Lock and Dam No. 16
Dam on the Upper Mississippi River, US
Dam in Iowa, USA
41°25′37.29″N 91°0′37.75″W / 41.4270250°N 91.0104861°W / 41.4270250; -91.0104861![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/United_States_Army_Corps_of_Engineers_logo.svg/24px-United_States_Army_Corps_of_Engineers_logo.svg.png)
Lock and Dam No. 16 Historic District
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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)[2] 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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See also
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Lock & Dam 16" (PDF). U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Retrieved January 6, 2014.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mississippi River Lock and Dam number 16.
- Lock and Dam No. 16 - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. IA-26, "Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam No. 16, Muscatine, Muscatine County, IA", 21 photos, 13 data pages, 2 photo caption pages
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