Name |
Location |
Miles above the Ohio |
Coordinates |
Pool Elevation |
Notes |
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Lake Itasca Stepping Stones / Dam |
Itasca State Park |
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Lake Itasca 1,475 feet |
Stepping stones placed by CCC with creation of new channel / outlet for Mississippi |
Vekin's Dam |
8 miles north of Lake Itasca |
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n/a |
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Ottertail Power Co. Dam |
7 miles east of Bemidji |
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47°29′1.0032″N 94°43′45.9156″W / 47.483612000°N 94.729421000°W / 47.483612000; -94.729421000 |
Lake Bemidji 1,335 feet |
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Knutson Dam |
About 15 miles (24 km) east and north of city of Cass Lake |
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47°27′07″N 94°29′00″W / 47.45194°N 94.48333°W / 47.45194; -94.48333 |
Cass Lake 1,301 feet |
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Winnibigoshish Lake Dam |
About 15 miles (24 km) northwest of Deer River |
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47°25′44.5″N 94°03′6.8″W / 47.429028°N 94.051889°W / 47.429028; -94.051889 |
Lake Winnibigoshish 1,290 feet |
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Pokegama Dam |
Mile 1187 |
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47°15′2.9844″N 93°35′15.5184″W / 47.250829000°N 93.587644000°W / 47.250829000; -93.587644000 |
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Blandin Paper Co. Dam |
Mile 1183.6 |
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47°13′54.5628″N 93°31′52.9500″W / 47.231823000°N 93.531375000°W / 47.231823000; -93.531375000 |
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Potlatch Dam |
Brainerd, Minnesota |
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46°22′40.8324″N 94°11′0.0816″W / 46.378009000°N 94.183356000°W / 46.378009000; -94.183356000 |
Rice Lake 1,174 Feet |
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Little Falls Dam |
Little Falls, Minnesota |
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45°58′32″N 94°22′06″W / 45.97556°N 94.36833°W / 45.97556; -94.36833 |
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Blanchard Dam |
Royalton, Minnesota |
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45°51′39″N 94°21′36″W / 45.86083°N 94.36000°W / 45.86083; -94.36000 |
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Sartell Dam |
Sartell, Minnesota |
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45°37′15″N 94°12′13″W / 45.62083°N 94.20361°W / 45.62083; -94.20361 |
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St. Cloud Dam |
St. Cloud, Minnesota |
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45°32′52″N 94°08′50″W / 45.54778°N 94.14722°W / 45.54778; -94.14722 |
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Coon Rapids Dam |
Brooklyn Park / Coon Rapids, Minnesota |
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45°08′36″N 93°18′43″W / 45.14333°N 93.31194°W / 45.14333; -93.31194 |
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No locks, ends navigable portion of river |
Upper Saint Anthony Falls Lock and Dam |
Minneapolis, Minnesota |
~854 |
44°58′54″N 93°15′31″W / 44.98167°N 93.25861°W / 44.98167; -93.25861 |
799 feet |
Last lock upstream on river. Since June 9, 2015, the lock has remained closed to prevent the spread of invasive Asian Carp.[1] Located within the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area |
Lower Saint Anthony Falls Lock and Dam |
Minneapolis, Minnesota |
~853 |
44°58′42″N 93°14′49″W / 44.97833°N 93.24694°W / 44.97833; -93.24694 |
750 feet |
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Meeker Island Lock and Dam (demolished) |
Minneapolis, Minnesota / St. Paul, Minnesota |
~850 |
44°57′14″N 93°12′28″W / 44.95389°N 93.20778°W / 44.95389; -93.20778 |
NA |
demolished, originally known as Lock and Dam No. 2 |
Lock and Dam No. 1 |
Minneapolis, Minnesota / St. Paul, Minnesota |
~847.8 |
44°54′55″N 93°12′02″W / 44.91528°N 93.20056°W / 44.91528; -93.20056 |
725 feet |
Ford Plant Powerhouse on East side |
Lock and Dam No. 2 |
Hastings, Minnesota |
~815 |
44°45′35″N 92°52′07″W / 44.75972°N 92.86861°W / 44.75972; -92.86861 |
687 feet |
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Lock and Dam No. 3 |
Red Wing, Minnesota |
796.9 |
44°36′36″N 92°36′37″W / 44.61000°N 92.61028°W / 44.61000; -92.61028 |
675 feet |
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Lock and Dam No. 4 |
Alma, Wisconsin |
~753 |
44°19′32″N 91°55′13″W / 44.32556°N 91.92028°W / 44.32556; -91.92028 |
667 feet |
The lock is on the Wisconsin side right next to a small cafe. |
