Lock and Dam No. 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Dam Crosses: | Upper Mississippi River | ||||||||||||||||||||
Res Name: | Pool 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Location: | Tama Township, Des Moines County, Iowa / Gladstone Township, Henderson County, Illinois, near Gladstone, Illinois, USA | ||||||||||||||||||||
Operator: | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District | ||||||||||||||||||||
Dam Length: | 1350feet | ||||||||||||||||||||
Construction Began: | 1934 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Opening: | September 8, 1937 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Res Capacity Total: | 90000acre feet | ||||||||||||||||||||
Res Catchment: | 113600mi2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates: | 40.8817°N -91.0242°W | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Lock and Dam No. 18 is a lock and dam located near Gladstone, Illinois and Burlington, Iowa on the Upper Mississippi River around river mile 410.5. The movable dam is 1350feet and consists of 3 roller gates and 14 tainter gates. The lock is 110feet wide by 600feet long. In 2004, the facility was listed in the National Register of Historic Places as Lock and Dam No. 18 Historic District, #04000178 covering 2049acres, 1 building, 4 structures and 4 objects.
In March 2009, local officials started discussing plans to install a hydroelectric generating plant on the dam.[1]