Lock and Dam No. 10

Lock and Dam No. 10

Mississippi River Lock and Dam number 10.
Location Clayton County, Iowa / Grant County, Wisconsin,
at Guttenberg, Iowa, USA
Construction began 1934
Opening date November 1937
Dam and spillways
Length 5,447 feet (1,660.2 m)
Impounds Upper Mississippi River
Reservoir
Creates Pool 10
Lock and Dam No. 10 (Iowa)

Lock and Dam No. 10 is a lock and dam located in Guttenberg, Iowa on the Upper Mississippi River around river mile 615.0. It was constructed and placed in operation November 1937. The site underwent major rehabilitation 1989—2006. The dam consists of a concrete dam 763 feet (232.6 m) long with four roller gates and eight tainter gates. The earth embankment is 4,223 feet (1,287.2 m) long[1] with a concrete spillway 1,200 feet (365.8 m) long. The lock is 110 feet (33.5 m) wide by 600 feet (182.9 m) long.

The Friends of Pool 10 is a volunteer organization dedicated to the cleanup of the sloughs, backwaters and islands of the pool. Its first annual cleanup was in April 2007.

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Locks and dams of the Upper Mississippi River
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Upstream:
Lock and Dam No. 9
Downstream:
Lock and Dam No. 11