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Here’s how the locks and dams on the Mississippi River work, and why they exist

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A barge, a bulkhead and $3.3 million: How the Mississippi River's locks and dams stay in ship shape

HASTINGS, Minnesota - The locks and dams on the Mississippi River are massive feats of engineering, nearing 100 years old. They shepherd millions of tons of goods each year, acting as water-based ...
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Mississippi River locks close for winter maintenance, set to reopen March 3, 2025

River traffic on the Mighty Mississippi has slowed down as of Monday, December 30. The locks at locks and dam 16, 18, 19, and 20 on the Mississippi River are closed for winter maintenance. They are ...
The Dispatch / The Rock Island Argus

Updated Mississippi River lock closures

ROCK ISLAND, Illinois – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has closed, and will close, multiple locks on the Mississippi River. By Monday, June 16, Lock 13 and Locks 16 through 25 will be closed to ...
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Here's how the locks and dams on the Mississippi River work, and why they exist

Get on a boat on the upper Mississippi River, and you'll eventually come upon a looming concrete structure stretching across the river's main channel. It's called a lock and dam, and it's a distinct ...
The Gazette

Here's how locks and dams on the Mississippi River work, and why they exist

The tug Theresa L. Wood heads upstream after locking through Lock and Dam #8 in May in Genoa, Wis. The vessel was moving barges from St. Louis to Winona, Minn. The locks allow the boats to gradually ...