Mississippi River system locks and dams

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inland waterway infrastructure lock and dam system navigation infrastructure

The Mississippi River system locks and dams are a network of engineered structures that regulate water levels and enable commercial navigation along the Mississippi and its connected inland waterways.

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All labels observed (7)

Label Occurrences
Mississippi River and Tributaries Project 1
Mississippi River levee system 1
Mississippi River locks and dams 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf inland waterway infrastructure ⓘ
lock and dam system ⓘ
navigation infrastructure ⓘ
associatedWithAgency U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District NERFINISHED ⓘ
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mississippi Valley Division NERFINISHED ⓘ
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Rock Island District NERFINISHED ⓘ
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers St. Louis District NERFINISHED ⓘ
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers St. Paul District NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWithProgram Inland Marine Transportation System NERFINISHED ⓘ
constructionMaterial concrete ⓘ
steel ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
designedForVesselType commercial freight vessels ⓘ
towboats with barges ⓘ
hasPart Arkansas River navigation system locks and dams NERFINISHED ⓘ
Cumberland River lock and dam system NERFINISHED ⓘ
Illinois Waterway lock and dam system NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ohio River lock and dam system NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tennessee River lock and dam system NERFINISHED ⓘ
Upper Mississippi River lock and dam system NERFINISHED ⓘ
impact creation of navigation pools ⓘ
facilitation of year-round navigation ⓘ
fragmentation of aquatic habitats ⓘ
modification of natural river flow regime ⓘ
locatedIn Mississippi River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedOnWaterway Arkansas River NERFINISHED ⓘ
Cumberland River NERFINISHED ⓘ
Illinois Waterway NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lower Mississippi River NERFINISHED ⓘ
Missouri River NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ohio River NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tennessee River NERFINISHED ⓘ
Upper Mississippi River NERFINISHED ⓘ
managingOrganization United States Army Corps of Engineers NERFINISHED ⓘ
primaryFunction flood control support ⓘ
improvement of channel depth ⓘ
regulation of water levels ⓘ
support of commercial navigation ⓘ
regulates navigation channel depth ⓘ
river stage levels ⓘ
typicalLockChamberLength 1200 feet ⓘ
600 feet ⓘ
typicalLockChamberWidth 110 feet ⓘ
usedFor agricultural exports transport ⓘ
barge transportation ⓘ
bulk commodity transport ⓘ
coal transport ⓘ
industrial goods transport ⓘ
petroleum products transport ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Inland Waterway System of the United States → hasPart → Mississippi River system locks and dams ⓘ
Mississippi River Delta region → crossedBy → Mississippi River system locks and dams ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mississippi River levee system
Mississippi River at Memphis → isPartOf → Mississippi River system locks and dams ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mississippi River navigation system
Mississippi River Commission → operatesWithinProgram → Mississippi River system locks and dams ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mississippi River and Tributaries Project
Lower St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam → partOf → Mississippi River system locks and dams ⓘ
this entity surface form: Upper Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel Project
Lower St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam → category → Mississippi River system locks and dams ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mississippi River locks and dams
Dresden Island Lock and Dam → category → Mississippi River system locks and dams ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Army Corps of Engineers locks