In 2004, the facility was listed in the National Register of Historic Places as Lock and Dam No.

20 Historic District, #04000180 covering 839 acres (340 ha), 1 building, 6 structures, 3 objects.

The Lock and Dam are on the site of the former town of Tully, Missouri.

Tully was founded in 1834 and became a thriving river port and regional business hub until being virtually destroyed by major flooding in 1851.

[4] Left a crumbling "ghost town", what little that remained of Tully was finally removed during Lock and Dam No.