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... feet wide and 10 feet deep across the outside rock reef at the seaward entrance to the inlet authorized by River and Harbor Act of March 2 , 1945 to provide a safe passage over the reef in all weather in which ocean fishing is ...
... feet wide and 10 feet deep across the outside rock reef at the seaward entrance to the inlet authorized by River and Harbor Act of March 2 , 1945 to provide a safe passage over the reef in all weather in which ocean fishing is ...
Page 11
... feet and a crest length of 850 feet . The capacity of the reservoir would be 3,650 acre - feet at spillway crest . Preliminary plans are complete , detailed plans and specifications are about 20 percent complete , and preliminary work ...
... feet and a crest length of 850 feet . The capacity of the reservoir would be 3,650 acre - feet at spillway crest . Preliminary plans are complete , detailed plans and specifications are about 20 percent complete , and preliminary work ...
Page 13
... feet long and 69 feet high and will control run - off from 764 square miles of drainage area . The reservoir will have a total storage capacity of 423.400 acre - feet , of which 275,600 acre - feet will be reserved for flood control ...
... feet long and 69 feet high and will control run - off from 764 square miles of drainage area . The reservoir will have a total storage capacity of 423.400 acre - feet , of which 275,600 acre - feet will be reserved for flood control ...
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... feet deep in rock and 35 feet deep in soft material ; widths 500 to 800 feet , with two anchorages 38 feet deep , one near Sandy Hook and one at Perth Amboy . The project is about 62 percent completed , channels ranging from 30 to 35 ...
... feet deep in rock and 35 feet deep in soft material ; widths 500 to 800 feet , with two anchorages 38 feet deep , one near Sandy Hook and one at Perth Amboy . The project is about 62 percent completed , channels ranging from 30 to 35 ...
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... feet deep , 300 feet wide , to 32 feet deep , 400 feet wide ; for increasing the depth in Northeast ( Cape Fear ) River from 15 to 25 feet , and for a connecting 12 - foot channel be- tween the lower Cape Fear River channel and the ...
... feet deep , 300 feet wide , to 32 feet deep , 400 feet wide ; for increasing the depth in Northeast ( Cape Fear ) River from 15 to 25 feet , and for a connecting 12 - foot channel be- tween the lower Cape Fear River channel and the ...
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Page 85 - ... if the benefits to whomsoever they may accrue are in excess of the estimated costs, and if the lives and social security of people are otherwise adversely affected.
Page 57 - States all lands, easements, and rights-of-way necessary for the construction of the project, except as otherwise provided herein; (b) hold and save the United States free from damages due to the construction works; (c) maintain and operate all the works after completion in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Army...
Page 482 - The water areas of all such reservoirs shall be open to public use generally, without charge, for boating, swimming, bathing, fishing, and other recreational purposes, and ready access to and exit from such water areas along the shores of such reservoirs shall be maintained for general public use, when such use is determined by the Secretary of...
Page 88 - That such arrangement will be effective only after approval by the Congress of the United States and the Legislature of the State of New York.
Page 482 - The Chief of Engineers, under the supervision of the Secretary of War, is authorized to construct, maintain, and operate public park and recreational facilities in reservoir areas under the control of the War Department, and to permit the construction, maintenance, and operation of such facilities.
Page 101 - Need for project : Protection from flood flows of Kings River of towns, settled communities, and developed agricultural lands along Kings River and developed lands in Tulare Lake Basin.
Page 751 - Engineer, the Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors, and the Chief of Engineers.
Page 57 - Sec. 3. 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...
Page 482 - That leases to nonprofit organizations for park or recreational purposes may be granted at reduced or nominal considerations in recognition of the public service to be rendered in utilizing the leased premises: Provided further, That preference shall be given to Federal, State, or local governmental agencies, and licenses...
Page 445 - If this company has planned to build a certain rural line of its own, and if by so doing the company would "skim the cream off the milk" and thereby make it impossible for a cooperative to be formed for the purpose of serving other areas we do not plan to serve, then we will not build that line. Most certainly, we will not place obstacles in the way of the cooperatives and thereby perhaps prevent certain areas from getting any electric service at all. If the line we had planned to build is needed...