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The Monongahela River ( / məˌnɒŋɡəˈhiːlə / mə-NONG-gə-HEE-lə, /- ˈheɪ -/ -HAY- ), [ 10] sometimes referred to locally as the Mon ( / mɒn / ), is a 130-mile-long (210 km) [ 6] river on the Allegheny Plateau in north-central West Virginia and Southwestern Pennsylvania. The river flows from the confluence of its west and east ...
Braddock Locks & Dam. / 40.39083°N 79.85778°W / 40.39083; -79.85778. Braddock Locks & Dam (previously named Monongahela Locks and Dam No. 2) is one of nine navigational structures on the Monongahela River between Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Fairmont, West Virginia. Built and maintained by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the gated ...
This is a complete list of current bridges and other crossings of the Monongahela River starting from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where the river helps to form the headwaters of the Ohio River, and ending in Fairmont, West Virginia, where the West Fork River and Tygart Valley River combine to form the Monongahela. Pennsylvania
Monongahela River. Elizabeth Locks & Dam is one of nine navigational structures on the Monongahela River between Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Fairmont, West Virginia. Maintained and built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the gated dam forms an upstream pool that extends for 23.8 miles, stretching to Charleroi, Pennsylvania. [1]
Opekiska Lock and Dam. / 39.56333°N 80.04972°W / 39.56333; -80.04972. Opekiska Lock and Dam is a navigational lock and gated dam on the Monongahela River at Lowsville, West Virginia. It is part of a series of dams that canalizes the Monongahela to a depth of at least 9 feet (2.7 m) for its entire length from Fairmont, West Virginia to ...
Bridges over the Monongahela River (40 P) Pages in category "Crossings of the Monongahela River" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.
The “Lower Allegheny” River originated in the Clarion River valleys in Elk, Forest, and Jefferson Counties. Following the Clarion River, it flowed southward to join the Monongahela River at Pittsburgh. [1] The “Ohio River” was a tributary of the Monongahela River, joining the Monongahela at Beaver. [1]
Redstone Creek is a historically important widemouthed canoe and river boat -navigable brook -sized tributary stream of the Monongahela River in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. The creek is 28.4 miles (45.7 km) long, [5] running from headwaters on Chestnut Ridge north through the city of Uniontown and reaching the Monongahela at Brownsville.