Lock and Dam No. 6, Trempealeau

Name: Lock and Dam No. 6
Address: Trempealeau, United States

#2 among attractions in Trempealeau

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Lock and Dam No. 6 is a lock and dam located near Trempealeau, Wisconsin on the Upper Mississippi River near river mile 714.1. It was constructed and placed in operation in June 1936. The last major rehabilitation was from 1989 to 1999. The dam consists of 893 feet long concrete structure with five roller gates and 10 tainter gates. Its earth embankment is 2,600 feet long and the concrete overflow spillway is 1,000 feet long. The lock is 110 feet wide by 600 feet 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. ()

Opened: 1936 (88 years ago)Length: 893 ftCoordinates: 43°59'59"N, 91°26'18"W

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Trempealeau United States

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Lock and Dam No. 6 – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Brady's Bluff Prairie State Natural Area, Pickwick Mill, Trempealeau Mountain, Great River Bluffs State Park.

2.7 miNW
Park
Brady's Bluff Prairie State Natural Area, Perrot State Park
70 min walk • Brady's Bluff Prairie State Natural Area is a Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources-designated State Natural Area featuring a steep, southwest-facing bluff rising over 450 feet above the Mississippi River. Over 100 species of prairie plants have been found at this site.
3.2 miSW
Museum
Pickwick Mill, Winona
82 min walk • Pickwick Mill is a historic gristmill in the unincorporated community of Pickwick, Minnesota, United States, near the city of Winona. It was constructed in the mid-1850s and is now operated as a milling museum.
3.3 miNW
Natural attraction, Park, Mountain
Trempealeau Mountain, Trempealeau
83 min walk • Trempealeau Mountain State Natural Area is a Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources-designated State Natural Area consisting of a 425-foot conical rock mound surrounded on three sides by the Mississippi and Trempealeau Rivers.
4.5 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Protected area
Great River Bluffs State Park
115 min walk • Great River Bluffs State Park is a state park of Minnesota, United States, on the Mississippi River southeast of Winona. Originally known as O. L. Kipp State Park, it was renamed in the late 1990s to describe better its resources.

Lock and Dam No. 6, Trempealeau

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Lock and Dam No. 6 – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Brady's Bluff Prairie State Natural Area, Perrot State Park

Pickwick Mill, Winona

Trempealeau Mountain, Trempealeau

Great River Bluffs State Park