Lock and Dam No. 11 Historic District
National Register of Historic Places

Lock and Dam No. 11 Historic District

Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa
Listed
March 10, 2004
Type
District
Period
Pre Contact
Ref No.
04000171

About this property

General Zebulon Pike Lock and Dam No. 11 is a lock and dam located between Dubuque, Iowa, and rural Grant County, Wisconsin, on the Upper Mississippi River. The movable portion of the dam is 1,478 feet (450.5 m) long and consists of 13 tainter gates and three roller gates. The non-movable part is a 3,340 feet (1,018.0 m) long non-overflow earthen dam that connects to the Wisconsin shore. The main lock is 110 feet (33.5 m) wide by 600 feet (182.9 m) long. There is also an incomplete auxiliary lock. The lock and dam are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Construction the lock began in February 1934 while the dam was started to be built September 1935. They were completed August 1936 and May 1937 respectively. The system was put into operation on September 14, 1937. In December 2015, 200 coots died near the dam and O'Leary Lake. In March 2018, several barges got lose and hit the dam. Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge Lock and Dam No. 11 - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Official site) Media related to Mississippi River Lock and Dam number 11 at Wikimedia Commons Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. IA-23, "Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam No. 11, Upper Mississippi River, Dubuque, Dubuque County, IA", 50 photos, 16 data pages, 3 photo caption pages

Location

11 Lime St.
Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa
42.54207, -90.64003

Categories

TRANSPORTATIONENGINEERINGMARITIME HISTORYSOCIAL HISTORYCOMMERCECONSERVATIONPOLITICS/GOVERNMENTMILITARYECONOMICS
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Sources

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When was Lock and Dam No. 11 Historic District listed on the National Register?

Lock and Dam No. 11 Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 10, 2004.

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