Lock and Dam No. 8 | |
Location Map: | Wisconsin |
Dam Crosses: | Upper Mississippi River |
Res Name: | Pool 8 |
Location: | Genoa, Vernon County, Wisconsin / Houston County, Minnesota, United States |
Operator: | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District |
Opening: | April |
Res Capacity Total: | 260000acre feet |
Res Catchment: | 64770mi2 |
Coordinates: | 43.57°N -91.2317°W |
Lock and Dam No. 8 is a lock and dam located near Genoa, Wisconsin on the Upper Mississippi River near river mile 679.2 in the United States. It was constructed and was put into operation by April 1937. The site then underwent major rehabilitation from 1989 through 2003. 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 dam consists of a concrete structure 934feet long with five roller gates and 10 tainter gates. The earth embankment is 17500feet long with two submersible spillways, 938feet long and 1338feet long. The lock is 110feet wide by 600feet long.