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Lock and Dam No. 19 is a lock and dam located on the Upper Mississippi River near Keokuk, Iowa. In 1978, the Keokuk Lock and Dam was listed in the National Register of Historic Places, #78001234.
Keokuk is home to U.S. Lock and Dam #19. When completed in 1913, it was the largest electricity generating plant in the world. The locks are 1200 feet long and 110 feet wide, and large enough to handle a full-length fleet of barges.
1910s Keokuk Iowa, Construction of the Lock and Dam Number 19, 35mm from the Kinolibrary Archive Film Collections. Clip ref YB71. For commercial projects on...
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Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel, Lock & Dam No. 19, Upper Mississippi River, Keokuk, Lee County, IA; Names Historic American Engineering Record, creator U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Lock and Dam No. 19 is a lock and dam located on the Upper Mississippi River near Keokuk, Iowa. In 1978, the Keokuk Lock and Dam was listed in the National Register of Historic Places, #78001234.
Lock and Dam No. 19 Historic District, completed in 1913, falls into the “How did they do that?” scenario. The genius behind this awesome dam, located adjacent to Keokuk on the Upper Mississippi River, was Hugh Lincoln Cooper.
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Feb 12, 2009 · Lock 19, river mile 364.0, Upper Mississippi River, in the city of Keokuk, Iowa, was placed in operation in 1957. Potential unscheduled closures of 90 days have been estimated to be...
