Lock and Dam No. 2
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Following construction, the original lock walls settled and began to lean out of alignment, so a replacement lock was built. It was finished in 1948. A rehabilitation phase ran from 1987 to 1995. In 2009, Lock and Dam No. 2 became home to the nation's first commercial, federally licensed hydrokinetic power facility, which is a partnership between the City of Hastings and Hydro Green Energy, LLC of Westmont, IL.
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External links
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District: Lock and Dam No. 2
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District: Lock and Dam 2 brochure
- Google Maps: Lock and Dam No. 2
- USGS, Locks 1 through 13
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