Lock and Dam 2, southeast Minnesota

Pool 2 is created by Lock and Dam #2 Dam on the Mississippi River in Dakota County, Minnesota and is used for improved navigation and recreation purposes. It has been been there since 1931. Its normal surface area is 19 square miles. It is owned by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

 

Lock & Dam #2, also known as Pool 2 is of earthen construction, concrete. The core is homogeneous, earth. The foundation is soil. Though originally completed in 1931, the structure was modified in 1987. Its height is 42 feet with a length of 4250 feet. Maximum discharge is 171000 cubic feet per second. Its capacity is 787000 acre feet. Normal storage is 82000 acre feet. It drains an area of 36990 square miles.

 

 

Lakes, Dams, and Recreational Facilities Near Lock and Dam 2

5 miles from Lock and Dam 2Vermillion River 7 miles from Lock and Dam 2Couwette Group Pond 11 miles from Lock and Dam 2Junction Falls 13 miles from Lock and Dam 2Lake Saint Croix 13 miles from Lock and Dam 2Powell Falls 14 miles from Lock and Dam 2Cernohous Detention Basin 14 miles from Lock and Dam 2Kaposia Park 15 miles from Lock and Dam 2Battle Creek 15 miles from Lock and Dam 2Welch 16 miles from Lock and Dam 2Lower Power 16 miles from Lock and Dam 2Lake Elmo Regional Park 16 miles from Lock and Dam 2Lock and Dam #3 16 miles from Lock and Dam 2Lock and Dam No 3 17 miles from Lock and Dam 2Little Cannon River 17 miles from Lock and Dam 2Lake Byllesby Perimeter Embankment 17 miles from Lock and Dam 2Lake Byllesby 17 miles from Lock and Dam 2Lake Byllesby 18 miles from Lock and Dam 2Mississippi National River & Recreation Area 18 miles from Lock and Dam 2Blackdog Lake 18 miles from Lock and Dam 2Minnesota Valley Wetland Management District 19 miles from Lock and Dam 2Keller Lake 19 miles from Lock and Dam 2Snelling Lake 19 miles from Lock and Dam 2Arlington Detention 19 miles from Lock and Dam 2Lock and Dam #1 19 miles from Lock and Dam 2Little Falls 20 miles from Lock and Dam 2Belle Creek S-3 20 miles from Lock and Dam 2Belle Creek S-2 20 miles from Lock and Dam 2Bay City Structure No. 1

 

 

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