| Name |
Location |
Miles above the Ohio |
Coordinates |
Pool Elevation |
Notes |
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| Lake Itasca Stepping Stones / Dam |
Itasca State Park |
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Lake Itasca
1,475 feet |
Stepping stones placed by CCC with creation of new channel / outlet for Mississippi |
| Vekin's Dam |
8 miles north of Lake Itasca |
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n/a |
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| Ottertail Power Co. Dam |
7 miles east of Bemidji |
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Lake Bemidji
1,335 feet |
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| Knutson Dam |
About 15 miles (24 km) east and north of city of Cass Lake |
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Cass Lake
1,301 feet |
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| Winnibigoshish Lake Dam |
About 15 miles (24 km) northwest of Deer River |
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Lake Winnibigoshish
1,290 feet |
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| Pokegama Lake Dam |
Mile 1187 |
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| Blandin Paper Co. Dam |
Mile 1183.6 |
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| Potlatch Dam |
Brainerd, Minnesota |
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| Little Falls Dam |
Little Falls, Minnesota |
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| Blanchard Dam |
Royalton, Minnesota |
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| Sartell Dam |
Sartell, Minnesota |
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| St. Cloud Dam |
St. Cloud, Minnesota |
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| Coon Rapids Dam |
Brooklyn Park / Coon Rapids, Minnesota |
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No locks, ends navigable portion of river |
| Upper Saint Anthony Falls Lock and Dam |
Minneapolis, Minnesota |
~854 |
|
799 feet |
Last locks upstream on river |
| Lower Saint Anthony Falls Lock and Dam |
Minneapolis, Minnesota |
~853 |
|
750 feet |
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Meeker Island Lock and Dam
(demolished) |
Minneapolis, Minnesota / St. Paul, Minnesota |
~850 |
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NA |
demolished, originally known as Lock and Dam No. 2 |
| Lock and Dam No. 1 |
Minneapolis, Minnesota / St. Paul, Minnesota |
~847.8 |
|
725 feet |
Ford Plant Powerhouse on East side |
| Lock and Dam No. 2 |
Hastings, Minnesota |
~815 |
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687 feet |
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| Lock and Dam No. 3 |
Red Wing, Minnesota |
796.9 |
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675 feet |
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| Lock and Dam No. 4 |
Alma, Wisconsin |
~753 |
|
667 feet |
The lock is on the Wisconsin side right next to a small cafe. |
| Lock and Dam No. 5 |
Winona County, Minnesota |
~738.1 |
|
660 feet |
Visitor parking next to the lock. |
| Lock and Dam No. 5A |
Goodview, Minnesota |
~728.5 |
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651 feet |
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| Lock and Dam No. 6 |
Trempealeau, Wisconsin |
~714.1 |
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646 feet |
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| Lock and Dam No. 7 |
La Crescent, Minnesota |
~702.5 |
|
639 feet |
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| Lock and Dam No. 8 |
Genoa, Wisconsin |
~679.2 |
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631 feet |
Visitor parking right next to the lock. |
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| Lock and Dam No. 9 |
Harpers Ferry, Iowa |
~647.9 |
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620 feet |
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| Lock and Dam No. 10 |
Guttenberg, Iowa |
~615.0 |
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611 feet |
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| Lock and Dam No. 11 |
Dubuque, Iowa |
~583 |
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603 feet |
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| Lock and Dam No. 12 |
Bellevue, Iowa |
~556.7 |
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592 feet |
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| Lock and Dam No. 13 |
Clinton, Iowa |
~522.5 |
|
583 feet |
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| Lock and Dam No. 14 |
LeClaire, Iowa |
~493.2 |
|
572 feet |
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| Lock and Dam No. 15 |
Rock Island, Illinois |
~482.8 |
|
561 feet |
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| Lock and Dam No. 16 |
Muscatine, Iowa |
~457.2 |
|
545 feet |
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| Lock and Dam No. 17 |
New Boston, Illinois |
~437 |
|
536 feet |
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| Lock and Dam No. 18 |
Gladstone, Illinois |
~410.5 |
|
528 feet |
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| Lock and Dam No. 19 |
Keokuk, Iowa |
~364 |
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518 feet |
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| Lock and Dam No. 20 |
Canton, Missouri |
~343 |
|
480 feet |
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| Lock and Dam No. 21 |
Quincy, Illinois |
~324.9 |
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470 feet |
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| Lock and Dam No. 22 |
Saverton, Missouri |
~301.2 |
|
460 feet |
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| Lock and Dam No. 24 |
Clarksville, Missouri |
~273.4 |
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449 feet |
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| Lock and Dam No. 25 |
Winfield, Missouri |
~241.4 |
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434 feet |
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| Lock and Dam No. 26 (historical) |
Alton, Illinois |
~202.5 |
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419 feet |
Demolished |
Melvin Price Locks and Dam
aka Lock and Dam No. 26 |
East Alton, Illinois |
~200.8 |
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Chain of Rocks Dam
aka Dam No. 27 |
Glasgow Village, Missouri |
~190.2 |
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398 feet |
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Chain of Rocks Lock
aka Lock No. 27 |
Granite City, Illinois |
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