Lock and Dam 1, southcentral Minnesota

Pool 1 is impounded by Lock and Dam #1 Dam on the Mississippi River in Hennepin County, Minnesota and is used for improved navigation, hydroelectric power and recreation purposes. Construction was completed in 1917. It has a normal surface area of 1.4 square miles. It is owned by Cemvp - Ford Motor Co.

 

Lock & Dam #1, also known as Pool 1 is concrete. The core is concrete. The foundation is rock, soil. Though originally completed in 1917, the structure underwent modifications in 1983 (structural), 1983M, 1995M, 1996M, 2003 (structural). Its height is 56 feet with a length of 742 feet. Maximum discharge is 742 cubic feet per second. Its capacity is 9300 acre feet. Normal storage is 5400 acre feet. It drains an area of 19500 square miles.

 

 

Lakes, Dams, and Recreational Facilities Near Lock and Dam 1

2 miles from Lock and Dam 1Snelling Lake 4 miles from Lock and Dam 1Mississippi National River & Recreation Area 4 miles from Lock and Dam 1Minnesota Valley Wetland Management District 5 miles from Lock and Dam 1St Anthony Falls Upper Lock and Dam 5 miles from Lock and Dam 1St Anthony Falls Lower Lock and Dam 6 miles from Lock and Dam 1Blackdog Lake 7 miles from Lock and Dam 1Kaposia Park 7 miles from Lock and Dam 1Arlington Detention 8 miles from Lock and Dam 1Nine Mile Creek 9 miles from Lock and Dam 1Keller Lake 10 miles from Lock and Dam 1Battle Creek 11 miles from Lock and Dam 1Round Lake 12 miles from Lock and Dam 1Sunset Lake 12 miles from Lock and Dam 1Medicine Lake 13 miles from Lock and Dam 1Locke Lake 13 miles from Lock and Dam 1Swan Lake 13 miles from Lock and Dam 1Pleasant Lake 14 miles from Lock and Dam 1Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge 14 miles from Lock and Dam 1Lake Elmo Regional Park 15 miles from Lock and Dam 1Riley Creek 15 miles from Lock and Dam 1White Bear Lake 16 miles from Lock and Dam 1Bald Eagle Lake 16 miles from Lock and Dam 1Riley Lake 17 miles from Lock and Dam 1Hampton Hills Golf Course 17 miles from Lock and Dam 1Coon Rapids 17 miles from Lock and Dam 1Prior Lake 17 miles from Lock and Dam 1Lake Minnetonka 18 miles from Lock and Dam 1Bald Eagle Lake 19 miles from Lock and Dam 1Rice Lake 19 miles from Lock and Dam 1Peltier Lake 19 miles from Lock and Dam 1Lock and Dam #2 20 miles from Lock and Dam 1Lake Minnewashta 20 miles from Lock and Dam 1Couwette Group Pond 20 miles from Lock and Dam 1Elm Creek

 

 

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