General Information
Project Type
| Function / usage: |
Lock |
|---|---|
| Structure: |
Radial gate barrage Earthfill dam |
Location
| Location: |
Clarksville, Pike County, Missouri, USA Calhoun County, Illinois, USA |
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| Impounds: |
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| Coordinates: | 39° 22' 39" N 90° 54' 10.57" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| dam structure | length of movable section | 408.4 m |
| lock chamber | width | 33.5 m |
| length | 182.9 m |
Excerpt from Wikipedia
Lock and Dam No. 24 is a lock and dam located near Clarksville, Missouri around river mile 273.4 on the Upper Mississippi River. The main lock is 110 feet (33.5 m) wide and 600 feet (182.9 m) long with ist bottom at an elevation of 430 feet. The auxiliary lock is not operational. Normal pool elevation behind the dam is 449 feet. The movable portion of the dam is 1,340 feet (408.4 m) long and consists of 15 submersible, elliptical, tainter gates. A 2,720 feet (829.1 m) submersible earthen dike extends from the movable dam to the Illinois shore. In 2004, the facility was listed in the National Register of Historic Places as Lock and Dam No. 24 Historic District, #04000183 covering 1,027 acres (4.2 km²), 3 buildings, 15 structures, 4 objects.
Text imported from Wikipedia article "Lock and Dam No. 24" and modified on July 23, 2019 according to the CC-BY-SA 4.0 International license.
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data sheet - Structure-ID
20030588 - Published on:
24/08/2007 - Last updated on:
09/07/2017
