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| x Iffezheim Lock |
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The Iffezheim Lock (German: Schleuse Iffezheim) is a river lock on the Rhine near Iffezheim in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The two passages of the lock serve to allow ships and barges to bypass the hydropower station on the French side of the river....
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| x Lock No. 1, North New River Canal |
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Lock No. 1, North New River Canal (also known as Sewall Lock or Davie-Sewall Lock or Lock #4, North New River Canal) is a historic lock located between Davie and Plantation, Florida, USA. It is located south of Plantation on SR 84. On February 17,...
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| x Lock 5 |
Lock 5 on the Champlain Canal is a canal lock in Schuylerville, New York, USA. It lifts boats up nineteen feet.
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| x John T. Myers Lock and Dam |
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The John T. Myers Locks and Dam is a United States Army Corps of Engineers facility on the Ohio River in Posey County, Indiana, and Union County, Kentucky. Formerly known as the Uniontown Locks and Dam, it was renamed by an act of Congress in 1996 ...
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| x Lock 18 of Enlarged Erie Canal |
Lock 18 of the Enlarged Erie Canal is located off North Mohawk Street in Cohoes, New York, United States. It is made of stone blocks 3 by 2 by 1.5 feet (90 by 50 by 40 cm) in size, roughly 150 feet (46 m) in length, laid in a random ashlar pattern....
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| x Cannelton Locks and Dam |
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The Cannelton Locks and Dam is a concrete dam connected to two locks on the Ohio River at river mile 720.8. It is three miles (5 km) upstream from Cannelton, Indiana. The project was approved on January 27, 1960 by the Secretary of the Army under...
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| x Olmsted Locks and Dam |
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The Olmsted Locks and Dam is a concrete dam and locks project currently under construction on the Ohio River at river mile 964.4. It is located near Olmsted, Illinois. The lock chambers will be 110 feet (34 m) wide and 1,200 feet (370 m) long....
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| x McAlpine Locks and Dam |
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The McAlpine Locks and Dam refers to the series of locks and the hydroelectric dam in Louisville, Kentucky at the Falls of the Ohio. They are located at mile point 606.8 and control a 72.9 miles (117.3 km) long navigation pool. This was the first...
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| x Louis Joubert Lock |
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The Louis Joubert Lock (French: Forme Ecluse Louis Joubert) also known as the Normandie Dock, is a lock and major dry dock located in the port of Saint-Nazaire, in Loire-Atlantique northwestern France.
Owned by the Port authority of Nantes-Saint...
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| x Fonserannes Lock |
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Fonserannes Lock (French: écluse de Fonserannes, les neuf écluses) is a staircase lock on the Canal du Midi near Béziers. It consists of eight ovoid lock chambers (characteristic of the Canal du Midi) and nine gates, which allow boats to be raised a...
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| x Peterborough Lift Lock |
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The Peterborough Lift Lock is a boat lift located on the Trent Canal in the city of Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, and is Lock 21 on the Trent-Severn Waterway.
The dual lifts are the highest hydraulic boat lifts in the world, with a lift of 19.8 m ...
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| x Falkirk Wheel |
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Boat lift |
The Falkirk Wheel is a rotating boat lift in Scotland, UK. It connects the Forth and Clyde Canal with the Union Canal. Named after the nearby town of Falkirk in central Scotland, the lift opened in 2002. The two canals it serves were previously...
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| x Neptune's Staircase |
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Neptune's Staircase (grid reference NN113769) is a staircase lock comprising eight locks on the Caledonian Canal. It is the longest staircase lock in the United Kingdom, and lifts boats 64 feet (20 m). The locks were originally hand-powered, but...
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| x Bingley Five Rise Locks |
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Bingley Five Rise Locks is a staircase lock on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal at Bingley (grid reference SE107399). As the name implies, a boat going up the lock is lifted in five stages.
In effect the 5-rise consists of five locks connected together...
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| x Bingley Three Rise Locks |
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Bingley Three Rise Locks is a staircase of three locks on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal at Bingley, West Yorkshire, England. It opened in 1774 and was a major feat of engineering at the time along with the larger Five Rise opened at the same time...
