Ford Dam, officially known as Lock and Dam No. 1, is on the Upper Mississippi River and is located between Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota just north of the confluence of the Mississippi with th
Ford Lock and Dam
lock and dam 1 tonnage
The dam as seen from downstream
Barge fleet coming through the Ford Lock and Dam on the Mississippi River.
Lock and Dam No. 2 is located along the Upper Mississippi River near Hastings, Minnesota and construction commenced in 1927. The eastern dam portion is 722 feet wide and has 19 tainter gates. A hydroe