Lock and Dam Number 53
Lock and Dam 53 was the first lock and dam upstream from the confluence of the Ohio River and the Mississippi River. It was located 962 miles downstream from Pittsburgh.
Wikimedia, Public domain.- Dam
- …lies at an elevation of around 300 feet (90 metres)
- Description: dam in the United States of America
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Lock and Dam Number 53
- Category: lock
- Location
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Latitude
37.20139° or 37° 12′ 5″ north
Longitude
-89.04° or 89° 2′ 24″ west
Open location code
869G6X25+HX
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