High Water, High Stakes

High water events can have high stakes when they cause navigation to shut down on the river. The Monongahela River Lock and Dam 3 at Elizabeth, Pennsylvania, is notorious for flooding events, unfortunately.
Some years, the facility experiences several shut down events in a row during high-water events, usually in the spring in the aftermath of a snow melt, or after periods of heavy rains in the fall.
The lock and dam crew at Elizabeth works year-round in all weather conditions. The only time they shut down is for lightning and dangerous high waters. They work just as tirelessly to put the facility back in operation once the waters recede.
The locks at Elizabeth have been operating on the #MonongahelaRiver since 1907. Later this summer, the #PittsburghDistrict plans on demolishing the dam to provide one continuous navigation pool from Braddock to Charleroi, which will help avoid high-water events in this region.
🎥 by Michel Sauret

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This is awesome, great work.