Lock and Dam No. 15

lock and dam on the Mississippi River between Rock Island, Illinois and Davenport, Iowa, USA
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Lock and Dam No. 15

Summary

Lock and Dam No. 15 is a lock[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of lock entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (71 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Lock and Dam No. 15 is located in Rock Island[3].
  • Lock and Dam No. 15 is located in Davenport[4].
  • Lock and Dam No. 15 is located in Scott County[5].
  • Lock and Dam No. 15 is in the country of United States[6].
  • Lock and Dam No. 15's instance of is recorded as lock[7].
  • Lock and Dam No. 15's instance of is recorded as dam[8].
  • Lock and Dam No. 15's instance of is recorded as historic district[9].
  • Lock and Dam No. 15's architect is recorded as United States Army Corps of Engineers[10].
  • Lock and Dam No. 15's Commons category is recorded as Mississippi River Lock and Dam number 15[11].
  • Lock and Dam No. 15's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 41.52, 'longitude': -90.566666666667}[12].
  • Lock and Dam No. 15's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Mississippi River[13].
  • Lock and Dam No. 15's heritage designation is recorded as National Register of Historic Places listed place[14].
  • Lock and Dam No. 15 sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+171'}[15].
  • Lock and Dam No. 15's drainage basin is recorded as Mississippi River drainage basin[16].

Body

Geography

Lock and Dam No. 15 is in the country of United States[6]. Located in include Rock Island[3], a city in the United States[17], in United States[18], founded in 1841[19]; Davenport[4], a city in the United States[20], in United States[21], founded in 1836[22]; and Scott County[5], a county of Iowa[23], in United States[24], founded in 1837[25].

Physical Characteristics

Lock and Dam No. 15 sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+171'}[15].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include lock[7], dam[8], and historic district[9]. Lock and Dam No. 15's heritage designation is recorded as National Register of Historic Places listed place[14].

Why It Matters

Lock and Dam No. 15 ranks in the top 4% of lock entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (71 views/month).[2] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [17] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4w ago · IdeasMagnet · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Openstreetmap way id → 553138316
    Located in → —
    Located in/on physical feature → Mississippi River
    Instance of → lock, dam, historic district
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P10689]]: 553138316, Adding OSM way id claim from wikidata tag on way/553138316 in United States"
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