2007@Coon Rapids Dam, MN
The name "Coon Rapids" comes from "Coon Creek Rapids", a turbulent part of the Upper Mississippi River near the mouth of Coon Creek.
Location: River Mile 866.2.
Dam Width: 2,150 Feet Overall, 1,000 Foot Longest Structure.
River Elevation (Pool): 823 Feet.
River Elevation (Outflow): 810 Feet.
Water Fall: 13 Feet.
Date Opened: Built 1913, Rebuilt 1997.
The Coon Rapids Dam is the largest dam in the world to use these inflatable rubber bladder gates.
The Dam operated as a hydroelectric generator until 1966 when it was closed and later opened to the public as the Coon Rapids Dam Regional Park in 1978.
The dam marks the head of navigation on the Upper Mississippi River waterway
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