Mississippi River Flood Control, Morganza Floodway: Hearings Before the United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Seventy- Fifth Congress, Third Session, on Mar. 28-30, 1938Considers (74) S. 3531, (75) S. 3354. |
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... cut - offs in the Mississippi River has had a tendency to increase the velocity of the Missis- sippi River , and thereby endanger the Morganza floodway area , to such an extent that , unless the people and property owners in that area ...
... cut - offs in the Mississippi River has had a tendency to increase the velocity of the Missis- sippi River , and thereby endanger the Morganza floodway area , to such an extent that , unless the people and property owners in that area ...
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... cut - offs shortening the flow of the river , and speeding that flow , the waters in flood stage now pile up to an even greater height at and below the city of Natchez , and it is vitally essential that an outlet be had by way of the ...
... cut - offs shortening the flow of the river , and speeding that flow , the waters in flood stage now pile up to an even greater height at and below the city of Natchez , and it is vitally essential that an outlet be had by way of the ...
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... cut - off there is more or less of a drop in the levee system . Senator OVERTON . When these cut - offs begin to function , we will say , 100 percent , how much will the Mississippi River be able to take care of below the mouth of the ...
... cut - off there is more or less of a drop in the levee system . Senator OVERTON . When these cut - offs begin to function , we will say , 100 percent , how much will the Mississippi River be able to take care of below the mouth of the ...
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... cut - off at Glasscock , which , as I recall , gives you about 3 feet . Our estimates in the vicinity of Natchez for increasing the river between cut - offs , if taken in connection with the lowering below and opening up the outlet ...
... cut - off at Glasscock , which , as I recall , gives you about 3 feet . Our estimates in the vicinity of Natchez for increasing the river between cut - offs , if taken in connection with the lowering below and opening up the outlet ...
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... cut - offs - decreased flood heights above the cut - offs , but increased below - what combined effect may be expected from the contemplated cut - offs when fully operated except to pull the maximum flood crest farther down the river ...
... cut - offs - decreased flood heights above the cut - offs , but increased below - what combined effect may be expected from the contemplated cut - offs when fully operated except to pull the maximum flood crest farther down the river ...
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75 percent acres ALLEN alluvial valley Angola Arkansas City Arkansas River Atchafalaya Basin Atchafalaya River authorized back protection levee Baton Rouge Bonnet Carre Brigadier General FERGUSON built capacity carry Chairman Chief of Engineers committee condemnation Congress construction cubic feet cut-offs Delta diversion easements Eudora floodway Eudora spillway feet per second flowage easements flowage rights freeboard fuse fuseplug levee gage give Government Governor LECHE grade and section GRUBS HAMLEY HEBERT JACOBS KLORER land levee board levee district Louisiana Louisiana line Major General SCHLEY middle section miles Mississippi River Commission Morganza floodway Morganza spillway Natchez necessary Orleans Overton Act Overton bill plug Pointe Coupee Parish police jury problem question Red River Representative WHITTINGTON reservoirs rights-of-way Senator BILBO Senator MILLER Senator OVERTON Senator OVERTON presiding Senator SHEPPARD side statement SUMMERLIN superflood tion Total number Total value United Vicksburg West Atchafalaya