original wooden dam was replaced in 1924 by the current concrete dam. At this time several civic organizations began a drive to set aside the land between the river and the canal as a state park. The Ohio Department of Public Works purchased the lands and Independence Dam State Park was opened to the public in 1949. [3]
Loramie Creek is a 40.0-mile-long (64.4 km) [1] tributary of the Great Miami River in western Ohio in the United States.Via the Great Miami and Ohio rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, draining an area of 265 square miles (690 km 2). [2]
The Cannelton Locks and Dam is a tainter-gated dam with two locks on the Ohio River, on the border between the U.S. states of Indiana and Kentucky. The dam is 2 miles (3.2 km) southeast of Cannelton, Indiana. Construction of the locks began in July 1963. The locks began operation in December 1966 and were completed April 1967.
Dashields Lock and Dam is a fixed-crest dam on the Ohio River. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is located less than 15 miles down stream of Pittsburgh . There are two locks, one for commercial barge traffic that is 600 feet long by 110 feet wide, and a recreational auxiliary lock that is 360 feet long by 56 feet wide. [ 3 ]
Print/export Download as PDF ... Pages in category "Dams in Ohio" The following 29 pages are in this category, out of 29 total. ... Willow Island Lock and Dam; Wills ...
Print/export Download as PDF ... Pages in category "Locks of Ohio" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. ... Greenup Lock and Dam; H. Hannibal ...