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Coordinates: 37°47′37″N 87°59′27″W / 37.7935°N 87.9909°W / 37.7935; -87.9909
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John T. Myers Locks and Dam
Official nameJohn T. Myers Locks and Dam
LocationPosey County, Indiana / Union County, Kentucky, USA
Coordinates37°47′37″N 87°59′27″W / 37.7935°N 87.9909°W / 37.7935; -87.9909
Construction began1965
Opening date1977
Dam and spillways
ImpoundsOhio River
Length3504 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

  1. ^ "John T. Myers". Locks and Dams Project Office, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville District. Retrieved 2009-06-08.