Willow Island Lock and Dam

Willow Island Lock and Dam
Official name	Willow Island Lock and Dam
Location	Ohio/West Virginia border
Coordinates	39.3593°N 81.3193°W / 39.3593; -81.3193
Construction began	1967
Opening date	1976
Construction cost	$76,520,800
Operator(s)	United States Army Corps of Engineers Huntington District
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Gated
Impounds	Ohio River
Length	1,128 feet
Reservoir
Normal elevation	602 feet above sealevel

Willow Island Lock and Dam is the 7th Lock and dam on the Ohio River, located 162 miles downstream of Pittsburgh. There are two 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]

See also

• List of locks and dams of the Ohio River
• List of locks and dams of the Upper Mississippi River

References

1. "Huntington District – Willow Island Locks and Dam".

External links

• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District Archived 2007-11-25 at the Wayback Machine
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Huntington District
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville District Archived 2008-06-10 at the Wayback Machine