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Lock & Dam #2, Mississippi River, US Army Corps of Engineers St. Paul District. Located on Mississippi River mile 815.2, upstream of Hastings, Minnesota, USA

Constructed in 1930. Lock walls settled and tilted which led to construction of a second lock completed in 1948. Site underwent major rehabilitation from 1987 to 1995.

Dam consists of a concrete structure 722 feet long with 19 tainter gates, 30 feet long. Dam has 4.4 megawatt power plant owned and operated by the city of Hastings. Earth embankment 3,000 feet long.

Lock is 110 feeet wide by 600 feet long.

US Army Corps of Engineers http://www.mvp.usace.army.mil/navigation/default.asp?pageid=145&subpageid=161

Geographic Coordinates: Latitude: 44° 45' 33.84" N Longitude: 92° 52' 5.88" W Show at MultiMap.com [what is MultiMap?] Show at Google Maps [what is Google Maps?] Show in Google Earth* [what is Google Earth?] * requires Google Earth installed on your computer Date/Time: September 22, 2005 13:31 CST Equipment: Canon EOS 20D DSLR, 8mm Fisheye Lens, Manfroto 755B MDeVe Tripod w/ 303SPH Head ISO 100 @ f8, 1/250 sec., RAW