 |
The AMERICAN CANAL SOCIETY |
|
|
|
Muskingum River The Muskingum River is a tributary of the Ohio River at Marietta, Ohio. It is formed by the junction of the Walhonding and Tuscarawas Rivers at Coshocton, Ohio and flows generally south to Marietta. In the canal era, a two mile branch of the Ohio and Erie Canal at Webbsport connected to the river at Dresden. From there, the state made the river navigable downstream to the Ohio with a series of 11 locks and low head dams opened in 1841. Some of these locks are on short skirting canals. The navigation was taken over by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in 1886, but was returned to the state in 1958. The State of Ohio works to preserve the navigation and operates it as the Muskingum River Parkway. All locks are 150 feet x 35 feet. Locks have miter gates at both ends and are hand operated by park personnel. Status of Locks is as follows:
Muskingum River Parkway Lock Fee Ohio Revised Code: 1501:41-2-30 A fee shall be charged to those persons passing through the division operated locks on the Muskingum River with a watercraft. The fee shall be as follows: $15.00 For an annual pass for each watercraft sixteen (16) feet or less in length and for each watercraft without a motor.
$35.00
For an annual pass for each motorized watercraft longer than sixteen (16) feet
but less than twenty-six (26) feet in $50.00 For an annual pass for each motorized watercraft twenty-six (26) feet in length or longer.
$20.00
For a weekend
pass for each motorized watercraft of any size. This pass is good for one
weekend during normal $5.00 Per one way lockage of a lock by a watercraft during normal hours of operation.**
$15.00
Per one way
lockage of a lock outside the normal hours of operation if all boaters locking
through the lock have
$25.00
Per one way lockage of a lock outside the normal hours of operation if one or
more of the boaters locking through For the purposes of this rule an annual pass shall be valid for the calendar year, January 1 through December 31, and entitles the pass holder to unlimited lockage with one watercraft during the normal, scheduled hours of lock operation. The passes specified in this rule are per watercraft. Additional watercraft require additional passes. The passes cannot be transferred to another person. If a person is towing an unmanned, smaller boat through the lock, the boater does not need to pay a lock fee for the boat in tow as long as it does not need to be locked through separately. **INTERPRETATION: If the boater locking through does not have a current annual pass for their watercraft. Charts Charts of the navigation are free at the park offices. By mail, they may be ordered with a $ 5.00 shipping fee payable to Division of Parks and Recreation from Dillon State Park, 5265 Dillon Hills Drive, Nashport, OH 43830 This information is provided courtesy of the Muskingum River Parkway and from ACS index sheets to encourage navigation of the Muskingum River. Revised 1/12/08 |