Report of the Chief of Engineers U.S. ArmyU.S. Government Printing Office, 1909 |
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Page 2206
... Bend , the dredge first made a cut about 1,400 feet in length , with a width of 150 feet , and although the work at this place was not entirely fin- ished , it resulted in a controlling low - water depth of about 16 feet across the ...
... Bend , the dredge first made a cut about 1,400 feet in length , with a width of 150 feet , and although the work at this place was not entirely fin- ished , it resulted in a controlling low - water depth of about 16 feet across the ...
Page 2207
... Bend 357 11.2 faster . 430 17.0 Nan Smith . 1 , 192 17.6 Carina 793 14.1 Nome City 597 16.2 Caquille 97 6.4 Oakland . 383 9.5 Chalis . 642 14.5 Omega . 522 13.5 Ctr of Panama . 1,046 20.2 Osprey . 32 6.2 Columbine . 212 15.0 Redondo ...
... Bend 357 11.2 faster . 430 17.0 Nan Smith . 1 , 192 17.6 Carina 793 14.1 Nome City 597 16.2 Caquille 97 6.4 Oakland . 383 9.5 Chalis . 642 14.5 Omega . 522 13.5 Ctr of Panama . 1,046 20.2 Osprey . 32 6.2 Columbine . 212 15.0 Redondo ...
Page 2226
... Bend , Coffee Chute , and Ash Island . Snags were also removed from the channel and the banks cleared of overhanging trees below Wheatland , between Careys Bend and Lamberts Bend , and in the vicinity of Independence . During the early ...
... Bend , Coffee Chute , and Ash Island . Snags were also removed from the channel and the banks cleared of overhanging trees below Wheatland , between Careys Bend and Lamberts Bend , and in the vicinity of Independence . During the early ...
Page 2239
... bend in the channel near the mouth of the river . The conditions of the permit provided that the cut should be about 1.000 feet long and 6 feet in depth at low water , with a width of not less than 40 feet at the bottom , and that the ...
... bend in the channel near the mouth of the river . The conditions of the permit provided that the cut should be about 1.000 feet long and 6 feet in depth at low water , with a width of not less than 40 feet at the bottom , and that the ...
Page 2264
... bends be facili- tated by cutting away the convex bank . While the resulting chan- nel would not be as easy to navigate as the cut - off channel , the pro- posed modification would materially reduce the cost of the work . If in addition ...
... bends be facili- tated by cutting away the convex bank . While the resulting chan- nel would not be as easy to navigate as the cut - off channel , the pro- posed modification would materially reduce the cost of the work . If in addition ...
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