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Lock And Dam No. 16
Lock and Dam No. 16 is a Lock (water transport), lock and dam located near Muscatine, Iowa on the Upper Mississippi River, Upper Mississippi River around river mile 457.2. The movable portion of the dam is long and consists of 4 roller dam, roller gates and 15 Tainter gates. The lock is wide by 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 building, 5 structures, and 2 objects. See also * Public Works Administration#Dams, Public Works Administration dams list References External links Lock and Dam No. 16 - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers * Transport infrastructure completed in 1937 National Register of Historic Places in Muscatine County, Iowa Mississippi River locks Buildings and structures in Muscatine County, Iowa Locks on the National Register of Historic Places in Illinois, 16 Dams on the National Register of Historic Places ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Upper Mississippi River
The Upper Mississippi River is the portion of the Mississippi River upstream of St. Louis, Missouri, United States, at the confluence of its main tributary, the Missouri River. History In terms of geologic and hydrographic history, the Upper Mississippi east and south of Fort Snelling is a portion of the now-extinct Glacial River Warren which carved the valley of the Minnesota River, permitting the immense Glacial Lake Agassiz to join the world's oceans at the Gulf of Mexico. The collapse of ice dams holding back Glacial Lake Duluth and Glacial Lake Grantsburg carved out the Dalles of the St. Croix River at Interstate Park. The Upper Mississippi River valley likely originated as an ice-marginal stream during the Pre-Illinoian Stage. The Driftless Area is a portion of North America left unglaciated at that ice age's height, hence not smoothed out or covered over by previous geological processes. Inasmuch as the Wisconsin glaciation formed lobes that met (and blocked) wher ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
