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Point Marion Lock and Dam

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There is one lock chamber on the left descending bank of the river at the dam, 84 feet (26 m) wide and 720 feet (220 m) long. The reservoir formed by the dam is also a municipal and industrial water supply.
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Point Marion Lock and Dam Entrance, with the Fort Martin Power Station in the distance.
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Dunkard
Springhill
Greene County
Point Marion
Pennsylvania
39°43′38″N 79°54′39″W / 39.72722°N 79.91083°W / 39.72722; -79.91083
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District
Monongahela River
Catchment area
Monongahela River
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Fairmont
West Virginia
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Morgantown Lock and Dam
river mile

List of crossings of the Monongahela River
"U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District- Point Marion Lock and Dam"
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Monongahela River
Star City Bridge


Albert Gallatin Memorial Bridge

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Crossings of the Monongahela River

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