Smithland Lock and Dam

37°09′59″N 88°25′42″W / 37.1664°N 88.4284°W / 37.1664; -88.4284Construction began1971Opening date1980Operator(s) United States Army Corps of Engineers Louisville DistrictDam and spillwaysType of damConcrete fixed weir with 11 Tainter gatesImpoundsOhio RiverLength2,951 feetReservoirNormal elevation324 feet above sealevel

Smithland Lock and Dam is the 18th lock and dam on the Ohio River, 919 miles down stream of Pittsburgh and 63 miles upstream from the confluence of the Mississippi with the Ohio. There are 2 locks for commercial barge traffic that are 1,200 feet long by 110 feet wide.^[1]

History

Smithland lock and dam was authorized in 1965 to replace lock and dam 50 and 51 on the Ohio River.