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| x Bosley Lock Flight |
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Bosley Lock Flight (grid reference SJ904662) is a flight of twelve canal locks, situated on the Macclesfield Canal at Bosley, near Macclesfield, Cheshire, England. The locks are substantially built with stone blocks, and unusually for narrow locks...
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| x King's Norton Stop Lock |
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Kings Norton Stop Lock (grid reference SP055794) is a Grade II* listed building at Kings Norton Junction on the Stratford-upon-Avon Canal near its junction with the Worcester and Birmingham Canal. It is the only guillotine-gated stop-lock on a canal...
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| x Marple Lock Flight |
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Marple Lock Flight is a flight of sixteen canal locks, situated on the Peak Forest Canal in Marple, near Stockport.
Whilst the rest of the canal was opened to navigation by 1796, insufficient money was available to complete the necessary flight of...
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| x Netham Lock |
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Netham lock (grid reference ST616727) is the point at Netham in Bristol at which boats from the River Avon, acting as part of the Kennet and Avon Canal, gain access to Bristol's Floating Harbour.
Construction started in 1804 to build the tidal New...
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| x Snakeholme Lock |
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Snakeholme Lock is a brick chamber canal lock on the Driffield Navigation, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is notable in being a staircase lock, but only the upper lock is still used.
It is 0.5 mile (0.8 km) south east from the village...
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| x Struncheon Hill Lock |
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Struncheon Hill Lock was built as a later addition to the Driffield Navigation in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It improved access to the next section of water during low tide conditions, and is the first lock. It is sometimes known as "Top...
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| x Tuel Lane Lock |
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Tuel Lane Lock is a canal lock, situated on the Rochdale Canal in Sowerby Bridge. With a fall of 19 feet 8.5 inches (6 m), it is the deepest lock in the United Kingdom.
The Rochdale Canal opened in 1804, the first of three trans-Pennine canals to be...
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| x Waltham Town Lock |
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Waltham Town Lock (No 11) is a lock on the River Lee Navigation at Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire. The lock is located in the River Lee Country Park which is part of the Lee Valley Park. The adjoining Showground site now known as the Broxbourne White...
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| x Waltham Common Lock |
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Waltham Common Lock (No 10) is a lock on the River Lee Navigation at Waltham Cross. The lock is located in the River Lee Country Park which is part of the Lee Valley Park and stands close to the Showground site now known as the Broxbourne White...
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| x Cheshunt Lock |
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Cheshunt Lock (No 9) is a lock on the River Lee Navigation at Cheshunt, Hertfordshire.
The lock is located in the River Lee Country Park which is a part of the Lee Valley Park. The Seventy Acres Lake to the east is an important site for the bittern....
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| x Aqueduct Lock |
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Aqueduct Lock (No8) is a lock on the River Lee Navigation close to Turnford, Hertfordshire.
The lock is located in the River Lee Country Park and is adjacent to the Old River Lea and the 180-acre (0.73 km) Holyfield Lake which incorporates part of...
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| x Carthagena Lock |
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Carthagena Lock (No7) is a lock on the River Lee Navigation at Broxbourne
Directly behind the lock is Carthagena Weir part of a fishery which also includes two lakes and a section of the Old River Lea.
To the east of the lock is the Nazeing Mead...
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| x Dobbs Weir |
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Dobbs Weir is a both a weir near and an area of Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire in England on the River Lea. It is well known for angling, outdoor beauty and watersports. It is overlooked by the Fish and Eels pub.
Angling requires a current valid licence....
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| x Feildes Weir Lock |
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Feildes Weir Lock (No5) is a lock on the River Lee Navigation located close to Hoddesdon.
The lock is adjacent to the confluence of the River Lea and the River Stort at Feildes Weir.
The 120-acre (0.49 km) Glen Faba lake is to the east of the lock....
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| x Stanstead Lock |
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Stanstead Lock (No4) is a lock on the River Lee Navigation close to the villages of Stanstead Abbotts and St Margarets. The lock which incorporates a rare example of a swing-bridge, has the reputation of being one of the country's most difficult to...
