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Brainerd Dam

The 928th tallest dam in the world

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Brainerd Dam is a dam across the Mississippi River in the city of Brainerd, Minnesota, United States. It forms the back-waters known as Rice Lake. In June 2014, the city of Brainerd purchased the dam formerly operated by Wausau Paper. Location: River Mile 1003.7 County: Crow Wing Structure type: Concrete structure Structure width: 451 feet (estimated) River elevation (pool): 1,174 feet River elevation (outflow): 1,152 feet Water fall: 22 feet Date built: 1888

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