Lock and Dam No. 5 |
Winona County, Minnesota |
~738.1 |
44°09′40″N 91°48′39″W / 44.16111°N 91.81083°W / 44.16111; -91.81083 |
660 feet |
Visitor parking next to the lock. |
Lock and Dam No. 5A |
Goodview, Minnesota |
~728.5 |
44°05′18″N 91°40′08″W / 44.08833°N 91.66889°W / 44.08833; -91.66889 |
651 feet |
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Lock and Dam No. 6 |
Trempealeau, Wisconsin |
~714.1 |
43°59′59″N 91°26′18″W / 43.99972°N 91.43833°W / 43.99972; -91.43833 |
646 feet |
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Lock and Dam No. 7 |
La Crescent, Minnesota |
~702.5 |
43°52′01″N 91°18′26″W / 43.86694°N 91.30722°W / 43.86694; -91.30722 |
639 feet |
Adjacent to I-90 Mississippi River Bridge. Visitor parking and information next to the lock. |
Lock and Dam No. 8 |
Genoa, Wisconsin |
~679.2 |
43°34′12″N 91°13′54″W / 43.57000°N 91.23167°W / 43.57000; -91.23167 |
631 feet |
Visitor parking right next to the lock. |
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Lock and Dam No. 9 |
Harpers Ferry, Iowa |
~647.9 |
43°12′46″N 91°06′15″W / 43.21278°N 91.10417°W / 43.21278; -91.10417 |
620 feet |
Parking area next to lock on Wisconsin side. |
Lock and Dam No. 10 |
Guttenberg, Iowa |
~615.0 |
42°47′06″N 91°05′42″W / 42.78500°N 91.09500°W / 42.78500; -91.09500 |
611 feet |
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Lock and Dam No. 11 |
Dubuque, Iowa |
~583 |
42°32′25″N 90°38′39″W / 42.54028°N 90.64417°W / 42.54028; -90.64417 |
603 feet |
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Lock and Dam No. 12 |
Bellevue, Iowa |
~556.7 |
42°15′41″N 90°25′12″W / 42.26139°N 90.42000°W / 42.26139; -90.42000 |
592 feet |
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Lock and Dam No. 13 |
Fulton, IL |
~522.5 |
41°53′53″N 90°09′21″W / 41.89806°N 90.15583°W / 41.89806; -90.15583 |
583 feet |
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Lock and Dam No. 14 |
LeClaire, Iowa |
~493.2 |
41°34′24″N 90°23′56″W / 41.57333°N 90.39889°W / 41.57333; -90.39889 |
572 feet |
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Lock and Dam No. 15 |
Rock Island, Illinois |
~482.8 |
41°31′07″N 90°34′08″W / 41.51861°N 90.56889°W / 41.51861; -90.56889 |
561 feet |
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Lock and Dam No. 16 |
Muscatine, Iowa |
~457.2 |
41°25′32″N 91°0′35″W / 41.42556°N 91.00972°W / 41.42556; -91.00972 |
545 feet |
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Lock and Dam No. 17 |
New Boston, Illinois |
~437 |
41°11′27″N 91°03′37″W / 41.19083°N 91.06028°W / 41.19083; -91.06028 |
536 feet |
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Lock and Dam No. 18 |
Gladstone, Illinois |
~410.5 |
40°52′54″N 91°01′27″W / 40.88167°N 91.02417°W / 40.88167; -91.02417 |
528 feet |
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Lock and Dam No. 19 |
Keokuk, Iowa |
~364 |
40°23′41″N 91°22′29″W / 40.39472°N 91.37472°W / 40.39472; -91.37472 |
518 feet |
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Lock and Dam No. 20 |
Canton, Missouri |
~343 |
40°08′37″N 91°30′46″W / 40.14361°N 91.51278°W / 40.14361; -91.51278 |
480 feet |
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Lock and Dam No. 21 |
Quincy, Illinois |
~324.9 |
39°54′23″N 91°25′56″W / 39.90639°N 91.43222°W / 39.90639; -91.43222 |
470 feet |
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Lock and Dam No. 22 |
Saverton, Missouri |
~301.2 |
39°38′18″N 91°14′49″W / 39.63833°N 91.24694°W / 39.63833; -91.24694 |
460 feet |
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Lock and Dam No. 24 |
Clarksville, Missouri |
~273.4 |
39°22′36″N 90°54′30″W / 39.37667°N 90.90833°W / 39.37667; -90.90833 |
449 feet |
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Lock and Dam No. 25 |
Winfield, Missouri |
~241.4 |
39°00′17″N 90°41′11″W / 39.00472°N 90.68639°W / 39.00472; -90.68639 |
434 feet |
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Lock and Dam No. 26 (historical) |
Alton, Illinois |
~202.5 |
38°53′10″N 90°10′55″W / 38.88611°N 90.18194°W / 38.88611; -90.18194 |
419 feet |
Demolished |
Melvin Price Locks and Dam aka Lock and Dam No. 26 |
East Alton, Illinois |
~200.8 |
38°52′09″N 90°09′13″W / 38.86917°N 90.15361°W / 38.86917; -90.15361 |
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Chain of Rocks Dam aka Dam No. 27 |
Glasgow Village, Missouri |
~190.2 |
38°45′27″N 90°10′39″W / 38.75750°N 90.17750°W / 38.75750; -90.17750 |
398 feet |
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Chain of Rocks Lock aka Lock No. 27 |
Granite City, Illinois |
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38°42′11″N 90°10′51″W / 38.70306°N 90.18083°W / 38.70306; -90.18083 |
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