Lock and Dam No. 2
Lock and Dam No. 2 is located along the Upper Mississippi River near Hastings, Minnesota and construction commenced in 1927. The eastern dam portion is 722 feet wide and has 19 tainter gates.- Type: Lock
- Description: lock and dam on the Mississippi River in Minnesota
- Also known as: “Lock 2”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hastings and Nininger.
Hastings
Nininger
Village
Nininger is a ghost town in section 18 of Nininger Township in Dakota County, Minnesota, United States. Nininger is situated 2 miles west of Lock and Dam No. 2.
Prescott
Prescott is a city in Pierce County, Wisconsin, United States, at the confluence of the St. Croix River and Mississippi River. Prescott is at the edge of the Minneapolis–St.Lock and Dam No. 2
- Categories: dam and body of water
- Location: Nininger Township, Dakota, Minnesota, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
44.75922° or 44° 45′ 33″ north
Longitude
-92.86801° or 92° 52′ 5″ west
Open location code
86P9Q45J+MQ
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
OpenStreetMap feature
water=lock
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Egyptian Arabic—“Lock and Dam No. 2” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Lock and Dam 2”
- Egyptian Arabic: “قفل و سد رقم 2”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Eagle Bluff Park and Allina Health United Hospital – Hastings Regina Campus.
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