General Information
Project Type
| Function / usage: |
Lock |
|---|---|
| Structure: |
Earthfill dam |
| Material: |
Concrete dam |
| Structure: |
Roller drum gate barrage Tainter gate barrage |
Location
| Location: |
Genoa, Vernon County, Wisconsin, USA Houston County, Minnesota, USA |
|---|---|
| Impounds: |
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| Coordinates: | 43° 34' 13.67" N 91° 13' 55.42" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| length of movable section | 284.7 m | |
| embankment | length | 5 334.0 m |
| lock | width | 33.5 m |
| length | 182.9 m |
Excerpt from Wikipedia
Lock and Dam No. 8 is a lock and dam located near Genoa, Wisconsin on the Upper Mississippi River near river mile 679.2. It was constructed and put into operation by April 1937. The site underwent major rehabilitation from 1989 through 2003. The lock and dam are owned and operated by the St. Paul District of the United States Army Corps of Engineers-Mississippi Valley Division.
The dam consists of a concrete structure 934 feet (284.7 m) long with five roller gates and 10 tainter gates. The earth embankment is 17,500 feet (5,334.0 m) long with two submersible spillways, 938 feet (285.9 m) long and 1,338 feet (407.8 m) long. The lock is 110 feet (33.5 m) wide by 600 feet (182.9 m) long.
Text imported from Wikipedia article "Lock and Dam No. 8" and modified on July 23, 2019 according to the CC-BY-SA 4.0 International license.
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data sheet - Structure-ID
20030602 - Published on:
24/08/2007 - Last updated on:
04/06/2017
