Montgomery Locks and Dam
| Montgomery Locks and Dam | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Official name | Montgomery Locks and Dam |
| Coordinates | 40°39′01″N 80°23′10″W / 40.6503°N 80.3860°WCoordinates: 40°39′01″N 80°23′10″W / 40.6503°N 80.3860°W |
| Construction began | 1932 |
| Opening date | June 1936 |
| Operator(s) |  United States Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Gated |
| Impounds | Ohio River |
| Length | 1,379 feet |
| Reservoir | |
| Normal elevation | 682 feet above sealevel |
Montgomery Locks and Dam is a lock and dam on the Ohio River, located 32 miles downstream of Pittsburgh. There are two locks, one for commercial barge traffic that's 600 feet long by 110 feet wide, and the recreational auxiliary lock is 360 feet long by 56 feet wide. Montgomery locks averages about 300 commercial lock throughs every month and 150 lock throughs a month on the recreational auxiliary lock. The average cost to keep the lock and dam operationally ready averaged $5.8 million per year from the years 2010-2014.[1][2]
Emsworth, Dashields, and Montgomery lock and dams
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- Dams on the Ohio River
- Locks of Pennsylvania
- Dams completed in 1936
- United States Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District