Lock and Dam No. 10

42°47′06″N 91°05′42″W / 42.78500°N 91.09500°W / 42.78500; -91.09500Construction began1934; 90 years ago (1934)Opening dateNovember 1937; 87 years ago (1937)Operator(s) U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul DistrictDam and spillwaysImpoundsUpper Mississippi RiverLength5,447 feet (1,660.2 m)ReservoirCreatesPool 10Total capacity212,000 acre⋅ft (0.261 km³)Catchment area79,370 sq mi (205,600 km²)

Lock and Dam No. 10 is a lock and dam located in Guttenberg, Iowa on the Upper Mississippi River around river mile 615.0. It was constructed and placed in operation November 1937. The site underwent major rehabilitation 1989—2006. The dam consists of a concrete dam 763 feet (232.6 m) long with four roller gates and eight tainter gates. The earth embankment is 4,223 feet (1,287.2 m) long^[1] with a concrete spillway 1,200 feet (365.8 m) long. The lock is 110 feet (33.5 m) wide by 600 feet (182.9 m) long. The lock and dam are owned and operated by the St. Paul District of the United States Army Corps of Engineers-Mississippi Valley Division.

The Friends of Pool 10 is a volunteer organization dedicated to the cleanup of the sloughs, backwaters and islands of the pool. Its first annual cleanup was in April 2007.^{[citation needed]}

See also

• Public Works Administration dams list
• Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge

References

External links

• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District: Lock and Dam 10
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District: Lock and Dam 10 brochure
• USGS Reach 1, Pool 10
• Civil works Digital project notebook
• Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. IA-22, "Upper Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel, Lock & Dam No. 10, Guttenberg, Clayton County, IA", 114 photos, 11 data pages, 8 photo caption pages