Melvin Price Locks and Dam
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Melvin Price Locks and Dam is a dam and two locks at river mile 200.78 on the Upper Mississippi River, about 17 miles (27 km) north of Saint Louis, Missouri. The collocated National Great Rivers Museum [Wikidata], explains the structure and its engineering.
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Melvin Price Locks and Dam | |
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Location | Alton, Illinois / West Alton, Missouri, USA |
Coordinates | 38°52′09″N 90°09′13″W |
Construction began | 1978 |
Opening date | 1989 |
Operator(s) | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District |
Dam and spillways | |
Impounds | Upper Mississippi River |
Length | 1,160 feet (353.6 m) |
Reservoir | |
Creates | Pool 26 |
Total capacity | 238,000 acre⋅ft (0.294 km3) |
Catchment area | 171,470 sq mi (444,100 km2) |
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