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Lock and Dam No. 16 is a lock and dam located near Muscatine Iowa on the Upper Mississippi River around river mile 457.2. The movable portion of the dam is 1315 feet (400.8 m) long and consists of 4 roller gates and 15 Tainter gates. The lock is 110 feet (33.5 m) wide by 600 feet (182.9 m) long. In 2004 the facility was listed in the National Register of Historic Places as Lock and Dam No.

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length (km)
400.812
building start year
1933-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
location
Drury Township Rock Island County Illinois, Muscatine County Iowa, Rock Island County Illinois, Sweetland Township Muscatine County Iowa, Muscatine Iowa, United States
opening date
1937-07-10
opening year
1937-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
operator
United States Army Corps of Engineers
river
Upper Mississippi River
latitude
41.427
longitude
-91.0105

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