"The dam gates are non-submergible ogee sill units." The nominal lift of the standard 1,200' and 600' locks is 30'. The City of Hamilton, Ohio operates the hydroelectric plant that uses three turbines to generate 70mw. "The project was placed in commercial operation on 7 December 1982. The entire generating structure is a watertight, steel-plate enclosure constructed in dry dock at St. Nazaire, France. The structure was shipped across the Atlantic Ocean, unloaded and towed to the site via the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers." [USACE]
I quoted the description of the gates above because that terminology was new to me. But the gates look like Tainter gates to me.
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| Street View, the facility on the left is the hydropower plant. |
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| Brady Beckman posted USACE’s Regional Rivers Repair Fleet - Heavy Capacity Fleet working emptying and filling valve repairs at Greenup Locks and Dam utilizing two big Manitowoc lattice boom crawler cranes, a barge mounted MLC 300 in the foreground and a 14000 set on the middle wall in the background. No this is not a two crane pick, each crane is working separate valves to expedite this critical work and get the main chamber opened back up as soon as possible. Excellent crew, keep up the great work! Brady Beckman shared |
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| hamilton-oh "Greenup generates approximately 282 million kilo-watt hours (kWh) annually." |
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| We Work the Waterways posted Ingram Barge Company's M/V ELEANOR G. MCDONALD making her approach southbound to Greenup Locks at Mile 341 on the Ohio River. She has a mixed tow, some coal to keep the Christmas tree 🎄 lit during this season of Joy! Also we see some scrap metal that will be melted down to make some toys for the kiddos to have under that tree. Yes, barges too, can be a part of the holiday spirit to make the Season bright! Courtesy of Capt Steven Fancher. |
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