Captain Anthony Meldahl Locks and Dam

Captain Anthony Meldahl Locks and Dam
Country	United States
Location	Bracken County, Kentucky / Clermont County, Ohio
Construction began	April 1961 (dam)
Opening date	December 1964 (dam)
Operator(s)	United States Army Corps of Engineers Hamilton, Oh Utility Department (future electric plant)
Dam and spillways
Impounds	Ohio River
Length	1,756 ft (535.2 m)
Power Station
Installed capacity	105 MW

The Captain Anthony Meldahl Locks and Dam is a non-navigable river control dam with an associated lock, located at mile marker 436 on the Ohio River. It was named for Captain Anthony Meldahl, a river captain.[1]

The dam has a top length of 1,756 feet (535 m) with a 372-foot (113 m) fixed weir and a 310-foot (94 m) open crest. At normal pool elevation the length is 95 miles (153 km) upstream encompassing an area of 21,700 acres (88 km^2). The facility is operated by the United States Army Corps of Engineers.[2]

A joint venture between Baker Concrete and Alberici Constructors built a three turbine hydroelectric plant and spillway addition to the Meldahl Locks and Dam With a generating capacity of 105 MW.[3] The facility became fully operational in 2016.[4]

See also

• List of crossings of the Ohio River
• List of locks and dams of the Ohio River

References

1. Bracken County. Arcadia Publishing. 1 December 2010. p. 51. ISBN 978-0-7385-8674-8.
2. "Captain Meldahl (Lock & Dam) - USACE Huntington District". Lrh.usace.army.mil. Retrieved 2012-07-09.
3. "Meldahl Hydroelectric Project is Underway". Alberici Constructors. 10 October 2010. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
4. Mehdahl Hydro Project

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