Lock and Dam No. 11 facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Lock and Dam No. 11
Lock and Dam #11 as seen from Eagle Point Park in Dubuque, Iowa
Official name	General Zebulon Pike Lock and Dam No. 11
Location	Dubuque, Iowa / Jamestown, Grant County, Wisconsin
Coordinates	42°32′25″N 90°38′39″W / 42.540278°N 90.644167°W / 42.540278; -90.644167
Construction began	1934
Opening date	14 September 1937
Operator(s)	U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District
Dam and spillways
Impounds	Upper Mississippi River
Length	1,478 ft (450 m)
Reservoir
Creates	Pool 11
Total capacity	170,000 acre⋅ft (0.21 km3)
Catchment area	81,600 sq mi (211,000 km2)
Lock and Dam No. 11 Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
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Location	11 Lime St., Dubuque, Iowa
Area	114.2 acres (46.22 ha)
Built	1937
Architect	Abbott, Edwin E.; multiple
Architectural style	lock and dam
MPS	Upper Mississippi River 9-Foot Navigation Project MPS
NRHP reference No.	04000171
Added to NRHP	March 10, 2004

General Zebulon Pike Lock and Dam No. 11 is a lock and dam located between Dubuque, Iowa and rural Grant County, Wisconsin, on the Upper Mississippi River.

It was opened to navigation 14 September 1937.

Description

The movable portion of the dam is 1,478 feet (450.5 m) long and consists of 13 tainter gates and three roller gates. The non-movable part is a 3,340 feet (1,018.0 m) long non-overflow earthen dam that connects to the Wisconsin shore.

The main lock is 110 feet (33.5 m) wide by 600 feet (182.9 m) long. There is also an incomplete auxiliary lock.

The lock and dam are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Gallery

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  Aerial view to the west—Iowa bank

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  Aerial view, with Eagle Point Bridge (1940)