Flood Control in the Mississippi Valley: Hearings Before the Committee on Flood Control, House of Representatives, Seventy-fourth Congress, First Session, on a Plan to Modify and Extend the Project for Flood Control and Improvement of the Mississippi River Authorized by the Flood Control Act of 1928. April 1 to 13, 1935. Supplement |
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... channel of the Mississippi River ? Mr. ALLEN . Do you mean the progress of the cut - offs ? The CHAIRMAN . Yes . Mr. ALLEN . I have watched that with a great deal of interest ; yes , sir . At the present time , the effect of that is not ...
... channel of the Mississippi River ? Mr. ALLEN . Do you mean the progress of the cut - offs ? The CHAIRMAN . Yes . Mr. ALLEN . I have watched that with a great deal of interest ; yes , sir . At the present time , the effect of that is not ...
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... channel for over 70 miles , to the Red River . Mr. ALLEN . I am speaking with reference to Arkansas City . There are a group of bends immediately north of Greenville . The distance from Greenville to Arkansas City by river at the ...
... channel for over 70 miles , to the Red River . Mr. ALLEN . I am speaking with reference to Arkansas City . There are a group of bends immediately north of Greenville . The distance from Greenville to Arkansas City by river at the ...
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... channel of the Mississippi River , cutting off bends , etc. , and the testimony shows that that would have the effect of lowering the flood heights at Vicksburg and Arkansas City , and all the way down . Mr. ALLEN . We hope so . The ...
... channel of the Mississippi River , cutting off bends , etc. , and the testimony shows that that would have the effect of lowering the flood heights at Vicksburg and Arkansas City , and all the way down . Mr. ALLEN . We hope so . The ...
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... channel has caused a much more rapid flow into the Ohio . That condition which exists in Pennsylvania also exists in Ohio , where there are industrial plants located all along the river front . They have built up higher banks along the ...
... channel has caused a much more rapid flow into the Ohio . That condition which exists in Pennsylvania also exists in Ohio , where there are industrial plants located all along the river front . They have built up higher banks along the ...
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... channel as the present fuse - plug levee will take care of ? Mr. ALLEN . Yes ; I will tell you why I say that . Mr. MCCLELLAN . Why do you say that ? Mr. ALLEN . In 1927 you had two or three breaks . Your breaks were 4 or 5 hours after ...
... channel as the present fuse - plug levee will take care of ? Mr. ALLEN . Yes ; I will tell you why I say that . Mr. MCCLELLAN . Why do you say that ? Mr. ALLEN . In 1927 you had two or three breaks . Your breaks were 4 or 5 hours after ...
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151 reservoirs 26 reservoirs acres additional factor adopted project ALLEN April 29 Arkansas and White Arkansas City gage Arkansas River Army engineers assessed value bank believe Boeuf Basin break BUIE build CARLSON Carroll CHAIRMAN Chief of Engineers committee compensation confined Congress construction crest stages cubic feet cut-offs Cypress Creek damage Delta district diversion effect Eudora spillway factor of safety favor feet at Arkansas FERGUSON FITZ-HUGH Flood Control Act flood heights flowage rights Franklin Parish fuse fuse-plug levee fuseplug gentlemen going Government grade and section Greenville guide levees Jadwin plan KELLNER land letter levee grade Louisiana lower Mississippi River Madison Parish Markham plan MARTIN MCCLELLAN miles Mississippi River Commission Mississippi side overflow Parish plug problem question RANSDELL recommended Red Rivers reduction reservoir report second-feet SHERROUSE statement STONE superflood Tensas Tensas Parish tion Vicksburg White and Arkansas White Rivers WHITTINGTON ZIMMERMAN