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    Raising the wicket dam at Lock and Dam 52 in Brookport, Illinois.

    Raising the wicket dam at Lock and Dam 52 in Brookport, Illinois.

    BROOKPORT, IL, UNITED STATES

    08.11.2009

    Photo by Katelyn Newton 

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville District

    Corps employees work to raise a wicket from the powerful Ohio River in Brookport, Illinois while raising the dam at Lock 52 on Aug. 11, 2009 due to low water. For nearly 89 years the process of manually raising and lowering the dam at 52 remained unchanged.

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    IMAGE INFO

    Date Taken: 08.11.2009
    Date Posted: 12.19.2018 08:34
    Photo ID: 4985155
    VIRIN: 090811-A-HR174-156
    Resolution: 2740x1827
    Size: 1.05 MB
    Location: BROOKPORT, IL, US

    Web Views: 66
    Downloads: 1

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