Lock and Dam No. 15 is a lock and dam located on the UpperMississippi River. It spans the river between Rock Island, Illinois and Davenport, Iowa. Lock and Dam 15 is the largest roller dam in the world, its dam is 1,203 feet (366.7 m) long and consists of nine 109 feet (33.2 m) non-submersible, non-overflow roller gates and two 109 feet (33.2 m) non-submersible overflow roller gates. It is unusual among the upper Mississippi River dams in that it has only roller gates, has different sizes and types of roller gates, it is not perpendicular to the flow of the river and is one of the few facilities that has a completed auxiliary lock. The main lock is 110 feet (33.5 m) wide by 600 feet (180 m) long and its auxiliary lock is 110 feet (34 m) wide by 360 feet (110 m) long.[2] In 2004, the facility was listed in the National Register of Historic Places as Lock and Dam No. 15 Historic District, #04000175 covering 3,590 acres (1,450 ha), 2 buildings, 9 structures, and 1 object.
Lock and Dam No. 15
Lock and Dam No. 15 on the Mississippi River. View is from the Illinois side of the river looking across to Davenport, Iowa.
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Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. IL-27, "Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam No. 15, Upper Mississippi River (Arsenal Island), Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL"
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lock, lock, located, upper, mississippi, river, spans, river, between, rock, island, illinois, davenport, iowa, lock, largest, roller, world, feet, long, consists, nine, feet, submersible, overflow, roller, gates, feet, submersible, overflow, roller, gates, un. Lock and Dam No 15 is a lock and dam located on the Upper Mississippi River It spans the river between Rock Island Illinois and Davenport Iowa Lock and Dam 15 is the largest roller dam in the world its dam is 1 203 feet 366 7 m long and consists of nine 109 feet 33 2 m non submersible non overflow roller gates and two 109 feet 33 2 m non submersible overflow roller gates It is unusual among the upper Mississippi River dams in that it has only roller gates has different sizes and types of roller gates it is not perpendicular to the flow of the river and is one of the few facilities that has a completed auxiliary lock The main lock is 110 feet 33 5 m wide by 600 feet 180 m long and its auxiliary lock is 110 feet 34 m wide by 360 feet 110 m long 2 In 2004 the facility was listed in the National Register of Historic Places as Lock and Dam No 15 Historic District 04000175 covering 3 590 acres 1 450 ha 2 buildings 9 structures and 1 object Lock and Dam No 15Lock and Dam No 15 on the Mississippi River View is from the Illinois side of the river looking across to Davenport Iowa LocationRock Island Illinois Davenport IowaCoordinates41 31 07 N 90 34 08 W 41 51861 N 90 56889 W 41 51861 90 56889Construction began1931Opening dateMarch 7 1934Operator s U S Army Corps of Engineers Rock Island DistrictDam and spillwaysImpoundsUpper Mississippi RiverLength1 203 feet 366 7 m ReservoirCreatesPool 15Total capacity100 000 acre ft 0 12 km3 Catchment area88 500 sq mi 229 000 km2 Lock and Dam No 15 Historic DistrictU S National Register of Historic PlacesU S Historic districtShow map of IllinoisShow map of the United StatesLocationNW of Rodman Ave Twd NW tip Arsenal Island Rock Island IllinoisArea359 acres 145 ha Built1895ArchitectU S Army Corps of EngineersArchitectural styleLock and DamMPSUpper Mississippi River 9 Foot Navigation Project MPSNRHP reference No 04000175 1 Added to NRHPMarch 10 2004 Lock and Dam No 15 in 1934See also editGovernment Bridge passes near the locks Rock Island Arsenal adjacent to the locks References edit National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service July 9 2010 Locks amp Dam 15 PDF U S Army Corps of Engineers Archived from the original PDF on January 6 2014 Retrieved January 5 2014 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mississippi River Lock and Dam number 15 Mississippi River Visitor Center Locks amp Dam 15 U S Army Corps of Engineers Lock and Dam No 15 U S Army Corps of Engineers Historic American Engineering Record HAER No IL 27 Mississippi River 9 Foot Channel Project Lock amp Dam No 15 Upper Mississippi River Arsenal Island Rock Island Rock Island County IL US Army Corps of Engineers LD 15 Cam 2 Live camera of Lock amp Dam 15 picture updated every 60 seconds Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lock and Dam No 15 amp oldid 1183904299, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
