Infrastructure Past, Present, and Future/Mississippi River Locks and Dams

Overview The Mississippi River system is comprised of a vast network of locks and dams to accomplish the goals of navigation and water level management. The river system comprises 29 locks and dams over the span of 670 mi of controlled waterways. { "type": "FeatureCollection", "features": [ { "type": "Feature", "properties": { "title": "Mississippi River", "description": "Main stem of the Mississippi River" }, "geometry": { "type": "LineString", "coordinates": [ [-95.20, 47.24], [-94.80, 45.55], [-93.20, 44.90], [-92.10, 44.00], [-91.50, 43.00], [-91.25, 42.00], [-91.00, 41.00], [-90.70, 40.00], [-90.30, 39.00], [-90.15, 38.00], [-90.20, 37.00], [-89.80, 36.00], [-89.40, 35.00], [-89.20, 34.00], [-90.00, 33.00], [-90.60, 32.00], [-91.10, 31.00], [-91.30, 30.50], [-91.20, 30.00] ] } }, { "type": "Feature", "properties": { "title": "Missouri River", "description": "Major navigable tributary of the Mississippi" }, "geometry": { "type": "LineString", "coordinates": [ [-111.50, 45.90], [-110.00, 45.00], [-108.00, 44.80], [-106.00, 44.60], [-104.00, 44.50], [-102.00, 44.00], [-100.00, 43.50], [-98.00, 42.80], [-96.50, 41.80], [-95.90, 40.80], [-95.80, 39.80], [-95.60, 39.10], [-95.10, 38.80] ] } }, { "type": "Feature", "properties": { "title": "Ohio River", "description": "Major navigable tributary connecting the Mississippi with the inland waterway system" }, "geometry": { "type": "LineString", "coordinates": [ [-80.00, 40.70], [-81.50, 39.50], [-82.50, 38.50], [-83.50, 38.00], [-84.50, 37.80], [-85.50, 37.10], [-86.50, 37.00], [-87.50, 37.00], [-88.00, 37.00], [-89.10, 37.00] ] } }, { "type": "Feature", "properties": { "title": "Arkansas River", "description": "Major navigable tributary of the Mississippi" }, "geometry": { "type": "LineString", "coordinates": [ [-106.50, 38.90], [-104.50, 38.50], [-102.00, 38.00], [-99.50, 37.70], [-97.00, 37.50], [-95.00, 37.20], [-93.50, 36.50], [-91.50, 35.50], [-90.00, 34.50] ] } }, { "type": "Feature", "properties": { "title": "Tennessee River", "description": "Major navigable river joining the Ohio River" }, "geometry": { "type": "LineString", "coordinates": [ [-87.00, 35.00], [-86.50, 35.50], [-86.00, 36.00], [-85.50, 36.50], [-85.00, 36.80], [-84.50, 36.70], [-84.00, 36.50], [-83.50, 36.30] ] } }, { "type": "Feature", "properties": { "title": "Illinois River", "description": "Navigable connection between the Mississippi River and the Great Lakes waterway system" }, "geometry": { "type": "LineString", "coordinates": [ [-90.60, 38.90], [-90.00, 39.50], [-89.50, 40.00], [-89.00, 40.50], [-88.50, 41.00], [-88.00, 41.50], [-87.70, 41.90] ] } }, { "type": "Feature", "properties": { "title": "Red River", "description": "Navigable tributary connected to the Mississippi system" }, "geometry": { "type": "LineString", "coordinates": [ [-101.00, 35.00], [-99.00, 34.80], [-97.00, 34.50], [-95.00, 33.80], [-93.50, 33.00], [-92.00, 32.50], [-91.50, 31.80] ] } } ] }