Chain of Rocks Lock No 27
West 20th Street, Granite City, IL 62060, United States of America
Chain of Rocks Lock No 27
is a minor waterways place
on the Mississippi (Upper River) between
Mississippi - Illinois Junction (Junction of the Mississippi River with the Illinois River ) (32.53 miles
and 1 lock
to the northwest) and
Mississippi - Ohio Junction (Junction of the Mississippi River with the Ohio River at Cairo (Illinois)) (169.74 miles
to the southeast).
The nearest place in the direction of Mississippi - Illinois Junction is Chain of Rocks Bridge;
5.46 miles
away.
The nearest place in the direction of Mississippi - Ohio Junction is Chain of Rocks Canal (southern entrance);
1.72 miles
away.
Mooring here is unrated.
This is a lock with a rise of Variable.
| Melvin Price Lock No 26 | 14.56 miles | |
| Mississippi - Missouri Junction | 9.33 miles | |
| Chain of Rocks Canal (northern entrance) | 8.31 miles | |
| New Chain of Rocks Bridge | 5.81 miles | |
| Chain of Rocks Bridge | 5.46 miles | |
| Chain of Rocks Lock No 27 | ||
| Chain of Rocks Canal (southern entrance) | 1.72 miles | |
| Merchants Memorial Mississippi Rail Bridge | 2.31 miles | |
| McKinley Bridge | 3.10 miles | |
| Stan Musial Veterans Memorial Bridge | 4.64 miles | |
| Martin Luther King Bridge (St. Louis) | 5.82 miles | |
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Wikipedia has a page about Chain of Rocks Lock
Chain of Rocks Lock and Dam, also known as Locks No. 27, is a lock situated at the southern end of Chouteau Island near St. Louis, Missouri on the Upper Mississippi River. Its associated dam is just downstream of the Chain of Rocks Bridge, and the lock is located over 3 miles (4.8 km) southeast on the Chain of Rocks canal. The canal and locks allow river traffic to bypass a portion of the river that is unnavigable in low water due to an anticlinal exposure of bedrock in the river—a "chain of rocks".
The 8.4-mile (13.5 km) canal, 1,200-foot (370 m) main lock, and 600-foot (180 m) auxiliary lock were built in the late 1940s and early 1950s to allow a by-pass of the Chain of Rocks lying in the main channel of the Mississippi River. This stretch of river in low water seasons was treacherous for commercial tow boats and barges, often requiring them to wait several days for the river to rise. The dam for lock 27 is atypical for the Mississippi, being a weir made of tons of rock laid in the Mississippi to create a small pool elevation upstream from the Chain of Rocks. The drop at Locks 27 can vary from a few feet to over a ten-foot drop depending on the river stage.
The Chain of Rocks Lock is operated by the St. Louis District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Locks No. 27 are the southernmost locks on the Mississippi River and they are the only Locks south of the confluence of the Mississippi River and Missouri River. As such, the Locks move more cargo than any other navigation structure on the Mississippi River.
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Chain of Rocks Lock - WikipediaChain of Rocks Lock, also known as Locks No. 27, is a lock situated at the southern end of Chouteau Island near St. Louis, Missouri on the Upper Mississippi River. Its associated dam is just downstream of the Chain of Rocks Bridge, and the lock is located over 3 miles (4.8 km) southeast on the Chain of Rocks canal.
The canal was designed to allow vessels to bypass the treacherous reach. To ensure adequate depths in the pool below the old Lock and Dam 26, a non- moveable, low water dam was constructed across the river, near the old Chain of Rocks bridge. This dam is known as Dam No. 27 and the Chain of Rocks Dam.
Chain of Rocks Lock, also known as Locks No. 27, is situated on the southern end of Chouteau Island near Granite City, Illinois across the river from St. Louis at Mississippi River Mile 185.5. After 1940, only a single obstacle prevented the maintenance of a safe and reliable 9-foot navigation channel on the Mississippi River ...
To ensure adequate depths in the pool below the old Lock and Dam 26, a non- movable, low water dam was constructed just downstream of the old bridge and a lock was installed at the south end of the canal. Known respectively as Dam No. 27, also called Chain of Rocks Dam, and Locks No. 27, or Chain of Rocks Lock.
Chain of Rocks Lock 27, Granite City, IL, United States Marina. Find marina reviews, phone number, boat and yacht docks, slips, and moorings for rent at Chain of Rocks Lock 27.
While passage through a lock and dam is possible in a small craft, it takes some time and is usually very intimidating. The other option is to keep ... moored along the banks. A paddle trip down to the Arch presents some complex hazards to paddlers and should not be taken lightly. Image of the Chain of Rocks River Hazard ...
Jan 3, 2018 ... Ice jams the river and the lock at the old Alton Lock and Dam No. ... The Melvin Price Lock and Dam, dedicated downstream from the old dam in 1994, dutifully continues to hold back ice. .... Barges are caught in ice jamming the canal pool leading to the Chain of Rocks Lock 27 at Granite City on Jan.
Mississippi River stages in the East St. Louis area are measured daily at Lock and Dam No. 26 at Alton; at. Hartford, Illinois; Chain of Rocks, Missouri; Lock No. 27 at Granite City, Illinois; Bissell Point, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; and the Engineer Depot, Missouri. The elevation of the maximum river stage at Alton was esti.
Nov 7, 2014 ... Boats lined up at Lock and Dam No. 2, Hastings, Minnesota. Lock No. 27 and the Chain of Rocks canal take traffic around this "chain of rocks," an exposure of bedrock in the river north of St. Louis. In 1848, the Illinois and Michigan Canal was built to connect the Mississippi River to Lake Michigan via the ...
The Lock Queue Report displays hourly updates from all the locks in the US Army Corps of Engineers and displays all vessels which have traveled through each lock structure. The report displays ship names, numbers of barges, direction of travel, and the times recorded while transiting the lock.