Lock and Dam No. 20 is a lock and dam located on the Upper Mississippi River, the lock side in Canton, Missouri and the dam crossing to Meyer, Illinois.
The structure is located at river mile 343.1. It includes a 2,369 feet (722 m) long dam, 40 tainter gates, 3 roller gates, and a lock chamber that is 110 feet (34 m) wide by 600 feet (183 m) long. There is also an incomplete auxiliary lock. In 2004, the facility was listed in the National Register of Historic Places as Lock and Dam No. 20 Historic District, #04000180 covering 839 acres (340 ha), 1 building, 6 structures, 3 objects.
History
The Lock and Dam are on the site of the former town of Tully, Missouri. Tully was founded in 1834 and became a thriving river port and regional business hub until being virtually destroyed by major flooding in 1851.[4] Left a crumbling "ghost town", what little that remained of Tully was finally removed during Lock and Dam No. 20's construction.[5]
References
- ^ "Lock and Dam 20". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. January 15, 1980.
- ^ "National Register Information System – (#04000180)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "Upper Mississippi River Locks & Dams" (PDF). U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 26, 2016. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
- ^ "A Directory of Towns, Villages, and Hamlets Past and Present of Lewis County, Missouri". Springfield-Greene County Public Library. 2013. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
- ^ "Canton Historic Marker". Missouri Historical Society text via Waymarking.com. 2013 [1957]. Retrieved July 23, 2013.
External links
- Official website
- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. MO-34, "Upper Mississippi River Nine-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam Complex No. 20, Upper Mississippi River, Canton, Lewis County, MO", 33 photos, 18 data pages, 2 photo caption pages
