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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 roller gates , and a lock chamber that is 110 feet (34 m) wide by 600 feet (183 m ...
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 HAER No. MO-35, " Upper Mississippi River Nine-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam Complex No. 22, Saverton, Ralls County, MO ", 21 photos, 15 data pages, 2 photo caption pages
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.
The few remnants of Tully were destroyed in the early 1930s during the construction of Lock and Dam No. 20. [6] Lock & Dam No. 20, the former location of Tully. Canton, with its somewhat higher ground but still close river proximity experienced rapid growth over the next nine years after Tully's demise and by 1860 had a population of over 2,000 ...
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 110 feet (33.5 m) wide and 600 feet (182.9 m) long with its bottom at an elevation of 430 feet. The auxiliary lock is not operational. Normal pool elevation behind the dam is 449 feet.
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 feet (426.7 m) long submersible dike continues to the Missouri shore.
Following the opening of the lock and dam at Davis Island in 1885, the venture proved to be worthy. In 1910, the Rivers and Harbors Act was authorized by Congress . The Act allowed the production of a system of locks and dams along the Ohio.
Lock and Dam No. 19 is a lock and dam located on the Upper Mississippi River near Keokuk, Iowa. In 1978, the Keokuk Lock and Dam was listed in the National Register of Historic Places , #78001234. In 2004, the facility was listed in the National Register of Historic Places as Lock and Dam No. 19 Historic District, #04000179 covering 1,605 acres ...