Lock and Dam No. 10

Lock and Dam No. 10 is a lock and dam located in Guttenberg, Iowa on the Upper Mississippi River around river mile 615.0. It was constructed and placed in operation November 1937. The site underwent major rehabilitation 1989—2006. The dam consists of a concrete dam 763 feet (232.6 m) long with four roller gates and eight tainter gates. The earth embankment is 4,223 feet (1,287.2 m) long[1] with a concrete spillway 1,200 feet (365.8 m) long. The lock is 110 feet (33.5 m) wide by 600 feet (182.9 m) long. The lock and dam are owned and operated by the St. Paul District of the United States Army Corps of Engineers-Mississippi Valley Division.

Lock and Dam No. 10
Mississippi River Lock and Dam number 10
Location of Lock and Dam No. 10 in Iowa
LocationGuttenberg, Clayton County, Iowa / Glen Haven, Grant County, Wisconsin, USA
Coordinates42°47′06″N 91°05′42″W
Construction began1934 (1934)
Opening dateNovember 1937 (1937)
Operator(s) U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District
Dam and spillways
ImpoundsUpper Mississippi River
Length5,447 feet (1,660.2 m)
Reservoir
CreatesPool 10
Total capacity212,000 acre⋅ft (0.261 km3)
Catchment area79,370 sq mi (205,600 km2)

The Friends of Pool 10 is a volunteer organization dedicated to the cleanup of the sloughs, backwaters and islands of the pool. Its first annual cleanup was in April 2007.

See also

References

List of locks and dams of the Upper Mississippi River
Upstream:
Lock and Dam No. 9
Downstream:
Lock and Dam No. 11
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