floodgates (Galena, Illinois)
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Galena, Illinois
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flood protection, floodgate
Created in 1951 by Galena's Congressman, Leo E. Allen in order to prevent the city from flooding. The floodgates were closed during the Great Flood of 1993, July 22, 2010, and July 27-28, 2011.
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 42°24'44"N 90°25'50"W
- Marked Tree Lock and Siphons 760 km
- Flow gates 932 km
- Denison Dam Spillway 1097 km
- Low Sill Structure, old river control 1266 km
- Auxilliary structure, old river control 1267 km
- Old River Closure Structure - Shipping Lock 1274 km
- Morganza Flood Gates Structure 1299 km
- Duplanter Water Evacuation 2040 km
- Los Angeles Aqueduct Cascades 2595 km
- Cardiff Barrage 6308 km
- The Galena Territory 9 km
- Nine Mile Island 12 km
- Jo Daviess County, Illinois 14 km
- Mines of Spain State Recreation Area 17 km
- Key West (unincorportated town) 21 km
- Port Of Dubuque 21 km
- Dubuque Regional Airport (DBQ/KDBQ) 23 km
- Eagle Point District 23 km
- South End District 23 km
- College Grandview District 24 km