Dimensions
length of movable section | 400.8 m | |
lock | width | 33.5 m |
length | 182.9 m | |
height difference | max. 2.7 m |
Function / usage: |
Lock |
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Structure: |
Mobile barrage |
Location: |
Rock Island County, Illinois, USA Muscatine County, Iowa, USA |
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Impounds: |
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Coordinates: | 41° 25' 37.29" N 91° 0' 37.74" W |
length of movable section | 400.8 m | |
lock | width | 33.5 m |
length | 182.9 m | |
height difference | max. 2.7 m |
Lock and Dam No. 16 is a lock and dam located near Muscatine, Iowa on the Upper Mississippi River around river mile 457.2. The movable portion of the dam is 1,315 feet (400.8 m) long and consists of 4 roller gates and 15 Tainter gates. The lock is 110 feet (33.5 m) wide by 600 feet (182.9 m) long with a maximum lift of 9 feet (2.7m) In 2004, the facility was listed in the National Register of Historic Places as Lock and Dam No. 16 Historic District, #04000176 covering 1,024 acres (4.1 km²), 1 building, 5 structures, and 2 objects.
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