2. MISSOURI RIVER, KANSAS CITY TO RULO See report on Missouri River, Kansas City to Sioux City, page 1374. 3. OSAGE RIVER, MO. Location. This river, rising in eastern Kansas, flows easterly 516 miles in sinuous bends to the Missouri River, 129 miles above its mouth and 14 miles below Jefferson City. Existing project.-This provides for a lock and dam and for open-channel work consisting of wing dams and training walls, removal of obstructions, and dredging between the mouth and Warsaw to obtain a uniform depth of 3 feet. The length of section included in the project is 164.7 miles1 and consists of two parts, mouth to Bagnell Dam (Federal Power Commission project No. 459 at mile 75.4 above the mouth) and Bagnell Dam to legal head of navigation (immediately below Warsaw). Ordinary and extreme fluctuations of stage on the Osage River below Bagnell Dam are 15 and 41 feet and on the Lake of the Ozarks, formed by Bagnell Dam, are 10 and 30 feet. The estimate of cost of new work, revised in 1928, is $250,000, exclusive of the lock and dam, for open-channel work as far as the mouth of the Niangua River (107 miles above the mouth of the Osage River). The latest (1936) approved estimate of cost for annual maintenance is $18,500, including $6,000 for operating and care of lock and dam. The following table shows the principal features of the lock and dam included in the project: 19-foot fixed dam of concrete with 7-foot movable crest of chanoine wickets and Chittenden drum weirs. Dam partially failed and was not entirely reconstructed until 1914. * Exclusive of $260,171.72, cost of reconstruction and repairs incident to the partial failure. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: 1 Permanent Appropriations Repeal Act. For latest published maps see H. Doc. No. 91, 73d Cong., 1st sess. Terminal facilities.-On the Lake of the Ozarks, formed by Bagnell Dam, there are several marine ways and drydocks operated by private interests which are capable of handling any boats now operating or likely to be operated on the lake. There also exist a few docks which are open to the public, and numerous private docks and storage facilities. These facilities adequately fulfill existing needs. On the Osage River below Bagnell Dam there are several small boat docks maintained by private interests which adequately fulfill existing needs. Operations and results during fiscal year.-Work consisted of the operation and care of the lock and dam as required for the passage of small craft at a total cost of $4,693.35 and reconstruction of one Government-owned building destroyed by the flood of May 1943 on the Osage River at a cost of $705.31. There were six lockages for six small craft which passed through the lock. The total cost of all work was $5,398.66 and the total expenditures were $5,314.72. Condition at end of fiscal year.-Damage and destruction resulting from the flood of May 1943 which swept down the Osage River valley in volumes exceeding all records of prior years and inundated the reservation and caused damages to Government property has been repaired or replaced. The flood on the Osage River in the spring of 1944 and 1945 caused some additional damage and destruction. Except for the construction of two wing dams, one in 1925 and one in 1926, the open-channel work was completed sufficiently in 1919 to provide reasonable accommodations for the commerce actually using the channel. Upon the completion of Bagnell Dam in 1931, navigable depths in excess of the project depth were made available at all times on the portion of the project upstream from mile 75.4. Navigation activities on the latter section have increased considerably with the development of the Lake of the Ozarks as a recreational area. The controlling depth from the mouth of the river to mile 21, or about 14 miles above the lock and dam, is 3 feet, and drafts of 2 feet over this section are practicable. The controlling depth from mile 21 to Bagnell Dam is 2 feet and drafts in excess of 18 inches are not practicable. On the Lake of the Ozarks, depths of 10 feet or more are available at any ordinary stage of the lake from Bagnell Dam to Warsaw, Mo. The topography adjacent to the lake is such as to form various coves in the lake of which many have dependable channels for navigation for considerable distance above their confluences with the main stem of the lake. The total cost of the existing project to June 30, 1945, was $1,273,725.19 from regular funds, of which $658,075.71 was for new work, $543,847.22 was for maintenance, and $71,802.26 was for operation and care of the lock and dam. The total expenditures were $1,274,024.29 from regular funds. In addition, the sum of $190,561.10 was expended between July 1, 1912, and June 30, 1935, on the operation and care of the works of improvement under the provision of the permanent indefinite appropriation for such purposes. Proposed operations. The unexpended balance of $5,523.64 and accounts receivable of $299.10, together with an expected allotment will be applied during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1946, as follows: Maintenance (July 1, 1945, to June 30, 1946) (operation and care): Operation of lock and dam Ordinary maintenance and repairs (less rental) Improvement and reconstruction Emergencies Total maintenance $5,872. 74 225.00 2,475.00 50.00 8, 622. 74 The additional sum of $6,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1947, as follows: Maintenance (July 1, 1946, to June 30, 1947) (operation and care): $5,800 150 50 6,000 Cost and financial summary Cost of new work to June 30, 1945 Cost of maintenance to June 30, 1945 Total cost of permanent work to June 30, 1945 Plus accounts receivable June 30, 1945 Gross total costs to June 30, 1945 Net total expenditures Unexpended balance June 30, 1945 Total amount appropriated to June 30, 1945 $658, 075.71 806, 210.58 1, 464, 286. 29 299.10 1, 464, 585. 39 1, 464, 585. 39 5, 523. 64 1, 470, 109. 03 Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending 1 Exclusive of available funds. 10, 838.36 5, 314.72 5, 523.64 299.10 5, 822. 74 6, 000.00 4. EXAMINATIONS, SURVEYS, AND CONTINGENCIES (GENERAL) The cost of work during the year was $17,453.99 and the expenditures were $17,527.64. The unexpended balance of $27,819.91 and accounts receivable of $262.89, will be applied as needed during the fiscal year 1946 to the payment of expenses to be incurred under this heading. The additional sum of $20,000 can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1947. Amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending 1 Exclusive of available funds. 28, 082.80 20,000.00 5. OTHER NAVIGATION PROJECTS FOR WHICH NO ESTIMATES ARE SUBMITTED 1 Improvement adequate for existing needs. * Curtailment of project recommended in H. Doc. No. 467, 69th Cong., 1st sess. 'Project for maintenance only. 6. PLANT ALLOTMENT, KANSAS CITY, MO., DISTRICT |