Flood Control Bill of 1946: Hearings Before the Committee on Flood Control, House of Representatives, 79th Congress, 2d Session, on H. R. 6597, a Bill Authorizing the Construction of Certain Public Works on Rivers and Harbors for Flood Control, and for Other Purposes; Apr. 8-19, and May 2, 3, and 14, 1946 |
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Page 263
The Wabash River Basin has an average annual precipitation of 40 inches . It is
subject to general and local storms which may produce damaging floods at any
season of the year . There are records of severe general floods since 1874 , and
it ...
The Wabash River Basin has an average annual precipitation of 40 inches . It is
subject to general and local storms which may produce damaging floods at any
season of the year . There are records of severe general floods since 1874 , and
it ...
Page 444
The average annual precipitation is about 40 inches. The area has a population
of 1,200 engaged primarily in agriculture, the principal crops being corn and
wheat. Prairie du Rocher and Modoc with populations of 650 and 100,
respectively, ...
The average annual precipitation is about 40 inches. The area has a population
of 1,200 engaged primarily in agriculture, the principal crops being corn and
wheat. Prairie du Rocher and Modoc with populations of 650 and 100,
respectively, ...
Page 458
The average annual rainfall in the lower part of the valley is between 15 and 16
inches , the benchlands average 21 inches and in the mountains the range is
from 22 to 43 inches . The CAIHRMAN . Describe the flood problem . Colonel
HERB ...
The average annual rainfall in the lower part of the valley is between 15 and 16
inches , the benchlands average 21 inches and in the mountains the range is
from 22 to 43 inches . The CAIHRMAN . Describe the flood problem . Colonel
HERB ...
Page 461
Investigations of the district engineer indicate that at the head of Surplus Canal a
peak discharge of 3 , 300 cubic feet per second may be expected with an
average frequency of once in 100 years . Such a flood would inundate about 6 .
Investigations of the district engineer indicate that at the head of Surplus Canal a
peak discharge of 3 , 300 cubic feet per second may be expected with an
average frequency of once in 100 years . Such a flood would inundate about 6 .
Page 505
1 1 1 Total annual maintenance cost16 , 200 ANNUAL BENEFITS The average
annual benefits from flood damages prevented , including the existing bank -
protection expense saved , are estimated in the report under review as follows : (
1 ) ...
1 1 1 Total annual maintenance cost16 , 200 ANNUAL BENEFITS The average
annual benefits from flood damages prevented , including the existing bank -
protection expense saved , are estimated in the report under review as follows : (
1 ) ...
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Page 26 - 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...
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Page 175 - June 22, 1936, and to supplement the preliminary examinations and surveys which the Secretary of War has heretofore been authorized and directed to make of waterways with a view to the control of their floods, the Secretary of Agriculture be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to cause preliminary examinations and surveys to be made for run-off and water-flow retardation and soilerosion prevention on the watersheds of said waterways, the costs thereof to be paid from appropriations heretofore...
Page 52 - 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 664 - States, political subdivisions thereof, or other responsible local agencies have given assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of War that they will (a) provide without cost to the United States all lands, easements, and rights-of-way necessary for the construction of the project...
Page 36 - That hereafter no money appropriated under authority of this Act shall be expended on the construction of any project until States, political subdivisions thereof, or other responsible local agencies have given assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of War...
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| Title | Flood Control Bill of 1946: Hearings Before the Committee on Flood Control, House of Representatives, 79th Congress, 2d Session, on H. R. 6597, a Bill Authorizing the Construction of Certain Public Works on Rivers and Harbors for Flood Control, and for Other Purposes; Apr. 8-19, and May 2, 3 ... |
| Author | United States. Congress. House. Committee on Flood Control |
| Publisher | U.S. Government Printing Office, 1946 |
| Original from | the Library of Congress |
| Digitized | 4 Apr 2007 |
| Length | 700 pages |
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