Mississippi River Lock and Dam system

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Mississippi_River_Lock_and_Dam_system
GPTKB entity
Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf lock and dam system
gptkbp:constructionStartYear 1913
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:enablesNavigationBetween gptkb:Minneapolis
gptkb:St._Louis
gptkbp:extendsTo gptkb:Upper_St._Anthony_Falls_Lock_and_Dam
Chain of Rocks Lock
gptkbp:firstLockAndDamCompleted gptkb:Lock_and_Dam_No._2
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mississippi River Lock and Dam system
gptkbp:lastLockAndDamCompleted gptkb:Lock_and_Dam_No._27
gptkbp:locatedOn gptkb:Mississippi_River
gptkbp:lockChamberLength 600 feet
gptkbp:lockChamberWidth 110 feet
gptkbp:maintainedBy gptkb:U.S._Army_Corps_of_Engineers
gptkbp:northernmostLockAndDam gptkb:Lock_and_Dam_No._1
gptkbp:notableBuilding gptkb:Lock_and_Dam_No._27
gptkb:Lock_and_Dam_No._15
gptkb:Lock_and_Dam_No._19
gptkb:Lock_and_Dam_No._26
gptkbp:numberOfLocks 29
gptkbp:purpose gptkb:navigation
gptkbp:region gptkb:Upper_Mississippi_River
gptkbp:secondaryPurpose flood control
hydroelectric power
recreation
gptkbp:southernmostLockAndDam gptkb:Lock_and_Dam_No._27
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Locks_and_Dam_7
gptkb:Lock_and_Dam_No._19
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7