Lock and Dam No. 11

Lock and Dam No. 11
Lock and Dam No. 11 as seen from a drone.
Official nameGeneral Zebulon Pike Lock and Dam No. 11
LocationDubuque, Iowa / Jamestown, Grant County, Wisconsin
Coordinates42°32′25″N 90°38′39″W / 42.540278°N 90.644167°W / 42.540278; -90.644167
Construction began1934
Opening date14 September 1937
Operator(s) U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District
Dam and spillways
ImpoundsUpper Mississippi River
Length1,478 ft (450 m)
Reservoir
CreatesPool 11
Total capacity170,000 acre⋅ft (0.21 km3)
Catchment area81,600 sq mi (211,000 km2)
Lock and Dam No. 11 Historic District
Lock and Dam No. 11 is located in Iowa
Lock and Dam No. 11
Lock and Dam No. 11 is located in the United States
Lock and Dam No. 11
Location11 Lime Street, Dubuque, Iowa
Area114.2 acres (46.22 ha)
Built1937
ArchitectAbbott, Edwin E.; multiple
Architectural stylelock and dam
MPSUpper Mississippi River 9-Foot Navigation Project MPS
NRHP reference No.04000171[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 10, 2004

General Zebulon Pike Lock and Dam No. 11 is a lock and dam located between Dubuque, Iowa, and rural Grant County, Wisconsin, on the Upper Mississippi River.

It was opened to navigation September 14, 1937.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.