Lock and Dam No. 10 is a lock and dam located in Guttenberg, Iowa on the Upper Mississippi River around river mile 615.0. It was constructed and placed in operation November 1937. The site underwent major rehabilitation 1989—2006. The dam consists of a concrete dam long with four roller gates and eight tainter gates. The earth embankment is long including copies of drawings with a concrete spillway long. The lock is wide by long. The lock and dam are owned and operated by the St. Paul District of the United States Army Corps of Engineers-Mississippi Valley Division.
The Friends of Pool 10 is a volunteer organization dedicated to the cleanup of the sloughs, backwaters and islands of the pool. Its first annual cleanup was in April 2007.
See also Public Works Administration dams list Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge
References
External links U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District: Lock and Dam 10 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District: Lock and Dam 10 brochure USGS Reach 1, Pool 10 Civil works Digital project notebook