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; -91.0104861Construction began1933Opening dateJuly 10, 1937Operator(s) U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island DistrictDam and spillwaysImpoundsUpper Mississippi RiverLength1,315 feet (400.8 m)ReservoirCreatesPool 16Total capacity88,400 acre⋅ft (0.1090 km3)Catchment area99,400 sq mi (257,000 km2)
Lock and Dam No. 16 Historic District
Lock and Dam No. 16 is located in Iowa
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Lock and Dam No. 16 is located in the United States
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Location33109 102nd Ave. W, Muscatine, IowaArea102.4 acres (41.4 ha)Built1937ArchitectU.S. Army Corps of EngineersMPSUpper Mississippi River 9-Foot Navigation Project MPSNRHP reference No.04000176[1]Added to NRHPMarch 10, 2004

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.

Public Works Administration Project and Army Corps of Engineers Lock and Dam #16 construction.
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References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Lock & Dam 16" (PDF). U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Retrieved January 6, 2014.
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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