Lock and Dam No. 25
{{Short description|Lock and dam near Winfield, Missouri}}
{{Use American English|date=January 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox dam
| name =
| image = Mississippi River Lock and Dam number 25 large.jpg
| image_size = 250px
| image_caption = Mississippi River Lock and Dam No. 25
| name_official =
| dam_crosses = Upper Mississippi River
| res_name = Pool 25
| location = Richwood Precinct, Calhoun County, Illinois / Burr Oak Township, Lincoln County, Missouri,
near Winfield, Missouri, USA
| operator = 24px U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District
| dam_length = {{convert|1296|ft|m|1}}
| dam_height =
| dam_width_base =
| construction_began = 1935
| opening = May 18, 1939
| res_capacity_total = {{convert|176000|acre feet|km3|abbr=on}}
| res_catchment = {{convert|142000|mi2|km2|abbr=on}}
| res_surface = {{convert|18000|acre|km2}}
| coordinates = {{coord|39|00|17|N|90|41|11|W|region:US_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| extra = {{Infobox NRHP
| nocat = yes
| embed = yes
| name = Lock and Dam No. 25 Historic District
| nrhp_type = hd
| image =
| caption =
| location = 10 Sandy Slough Rd., Winfield, Missouri
| locmapin = Missouri#USA
| built = 1939
| architect = US Army Corps of Engineers; Griffin, Almern Frederick
| architecture =
| added = March 10, 2004
| area = {{convert|316.4|acre}}
| mpsub = Upper Mississippi River 9-Foot Navigation Project MPS
| refnum = 04000184{{NRISref|version=2010a}}
}}
}}
Lock and Dam No. 25 is a lock and dam located near Winfield, Missouri, on the Upper Mississippi River around river mile 241.4. The movable portion of the dam is {{convert|1296|ft|m|1}} long and consists of three roller gates and 14 tainter gates. A {{convert|2566|ft|m|1}} submersible dike extends to the Illinois shore. A {{convert|5|mi|km|1}} long dike is part of the facility extending upstream on the Missouri side of the river. The main lock is {{convert|110|ft|m|1}} wide by {{convert|600|ft|m|1}} long.[https://web.archive.org/web/20161019172038/http://www.mvs.usace.army.mil/Missions/Navigation/Locks-and-Dams/Lock-Dam-25/ Lock and Dam No. 25 - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers] In 2004, the facility was listed in the National Register of Historic Places as Lock and Dam No. 25 Historic District, #04000184 covering {{convert|3164|acre|km2|1}}, 2 buildings, 7 structures, 2 objects.
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See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.umesc.usgs.gov/rivers/upper_mississippi/reach_2/pool_25/pool_25.html USGS Reach 2, Pool 25]
- Historic American Engineering Record documentation:
- {{HAER |survey=MO-37 |id=mo1078 |title=Upper Mississippi River Nine-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam No. 25, Cap au Gris, Lincoln County, MO |photos=93 |data=9 |cap=7 |link=no}}
- {{HAER |survey=MO-50 |id=mo1148 |title=Upper Mississippi River Nine-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam Nos. 24-27, Clarksville, Pike County, MO |data=125 |link=no}}
{{Locks and dams of the Upper Mississippi River|before=Lock and Dam No. 24|after=Melvin Price Locks and Dam}}
{{National Register of Historic Places}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:25 Lock and Dam No. 25}}
Category:Dams completed in 1939
Category:Locks on the National Register of Historic Places in Illinois
Category:Transportation buildings and structures in Calhoun County, Illinois
Category:Buildings and structures in Lincoln County, Missouri
Category:Mississippi River locks
Category:United States Army Corps of Engineers dams
Category:Transport infrastructure completed in 1939
Category:Dams on the Mississippi River
Category:Mississippi Valley Division
Category:Historic American Engineering Record in Illinois
Category:Historic American Engineering Record in Missouri
Category:Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Missouri
Category:National Register of Historic Places in Lincoln County, Missouri
Category:Locks on the National Register of Historic Places in Missouri
Category:Dams on the National Register of Historic Places in Illinois
Category:Dams on the National Register of Historic Places in Missouri
Category:1939 establishments in Illinois
Category:1939 establishments in Missouri
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