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Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock & Dam

The Upper St. Anthony Falls lock is closed to all traffic

  • Located on Mississippi River mile 853.9, Minneapolis.
  • Constructed and placed in operation in September of 1963.
  • Dam consists of a horseshoe dam with a chord dam downstream of the the horseshoe and a concrete overflow spillway owned by Xcel Energy Center.
  • Lock is 56 feet wide by 400 feet long.
  • Brochure

The visitor center and observation deck is open!

Lockage service hours

Upper St. Anthony Falls
Lock & Dam

Closed

Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock & Dam
Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock & Dam

Contact information

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
St. Paul District

Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam
1 Portland Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55454-1027
(612) 333-5336