List of locks and dams of the Upper Mississippi River
This is a list of current and former locks and dams of the Upper Mississippi River which ends at the Mississippi River's confluence with the Ohio River at Cairo, Illinois.
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Locks and dams
Expansion proposals for upper Mississippi locks
The Army Corps of Engineers has studied the expansion of some locks on the Upper Mississippi.[2] Since at least 1999, the Corps has considered expanding 600 ft locks 20, 21, 22, 24, and 25 to 1,200 ft.[2][3]
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- The inland and intercoastal waterways, with the Upper Mississippi highlighted in red.
- Upper Mississippi River Stairway of Water.
- Upper Mississippi locks expansion study
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References
- Sepic, Matt. "End of an era: Upper St. Anthony Falls lock closes". MPR News. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
- "Big Price - Little Benefit (The case against lock expansion on the Mississippi River)" (PDF). Nicollet Island Coalition. February 2010.
- "Lock System Expansion Proposal is Aired". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Associated Press. August 8, 1999.
See also
External links
- USACE St. Paul District Locks and Dams
- HAER - Upper Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel Project History, Mississippi River between Minneapolis & Guttenberg, IA, Red Wing vicinity, Goodhue County, MN Lock & Dams 3-10
- HAER - Upper Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dams 11-22, Upper Mississippi River, Dubuque, Dubuque County, IA - 126 data pages
- HAER - Upper Mississippi River Nine-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam Nos. 24-27, Clarksville, Pike County, MO - 126 data pages
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