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Belleville Lock and Dam

Coordinates: 39°07′08″N 81°44′27″W / 39.11889°N 81.74083°W / 39.11889; -81.74083
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Belleville Lock and Dam
Official nameBelleville Lock and Dam
LocationOhio/West Virginia border
Coordinates39°07′08″N 81°44′27″W / 39.11889°N 81.74083°W / 39.11889; -81.74083
Construction began1962
Opening date1968
Construction cost$62,231,500
Operator(s) United States Army Corps of Engineers Huntington District
Dam and spillways
Type of damGated
ImpoundsOhio River
Length1,206 feet
Reservoir
Normal elevation582 feet above sealevel
Power Station
Installed capacity42 MW[1]

Belleville Lock and Dam is the 8th Lock and dam on the Ohio River, located 204 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.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ "Hydroelectric Power".
  2. ^ "Huntington District – Belleville Locks and Dam". Archived from the original on 2016-03-02. Retrieved 2016-02-13.
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