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Here's how the locks and dams on the Mississippi River work, and why they exist

Get on a boat on the upper Mississippi River, and you'll eventually come upon a looming concrete structure stretching across the river's main channel. It's called a lock and dam, and it's a distinct ...
WLKY

Ask Caray: How do the McAlpine Locks and Dam on the Ohio River work?

BARNSTABLE-BROWN DIABETES CENTER. WELL, THE MCALPINE LOCKS AND DAM PLAY A CRUCIAL ROLE IN HELPING VESSELS DOWN THE OHIO RIVER. BUT WHAT ELSE DO THEY DO? AND THIS WEEK’S ASK CARAY MORNING ANCHOR CARAY ...
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locks and dams

ALTON, Ill. — Five locks on the upper Mississippi River and two on the Illinois River would double in size under a bill passed last week by the Senate, and advocates say the improvements are long ...
AOL

A barge, a bulkhead and $3.3 million: How the Mississippi River's locks and dams stay in ship shape

HASTINGS, Minnesota - The locks and dams on the Mississippi River are massive feats of engineering, nearing 100 years old. They shepherd millions of tons of goods each year, acting as water-based ...
The Telegraph

Repairs require lock and dam closures along the Mississippi

Ariel view of Melvin Price Locks and Dam from the Missouri side. The parking area that will be closed for construction staging can be seen on the right side of the photo. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ...
MinnPost

Here’s how the locks and dams on the Mississippi River work, and why they exist

Your donation today will help MinnPost continue to report on the news you need. Get on a boat on the upper Mississippi River, and you’ll eventually come upon a looming concrete structure stretching ...
The Gazette

Here's how locks and dams on the Mississippi River work, and why they exist

The tug Theresa L. Wood heads upstream after locking through Lock and Dam #8 in May in Genoa, Wis. The vessel was moving barges from St. Louis to Winona, Minn. The locks allow the boats to gradually ...