Racine Lock and Dam | |
Name Official: | Racine Lock and Dam |
Dam Crosses: | Ohio River |
Location: | Ohio/West Virginia border |
Operator: | United States Army Corps of Engineers Huntington District |
Dam Type: | 8 Tainter gates |
Res Elevation: | 560 feet above sealevel |
Dam Length: | 1,173 feet |
Construction Began: | 1964 |
Opening: | 1971 |
Cost: | $64,882,900 |
Plant Capacity: | 24 MW |
Plant Operator: | American Electric Power Company |
Coordinates: | 38.9164°N -81.9101°W |
Racine Lock and Dam is the ninth lock and dam on the Ohio River. It is located 238 miles downstream from Pittsburgh. There are two locks, one for commercial barge traffic 1,200 feet long by 110 feet wide, and the auxiliary lock, which is 600 feet long by 110 feet wide.[1]