Deflecting Dike

Deflecting Dike is a historic site in Dubuque, Iowa. Deflecting Dike is situated nearby to the pier Upstream Guide Wall, as well as near the recreation area Riverfront Pavilion East Porch.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Eagle Point Park and Lock and Dam 11.

Eagle Point Park

Park

Photo: Jesster79, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Eagle Point Park is a 164-acre public park located in the northeast corner of the city of Dubuque, Iowa, United States. Eagle Point is mostly situated on a bluff that overlooks the Mississippi River and the Lock and Dam No. 11.

Lock and Dam 11

Dam

Photo: FluffyGryphon, CC BY 2.5.

General Zebulon Pike Lock and Dam No. 11 is a lock and dam located between Dubuque, Iowa, and rural Grant County, Wisconsin, on the Upper Mississippi River. It was opened to navigation September 14, 1937. Lock and Dam 11 is situated 2,600 feet southeast of Deflecting Dike.

Dubuque–Wisconsin Bridge

Bridge

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The Dubuque–Wisconsin Bridge is a steel Tied-arch automobile bridge connecting Dubuque, Iowa, with still largely rural Grant County, Wisconsin, over the Mississippi River. Dubuque–Wisconsin Bridge is situated 2 miles south of Deflecting Dike.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rutledge and Sandy Hook.

Rutledge

Hamlet

Rutledge is an unincorporated community located in the town of Jamestown, Grant County, Wisconsin, United States.

Sandy Hook

Hamlet

Sandy Hook is a census-designated place in the town of Jamestown, Grant County, Wisconsin, United States. Its population was 293 as of the 2020 census, up from 185 at the 2010 census. Sandy Hook is situated 2 miles east of Deflecting Dike.

Dubuque

Photo: Dirk, CC BY 2.0.

Dubuque, founded in 1833, is the oldest city in Iowa. A port on the upper Mississippi River, it is situated along scenic bluffs facing the river, and has its roots in a mining and trading settlement established in the area by Quebec-born entrepreneur Julien Dubuque in 1788.

Deflecting Dike

Type: Historic site
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: Dubuque, Iowa, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.54437° or 42° 32′ 40″ north

Longitude

-90.65091° or 90° 39′ 3″ west

Inception

1941

Open location code

86JFG8VX+PJ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1382962977

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=maritime

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=groyne

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Upstream Guide Wall and Riverfront Pavilion East Porch.

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