Maxwell Lock & Dam

Maxwell Lock & Dam
Location	East Millsboro, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°00′07″N 79°57′36″W / 40.002°N 79.960°W / 40.002; -79.960Coordinates: 40°00′07″N 79°57′36″W / 40.002°N 79.960°W / 40.002; -79.960
Construction began	1960
Opening date	1965
Dam and spillways
Impounds	Monongahela River

Maxwell Lock and Dam is a navigational lock and gated dam on the Monongahela River at East Millsboro, Pennsylvania. 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.

Maxwell has two lock chambers located on the right-descending river bank. The dam's upper pool extends about 20.8 miles (33.5 km) upstream to Grays Landing Lock and Dam at Grays Landing, Pennsylvania.

History

Construction on Maxwell Lock and Dam began in 1960 and was completed in 1965.^[1] It replaced old Lock and Dam 6 at Rices Landing, Pennsylvania.

See also

• List of crossings of the Monongahela River

References

1. ^ "USACE Pittsburgh District: Maxwell Lock and Dam". http://www.lrp.usace.army.mil/nav/maxwell.htm. Retrieved August 13, 2010. ^{[dead link]}