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Lock and Dam No. 13

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394:. The non-movable portion of the dam continues toward the Iowa shore with a 200 feet (61.0 m) storage yard, a 728 feet (221.9 m) non-submersible dike, a 1,650 feet (502.9 m) submersible dike, and a 1,315 feet (400.8 m) non-submersible dike with two 90 feet (27.4 m) transitional sections between the submersible and non-submersible sections. There is also an 8,940 feet (2,724.9 m) non-submersible dike on the Illinois side east of the locks. The main lock is 110 feet (33.5 m) wide by 600 feet (182.9 m) long and like most other sites in the project, it has a smaller, unfinished, auxiliary lock. In 2004, the facility was listed in the 121: 423: 31: 1333: 230: 255: 1344: 526: 262: 237: 413: 567: 422: 1222: 1413: 1317: 1253: 1237: 1227: 1438: 1368: 574: 1418: 1388: 1312: 1258: 899: 1463: 1393: 1279: 1181: 1373: 1212: 1146: 1111: 1186: 1091: 1051: 876: 1151: 1141: 1136: 1116: 1232: 1066: 981: 1101: 1096: 971: 1191: 1156: 1061: 1036: 1403: 1176: 1126: 1106: 1081: 1071: 1056: 1046: 1031: 1011: 986: 976: 966: 607: 530: 442: 1196: 1171: 1076: 1016: 996: 991: 961: 951: 1131: 1086: 1026: 1001: 956: 627: 1263: 1161: 1041: 1006: 560: 486: 1408: 1217: 1166: 1121: 1021: 597: 583: 405:, where shipping has to travel a few feet above bedrock over the 9-foot (2.7 m) shipping channel. It's about 522 feet (159 m) above sea level. 929: 914: 1378: 869: 537: 945: 602: 383:, United States. This facility offers visitors a view of the barges and boats locking through on the widest pool in the Upper Mississippi River. 632: 1347: 862: 1337: 68: 48: 1428: 254: 398:
as Lock and Dam No. 13 Historic District, #04000173 covering 2,542 acres (10.3 km), 1 building, 6 structures, and 4 objects.
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Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam No. 13, Upper Mississippi River, Fulton vicinity, Whiteside County, IL
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The movable portion of the dam is 1,066 feet (324.9 m) long and consists of ten
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Lock and Dam No. 13 on the Mississippi River. View is upriver to the north.
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This lock and dam represent the man-made exit from the
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History of the National Register of Historic Places
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Clinton, Iowa
Fulton Township
Whiteside County, Illinois
USA
41°53′53″N 90°09′21″W / 41.89806°N 90.15583°W / 41.89806; -90.15583

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Upper Mississippi River
Catchment area
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Lock and Dam No. 13 is located in Illinois
Lock and Dam No. 13 is located in the United States
Fulton, Illinois
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
MPS
04000173
lock
dam
Upper Mississippi River
Fulton, Illinois
Clinton, Iowa
tainter gates
roller gates
National Register of Historic Places
Driftless Area

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