The structure was designed, built, and is operated by the United States Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District.

[1][2] The Cannelton Dam is located at river mile 720.7 (measured from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) and has two sections.

The Cannelton Locks run parallel to each other on the Indiana side of the river.

On January 27, 1960, the project was approved by Secretary of the Army, Wilber Marion Brucker.

Under the authority of Section 6 of the Rivers and Harbors Act, approved March 3, 1909, the existing Locks 43, 44 and 45 were replaced.

The structure was designed, built, and is operated by the United States Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District.

American Municipal Power (AMP) is currently outfitting the dam to divert water to three bulb turbines to generate an average gross annual output of approximately 458 million kilowatt-hours (kWh).