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Anchored to the river's rock bottom, the dam consists of three sections. The northern section, which is 199 feet, and the southern section, which is also 199 feet, are spillways. The spillways are twenty four feet wide and fix the maximum level of the pool the dam creates at 652.76 feet above the sea level (it maintains about a ten foot head). The middle portion of the dam is 205 feet, and contains eight concrete sluiceways, each of which contains a fourteen by twenty foot, steel Tainter gate. The fates are operated by a "crab," a small electrically operated mechanism that moves from gate to gate on a track. The "crab" contains a wench, to which the chain on each end of the gate is attached. As the wench is activated, teh chain is taken in or let out, and the height of the gate is adjusted accordingly. A steel catwalk, which facilitates inspections and maintenance, extends the length of the dam.
Placed atop the dam is a single story front gabled shed that was erected to shelter the electric "crab." Spanning the abutments adjacent to the northernmost gate, the lift house is reached by the catwalk. It is clad with drop siding, roofed with asphalt shingles, and has walls bounded with pilaster strips. The single window in each side wall and the panelled door at the right of the lockside endwall have simple surrounds. A pair of heavy wooden doors in the opposite endwall swing out to allow passage of the "crab" to whichever gate must be adjusted.
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RAPIDE CROCHE LOCK AND DAM
27752
Located in Buchanan, Outagamie County
FOX RIV SW OF COLLEGE AVE BRIDGE
38937
Located in Appleton, Outagamie County
