| Brainerd Dam | |
| Country: | United States |
| Location: | Brainerd, Minnesota |
| Status: | Operational |
| Opening: | 1888 |
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.[1]
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[2]