Opekiska Lock and Dam - Fairmont West Virginia, USA
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N 39° 33.832 W 080° 02.991
17S E 581618 N 4379783
Opekiska Lock and Dam is located on the Monongahela River near Fairmont West Virginia.
Waymark Code: WM16PW4
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 09/13/2022
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member dtrebilc
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From Wikipedia:
"Opekiska Lock and Dam is a navigational lock and gated dam on the Monongahela River at Lowsville, West Virginia. It is part of a series of dams that canalizes the Monongahela to a depth of at least 9 feet (2.7 m) for its entire length from Fairmont, West Virginia to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It is maintained by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Pittsburgh District.

Opekiska has a single lock chamber located on the right-descending river bank. The dam's upper pool extends about 13 miles (21 km) upstream to the Monongahela's source at Fairmont, West Virginia. The pool also extends up the Monongahela's two primary tributaries, the Tygart Valley River and the West Fork River. Opekiska's 7.4-mile (11.9 km) downstream pool is formed by Hildebrand Lock and Dam.

Waterway Name: Monongahela River

Connected Points:
The lock connects the the upper pool and upstream 11mileto the source of the Monongahela River and the Hildebrand Lock and Dam facility, approximately 7 miles downstream.

Type: Lock

Date Opened: 06/06/1964

Elevation Difference (meters): 10.00

Site Status: Operational

Web Site: [Web Link]

Date Closed (if applicable): Not listed
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