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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... reason of such detention reservoir . SEC . 5. The Chief of Engineers , under the supervision of the Secretary of War , shall at the expense of the United States Government construct a system of levees substantially in accordance with ...
... reason of such detention reservoir . SEC . 5. The Chief of Engineers , under the supervision of the Secretary of War , shall at the expense of the United States Government construct a system of levees substantially in accordance with ...
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... reason of diversions or flood water : And provided further , That if the Secretary of Agriculture shall determine to acquire any of the properties within the flood- ways herein referred to , for national forests , wildlife refuges , or ...
... reason of diversions or flood water : And provided further , That if the Secretary of Agriculture shall determine to acquire any of the properties within the flood- ways herein referred to , for national forests , wildlife refuges , or ...
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... reason that the prices stipulated in the flowage easements in those options are too high . On the other hand , there has been very little , if any , opposition to the construction of the Morganza floodway . In fact , I think I am safe ...
... reason that the prices stipulated in the flowage easements in those options are too high . On the other hand , there has been very little , if any , opposition to the construction of the Morganza floodway . In fact , I think I am safe ...
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... reason why the two should be linked together . All of the floodways in the lower Mississippi Valley have been actually constructed or have been authorized to be constructed as separate and independent units with the exception of the ...
... reason why the two should be linked together . All of the floodways in the lower Mississippi Valley have been actually constructed or have been authorized to be constructed as separate and independent units with the exception of the ...
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... reason of the fact that the necessary number of op- tions for the construction of the Eudora floodway cannot be obtained ; that is all . I am not trying to alter the law in any way except to authorize a project that is so essential to ...
... reason of the fact that the necessary number of op- tions for the construction of the Eudora floodway cannot be obtained ; that is all . I am not trying to alter the law in any way except to authorize a project that is so essential to ...
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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