The Locks / Little Kaukauna

Little Kaukauna Lock

Little Kaukauna lock is located at the community of Little Rapids—located six miles south of De Pere. This lock sometimes goes by the name Little Rapids and the name refers to the set of rapids tamed by constructing the nearby dam. The lock in use today was constructed after the original was washed away in the 1930s during a early spring thaw and high-flow event. The original was located a bit north of the present lock, close to the lock tender house. The large brick building near the lock tender house is the original Little Rapids Paper Mill which used the hydraulic power created by the dam to drive its machinery.

First Opened for Navigation: 1856

When Rebuilt: 1931, 1939, repaired in 2015

Construction: Concrete with steel gates

Lock Dimensions

GPS Coordinates


144 feet x 35 feet

Sill Depth – 6 feet

Lift – 6.1

Mile – 13.1

Latitude

N 44 22.680

Longitude

W 88 07.426

 


Little Kaukauna Lock

Little Kaukauna lock is located at the community of Little Rapids—located six miles south of De Pere. This lock sometimes goes by the name Little Rapids and the name refers to the set of rapids tamed by constructing the nearby dam. The lock in use today was constructed after the original was washed away in the 1930s during a early spring thaw and high-flow event. The original was located a bit north of the present lock, close to the lock tender house. The large brick building near the lock tender house is the original Little Rapids Paper Mill which used the hydraulic power created by the dam to drive its machinery.

First Opened for Navigation: 1856

When Rebuilt: 1931, 1939, repaired in 2015

Construction: Concrete with steel gates

Lock Dimensions

GPS Coordinates


144 feet x 35 feet

Sill Depth – 6 feet

Lift – 6.1

Mile – 13.1

Latitude

N 44 22.680

Longitude

W 88 07.426

 

General Information

Latitude: 44.378
Longitude: -88.12376
Opened Date: 1856
Rebuilt Date: 1931, 1939
Construction: Concrete with steel gates

Lock Dimensions

144 feet x 35 feet
Sill Depth - 6 feet
Lift - 6.1 feet

Location