Emsworth Locks and Dam is a combination of locks and dam on the
Ohio River
The Ohio River () is a river in the United States. It is located at the boundary of the Midwestern and Southern United States, flowing in a southwesterly direction from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to its river mouth, mouth on the Mississippi Riv ...
located just downstream of
Pittsburgh
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. The dam has two gated sections, one on each side of
Neville Island
Neville Township is a township in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. Its land area consists entirely of Neville Island, which is an island on the Ohio River. The population was 1,108 at the 2020 census.
History
The island was forme ...
. 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. Emsworth averages about 470 commercial lock throughs every month and 350-400 lock throughs a month on the recreational auxiliary lock.
See also
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List of locks and dams of the Ohio River
This is a list of locks and dams of the Ohio River, which begins at the confluence of the Allegheny River, Allegheny and Monongahela River, Monongahela rivers at Point State Park, The Point in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and ends at the confluence o ...
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List of locks and dams of the Upper Mississippi River
This is a list of current and former locks and dams of the Upper Mississippi River which ends at the Mississippi River's confluence with the Ohio River at Cairo, Illinois.
Locks and dams
Expansion proposals for upper Mississippi locks
The Un ...
References
External links
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh DistrictU.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Huntington DistrictU.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville DistrictHistoric American Engineering Record, Emsworth Locks and Dams, Locks and Main Channel Dam, Ohio River Mile Marker 6.2, Emsworth, Allegheny County, PAHistoric American Engineering Record, Emsworth Locks and Dams, At Ohio River Mile Markers 6.2 and 6.81, Emsworth, Allegheny County, PAHistoric American Engineering Record, Emsworth Locks and Dams, Back Channel Dam, Ohio River at Mile Marker 6.31, Emsworth, Allegheny County, PA
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Dams on the Ohio River
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Dams completed in 1938
Locks of Pennsylvania
Transportation buildings and structures in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Buildings and structures in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
United States Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District