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Revision as of 05:50, 12 February 2014
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Official name | John T. Myers Locks and Dam |
Location | Posey County, Indiana / Union County, Kentucky, USA |
Coordinates | 37°47′37″N 87°59′27″W / 37.7935°N 87.9909°W |
Construction began | 1965 |
Opening date | 1977 |
Dam and spillways | |
Impounds | Ohio River |
Length | 3504 ft (1068 m) |
The John T. Myers Locks and Dam is a United States Army Corps of Engineers facility on the Ohio River in Posey County, Indiana, and Union County, Kentucky. Formerly known as the Uniontown Locks and Dam, it was renamed by an act of Congress in 1996 (PL 104-303) as a tribute to recently retired Congressman John T. Myers.[1]
References
- ^ "John T. Myers". Locks and Dams Project Office, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville District. Retrieved 2009-06-08.