Lock and Dam No. 5

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caption=Mississippi River Lock and Dam number 5.
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crosses= Upper Mississippi River
reservoir=Pool 5
locale=Winona County, Minnesota
maint= United States Army Corps of Engineers
length= convert|1619|ft|m|1(movable portion)
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began=1933
open=May 1935
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coordinates= coord|44|09|40|N|91|48|39|W|region:US_type:landmark
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Lock and Dam No. 5 is a lock and dam located in Winona County, Minnesota on the Upper Mississippi River around river mile 738.1. It was constructed and placed in operation May 1935. The site underwent major rehabilitation from 1987 through 1998. The dam consists of concrete structure convert|1619|ft|m|1 long with six roller gates and 28 tainter gates and an earth embankment convert|18000|ft|m|1 long. The lock is convert|110|ft|m|1 wide by convert|600|ft|m|1 long.

External links

* [http://www.mvp.usace.army.mil/navigation/default.asp?pageid=145&subpageid=164 USACE Lock and Dam 5]
* [http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.mn0116 Survey number HAER MN-22 - Upper Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam No. 5, Minnieska vicinity, Winona County, MN]