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Mississippi River Lock & Dam No. 4

General Information

Beginning of works: 1932
Completion: May 1935
Status: in use

Project Type

Structure: Roller drum gate barrage
Gravity dam
Function / usage: Lock

Location

Location: , , ,
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Impounds:
  • Mississippi River
Coordinates: 44° 19' 28.65" N    91° 55' 21.07" W
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Technical Information

Dimensions

length of movable section 416.7 m

Excerpt from Wikipedia

Lock and Dam No. 4 is a lock and dam located near Alma, Wisconsin and Kellogg, Minnesota on the Upper Mississippi River around river mile 752.8. The lock and dam are owned and operated by the St. Paul District of the United States Army Corps of Engineers-Mississippi Valley Division.

History

The lock and dam was constructed and placed in operation in May 1935. There were ten major injuries and three deaths recorded during construction of the facility. Its last major rehabilitation was from 1988 to 1994.

Text imported from Wikipedia article "Lock and Dam No. 4" and modified on 23 July 2019 under the CC-BY-SA 3.0 license.

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  • About this
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  • Structure-ID
    20030607
  • Published on:
    24/08/2007
  • Last updated on:
    09/07/2017
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