Opening date 14 September 1937 Opened 14 September 1937 Added to NRHP 10 March 2004 Impound Upper Mississippi River | Length 1,478 ft (450 m) Area 46 ha Construction began 1934 | |
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Official name General Zebulon Pike Lock and Dam No. 11 Location Dubuque, Iowa / Jamestown, Grant County, Wisconsin Operator(s) United States Army Corps of Engineers Impounds Upper Mississippi River Address 3052-, 3094 Volunteer Dr, Dubuque, IA 52001, United States Hours Open today ยท Open 24 hoursSaturdayOpen 24 hoursSundayOpen 24 hoursMondayOpen 24 hoursTuesdayOpen 24 hoursWednesdayOpen 24 hoursThursdayOpen 24 hoursFridayOpen 24 hours Similar Lock and Dam No 10, Lock and Dam No 13, Lock and Dam No 9, Lock and Dam No 18, Eagle Point Park | ||
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.
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It was opened to navigation 14 September 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.
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