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Lock and Dam No. 5A is a lock and dam located near Fountain City Wisconsin and Goodview Minnesota on the Upper Mississippi River around river mile 728.5. It was constructed in 1932 placed in operation in 1936. Its last major rehabilitation was from 1989 through 2000. The dam consists of a concrete structure 682 feet (207.9 m) long with five roller gates and five tainter gates with an earth embankment 22000 feet (6705.6 m) long.

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length (km)
207.874
building start year
1932-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
location
Buffalo County Wisconsin, Buffalo Buffalo County Wisconsin, Winona Minnesota, United States
opening year
1936-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
operator
United States Army Corps of Engineers
river
Upper Mississippi River
latitude
44.0851
longitude
-91.6737

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