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Point Marion Lock and Dam

Point Marion Lock and Dam

Dam in near Point Marion, Pennsylvania

Point Marion Lock and Dam, previously known as Lock and Dam Number 8, is one of nine navigational structures on the Monongahela River between Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Fairmont, West Virginia. Maintained and built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the gated dam forms an upstream pool that is 11.2 miles (18.0 km) long, stretching to the base of the Morgantown Lock and Dam. It is located at river mile 90.5 (river kilometer 145.6).

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There is one lock chamber on the left descending bank of the river at the dam, 84 feet (26 m) wide and 720 feet (220 m) long. The reservoir formed by the dam is also a municipal and industrial water supply.[1]

Point Marion Lock and Dam Entrance, with the Fort Martin Power Station in the distance.

See also

List of crossings of the Monongahela River

References

  1. [1]
    "U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District- Point Marion Lock and Dam". Archived from the original on 1998-12-03. Retrieved 2009-03-02.
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