Ernst Kuhl (February 9, 1843 – December 29, 1911) was a German civil and mechanical engineer.
In 1872 Ernst Kuhl immigrated to the Unites Stated and settled in Buffalo, New York.
Beginning of 1873 he started working at the office of the Tenth Light-House District.
[2] He designed the machinery for the towboats Arethusa and Atalanta, and for the snagboats Wright and Suter.
[4] He designed steamboats, dredges, structural steel and operating machinery for many locks and dams in Monongahela River.