Hildebrand Lock and Dam

Hildebrand Lock and Dam
Location	Monongalia County, West Virginia, USA
Coordinates	39°34′58″N 80°00′40″W
Construction began	1950
Opening date	1960
Operator(s)	U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District
Dam and spillways
Impounds	Monongahela River

Hildebrand Lock and Dam is a navigational lock and gated dam on the Monongahela River at Hilderbrand, West Virginia. (Hildebrand is a misspelling of Hilderbrand.) It is part of a series of dams that canalizes the Monongahela to a depth of at least 9 feet (2.7 m) for its entire length from Fairmont, West Virginia to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It is maintained by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District.

Hildebrand has a single lock chamber located on the left-descending river bank. The dam's upper pool extends 7.4 miles (11.9 km) upstream to Opekiska Lock and Dam, with its 6.0-mile (9.7 km) downstream pool being formed by Morgantown Lock and Dam.

History

Construction on Hildebrand Lock and Dam began in 1950 and was completed in 1960. It replaced old Locks 12 and 13, timber crib structures completed in 1903.

See also

• List of crossings of the Monongahela River

External links

• Hildebrand Lock and Dam