McAlpine Locks and Dam

McAlpine Locks and Dam
McAlpine Locks and Dam, Louisville, Kentucky
Location of McAlpine Locks and Dam in Kentucky
Official name	McAlpine Locks and Dam
Location	Louisville, Kentucky
Coordinates	38°16′41″N 85°47′32″W / 38.2781°N 85.7922°W / 38.2781; -85.7922
Opening date	1830
Operator(s)	United States Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District
Dam and spillways
Impounds	Ohio River
Power Station
Operator(s)	Louisville Gas & Electric
Installed capacity	80 MW

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.