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Brainerd Dam

Coordinates: 46°22′41″N 94°11′00″W / 46.37806°N 94.18333°W / 46.37806; -94.18333
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Brainerd Dam
CountryUnited States
LocationBrainerd, Minnesota
StatusOperational
Opening date1888

Brainerd Dam is a dam across the Mississippi River in the city of Brainerd, Minnesota, United States. It forms the back-waters known as Rice Lake.

In June 2014, the city of Brainerd purchased the dam formerly operated by Wausau Paper.[1]

Location: River Mile 1003.7
County: Crow Wing
Structure type: Concrete structure
Structure width: 451 feet (estimated)
River elevation (pool): 1,174 feet
River elevation (outflow): 1,152 feet
Water fall: 22 feet
Date built: 1888[2]

References

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  1. ^ Jessie Perrine, "Hydro dam purchase by city now official", Brainerd Dispatch, 24 June 2014
  2. ^ "Potlatch Dam, Brainerd, MN".
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46°22′41″N 94°11′00″W / 46.37806°N 94.18333°W / 46.37806; -94.18333