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Pike Island Lock and Dam is the fifth lock and dam on the Ohio River, located in Yorkville, Ohio 84 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.[1]

Pike Island Lock and Dam
Official name	Pike Island Lock and Dam
Location	Yorkville, Ohio
Coordinates	40.1504°N 80.7034°W / 40.1504; -80.7034
Construction began	1959
Opening date	November 1963
Operator(s)	United States Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Gated
Impounds	Ohio River
Reservoir
Normal elevation	644 feet above sealevel

See also

• List of locks and dams of the Ohio River
• List of locks and dams of the Upper Mississippi River

References

External links

• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Huntington District
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville District

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