Opening date November 1937 Opened November 1937 Catchment area 205,568 km² Impound Upper Mississippi River | Creates Pool 10 Length 1,660 m Construction began 1934 | |
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Location Guttenberg, Clayton County, Iowa / Glen Haven, Grant County, Wisconsin, USA Impounds Upper Mississippi River Total capacity 212,000 acre·ft (0.261 km) Operator United States Army Corps of Engineers Similar Lock and Dam No 9, Lock and Dam No 11, Lock and Dam No 8, Lock and Dam No 13, Lock and Dam No 22 | ||
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 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.
Map of Lock and Dam No. 10, Jefferson, IA 52052, USA
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.
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