United States Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District
Dam and spillways
Impounds
Ohio River
Power Station
Operator(s)
Louisville Gas & Electric
Installed capacity
80 MW
The McAlpine Locks and Dam are a set of locks and a hydroelectric dam at the Falls of the Ohio River at Louisville, Kentucky. They are located at mile point 606.8, and control a 72.9 miles (117.3 km) long navigation pool. The locks and their associated canal were the first major engineering project on the Ohio River, completed in 1830 as the Louisville and Portland Canal, designed to allow shipping traffic to navigate through the Falls of the Ohio.
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Louisville and Portland Canal (now the McAlpineLocksandDam) bypassed the rapids, allowing even larger commercial and modern navigation from the Forks of...
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its construction, maintenance, and improvement. The Louisville and Portland Canal was renamed as the McAlpineLocksandDam in 1962 after extensive modernization...
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of 1+1⁄4 miles (10 furlongs; 2,012 metres). Colts and geldings carry 126 pounds (57 kilograms) and fillies 121 pounds (55 kilograms). Held annually on...
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