Report of the Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army, Part 1, Volume 2U.S. Government Printing Office, 1938 - Harbors |
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Page 1014
... miles , and empties into the Gulf of Mexico . The portion included in this report embraces the 195- mile section known as the middle Mississippi , between the tributary Ohio and Missouri Rivers , 1,078 to 1,273 miles from the Gulf ...
... miles , and empties into the Gulf of Mexico . The portion included in this report embraces the 195- mile section known as the middle Mississippi , between the tributary Ohio and Missouri Rivers , 1,078 to 1,273 miles from the Gulf ...
Page 1017
... Miles Miles Days Miles Days Miles Days Miles Days Ohio River to Commer- cial Point .. 32.7 32.3 226 0.4 49 0.4 6 0 0 7 Commercial Point to Commerce . 6.7 5.5 215 1.2 60 0.4 4 0 0 7 Commerce to Grays Point . 6.6 5.8 256 0.8 19 0.4 5 0.4 ...
... Miles Miles Days Miles Days Miles Days Miles Days Ohio River to Commer- cial Point .. 32.7 32.3 226 0.4 49 0.4 6 0 0 7 Commercial Point to Commerce . 6.7 5.5 215 1.2 60 0.4 4 0 0 7 Commerce to Grays Point . 6.6 5.8 256 0.8 19 0.4 5 0.4 ...
Page 1022
... miles , and includes 8 miles of Old River and 30 miles of the Atchalalaya River . District engineers : St. Louis , Mo. , Lt. Col. P. S. Reinecke , Corps of Engineers ; Memphis , Tenn . , Col. Eugene Reybold , Corps of En- gineers to ...
... miles , and includes 8 miles of Old River and 30 miles of the Atchalalaya River . District engineers : St. Louis , Mo. , Lt. Col. P. S. Reinecke , Corps of Engineers ; Memphis , Tenn . , Col. Eugene Reybold , Corps of En- gineers to ...
Page 1047
... miles ; the Rock Island district extends from Clarksville , Mo. , to the mouth of the Wisconsin River , a distance of about 358 miles ; and the St. Paul district extends from the mouth of the Wisconsin River to the Minneapolis , St ...
... miles ; the Rock Island district extends from Clarksville , Mo. , to the mouth of the Wisconsin River , a distance of about 358 miles ; and the St. Paul district extends from the mouth of the Wisconsin River to the Minneapolis , St ...
Page 1049
... Miles Great- above Distance from est Ohio nearest town Width length Character of foundation River of avail- Lift 1 ... miles above Omaha R. R. 56 400 635.9 613.3 10.0 bridge , St. Paul , 56 400 35.9 7 12.4 7.5 Rock and piles in gravel ...
... Miles Great- above Distance from est Ohio nearest town Width length Character of foundation River of avail- Lift 1 ... miles above Omaha R. R. 56 400 635.9 613.3 10.0 bridge , St. Paul , 56 400 35.9 7 12.4 7.5 Rock and piles in gravel ...
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accounts payable June accounts receivable Act approved June allotted from War Amount allotted appropriated to June approved July 19 available June 30 Balance available June balance June 30 Balance unexpended June breakwater Civil Appropriation Act Columbia River Condition at end Cong Cost and financial Cost of maintenance cost of permanent Creek Department Civil Appropriation dredging end of fiscal ending June 30 Exclusive of available expended in fiscal financial summary Cost fiscal year 1940 Fiscal year ending Flood Control Act Gross amount expended Harbor Act hired labor June 11 June 22 Lake levee liabilities June 30 locks and dams maintenance to June miles Minus accounts payable Missouri River Ohio River Operations and results Outstanding liabilities June payable June 30 pier profitably expended project dimensions regular funds results during fiscal riprap River and Harbor Sangamon River Total amount appropriated Total cost Total expended total expenditures Unexpended balance June unexpended June 30
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Page 1826 - Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to be immediately available, and to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of War and the supervision of the Chief of Engineers, for the construction, completion, repair, and preservation of the public works hereinafter named: ***** Sec.
Page 2033 - Federal investigations of watersheds and measures for run-off and waterflow retardation and soil erosion prevention on watersheds shall be under the jurisdiction of and shall be prosecuted by the Department of Agriculture under the direction of the Secretary of Agriculture, except as otherwise provided by Act of Congress...
Page 2006 - That penstocks or other similar facilities adapted to possible future use in the development of hydroelectric power shall be installed in any dam herein authorized when approved by the Secretary of War upon the recommendation of the Chief of Engineers and of the Federal Power Commission.
Page 2034 - California, is hereby authorized substantially in accordance with the plans contained in House Document Numbered 630, Seventy-sixth Congress, third session, with such modifications thereof as in the discretion of the Secretary of War and the Chief of Engineers may be advisable...
Page 2034 - ... States, political subdivisions thereof, or other responsible local agencies, shall be granted and reimbursed, from such funds, sums equivalent to actual expenditures deemed reasonable by the Secretary of War and the Chief of Engineers and made by them in acquiring lands, easements, and rights-of-way for any dam and reservoir project, or any channel improvement or channel rectification project for flood control heretofore or herein authorized : Provided, That no reimbursement shall be made for...
Page 1399 - The, Flood Control Act of June 28, 1938, approved the general comprehensive plan for flood control and other purposes in the Ohio River Basin as set forth in House Flood Control Committee Document No.
Page 2033 - Notwithstanding any restrictions, limitations, or requirement of prior consent provided by any other Act, the Secretary of War is hereby authorized and directed to acquire in the name of the United States title to all lands, easements, and rights-of-way necessary for any dam and reservoir project or channel improvement or channel rectification project for flood control...
Page 1767 - The tidal range between mean lower low water and mean higher high water is about 1.8 feet and the extreme tidal range is about 4 feet.
Page 1587 - The harbor is located on the south shore of Lake Erie at the mouth of the Conneaut River, 73 miles easterly from Cleveland, Ohio.
Page 2033 - That: Hereafter Federal investigations and improvements of rivers and other waterways for flood control and allied purposes shall be under the jurisdiction of and shall be prosecuted by the War Department under the direction of the Secretary of War and supervision of the Chief of Engineers...