Opening date July 10, 1937 Creates Pool 16 Area 41 ha Construction began 1933 | Length 1,315 feet (400.8 m) Opened 10 July 1937 Added to NRHP 10 March 2004 Impound Upper Mississippi River | |
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Location Sweetland Township, Muscatine County, Iowa / Drury Township, Rock Island County, Illinois,
near Muscatine, Iowa, USA Operator(s) United States Army Corps of Engineers Impounds Upper Mississippi River Architecture firm United States Army Corps of Engineers Similar Lock and Dam No 18, Lock and Dam No 20, Lock and Dam No 22, Lock and Dam No 24, Lock and Dam No 13 | ||
Lock and Dam No. 16 is a lock and dam located near Muscatine, Iowa on the Upper Mississippi River around river mile 457.2. The movable portion of the dam is 1,315 feet (400.8 m) long and consists of 4 roller gates and 15 Tainter gates. The lock is 110 feet (33.5 m) wide by 600 feet (182.9 m) long with a maximum lift of 9 feet (2.7m) In 2004, the facility was listed in the National Register of Historic Places as Lock and Dam No. 16 Historic District, #04000176 covering 1,024 acres (4.1 km2), 1 building, 5 structures, and 2 objects.
Map of Lock and Dam No. 16, Sweetland, IA 52761, USA
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