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| x Hardmead Lock |
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Hardmead Lock (No3) is a lock on the River Lee Navigation at Great Amwell close to the town of Ware.
The lock has a reputation as being difficult to negotiate.
The lock-keeper's cottage stands on an island formed by a section of the River Lee Flood...
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| x Ware Lock |
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Ware Lock (No2) is a lock on the River Lee Navigation at Ware. The lock stands adjacent to Ware Weir and is the only lock on the Navigation to be operated and maintained by the Environment Agency.
The lock stands on the River Lee Navigation towpath...
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| x Hertford Lock |
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Hertford Lock (No1) is a lock situated on the River Lea on the eastern side of Hartham Common, Hertford in the English county of Hertfordshire. It is owned and managed by British Waterways and is the first lock of the River Lee Navigation.
The lock...
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| x Wansford Lock |
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Wansford Lock was built as part of the Driffield Navigation in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It was opened in 1770, and restored in 2009.
In the village of Wansford, the lock is easily accessible from the B1249.
The lock was built during...
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| x Whinhill Lock |
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Whinhill Lock was built as part of the Driffield Navigation in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It was originally opened in 1770, and was restored in 2004.
Located between the village of Wansford and town of Driffield, the lock is easily...
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| x Shelton Lock |
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Shelton Lock is a small suburb in the south of the city of Derby, England, United Kingdom, located between Chellaston and Allenton.
The area gets its name from the lock on the Derby Canal that once ran through the area. The only traces of the canal...
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| x Lock and Dam No. 10 |
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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...
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| x Lock and Dam No. 9 |
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Lock and Dam No. 9 is a lock and dam located near Lynxville, Wisconsin and Harpers Ferry, Iowa on the Upper Mississippi River around river mile 647.9. The lower portion of Pool 9 was formally named Lake Winneshiek. The normal pool elevation behind...
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| x Lock and Dam No. 8 |
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Lock and Dam No. 8 is a lock and dam located near Genoa, Wisconsin on the Upper Mississippi River near river mile 679.2. It was constructed and put into operation by April 1937. The site underwent major rehabilitation from 1989 through 2003.
The dam...
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| x Lock and Dam No. 7 |
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Lock and Dam No. 7 is a lock and dam located near Onalaska, Wisconsin on the Upper Mississippi River. It forms pool 7 and Lake Onalaska.
The facility is located on Mississippi River mile 702.5 near La Crescent, Minnesota. It was constructed and...
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| x Lock and Dam No. 6 |
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Lock and Dam No. 6 is a lock and dam located near Trempealeau, Wisconsin on the Upper Mississippi River near river mile 714.1. It was constructed and placed in operation in June 1936. The last major rehabilitation was from 1989 to 1999. The dam...
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| x Lock and Dam No. 5A |
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Lock and Dam No. 5A is a lock and dam located near Fountain City, Wisconsin and Goodview, Minnesota on the Upper Mississippi River around river mile 728.5. It was constructed in 1932, placed in operation in 1936. Its last major rehabilitation was...
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| x Lock and Dam No. 5 |
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Lock and Dam No. 5 is a lock and dam located between Buffalo County, Wisconsin and Winona County, Minnesota on the Upper Mississippi River around river mile 738.1. It was constructed and placed in operation May 1935. The site underwent major...
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| x Lock and Dam No. 4 |
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Lock and Dam No. 4 is a lock and dam located near Alma, Wisconsin and Kellogg, Minnesota on the Upper Mississippi River around river mile 752.8. It was constructed and placed in operation in May 1935. Its last major rehabilitation was from 1988 to...
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| x Lock and Dam No. 3 |
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Lock and Dam No. 3 is a lock and dam located near Red Wing, Minnesota on the Upper Mississippi River around river mile 796.9. It was constructed and placed in operation July 1938. The site underwent major rehabilitation from 1988 through 1991. The...
