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McAlpine Locks and Dam Louisville, KY - A video tour of Locks and Shippingport Island

https://www.lrl.usace.army.mil/Missio... The McAlpine Locks and Dam are a set of locks and a hydroelectric dam at the Falls of the Ohio River at Louisville, Kentucky. They are located at mile point 606.8 and control a 72.9 miles (117.3 km) long navigation pool. The locks and their associated canal were the first major engineering project on the Ohio River, completed in 1830 as the Louisville and Portland Canal, designed to allow shipping traffic to navigate through the Falls of the Ohio. From 1925 to 1927, the dam for generating hydroelectric power was added, and the locks were expanded, first by a private company and then by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The hydroelectric plant at the time was the seventh largest hydroelectric plant in the United States. The system was renamed the McAlpine Locks and Dam in 1960 in honor of William McAlpine, who was the only civilian to have ever served as district engineer for the Corps of Louisville. At present, the normal pool elevation is 420 feet (130 m) above sea level and the drainage area above the dam is 91,170 square miles (236,000 km²). The average daily flow at McAlpine is 118,000 cubic feet per second (3,340 m³/s). The lock chambers are located at the dam on the Kentucky side of the Ohio River and are capable of a normal lift of 37 feet (11 m) between the McAlpine pool upstream and the Cannelton pool downstream. The hydroelectric plant consists of eight turbine units with a net power generation capacity of 80,000 kilowatts. In October 2003, McAlpine was designated a Historic Civil Engineering Landmark by the American Society of Civil Engineers. The McAlpine locks underwent a 10-year, $278 million expansion project scheduled to be completed in 2008, but was completed in early 2009. Disclaimer: Due to factors beyond the control of Bump (@thebumpchannel), we cannot guarantee against improper use or unauthorized modifications of the information provided. Bump (@thebumpchannel) assumes no liability for property damage or injury incurred as a result of any of the information contained in this video. Use this information at your own risk. Bump (@thebumpchannel) recommends safe practices when working on vehicles, tools, products, or activities seen or implied in this video. No information contained in this video shall create any expressed or implied warranty or guarantee of any particular result. Any injury, damage, or loss that may result from improper use of these tools, equipment, or from the information contained in this video is the sole responsibility of the user and not Bump (@thebumpchannel). Disclaimer: As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.