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Added to NRHP. March 10, 2004. Lock and Dam No. 25 is a lock and dam located near Winfield, Missouri, on the Upper Mississippi River around river mile 241.4. The movable portion of the dam is 1,296 feet (395.0 m) long and consists of three roller gates and 14 tainter gates. A 2,566 feet (782.1 m) submersible dike extends to the Illinois shore.
HAER No. IL-33, "Upper Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam 27, Granite City, Madison County, IL", 92 photos, 10 data pages, 7 photo caption pages; HAER No. MO-34, "Upper Mississippi River Nine-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam Complex No. 20, Canton, Lewis County, MO", 33 photos, 18 data pages, 2 photo caption pages
The Upper Mississippi River is today the portion of the Mississippi River upstream of St. Louis, Missouri, United States, [1] at the confluence of its main tributary, the Missouri River. [citation needed] Historically, it may refer to the area above the Arkansas Post, above the confluence of Ohio River, or above Cape Girardeau .
The Mississippi River [b] is the primary river, and second-longest river, of the largest drainage basin in the United States. [c] [15] [16] From its traditional source of Lake Itasca in northern Minnesota, it flows generally south for 2,340 miles (3,766 km) [16] to the Mississippi River Delta in the Gulf of Mexico.
The Mississippi River System, also referred to as the Western Rivers, is a mostly riverine network of the United States which includes the Mississippi River and connecting waterways. The Mississippi River is the largest drainage basin in the United States. [3] In the United States, the Mississippi drains about 41% of the country's rivers.
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 1,600 feet (487.7 m) long submersible earthen dike extends to a flood control levee on the Illinois ...
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Lock and Dam No. 20. / 40.14417°N 91.51000°W / 40.14417; -91.51000. Lock and Dam No. 20 is a lock and dam located on the Upper Mississippi River, the lock side in Canton, Missouri and the dam crossing to Meyer, Illinois . The structure is located at river mile 343.1. It includes a 2,369 feet (722 m) long dam, 40 tainter gates, 3 ...