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Cannelton Locks and Dam
LocationPerry County, Indiana / Hancock County, Kentucky US
Coordinates37°53′59″N 86°42′21″W / 37.89972°N 86.70583°W / 37.89972; -86.70583
StatusOperational
Construction beganJuly 1963
Opening dateDecember 1966 (1966-12)
Construction cost$98 million ($763 million with inflation)
Owner(s)United States Government
Operator(s)US Army Corps of Engineers
Dam and spillways
Type of damConcrete fixed weir with tainter gate
ImpoundsOhio River
Height42 feet (13 m)
Length1,827 feet (557 m)
Spillway type12 tainter gate
Website
US Army Corps of Engineers: Cannelton Locks and Dam

The Cannelton Locks and Dam is a tainter-gated dam with two locks on the Ohio River, on the border between the U.S. states of Indiana and Kentucky. The dam is 2 miles (3.2 km) southeast of Cannelton, Indiana. Construction of the locks began in July 1963. The locks began operation in December 1966 and were completed April 1967. Construction on the dam started in August 1965 and the dam was completed in 1974. The structure was designed, built, and is operated by the United States Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District.[1][2]

  1. ^ "United States Army Corps of Engineers - Cannelton". Archived from the original on 2011-05-27. Retrieved 2008-07-16.
  2. ^ "Perry County Indiana". Archived from the original on 2008-06-05. Retrieved 2008-07-16.

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