Lock and Dam No. 5A
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| Lock and Dam No. 5A | |
 Lock and Dam 5A, Upper Mississippi River. View is upriver to the northwest. |
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| Impounds | Upper Mississippi River |
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| Creates | Pool 5A |
| Locale | Trempealeau, Wisconsin |
| Maintained by | United States Army Corps of Engineers |
| Length | 682 feet (207.9 m)(movable portion) |
| Construction began | 1932 |
| Opening date | June 1936 |
| Geographical Data | |
| Coordinates | |
Lock and Dam No. 5A is a lock and dam located near Fountain City, Wisconsin and Goodview, Minnesota on the Upper Mississippi River around river mile 728.5. It was constructed in 1932, placed in operation in 1936. Its last major rehabilitation was from 1989 through 2000. The dam consists of a concrete structure 682 feet (207.9 m) long with five roller gates and five tainter gates with an earth embankment 22,000 feet (6,705.6 m) long. Its concrete overflow spillway is 1,000 feet (304.8 m) long and its lock is 110 feet (33.5 m) wide by 600 feet (182.9 m) long.
[edit] External links
- USACE Lock and Dam 5a
- Survey number HAER MN-23 - Upper Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam No. 5A, Winona vicinity, Winona County, MN
- Lock and Dam No. 5A is at coordinates Coordinates:
| Locks and dams of the Upper Mississippi River | |
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| USAF • LSAF • 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 5A • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 | |
| Upstream: Lock and Dam No. 5 |
Downstream: Lock and Dam No. 6 |
