Lock and Dam No. 16
| Lock and Dam No. 16 | |
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| Basic data | |
| Places: |
Muscatine , Iowa Rock Island County , Illinois |
| Geographical coordinates: | 41 ° 25 '37 " N , 91 ° 0' 38" W |
| Construction time: | 1933-37 |
| Weir | |
| Type: |
Segment weir roller weir |
| Maximum storage height: | 2.7 m |
| Dam length (moving part): | 400.80 m |
| lock | |
| usable length: | 182.9 m |
| usable width: | 33.5 m |
Lock and Dam No. 16 ( lock and barrage # 16 ) is one of 29 barrages that allow navigation on the Upper Mississippi . Erected between 1933 and 1937 by the United States Army Corps of Engineers , the combined structure is located in Muscatine , Muscatine County , Iowa . On the opposite right bank of the river is Rock Island County , Illinois . In 2004 the Lock and Dam No. 16 listed as a Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places .
Barrage
The barrage includes a stone dam on the Illinois side and a 400.80 m long adjustable part, which consists of a 15-part segment weir and four damming rollers .
The water level is 9 feet (2.70 m). The purpose of the weir is not flood protection, but damming the Mississippi for shipping.
lock
The lock is 182.9 m long and 33.5 m wide.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Entry in the National Register Information System . National Park Service , accessed May 19, 2016