[Iowa Granny]

Several systems referred to as "Locks and Dams", but the reality is they are a Lock system to raise and lower water levels to move barges up and down the Mississippi. No 'real' dams on the Mississippi,, as in Hover Dam.

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Several systems referred to as "Locks and Dams",

What kind of damage if Locks go? Waterwise? Are there lots of areas with Locks? They would be connected with 'shipping', and there have been threads about tankers being targeted, and one hit near Sri Lanka?? by suicide boats. Just thinking out loud....

[stlnative]

Several systems referred to as "Locks and Dams", but the reality is they are a Lock system to raise and lower water levels to move barges up and down the Mississippi. No 'real' dams on the Mississippi,, as in Hover Dam.

My hubby works for the Army Corp of Engineers and he is a Lockmaster at one of the smaller Lock & Dams. They are all on high alert (Charlie-sp? Status), all walk in and drive in entry gates are locked at the Lock & Dams and no one can get in without a proper Goverment ID. But thats not to say they cannot enter a lock by boat. But you are right there are no major lock & dams on the mighty Mississippi, I find it hard to believe that they would even mess with them or even find them worth while to attack.