Topografische Karte Mississippi River

Name: Topografische Karte Mississippi River, Höhe, Relief.

Ort: Mississippi River, West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, United States (30.96997 -91.66240 30.99927 -91.63746)

Durchschnittliche Höhe: 13 m

Minimale Höhe: 7 m

Maximale Höhe: 24 m

The uppermost lock and dam on the Upper Mississippi River is the Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam in Minneapolis. Above the dam, the river's elevation is 799 feet (244 m). Below the dam, the river's elevation is 750 feet (230 m). This 49-foot (15 m) drop is the largest of all the Mississippi River locks and dams. The origin of the dramatic drop is a waterfall preserved adjacent to the lock under an apron of concrete. Saint Anthony Falls is the only true waterfall on the entire Mississippi River. The water elevation continues to drop steeply as it passes through the gorge carved by the waterfall.

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