Tidewater Lock

Tidewater Lock

The Tidewater Lock is a dam in Washington, D.C. on Rock Creek (Potomac River). It is sometimes listed as Lock 0 on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal.

The dam is located at coord|38|53|58|N|77|03|27|W|.

ee also

Locks on the C&O Canal

References

*cite web | url=Gnis3|528920 | title=Tidewater Lock | work=Geographic Names Information System | publisher=United States Geological Survey | accessdate=2006-05-01


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