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Zanesville Lock and Dam #10 was constructed between 1837 and 1841 and improved by the Corps between 1887 and 1891. Lock #10 is a tandem lock with mitered wood gates. Lock #10 is unique as it is a tandem (double) lock, with two chambers for raising and lowering boats.
Aug 16, 2018 · Lock #10 on the Muskingum River in Zanesville, Ohio, is a place of tranquility and a step back in time. Located at the end of a historic canal, this working double lock still operates as it...
Oct 13, 2020 · McConnelsville OH 43756: Rokeby Lock #8 (740) 962-4223: 8911 State Route 60 North McConnelsville OH 43756: Philo Lock #9 (740) 674-6191: 55 Bridge Street Duncan Falls OH 43754: Zanesville Lock #10 (740) 452-3147: 1000 Hughes Street Zanesville OH 43701: Ellis Lock #11: None: 1390 Ellis Dam Road Zanesville OH 43701
Dam & Lock No. 10. Must take canal at river left of dam and lock through or portage to river from canal at lock tenders house and dock. Access river left. Only launching directly into river at this point, no portage from lock canal. 1000 Hughes Street, Zanesville, OH 43701. (740) 453-4377. View Website. Explore Further.
Lock and Dam #10 is a vintage double-chambered lock on the Muskingum Water Trail. Land access through alley at approx 800 Hughes. Locks are about one mile south of dam on diversion channel. Unusual "gate valves" permit viewing of water flows. Both valves and gates are manually operated.
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Oct 26, 2008 · The Zanesville lock, canal, and dam were part of a series of eleven such built on the Muskingum River from Marietta to Ellis, north of Zanesville, from 1836 to 1841. (A historical marker located in Zanesville in Muskingum County, Ohio.)
West Point graduate Major Samuel Curtis designed a system of 10 dams and 11 locks to connect the Muskingum River to the Ohio and Erie Canal at Dresden. Opened in 1841, the system provided navigable waterways from Marietta to Lake Erie. Get Directions. Nearby Parks. Burr Oak State Park. Strouds Run State Park.
