United States Congressional Serial Set, Issue 10882

Front Cover
U.S. Government Printing Office, 1944 - United States
Reports, Documents, and Journals of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives.

From inside the book

Contents

Letter of Chief of Engineers United States Army
5
18
15
Flood control and flood protection_ 22
22
Flooddamage diagrams
29
Plan of improvement water power
51
600077 E22 22333LLLE
17
14
Recommendations of the division engineer
Letter of the Bureau of the Budget VI
41
4
Plan of development location
7
Letter of the Federal Power Commission___ 11
11
42
26
AFFEE
44
50
50
56
56
Letter of transmittal__
v
57
vii
Letter of the Chief of Engineers United States Army
1
Plan of development profile
2
Report of the district engineer
10
B Improvements desired
37
60
38
Sites investigated for flood control
47
Table DESCRIPTIONContinued No Page 25 Project data for the Philpott dualpurpose reservoir 49
49
Economic data for the Philpott dualpurpose reservoir 50
50
Capacity as of June 1942 and power demand and energy for load in 1941
52
Existing electricpower rates
53
Classification of industrial electrical consumption 1941 54
54
Power requirements supply and additional capacity required for war effort 55
55
Reservoirs of 1934 plan 56
56
Alternative reservoir plans 59
59
Project datapreferred plan of development_ 61
61
Project dataalternative plan of development 64
64
Economic datapreferred plan of comprehensive development 68
68
67
70
Economic comparison of preferred and alternative plans of develop ment 72
72
Estimated cost of recommended ultimate plan of development 74
74
Value of water power
75
Silting of reservoirs 76
76
Traffic statement 77
77
Transportation routes from Albemarle Sound to Weldon_ 78
78
Effect of Buggs Island Reservoir on past floods 81
81
Effect of Buggs Island Reservoir operation at Weldon 82
82
Economic aspects of the Philpott multipurpose project 84
84
No Title 1 Location map 2 Basin mapSmith River Basin 3 ProfileRoanoke River
85
Geology of reservoir and dam site
i
LIST OF APPENDIXES MADE IN CONNECTION WITH REPORT
iv
Letter of transmittal__
v
K Pamphlet Lake Lynn Station West Penn Power
ix
Profile Dan River
4
River profilesSmith River Basin
5
Areas mapped in basin
6
Annual rainfall rainfall gages and stream gages
7
Letter of transmittal IX
Report of the district engineerContinued
1
Report of the Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors 5
5
Recommendations of the division engineer
15
Geology 21
21
30
22
Rainfall and runoff of the Roanoke River watershed 18911942
26
Bridges and wire crossings below Cheraw_ 27
27
Association of American Railroads
33
Prospective commerce and savings
47
Plan
60
hydroelectric development
67
Summary of data____
73
71
80
87
86
94
94
Lumber River
108
Report of the district engineerContinued
11
4
Recommendations of the division engineer
9
Maximum probable and project floodsSmith River Basin
11
68
15
Principal developed water powers_
22
Floods at Augusta from 1796 to 1942 inclusive with peak discharges
30
Power sites investigated
40
Bases of power computations
48
Physical data on selected developments designed for operation
51
Economic data on most economical schedule of development
57
Economics of NewryOld Pickens plant in the system
60
Comparative river stages and discharges Savannah River below
63
Flood plainDan River mile 108 8 to mile 0 0
5
Flood plainRoanoke River mile 233 5 to mile 181 7
7
Letter of the Chief of Engineers United States Army
1
Flood plainRoanoke River mile 181 7 to mile 134 0
6
Flood plainRoanoke River mile 71 6 to mile 0 0
18
Flood losses and modifications by reservoir development 21 Roanoke Va Local floodprotection works considered but not recommended 19 Flood lo...
19
Bassett Va Local floodprotection works plan No 2 considered but not recommended
22
Local floodprotection works at Stanleytown Fieldale Koehler Martinsville and Spray considered but not recommended
23
Location of proposed reservoirs
24
Philpott No 4 Dam site dualpurpose reservoir for flood control and low
25
water regulation
31
40
3
Recommendations of the division engineer
4
39
16
Plate
1
36
10
Value of streamflow regulation for the abatement
13
37
17
Electricpowersupply systems
26
Best plan of waterpower development
27
Buggs Island Reservoir Dam site and suggested layout of dam and power
28
house
1
46
21
Appendix
11

Other editions - View all

Common terms and phrases

Popular passages

Page 18 - 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 4 - 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...
Page 7 - That the following works of improvement of rivers, harbors,and other waterways are hereby adopted and authorized, to be prosecuted under the direction of the Secretary of War and supervision of the Chief of Engineers...
Page 15 - That the Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors, created under Section 3 of the River and Harbor Act approved June 13, 1902, be, and is hereby requested to review the...
Page 19 - 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 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 12 - 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 3 - Resolved by the Committee on Rivers and Harbors of the House of Representatives, United States, That the Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors created under section 3 of the River and Harbor Act, approved June 13...
Page 2 - The general comprehensive plan for flood control and other purposes in the Arkansas River Basin, as set forth in Flood Control Committee Document No. 1, Seventy-fifth Congress, first session, with such modifications thereof as in the discretion of the Secretary of War, and the Chief of Engineers may be advisable...
Page 24 - States, shall at all times be controlled by such reasonable rules and regulations in the interest of navigation, including the control of the level of the pool caused by such dam or diversion structure as may be made from time to time by the Secretary of War.
Page 2 - War. 3. After due consideration of these reports, I concur in the views and recommendations of the Board.

Bibliographic information