32400 OH-7 Newport, Ohio 45768
Willow Island Lock and Dam information pageAlso, see all the hotspots at:
Wayne National Forest-Marietta Important Bird Area
At this location, the Ohio-West Virginia state line is near the Ohio side of the river. Birds seen on the other side of the Ohio River are in West Virginia. When reporting birds from the Ohio hotspot use multiple incomplete checklists as described below.
Ohio eBird reviewers ask that birders keep precise state and county lists. When you are at a location where you see birds across a state or county line, we ask that you keep two incomplete birding lists, one for each side of the border.
When keeping separate checklists for different sides of a border, please follow these rules:
Willow Island Locks and Dam replace three obsolete locks and dams and provide a navigable pool to Hannibal Locks and Dam on the Ohio River. This facility is located on the Ohio River, 161.7 miles downstream from Pittsburgh, and 3.4 miles upstream from Waverly. It replaced Locks and Dams No. 15, 16, and 17.
Construction began in January 1967 and the total project is 100 percent complete. The locks construction contract was awarded in October 1968 and placed in operation in January 1972. Dam construction was initiated in December 1971 and completed in 1976. The pool was raised to full height in September 1975.
There is an eBird hotspot, Willow Island Fishng Access, on the West Virginia side of the river.
Restrooms on site