This dam replaced dams #35-39. The locks are the standard 1,200' and 600' locks.
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| USACE |
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| USACE, Louisville District Photo of the week! Check out this absolutely beautiful aerial view over Markland Locks and Dam in Warsaw, Kentucky! 📸 Gary Grunwald |
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| Eugene Griffith, Jul 2018 |
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| Street View |
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| J.B. Good posted The photo is the upper forebay at Markland Lock, Feb. 3rd, 1978. [1978 was one of those bad winters at the end of the 1970s. According to the comments, the lock was shutdown for three weeks.] |
Some comments on Good's post talk about the Clare E Beatty sinking at the lock.
Update: a comment by Gary George on a post provides the best clue I've found as to how this boat got into trouble (I added some punctuation): "Hey I was there and assisted through the lock by the old Daytona, now the Whosier State. I think any only more boat got through after me before the gorge broke lose carrying the Beaty fleet and boats down on the dam." [Beaty was a recovery and salvage company.]
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| WCPO |
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| nkyviews |
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| David Norris posted Our tax dollars at work Markland |
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| Justin Carlisle posted Ingram's James L Hamilton locking down at Markland. Originally was the Ralph E Plagge, built in 1976. One of my favorite SLS boats. |
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| LouisvilleUSACE Flickr Downstream miter gate leaf installed at Markland Locks and Dam Warsaw, Ky. - Henry M. Shreve Gatelifter installs new downstream miter gate leaf at Markland Locks and Dam today. The gate is lowered into the dewatered lock chamber. (US Army Corps of Engineers photo by Carol Labashosky) |
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| We Work the Waterways posted A photo of Markland Lock’s big chamber in the dewatered state down for repairs. Bulkheads, as you can see, have been set so that the chamber could be completely in the dry for repairs. This lock is on the Ohio River about half way between Cincinnati, Ohio and Louisville, Kentucky. These locks are well over 50 years old and use our tax dollars responsibly so that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers can keep them maintained and operational. This keeps traffic moving efficiently. While this main chamber is down, tows use the small auxiliary chamber, which can result in significant delays. Courtesy of Captain Charlie Neal from Amherst Madison's M/V AMHERST, while pulling cuts from the small chamber last night. |
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| Inland Waters River People Page posted Good morning y’all. I’ve been MIA this month. The Ohio River has been flooding [2025 TVA Flood] and I’ve been focusing my attention on safe navigation. BUT the river has subsided and is calming down and is falling. We are waiting lock turn at Markland. They are running 63’ of dam, with a 26.7’ lower gage. Hope everyone has been doing well. I’ll be going home next week. Ms. Liz and I have traveling on our agenda. Have a wonderful Wednesday I am Jamie Ron Newton: South bound, it looks like. I have a great story about northbound through Markland in very high water back in the mid 90's. Greenhorn deckhand kept giving Capt. Jerry Trahan (Chotin) the WRONG over-under distance from the lock wall as Jerry pushed with all his might to overcome dam current. Never saw a capt. sweat or curse so much in my life! Obviously, we made it. [This comment is more evidence that north/south directions, instead of east/west directions, are used on the Ohio River.] |
Timelapse video of a normal operation followed by regular speed.
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| 1:24:56 drone video @ 5:10 |
The turbulent water to the left of the lock is the water coming out of the lock.
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| @ 8:10 |
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