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Lock and Dam No. 16

Coordinates: 41°25′37.29″N 91°0′37.75″W / 41.4270250°N 91.0104861°W / 41.4270250; -91.0104861
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Mississippi River Lock and Dam number 16
LocationSweetland Township, Muscatine County, Iowa / Drury Township, Rock Island County, Illinois,
near Muscatine, Iowa, USA
Coordinates41°25′37.29″N 91°0′37.75″W / 41.4270250°N 91.0104861°W / 41.4270250; -91.0104861
Construction began1933
Opening dateJuly 10, 1937
Operator(s) U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District
Dam and spillways
ImpoundsUpper Mississippi River
Length1,315 feet (400.8 m)
Reservoir
CreatesPool 16
Total 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
Lock and Dam No. 16
Lock and Dam No. 16 is located in the United States
Lock and Dam No. 16
Location33109 102nd Ave. W, Muscatine, Iowa
Area102.4 acres (41.4 ha)
Built1937
ArchitectU.S. Army Corps of Engineers
MPSUpper Mississippi River 9-Foot Navigation Project MPS
NRHP 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.
 https://web.archive.org/web/20161226221158/http://www.mvr.usace.army.mil/Portals/48/docs/CC/FactSheets/MISS/UMR%20Locks%20%26%20Dams%20-%202016%20%28MVD%29.pdf

See also

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.
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