Starved Rock Lock and Dam

Starved Rock Lock and Dam
Barges passing through Starved Rock Lock and Dam
Official nameLock and Dam No. 6
LocationLaSalle County/Utica, Illinois (Starved Rock State Park), United States
Coordinates41°19′21″N 88°59′8″W / 41.32250°N 88.98556°W / 41.32250; -88.98556
StatusOperational
Construction began1926
Opening date1933
Operator(s)United States Army Corps of Engineers
Dam and spillways
Type of damGravity dam
ImpoundsIllinois River
Height34 ft (10 m)
Length1,310 ft (400 m)
Width (base)33 ft (10 m)
Spillway typeControlled

Starved Rock Lock and Dam, also known as Lock and Dam No. 6, is a lock and dam facility managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers along the Illinois River, near Starved Rock. It is part of the Illinois Waterway and was constructed between 1926 and 1933. The lock and dam was added to the National Register of Historic Places as the Starved Rock Lock and Dam Historic District in 2004.