Lock and Dam No. 13 is a lock and dam located on the Upper Mississippi River above Fulton, Illinois and Clinton, Iowa, United States. This facility offers visitors a view of the barges and boats locking through on the widest pool in the Upper Mississippi River.
Lock and Dam No. 13
Lock and Dam No. 13 on the Mississippi River. View is upriver to the north.
The movable portion of the dam is 1,066 feet (324.9 m) long and consists of ten tainter gates and three roller gates. The non-movable portion of the dam continues toward the Iowa shore with a 200 feet (61.0 m) storage yard, a 728 feet (221.9 m) non-submersible dike, a 1,650 feet (502.9 m) submersible dike, and a 1,315 feet (400.8 m) non-submersible dike with two 90 feet (27.4 m) transitional sections between the submersible and non-submersible sections. There is also an 8,940 feet (2,724.9 m) non-submersible dike on the Illinois side east of the locks. The main lock is 110 feet (33.5 m) wide by 600 feet (182.9 m) long and like most other sites in the project, it has a smaller, unfinished, auxiliary lock.[2] In 2004, the facility was listed in the National Register of Historic Places as Lock and Dam No. 13 Historic District, #04000173 covering 2,542 acres (10.3 km2), 1 building, 6 structures, and 4 objects.
This lock and dam represent the man-made exit from the Driftless Area, where shipping has to travel a few feet above bedrock over the 9-foot (2.7 m) shipping channel. It's about 522 feet (159 m) above sea level.
^(PDF). U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 19, 2013. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
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Media related to Mississippi River Lock and Dam number 13 at Wikimedia Commons
Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. IL-26, "Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam No. 13, Upper Mississippi River, Fulton vicinity, Whiteside County, IL"
Lock and Dam No. 13 - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
January 01, 1970
lock, lock, located, upper, mississippi, river, above, fulton, illinois, clinton, iowa, united, states, this, facility, offers, visitors, view, barges, boats, locking, through, widest, pool, upper, mississippi, river, mississippi, river, view, upriver, north, . Lock and Dam No 13 is a lock and dam located on the Upper Mississippi River above Fulton Illinois and Clinton Iowa United States This facility offers visitors a view of the barges and boats locking through on the widest pool in the Upper Mississippi River Lock and Dam No 13Lock and Dam No 13 on the Mississippi River View is upriver to the north LocationClinton Iowa Fulton Township Whiteside County Illinois USACoordinates41 53 53 N 90 09 21 W 41 89806 N 90 15583 W 41 89806 90 15583Construction began1935Opening dateMay 13 1938Operator s U S Army Corps of Engineers Rock Island DistrictDam and spillwaysImpoundsUpper Mississippi RiverLength5 138 feet 1 566 1 m ReservoirCreatesPool 13Total capacity192 000 acre ft 0 237 km3 Catchment area85 500 sq mi 221 000 km2 Lock and Dam No 13 Historic DistrictU S National Register of Historic PlacesU S Historic districtShow map of IllinoisShow map of the United StatesLocation4999 Lock Rd Fulton IllinoisArea254 2 acres 102 9 ha Built1939ArchitectU S Army Corps of EngineersArchitectural styleModerne Lock and DamMPSUpper Mississippi River 9 Foot Navigation Project MPSNRHP reference No 04000173 1 Added to NRHPMarch 10 2004 The movable portion of the dam is 1 066 feet 324 9 m long and consists of ten tainter gates and three roller gates The non movable portion of the dam continues toward the Iowa shore with a 200 feet 61 0 m storage yard a 728 feet 221 9 m non submersible dike a 1 650 feet 502 9 m submersible dike and a 1 315 feet 400 8 m non submersible dike with two 90 feet 27 4 m transitional sections between the submersible and non submersible sections There is also an 8 940 feet 2 724 9 m non submersible dike on the Illinois side east of the locks The main lock is 110 feet 33 5 m wide by 600 feet 182 9 m long and like most other sites in the project it has a smaller unfinished auxiliary lock 2 In 2004 the facility was listed in the National Register of Historic Places as Lock and Dam No 13 Historic District 04000173 covering 2 542 acres 10 3 km2 1 building 6 structures and 4 objects This lock and dam represent the man made exit from the Driftless Area where shipping has to travel a few feet above bedrock over the 9 foot 2 7 m shipping channel It s about 522 feet 159 m above sea level Map of Lock and Dam No 13See also editPublic Works Administration dams list Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish RefugeReferences edit National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service July 9 2010 Lock amp Dam 13 PDF U S Army Corps of Engineers Archived from the original PDF on September 19 2013 Retrieved January 5 2014 External links edit nbsp Media related to Mississippi River Lock and Dam number 13 at Wikimedia Commons Historic American Engineering Record HAER No IL 26 Mississippi River 9 Foot Channel Project Lock amp Dam No 13 Upper Mississippi River Fulton vicinity Whiteside County IL Lock and Dam No 13 U S Army Corps of Engineers Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lock and Dam No 13 amp oldid 1197856576, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
