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Item Title
Little Chute Lock & Dam, Fox River at Mill Street, Little Chute, Outagamie County, WI
LocationFox River at Mill Street,
Little Chute, WI
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Created/Published
Documentation compiled after 1968.
Notes
Survey number HAER WI-88
Building/structure dates:
1874 initial construction
Significance: The Little Chute Locks and Dam Complex allowed passage for water craft in an otherwise unnavigable stretch of the Fox River at Little Chute created by a 36 foot drop in elevation in a little under 1 mile. The Little Chute Locks and Dam Complex served as an integral part of the Lower Fox River Waterway System.
Subjects
DamsLocks
Related Names
U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers
Collection
Historic American Engineering Record (Library of Congress)
Contents
Photograph caption(s):
1. VIEW SOUTH, Little Chute Dam
2. VIEW WEST, LIttle Chute Dam
3. VIEW SOUTHWEST, Crab and steam house at Little Chute Dam
4. VIEW NORTHWEST, Guard Lock
5. VIEW NORTHEAST, Guard Lock
6. VIEW SOUTHEAST, Canal at Guard Lock
7. VIEW NORTHEAST, Guard Lock tripod
8. VIEW WEST, Downstream side of upper gate of Lock 2
9. VIEW SOUTHEAST, Upstream sides of Lock 2 gates
10. VIEW WEST, Lock 2 tripod, lock shelter in background
11. VIEW SOUTHWEST, Waste weir to right, Lock 2 to left
12. VIEW SOUTHWEST, Waste weir at Lock 2
13. VIEW EAST/SOUTHEAST, Canal at Lock 2
14. VIEW EAST, Upstream sides of Combined Locks gates
15. VIEW WEST, Downstream side of Combined Locks upper gates
16. VIEW SOUTHEAST, Upstream side of Combined Locks lower lock gates
17. VIEW NORTHWEST, Downstream side of Combined Locks lower lock gates
18. VIEW WEST, Downstream side of lower gate of Combined Locks lower lock
19. VIEW EAST, Waste weir overflow ditch at Combined Locks
20. VIEW WEST, Waste weir spillway at Combined Locks
21. VIEW NORTHWEST, Canal at Combined Locks
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