Lock and Dam No. 11
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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.
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Lock and Dam No. 11 | |
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Official name | General Zebulon Pike Lock and Dam No. 11 |
Location | Dubuque, Iowa / Jamestown, Grant County, Wisconsin |
Coordinates | 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 | |
Location | 11 Lime Street, 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[1] |
Added to NRHP | March 10, 2004 |
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It was opened to navigation 14 September 1937.