Lock and Dam No. 4 explained

Lock and Dam No. 4
Location Map:Wisconsin
Dam Crosses:Upper Mississippi River
Res Name:Pool 4
Location:Alma, Buffalo County, Wisconsin / Greenfield Township, Wabasha County, Minnesota, United States.
Operator: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District
Dam Length:1367feet (movable portion)
Opening:May
Res Capacity Total:878000acre feet
Res Catchment:57100mi2
Coordinates:44.3256°N -91.9203°W

Lock and Dam No. 4 is a lock and dam located near Alma, Wisconsin and Kellogg, Minnesota on the Upper Mississippi River around river mile 752.8. The lock and dam are owned and operated by the St. Paul District of the United States Army Corps of Engineers-Mississippi Valley Division.

History

The lock and dam was constructed and placed in operation in May 1935. There were ten major injuries and three deaths recorded during construction of the facility. Its last major rehabilitation was from 1988 to 1994.

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