Markland Locks and Dam
The Markland Locks and Dam is a concrete dam bridge and locks that span the Ohio River. It is 1395 feet long, and connects Gallatin County, Kentucky, and Switzerland County, Indiana.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Chris Light, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ethridge and Markland.
Ethridge
Hamlet
Ethridge is an unincorporated community located in Gallatin County, Kentucky, United States.
Markland
Hamlet
Markland is an unincorporated community in York Township, Switzerland County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The nearby Markland Locks and Dam on the Ohio River takes its name from the community.
Florence
Hamlet
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
Florence is an unincorporated census-designated place in York Township, Switzerland County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. Florence is situated 2½ miles east of Markland Locks and Dam.
Markland Locks and Dam
- Type: Dam
- Description: dam and locks on the Ohio River at Gallatin County, Kentucky, and York Township, Switzerland County, Indiana, United States
- Categories: lock, road bridge, and hydroelectric power station
- Location: Gallatin, Kentucky, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.77479° or 38° 46′ 29″ northLongitude
-84.96439° or 84° 57′ 52″ westElevation
449 feet (137 metres)Open location code
86CQQ2FP+W6OpenStreetMap ID
node 358597362OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=dam
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“Markland Locks and Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Markland Locks and Dam”
- Dutch: “Markland Locks and Dam”
- Egyptian Arabic: “اقفال و سد ماركلاند”
- Italian: “diga di Markland Locks and”
- Ukrainian: “ГЕС Markland”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Markland Locks and Dam”. Photo: Chris Light, CC BY-SA 3.0.