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Locks and dams reshape the upper Mississippi River
The Army Corps manages 29 locks and dams from Minnesota to Illinois creating pools nine feet deep for towboats. The system begun 1930 to 1940, now faces a billion dollar maintenance backlog and potential major rehabilitation while altering habitats and island shorelines across the river.
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Mississippi River
Mississippi
Congress
Army Corps of Engineers
Genoa
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Lock and Dam No. 8
Minnesota
St. Louis
Upper St. Anthony Falls
Minneapolis
Army Corps
Lower St. Anthony Falls
St. Paul
Twin Cities
Granite City
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Cairo
Gulf of Mexico
Missouri
Ohio
Hastings
Minn
Kristin Moe
St. Paul District
The
Journal Sentinel
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