Morgantown Lock and Dam
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History
Construction on Morgantown Lock and Dam began in 1948 and was completed in 1950.[1] It replaced old Locks 10 and 11, timber crib structures installed in 1897–1903.
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- Transportation in Monongalia County, West Virginia
- Buildings and structures in Morgantown, West Virginia
- Dams in West Virginia
- Water transportation in West Virginia
- Crossings of the Monongahela River
- United States Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District
- United States Army Corps of Engineers dams
- Dams completed in 1950
- Locks of West Virginia