Grand Rapids Dam

Grand Rapids Dam (Wabash Locks and Dam)
View of men fishing at the Grand Rapids Dam near Mount Carmel, Illinois in Wabash County, Illinois.
Official nameWabash Lock and Dam, Grand Rapids Dam, or Wabash Locks
LocationWabash County, Illinois and Knox County, Indiana, US
Coordinates38°26′7″N 87°44′28″W / 38.43528°N 87.74111°W / 38.43528; -87.74111[1]
Construction began1897
Operator(s)Tennessee Valley Authority
Dam and spillways
ImpoundsWabash River

The Grand Rapids Dam was a dam located on the Wabash River on the state line between Wabash County and Knox County in the U.S. states of Illinois and Indiana. The dam was built in the late 1890s by the Army Corps of Engineers to improve navigation on the Wabash River. The dam was located near Mount Carmel, Illinois.

  1. ^ "Grand Rapids". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.