Lock and Dam No. 2 is located along the Upper Mississippi River near Hastings Minnesota and was originally built in 1907. The eastern dam portion is 722 feet (220 m) wide and has 19 tainter gates. A hydroelectric station that produces about 4.4 megawatts is owned by the city of Hastings while the 110 by 600 feet (34 m × 183 m) lock is operated by the St. Paul district of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Mississippi Valley Division.
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Hastings Minnesota, Dakota County Minnesota, Washington County Minnesota, Denmark Township Washington County Minnesota
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