Pike Island Locks and Dam

Pike Island Lock and Dam is the fifth lock and dam on the Ohio River, located in Yorkville, Ohio 84 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]

Pike Island Lock and Dam
Official namePike Island Lock and Dam
LocationYorkville, Ohio
Coordinates40.1504°N 80.7034°W / 40.1504; -80.7034
Construction began1959
Opening dateNovember 1963
Operator(s) United States Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District
Dam and spillways
Type of damGated
ImpoundsOhio River
Reservoir
Normal elevation644 feet above sealevel

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