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Morgantown Lock and Dam is a navigational lock and a gated
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' Pittsburgh District. Morgantown has a single lock chamber located on the left-descending river bank. The dam's upper pool extends upstream to Hildebrand Lock and Dam, with its downstream pool being formed by Point Marion Lock and Dam.


History

Construction on Morgantown Lock and Dam began in 1948 and was completed in 1950.USACE Pittsburgh District: Morgantown Lock and Dam, accessed April 1, 2008
 It replaced old Locks 10 and 11, timber crib structures installed in 1897–1903.


See also

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List of crossings of the Monongahela River This is a complete list of current bridges and other crossings of the Monongahela River starting from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where the river helps to form the headwaters of the Ohio River, and ending in Fairmont, West Virginia, where the West ...


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