Lock and Dam No. 24 is a lock and dam located near Clarksville, Missouri around river mile 273.4 on the UpperMississippi River. The main lock is 110 feet (33.5 m) wide and 600 feet (182.9 m) long with its bottom at an elevation of 430 feet. The auxiliary lock is not operational. Normal pool elevation behind the dam is 449 feet. The movable portion of the dam is 1,340 feet (408.4 m) long and consists of 15 submersible, elliptical, tainter gates. A 2,720 feet (829.1 m) submersible earthen dike extends from the movable dam to the Illinois shore.[2] In 2004, the facility was listed in the National Register of Historic Places as Lock and Dam No. 24 Historic District, #04000183 covering 1,027 acres (4.2 km2), 3 buildings, 15 structures, 4 objects.
lock, lock, located, near, clarksville, missouri, around, river, mile, upper, mississippi, river, main, lock, feet, wide, feet, long, with, bottom, elevation, feet, auxiliary, lock, operational, normal, pool, elevation, behind, feet, movable, portion, feet, lo. Lock and Dam No 24 is a lock and dam located near Clarksville Missouri around river mile 273 4 on the Upper Mississippi River The main lock is 110 feet 33 5 m wide and 600 feet 182 9 m long with its bottom at an elevation of 430 feet The auxiliary lock is not operational Normal pool elevation behind the dam is 449 feet The movable portion of the dam is 1 340 feet 408 4 m long and consists of 15 submersible elliptical tainter gates A 2 720 feet 829 1 m submersible earthen dike extends from the movable dam to the Illinois shore 2 In 2004 the facility was listed in the National Register of Historic Places as Lock and Dam No 24 Historic District 04000183 covering 1 027 acres 4 2 km2 3 buildings 15 structures 4 objects Lock and Dam No 24Mississippi River Lock and Dam No 24LocationBelleview Precinct Calhoun County Illinois Clarksville Missouri USACoordinates39 22 36 N 90 54 30 W 39 37667 N 90 90833 W 39 37667 90 90833Construction beganJuly 1936Opening dateMarch 12 1940Operator s U S Army Corps of Engineers St Louis DistrictDam and spillwaysImpoundsUpper Mississippi RiverLength1 340 feet 408 4 m ReservoirCreatesPool 24Total capacity125 363 acre ft 0 154633 km3 Catchment area140 900 sq mi 365 000 km2 Lock and Dam No 24 Historic DistrictU S National Register of Historic PlacesU S Historic districtShow map of MissouriShow map of the United StatesLocation350 N First St Clarksville MissouriArea102 7 acres 41 6 ha Built1940MPSUpper Mississippi River 9 Foot Navigation Project MPSNRHP reference No 04000183 1 Added to NRHPMarch 10 2004 Lock and Dam No 24 viewed from the Missouri side of the river looking northeast toward Illinoishttps web archive org web 20161226221158 http www mvr usace army mil Portals 48 docs CC FactSheets MISS UMR 20Locks 20 26 20Dams 20 202016 20 28MVD 29 pdfSee also editList of locks and dams of the Upper Mississippi River Public Works Administration dams listReferences edit National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service July 9 2010 Lock and Dam 24 Information Sheet PDF U S Army Corps of Engineers Retrieved September 11 2017 External links edit nbsp Media related to Mississippi River Lock and Dam number 24 at Wikimedia Commons Lock and Dam No 24 U S Army Corps of Engineers Clarksville Visitor center near the lock and dam with additional dimensions of the dam Lock 24 Historic American Engineering Record documentation HAER No MO 36 Upper Mississippi River Nine Foot Channel Project Lock amp Dam No 24 Clarksville Pike County MO 44 photos 9 data pages 3 photo caption pages HAER No MO 50 Upper Mississippi River Nine Foot Channel Project Lock amp Dam Nos 24 27 Clarksville Pike County MO 125 data pages This article about a property in Phelps County Missouri on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This Pike County Missouri state location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lock and Dam No 24 amp oldid 1198274768, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
