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Tainter gate
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The Tainter gate is a type of radial arm floodgate used in dams and canal locks to control water flow. It is named for its inventor, the Wisconsin structural engineer Jeremiah Burnham Tainter.
Side view cut-away diagram of the radial arm of the Tainter gate, Ice Harbor Dam, Snake River, Pasco, Washington (USACE)
Side view cut-away diagram of the radial arm of the Tainter gate, Ice Harbor Dam, Snake River, Pasco, Washington (USACE)
Tainter gate from the back, or spillway, on the John H. Kerr Dam, Boydton, Virginia (USACE)
Tainter gate from the back, or spillway, on the John H. Kerr Dam, Boydton, Virginia (USACE)
Tainter gate being constructed, in 1936, on the upper Mississippi River, Lock and Dam No. 7 (Onalaska Dam), La Crescent, Minnesota (USACE)
Tainter gate being constructed, in 1936, on the upper Mississippi River, Lock and Dam No. 7 (Onalaska Dam), La Crescent, Minnesota (USACE)
Stevenson Dam Tainter Gate on the Housatonic River in Connecticut.
Stevenson Dam Tainter Gate on the Housatonic River in Connecticut.
Lock and Dam No. 14
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Lock and Dam No. 14 is a lock and dam located near LeClaire, Iowa on the Upper Mississippi River above Davenport, Iowa and Moline, Illinois. The movable portion of the dam is 1,343 feet long and consi
Lock and Dam No. 14 on the Mississippi River. View is from the Iowa side looking across the river to Illinois.
Lock and Dam No. 14 on the Mississippi River. View is from the Iowa side looking across the river to Illinois.
During the winter season the area around Lock and Dam No. 14 is home to many bald eagles.
During the winter season the area around Lock and Dam No. 14 is home to many bald eagles.