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Lock And Dam No. 11

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 September 14, 1937.

Description

The movable portion of the dam is 1,478 feet (450.5 m) long and consists of 13 tainter gates and three roller gates. The non-movable part is a 3,340 feet (1,018.0 m) long non-overflow earthen dam that connects to the Wisconsin shore.

The main lock is 110 feet (33.5 m) wide by 600 feet (182.9 m) long. There is also an incomplete auxiliary lock.

The lock and dam are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

History

Construction the lock began in February 1934 while the dam was started to be built September 1935. They were completed August 1936 and May 1937 respectively. The system was put into operation on September 14, 1937.

In December 2015, 200 coots died near the dam and O'Leary Lake.

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See also

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "Lock & Dam 11" (PDF). U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 6, 2014. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
  3. ^ "Lock and Dam 11 Mississippi River, Dubuque, Iowa" (PDF). United States Army Corps of Engineers. 2022. Retrieved May 26, 2024.
  4. ^ Reber, Craig D. (December 18, 2015). "Estimated 200 birds found dead near O'Leary's Lake". Telegraph Herald. Retrieved May 17, 2024.