RAINY LAKE The convention between the United States and Canada, ratified by the United States Senate August 30, 1940, provides, in part, that The International Joint Commission *** is hereby clothed with power to determine when emergency conditions exist in the Rainy Lake watershed, whether by reason of high or low water, and the Commission is hereby empowered to adopt such measures of control as to it may seem proper with respect to existing dams at Kettle Falls and International Falls, as well as with respect to any existing or future dams or works in boundary waters of the Rainy Lake watershed, in the event the Commission shall determine that such emergency conditions exist. Operations during the fiscal year.-Inspections were made, basic data compiled, and engineering reports were submitted to the Commission. PRAIRIE PORTAGE The Prairie Portage Board of Engineers was formed by the International Joint Commission for the purpose of furnishing it with technical advice regarding the suitability of the dam structure at Prairie Portage, Lake County, Minnesota. After approval of the plans by the War Department and the International Join: Commission, the Board has been retained to advise the Commission further regarding progress of construction and regarding any other matters which might arise concerning this project. The United States Forest Service, which is constructing the dam, has postponed work on this project for the duration of the war and at this time is merely maintaining the cofferdam, which was completed in 1941. R. A. WHEELER, Lieutenant General, Chief of Engineers. FINDING LIST SHOWING THE SUBDIVISIONS OF THIS REPORT BY DIVISIONS, DISTRICTS, BOARDS, AND COMMISSIONS PACIFIC DIVISION: Los Angeles, Calif., district_. San Francisco, Calif., district. Sacramento, Calif., district_ Portland, Oreg., district_ Seattle, Wash., districtHonolulu, T. H., district_ Puerto Rico district. Investigations California Debris Commission__. Mississippi River Commission_.. Beach Erosion and Shore Protection Boards.. Permanent International Association of the Congresses of Navigation Accident prevention--. Miscellaneous Civil Works Page Volume 1 ment Accident prevention.. Absecon Creek, N. J., navigation_. Absecon Inlet, N. J.: Investigation Navigation Absecon Island, N. J., investigation----- Academy Creek, Brunswick Harbor, Ga., improve- Accotink Creek, Va., navigation.. Acushnet River, New Bedford Harbor, Mass.: Navigation 1660 Alabama-Coosa branch of Mobile River system, in- 859, 866 Alabama-Coosa Rivers, Ala., and Ga., navigation__. 832 Alabama, State of, removal of water hyacinths from__| 830 773 Alamogordo Dam, N. Mex., investigation.- Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal, N. C. and Va., im- 1120 573 Albemarle Sound, N. C., improvement of waterway to 570 1109 Alexandria, Va., improvement of Potomac River at.. 497 Algomo Harbor, Wis., navigation-- 1722 Alhambra Creek, Calif., investigation. 2070 Alhambra Wash, Los Angeles, Calif., flood control__ 2003 Aliso Creek Dam, Calif., flood control. 2017 Allatoona Reservoir, Coosa River Basin, Ga., flood Alligator Lake, La., navigation__ Alligator River, N. C., improvement of waterway via.. 860 1650, 1654 1609 1650 1616 1621,1654 1083, 1107 908 574 III Aloha-Rigolette area, La., flood control_ Navigation Altus Project, Okla., investigation.... Alvin, Tex., investigation.. Ambrose Channel, New York Harbor, N. Y., improve- American River, Calif. (North Fork and Middle Fork), Amherstburg Channel, Detroit River, Mich., improve- Anderson, Ind., flood control___. Andover Reservoir, Conn., flood control_. Androscoggin River, Maine and N. H., investigation___ Angelina River, Tex., navigation. Animas River, Colo., investigation. Anna Maria, Fla., investigation.. Apalachee Bay, Fla., to Mexican Border, improvement Apalachee Bay, Fla., to New Orleans, La., navigation__ Improvement of channel to St. Andrews Bay- Improvement of river, including the cut-off, Lee Improvement of waterway to St. Marks River___. Apalachicola, Chattahoochee, and Flint Rivers, Ga., Apoon Mouth of Yukon River, Alaska_ Apple River, Ill., investigation.. Appomattox River, Va., navigation-- Appoquinimink River, Del., navigation. Appropriations, rivers and harbors and flood control__ |