John Rankin Lock

Aerial view of John Rankin Lock and Dam on the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway. View is upriver to the north.

The John Rankin Lock (formerly named Lock D) is part of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway (popularly known as the "Tenn-Tom").[1][2] It is located in Itawamba County, Mississippi, approximately 6 miles (9.7 km) north of Fulton.

The lock is part of a series of five locks within a stretch of the Tenn-Tom known as the "Chain of lakes" or canal section.[3] The lock has a lift of 30 feet.[4]

Formerly known simply as Lock D, the lock was later renamed for John E. Rankin, a former Mississippi First District Representative in the United States House of Representatives and an early champion of the Tenn-Tom.[4]

References

1. "John Rankin Lock". United States Army Corps of Engineers Headquarters Website. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
2. "Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway". United States Army Corps of Engineers Headquarters Website. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
3. Horn, Nathan (August 8, 2009). "Changing currents: interpreting the promise of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway". Department of History. Theses and Dissertations (988). Mississippi State University: 115.
4. "Tenn-Tonn Waterway Key Components". Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Development Authority. 2009. Archived from the original on July 27, 2009.

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