Lock and Dam No. 4
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| Lock and Dam No. 4 | |
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 Mississippi River Lock and Dam No. 4 | |
  Location of Lock and Dam No. 4 in Wisconsin | |
| Location | Alma, Buffalo County, Wisconsin / Greenfield Township, Wabasha County, Minnesota, United States. |
| Coordinates | 44°19′32″N 91°55′13″W / 44.32556°N 91.92028°W |
| Construction began | 1932 |
| Opening date | May 1935 |
| Operator(s) |  U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Impounds | Upper Mississippi River |
| Length | 1,367 feet (416.7 m) (movable portion) |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Pool 4 |
| Total capacity | 878,000 acre⋅ft (1.083 km3) |
| Catchment area | 57,100 sq mi (148,000 km2) |
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
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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.
See also
[edit]- Lake Pepin, located above Lock and Dam No. 4
- Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge
References
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External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mississippi River Lock and Dam number 4.
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District: Lock and Dam 4
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District: Lock and Dam 4 brochure
- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. WI-47, "Upper Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel, Lock & Dam No. 4, Alma, Buffalo County, WI", 118 photos, 12 data pages, 7 photo caption pages
Categories:
- Mississippi River locks
- Driftless Area
- Buildings and structures in Buffalo County, Wisconsin
- Buildings and structures in Wabasha County, Minnesota
- Transportation in Wabasha County, Minnesota
- Dams in Minnesota
- Dams in Wisconsin
- United States Army Corps of Engineers dams
- Transport infrastructure completed in 1935
- Roller dams
- Gravity dams
- Dams on the Mississippi River
- Mississippi Valley Division
- Historic American Engineering Record in Minnesota
- Historic American Engineering Record in Wisconsin
- Locks of Minnesota
- Locks of Wisconsin