Lock and Dam No. 16

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Lock and Dam No. 16
Mississippi River Lock and Dam number 16
Impounds	Upper Mississippi River
Creates	Pool 16
Locale	Muscatine, Iowa
Maintained by	United States Army Corps of Engineers
Length	1,315 feet (400.8 m)
Construction began	1933
Opening date	July 10, 1937
Geographical Data
Coordinates	41°25′37.29″N, 91°0′37.75″W

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. 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.

[edit] External links

• HAER - Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam No. 16, Upper Mississippi River, Muscatine vicinity, Muscatine County, IA
• Lock and Dam No. 16 is at coordinates 41°25′37″N 91°00′38″W / 41.427025, -91.010485 (Lock and Dam No. 16)Coordinates: 41°25′37″N 91°00′38″W / 41.427025, -91.010485 (Lock and Dam No. 16)

Locks and dams of the Upper Mississippi River
USAF • LSAF • 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 5A • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27
Upstream: Lock and Dam No. 15	Downstream: Lock and Dam No. 17

v • d • e U.S. National Register of Historic Places Keeper of the Register · History of the National Register of Historic Places · Property types · Historic district · Contributing property List of entries National Park Service · National Historic Landmarks · National Battlefields · National Historic Sites · National Historical Parks · National Memorials · National Monuments