Kentucky Lock
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Kentucky Lock is a major navigation lock on the Tennessee River in western Kentucky that enables commercial and recreational vessels to bypass Kentucky Dam and access the Tennessee–Tombigbee and Ohio River systems.
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
inland waterway lock
ⓘ
navigation lock ⓘ |
| administeredUnder | Rivers and Harbors Act (United States) ⓘ |
| bypassesStructure | Kentucky Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsToWaterwaySystem |
Ohio River
ⓘ
Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway ⓘ
surface form:
Tennessee–Tombigbee Waterway
|
| constructionStart | 1930s ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| enablesTrafficType |
commercial vessels
ⓘ
recreational vessels ⓘ |
| expansionProject | addition of 110 by 1200 foot lock chamber ⓘ |
| expansionPurpose | reduce navigation delays ⓘ |
| hasChamberLength | 600 feet ⓘ |
| hasChamberWidth | 110 feet ⓘ |
| hasLift | approximately 75 feet ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfGate | miter gates ⓘ |
| isPartOfProject |
Kentucky Dam
ⓘ
surface form:
Kentucky Dam and Lock Project
|
| locatedInCounty | Marshall County, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
Western Kentucky
ⓘ
surface form:
western Kentucky
|
| locatedInState | Kentucky ⓘ |
| locatedJustDownstreamOf | Kentucky Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnWaterway | Tennessee River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedUpstreamFrom | confluence of Tennessee River and Ohio River ⓘ |
| nearCity | Grand Rivers, Kentucky ⓘ |
| opened | 1944 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ⓘ |
| operatedByDistrict |
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
ⓘ
surface form:
USACE Nashville District
|
| ownedBy | United States government ⓘ |
| partOf |
Inland Waterway System of the United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Inland Waterways System of the United States
Tennessee River ⓘ
surface form:
Tennessee River navigation system
|
| primaryFunction |
bypass Kentucky Dam for navigation
ⓘ
provide navigation access between Tennessee River and Ohio River system ⓘ provide navigation access between Tennessee River and Tennessee–Tombigbee Waterway ⓘ |
| servesTraffic | barge traffic ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | key link between Gulf of Mexico and Ohio River basin via inland waterways ⓘ |
| underExpansion | yes ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.