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tavm, “Oliver Lock and Dam,” Tuscaloosa Area Virtual Museum, accessed December 14, 2025, https://tavm.omeka.net/items/show/566.
"The William Bacon Oliver Lock and Dam is located in Tuscaloosa on the Black Warrior River. Completed in 1940, it was named after U. S. Representative William Oliver. The dam forms Lake Oliver, and was the first modern dam to be built on the Black Warrior. It replaced and covered the first three locks built on the river, which were completed in 1895." |
I presume that the 1940 lock is on the right and the 1992 lock is on the left.
Today's lock and dam was constructed during 1987-92. [
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The lock is a standard 110' x 600' with a lift of 49'. The dam is 1,200' long with a 800' long spillway. [
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HAER ALA,63-TUSLO,29--1
VIEW OF WARRIOR RIVER, OLIVER LOCK AND DAM, LOOKING TOWARD NORTHPORT. - William Baker Oliver Lock & Dam, Spans Warrior River between Tuscaloosa & Northport, Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, AL |
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VIEW OF WARRIOR RIVER, OLIVER LOCK AND DAM LOOKING NORTHEAST, LURLEEN WALLACE BRIDGE IN BACKGROUND, GULF MOBILE & OHIO RAILROAD BRIDGE IN FRONT OF LURLEEN WALLACE BRIDGE, NORTHPORT LEFT SIDE, TUSCALOOSA RIGHT SIDE, UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN RIGHT BACKGROUND. |
John Earl
posted three photos with the comment: "I took these aerials in September 1988. Can anyone tell me what I was photographing?"
Darrell Smith: In the first photo, it appears you were looking down on the
downtown bridge and the railroad trestle and bridge with a large and tug boat headed up river, I believe. The second photo looks to be a view of the new Oliver lock under construction. The third photo looks to be a shot down river. Visible is a tug headed south under the downtown bridge. Beyond it is the railroad trestle and bridge and in the distance the new Oliver Lock under construction.
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HAER ALA,63-TUSLO,27- via Dennis DeBruler
VIEW LOOKING NORTHEAST, WARRIOR RIVER, OLIVER LOCK IN RIGHT BACKGROUND, GULF MOBILE & OHIO BRIDGE IN MIDDLE GROUND, LURLEEN WALLACE BRIDGE IN FRONT OF GULF MOBILE & OHIO. |
A textbook hydraulic jump:
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