Dashields Locks and Dam

Dashields Lock and Dam is a fixed-crest dam on the Ohio River.[1][2] It is located less than 15 miles down stream of Pittsburgh. There are two locks, one for commercial barge traffic that is 600 feet long by 110 feet wide, and a recreational auxiliary lock that is 360 feet long by 56 feet wide.[3] Dashields locks averages about 450 commercial lock throughs every month and 200-300 lock throughs a month on the recreational auxiliary lock.

Dashields Locks and Dam (formerly Deadman Island Locks and Dam)
Official nameDashields Locks and Dam
Coordinates40°33′02″N 80°12′15″W / 40.5506°N 80.2041°W / 40.5506; -80.2041
Construction began1927
Opening date1929
Operator(s) United States Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District
Dam and spillways
Type of damfixed crest dam
ImpoundsOhio River
Length1,585 feet
Reservoir
Normal elevation692 feet above sealevel
Emsworth, Dashields, and Montgomery lock and dams

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References

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  1. ^ Bob Bauder (2017-05-20). "Family of kayaker swept over Dashields Dam sues U.S. Army Corps of Engineers". TribLIVE. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
  2. ^ "Pittsburgh District > Missions > Navigation > Locks and Dams > Dashields Locks & Dam". www.lrp.usace.army.mil. Archived from the original on 2018-07-18. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
  3. ^ "Port of Pittsburgh Commission, PA : Dashields Locks and Dam".
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