Lock and Dam No. 18

Lock and Dam No. 18

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caption=Mississippi River Lock and Dam number 18
official_name=
crosses= Upper Mississippi River
reservoir=Pool 18
locale=Henderson, Illinois
maint= United States Army Corps of Engineers
length= convert|1350|ft|m|1
height=
width=
began=1934
open=September 8, 1937
closed=
reservoir_capacity=
reservoir_catchment=
reservoir_surface=
coordinates= coord|40|52|54|N|91|01|27|W|region:US_type:landmark
extra=

Lock and Dam No. 18 is a lock and dam located near Gladstone, Illinois and Burlington, Iowa on the Upper Mississippi River around river mile 410.5. The movable dam is convert|1350|ft|m|1 and consists of 3 roller gates and 14 tainter gates. The lock is convert|110|ft|m|1 wide by convert|600|ft|m|1 long. In 2004, the facility was listed in the National Register of Historic Places as Lock and Dam No. 18 Historic District, #04000178 covering convert|2049|acre|km2|1, 1 building, 4 structures and 4 objects.

External links

* [http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.il0553 Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam No. 18, Upper Mississippi River, Gladstone, Henderson County, IL]


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