Lock and Dam No. 5 - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Lock and Dam No. 5 - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Lock and Dam No. 5 is a lock and dam located in Buffalo County, Wisconsin and Winona County, Minnesota on the Upper Mississippi River around river mile 738.1. It was constructed and placed in operation May 1935. The site underwent major rehabilitation from 1987 through 1998. The dam consists of concrete structure long with six roller gates and 28 tainter gates and an earth embankment long. The lock is wide by long. The lock and dam are owned and operated by the St. Paul District of the United States Army Corps of Engineers-Mississippi Valley Division. Read more on Wikipedia
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