Greenup Lock and Dam

Greenup Lock and Dam
Official name	Greenup Lock and Dam
Location	Kentucky/Ohio border
Coordinates	38.6470°N 82.8587°W / 38.6470; -82.8587
Construction began	1954
Opening date	1962
Construction cost	Lock Replacement $244,550,000 Dam Rehabilitation $46,700,000
Operator(s)	United States Army Corps of Engineers Huntington District
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	9 Tainter gates
Impounds	Ohio River
Length	1,287 feet
Reservoir
Normal elevation	515 feet above sealevel
Power Station
Operator(s)	City of Hamilton
Installed capacity	70 MW

Greenup Lock and Dam is the 11th Lock and dam on the Ohio River, located 341 miles downstream of Pittsburgh. There are 2 locks, one for commercial barge traffic that's 1,200 feet long by 110 feet wide, and the auxiliary lock is 600 feet long by 110 feet wide.[1]

Gallery

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  The Dam from the Ohio side with the Ohio River at 58 feet

See also

• List of locks and dams of the Ohio River
• List of locks and dams of the Upper Mississippi River
• Jesse Stuart Memorial Bridge, viaduct highway bridge that crosses over the Greenup Lock and Dam

References

1. "Huntington District – Greenup Locks and Dam".

External links

• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Huntington District
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville District