Mississippi River lock and dam system

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Mississippi_River_lock_and_dam_system
GPTKB entity
Statements (26)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf lock and dam system
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:extendsTo gptkb:Minneapolis,_Minnesota
gptkb:Granite_City,_Illinois
gptkbp:firstLockAndDamCompleted 1913
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mississippi River lock and dam system
gptkbp:locatedOn gptkb:Mississippi_River
gptkbp:northernmostLockAndDam gptkb:Lock_and_Dam_No._1
gptkbp:notableBuilding gptkb:Lock_and_Dam_No._15
gptkb:Lock_and_Dam_No._19
gptkb:Lock_and_Dam_No._17
gptkb:Lock_and_Dam_No._5A
gptkb:Lock_and_Dam_No._7
gptkbp:numberOfLocks 29
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:U.S._Army_Corps_of_Engineers
gptkbp:purpose gptkb:navigation
gptkbp:region gptkb:Upper_Mississippi_River
gptkbp:southernmostLockAndDam gptkb:Lock_and_Dam_No._27
gptkbp:totalLengthControlled about 670 miles
gptkbp:usedBy flood control
hydroelectric power
recreation
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Lock_and_Dam_No._10
gptkb:Lock_and_Dam_No._8
gptkb:Lock_and_Dam_No._7
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6