Brainerd Dam

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