Brainerd Dam
Brainerd Dam is a dam across the Mississippi River in the city of Brainerd, Minnesota, United States. It forms the back-waters known as Rice Lake. In June 2014, the city of Brainerd purchased the dam formerly operated by Wausau Paper.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Brainerd Public Library and Northland Arboretum.
Brainerd Public Library
Library
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The historic Brainerd Public Library is a Carnegie library built in 1904. The building is located at 206 7th Street North in Brainerd, Minnesota, United States, and is in the Classical Revival architectural style using granite and brick. Brainerd Public Library is situated 2 miles southwest of Brainerd Dam.
Northland Arboretum
Garden
The Northland Arboretum is a 583-acre non-profit arboretum and nature reserve in Brainerd, Minnesota, United States. The arboretum was founded in 1972 when the Brainerd Landfill closed; that original 40-acre within the arboretum. Northland Arboretum is situated 2½ miles southwest of Brainerd Dam.
Brainerd Water Tower
Water tower
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The Brainerd Water Tower is located at Sixth and Washington in Brainerd in the U.S. state of Minnesota. Built in 1918, it was the first all-concrete elevated tank used by a municipality in the United States; even though it was replaced in 1960, it remains standing as an icon of the town. Brainerd Water Tower is situated 1½ miles southwest of Brainerd Dam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Brainerd and Baxter.
Brainerd
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Brainerd is a city in and the county seat of Crow Wing County, Minnesota, United States. Its population was 14,395 at the 2020 census. Brainerd straddles the Mississippi River several miles upstream from its confluence with the Crow Wing River, having been founded as a site for a railroad crossing above the confluence.
Baxter
Town
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Baxter is a city in Crow Wing County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 8,612 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Brainerd Micropolitan Statistical Area. Minnesota State Highways 210 and 371 are two of the main routes in the city. Baxter is situated 5 miles southwest of Brainerd Dam.
Brainerd Dam
- Type: Dam
- Description: dam across the Mississippi River in Minnesota, United States
- Location: City of Brainerd, Crow Wing, Minnesota, Midwest, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Italian—“Brainerd Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Brainerd Dam”
- Egyptian Arabic: “سد برينرد”
- Italian: “diga di Brainerd”
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