Emsworth Locks and Dam

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Emsworth Locks and Dam
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Official nameEmsworth Locks and Dam
Coordinates 40°30′12″N80°05′22″W / 40.5033°N 80.0895°W / 40.5033; -80.0895
Construction began1935
Opening date1938
Operator(s) United States Army Corps of Engineers logo.svg United States Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Gated
Impounds Ohio River
Reservoir
Normal elevation710 feet above sealevel

Emsworth Locks and Dam is a combination of locks and dam on the Ohio River located just downstream of Pittsburgh. The dam has two gated sections, one on each side of Neville Island. There are two locks, one for commercial barge traffic that is 600 feet long by 110 feet wide, and the recreational auxiliary lock that is 360 feet long by 56 feet wide. [1] Emsworth averages about 470 commercial lock throughs every month and 350-400 lock throughs a month on the recreational auxiliary lock. [2]

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Emsworth, Dashields, and Montgomery lock and dams

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References

  1. "Emsworth Locks and Dam : Ohio River". Port.pittsburgh.pa.us. Retrieved 2016-02-13.
  2. "Pittsburgh District : Missions : Navigation : Locks and Dams : Emsworth Locks & Dams". Lrp.usace.army.mil. Retrieved 2016-02-11.