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The system was renamed the McAlpine Locks and Dam in 1960 in honor of
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91,170 square miles (236,000 km). The average daily flow at McAlpine is 118,000 cubic feet per second (3,340 m/s). The lock chambers are located at the dam on the
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pool downstream. The hydroelectric plant consists of eight turbine units with a net power generation capacity of 80,000 kilowatts.
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and are capable of a normal lift of 37 feet (11 m) between the McAlpine pool upstream and the
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was added, and the locks were expanded, first by a private company and then by the
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Provides historical context for McAlpine Locks and Dam; good bibliography.
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Coast Guard buoy tender Obion entering main lock at McAlpine Locks, 1999
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Brimstone entering auxiliary lock at McAlpine Locks, 1987
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Dewatered main lock undergoing repairs at McAlpine Locks, 1987
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Generating Station at McAlpine Dam, 1998
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