EBENEZER, Ky. — After getting complaints from boaters who can't access long sections of the waterway, the Kentucky River Authority plans to ask the General Assembly for millions of dollars to fix several locks.

        The authority will also consider whether to increase fees paid by those who draw water from the river, to pay for lock repairs.

        A lock allows a boat to move past the dam beside it. Without a working lock, the dam becomes a barrier to boats.

        The Kentucky River is becoming a series of terraced pools as, one after another, aging locks break and aren't fixed.

        This summer, only six of the 14 locks between the Ohio River and Beattyville will be open.

        When Lock No. 6 didn't open on Memorial Day weekend, the effects were felt nine miles upstream, at Cummins Ferry Marina in Mercer County.

        Boaters who were regular visitors last summer didn't show up. Gas and supplies weren't sold.

        Now, because Lock No. 8 also is out of commission, travel is restricted to the 44 winding miles between No. 6 and No. 8.

        If the problem is above the waterline, the repair won't be expensive, said Stephen Reeder, the authority's executive director. But if there is rot below water, a temporary dam would have to be built to hold back water during repairs.

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