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| x Lock and Dam No. 2 |
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Lock and Dam No. 2 is located along the Upper Mississippi River near Hastings, Minnesota and was originally built in 1907. The eastern dam portion is 722 feet (220 m) wide and has 19 tainter gates. A hydroelectric station that produces about 4.4...
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| x Lock and Dam No. 1, Mississippi River |
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Ford Dam, officially known as Lock and Dam No. 1 is on the Upper Mississippi River and is located between Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota just north of the confluence of the Mississippi with the Minnesota River at Mississippi River mile 847.9,...
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| x Meeker Island Lock and Dam |
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The Meeker Island Lock and Dam (originally known as Lock and Dam No. 2) was the first lock and dam facility built on the Upper Mississippi River. After a construction period lasting eight years, the site was only in operation for five years from...
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| x Lock and Dam No. 11 |
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General Zebulon Pike Lock and Dam No. 11 is a lock and dam located between Dubuque, Iowa and rural Grant County, Wisconsin, on the Upper Mississippi River. It was opened to navigation 14 September 1937. The movable portion of the dam is 1,478 feet ...
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| x Lock and Dam No. 12 |
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Lock and Dam No. 12 is a lock and dam located on the Upper Mississippi River at Bellevue, Iowa, United States. The movable portion of the dam starts at the locks adjacent to the Iowa shore and is 849 feet (258.8 m) long, consisting of seven tainter...
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| x Lock and Dam No. 13 |
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Lock and Dam No. 13 is a lock and dam located on the Upper Mississippi River above Fulton, Illinois and Clinton, Iowa. This facility offers visitors a view of the barges and boats locking through on the widest pool in the Upper Mississippi River....
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| x Lock and Dam No. 14 |
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Lock and Dam No. 14 is a lock and dam located near LeClaire, Iowa on the Upper Mississippi River above Davenport, Iowa and Moline, Illinois. The movable portion of the dam is 1,343 feet (409.3 m) long and consists of 13 tainter gates and 4 roller...
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| x Lock and Dam No. 15 |
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Lock and Dam No. 15 is a lock and dam located on the Upper Mississippi River. It spans the river between Rock Island, Illinois and Davenport, Iowa. Lock and Dam 15 is the largest roller dam in the world, its dam is 1,203 feet (366.7 m) long and...
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| x Lock and Dam No. 16 |
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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...
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| x Lock and Dam No. 17 |
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Lock and Dam No. 17 is a lock and dam located near New Boston, Illinois on the Upper Mississippi River near river mile 437. Its main lock is 110 feet (33.5 m) wide and 600 feet (182.9 m) long with its bottom at an elevation of 518 feet (157.9 m)....
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| x Lock and Dam No. 18 |
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Lock and Dam No. 18 is a lock and dam located near Gladstone, Illinois and Burlington, Iowa on the Upper Mississippi River around river mile 410.5. The movable dam is 1,350 feet (411.5 m) and consists of 3 roller gates and 14 tainter gates. The lock...
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| x Lock and Dam No. 20 |
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Lock and Dam No. 20 is a lock and dam located on the Upper Mississippi River, about one mile upstream from Canton, Missouri.
The structure is located at river mile 343.1. It includes a 2,369 feet (722.1 m) long dam, 40 tainter gates, 3 roller gates,...
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| x Lock and Dam No. 21 |
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Lock and Dam No. 21 is a lock and dam located at Quincy, Illinois on the Upper Mississippi River around river mile 324.9. The movable portion of the dam is 1,265 feet (385.6 m) long and consists of three roller gates and ten tainter gates. A 1,400...
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| x Lock and Dam No. 22 |
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Lock and Dam No. 22 is a lock and dam located near Saverton, Missouri on the Upper Mississippi River around river mile 301.2. The movable portion of the dam is 1,224 feet (373.1 m) long and consists of three roller gates and ten tainter gates. A 1...
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| x Lock and Dam No. 24 |
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Lock and Dam No. 24 is a lock and dam located near Clarksville, Missouri around river mile 273.4 on the Upper Mississippi River. The main lock is 100 feet (30.5 m) wide and 600 feet (182.9 m) long with its bottom at an elevation of 430 feet. The...
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