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Maxwell Lock & Dam

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Maxwell has two lock chambers located on the right-descending river bank. The dam's upper pool extends about 20.8 miles (33.5 km) upstream to Grays Landing Lock and Dam at
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Construction on Maxwell Lock and Dam began in 1960 and was completed in 1965. It replaced old Lock and Dam 6 at
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Fayette
Washington
Centerville
Pennsylvania
40°00′07″N 79°57′36″W / 40.002°N 79.960°W / 40.002; -79.960
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District
Monongahela River
navigational lock
dam
Monongahela River
Centerville
Washington County
Luzerne Township
Fayette County
Pennsylvania
Fairmont
West Virginia
Pittsburgh

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