Mississippi River system locks and dams

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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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Predicate Object
instanceOf inland waterway infrastructure ⓘ
lock and dam system ⓘ
navigation infrastructure ⓘ
associatedWithAgency U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District ⓘ
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mississippi Valley Division ⓘ
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Rock Island District ⓘ
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers St. Louis District ⓘ
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers St. Paul District ⓘ
associatedWithProgram Inland Marine Transportation System ⓘ
constructionMaterial concrete ⓘ
steel ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
designedForVesselType commercial freight vessels ⓘ
towboats with barges ⓘ
hasPart Arkansas River navigation system locks and dams ⓘ
Cumberland River lock and dam system ⓘ
Illinois Waterway lock and dam system ⓘ
Ohio River lock and dam system ⓘ
Tennessee River lock and dam system ⓘ
Upper Mississippi River lock and dam system ⓘ
impact creation of navigation pools ⓘ
facilitation of year-round navigation ⓘ
fragmentation of aquatic habitats ⓘ
modification of natural river flow regime ⓘ
locatedIn Mississippi River basin ⓘ
locatedOnWaterway Arkansas River ⓘ
Cumberland River ⓘ
Illinois Waterway ⓘ
Lower Mississippi River ⓘ
Missouri River ⓘ
Ohio River ⓘ
Tennessee River ⓘ
Upper Mississippi River ⓘ
linked to: Mississippi River
managingOrganization United States Army Corps of Engineers ⓘ
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 ⓘ

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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 levee system ⓘ
linked to: Mississippi River system locks and dams
Mississippi River at Memphis → isPartOf → Mississippi River navigation system ⓘ
linked to: Mississippi River system locks and dams
Mississippi River Commission → operatesWithinProgram → Mississippi River and Tributaries Project ⓘ
linked to: Mississippi River system locks and dams
Lower St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam → partOf → Upper Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel Project ⓘ
linked to: Mississippi River system locks and dams
Lower St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam → category → Mississippi River locks and dams ⓘ
linked to: Mississippi River system locks and dams
Dresden Island Lock and Dam → category → United States Army Corps of Engineers locks ⓘ
linked to: Mississippi River system locks and dams
South Pass jetties at the mouth of the Mississippi River → partOf → Mississippi River navigation system ⓘ
linked to: Mississippi River system locks and dams
South Pass jetties → partOf → Mississippi River navigation system ⓘ
linked to: Mississippi River system locks and dams
Algiers Lock → waterwaySystem → Mississippi River navigation system ⓘ
linked to: Mississippi River system locks and dams