Morgantown Lock and Dam is a navigational lock and a gated dam on the Monongahela River at Morgantown, West Virginia. It is part of a series of dams that canalizes the Monongahela to a depth of at least for its entire length from Fairmont, West Virginia to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It is maintained by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' 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 List of crossings of the Monongahela River
References
External links Morgantown Lock and Dam