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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... reference to the modi- fications of the Flood Control Act of May 15 , 1928 , as recommended by the Chief of Engineers . It seems now that it is being seriously urged that reservoirs on the Arkansas and the White be substituted for the ...
... reference to the modi- fications of the Flood Control Act of May 15 , 1928 , as recommended by the Chief of Engineers . It seems now that it is being seriously urged that reservoirs on the Arkansas and the White be substituted for the ...
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... 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 present time is about 45 or 48 miles , while the distance by airline is about 20 ...
... 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 present time is about 45 or 48 miles , while the distance by airline is about 20 ...
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... reference to the manner in which this work is to be accomplished ? Mr. ALLEN . The history since 1928 shows that our levee board and our people generally have always felt that the property that was taken for floodways , however it was ...
... reference to the manner in which this work is to be accomplished ? Mr. ALLEN . The history since 1928 shows that our levee board and our people generally have always felt that the property that was taken for floodways , however it was ...
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... reference to the fuseplug levee . The CHAIRMAN . Yes . Here is the fuseplug at what is termed the " head " of Boeuf Basin . Mr. ALLEN . Yes . The CHAIRMAN . A survey shows that the floodway through Boeuf Basin is not practicable . I ...
... reference to the fuseplug levee . The CHAIRMAN . Yes . Here is the fuseplug at what is termed the " head " of Boeuf Basin . Mr. ALLEN . Yes . The CHAIRMAN . A survey shows that the floodway through Boeuf Basin is not practicable . I ...
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... reference to my knowledge of the subject of flood control , I may state that I have appeared from time to time in the past before the Mississippi River Commission and presented projects affecting the protection 16 FLOOD CONTROL IN THE ...
... reference to my knowledge of the subject of flood control , I may state that I have appeared from time to time in the past before the Mississippi River Commission and presented projects affecting the protection 16 FLOOD CONTROL IN THE ...
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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