Mississippi River Flood Control, Morganza Floodway: Hearings Before the Committee on Commerce, United States Senate, Seventy-fifth Congress, Third Session on S. 3354, a Bill to Amend the Act Entitled "An Act to Amend the Act Entitled 'An Act for the Control of Floods on the Mississippi River and Its Tributaries ... " |
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... cut - offs in the Mississippi River has had a tendency to increase the velocity of the Missis- sippi River , and thereby endanger the Morganza floodway area , to such an extent that , unless the people and property owners in that area ...
... cut - offs in the Mississippi River has had a tendency to increase the velocity of the Missis- sippi River , and thereby endanger the Morganza floodway area , to such an extent that , unless the people and property owners in that area ...
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... cut - offs shortening the flow of the river , and speeding that flow , the waters in flood stage now pile up to an even greater height at and below the city of Natchez , and it is vitally essential that an outlet be had by way of the ...
... cut - offs shortening the flow of the river , and speeding that flow , the waters in flood stage now pile up to an even greater height at and below the city of Natchez , and it is vitally essential that an outlet be had by way of the ...
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... cut - off there is more or less of a drop in the levee system . Senator OVERTON . When these cut - offs begin to function , we will say , 100 percent , how much will the Mississippi River be able to take care of below the mouth of the ...
... cut - off there is more or less of a drop in the levee system . Senator OVERTON . When these cut - offs begin to function , we will say , 100 percent , how much will the Mississippi River be able to take care of below the mouth of the ...
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... cut - off at Glasscock , which , as I recall , gives you about 3 feet . Our estimates in the vicinity of Natchez for increasing the river between cut - offs , if taken in connection with the lowering below and opening up the outlet ...
... cut - off at Glasscock , which , as I recall , gives you about 3 feet . Our estimates in the vicinity of Natchez for increasing the river between cut - offs , if taken in connection with the lowering below and opening up the outlet ...
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... cut - offs - decreased flood heights above the cut - offs , but increased below - what combined effect may be expected from the contemplated cut - offs when fully operated except to pull the maximum flood crest farther down the river ...
... cut - offs - decreased flood heights above the cut - offs , but increased below - what combined effect may be expected from the contemplated cut - offs when fully operated except to pull the maximum flood crest farther down the river ...
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75 percent acres ALLEN alluvial valley Angola Arkansas City Arkansas River Atchafalaya Basin Atchafalaya River authorized back protection levee Baton Rouge Bonnet Carre Brigadier General FERGUSON built capacity carry Chairman Chief of Engineers committee condemnation Congress construction cubic feet cut-offs diversion easements Eudora floodway Eudora spillway feet per second flowage easements flowage rights freeboard fuse fuseplug levee gage give Government Governor LECHE grade and section GRUBS HAMLEY HEBERT JACOBS KLORER land levee board levee district Louisiana Louisiana line Major General SCHLEY middle section miles Mississippi River Commission Morganza floodway Morganza spillway Natchez necessary Orleans Overton Act Overton bill Parish plug Pointe Coupee Parish police jury problem question Red River Representative WHITTINGTON reservoirs rights-of-way Senator BILBO Senator MILLER Senator OVERTON Senator OVERTON presiding Senator SHEPPARD side statement SUMMERLIN superflood tion Total number Total value United Vicksburg West Atchafalaya
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Page 2 - 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 1 - That the following sums of money be, and are hereby, appropriated, to be paid out of any money in the 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 10 - An Act for the control of floods on the Mississippi River and its tributaries, and for other purposes...
Page 2 - 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 - The 1928 act authorized $5,000,000 which has been exhausted and the 1936 act authorized $15,000,000 to replenish these funds to be allocated by the Secretary of War on the recommendation of the Chief of Engineers in rescue work or in the repair and maintenance of any flood-control work on any tributaries of the Mississippi River threatened or destroyed by flood heretofore or hereafter occurring.
Page 165 - Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the project for the flood control of the Mississippi River in its alluvial valley...
Page 2 - States, all alterations of highways made necessary because of the construction of the authorized reservoirs, and meet all damages because of such highway alterations, and have agreed also to furnish without cost to the United States all lands and easements necessary to the construction of levees and drainage ditches constructed under this project: Provided, That the reservoirs for control of headwater flow of the Yazoo River system may be located by the Chief of Engineers, in his discretion: And...
Page 3 - 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 4 - West Atchafalaya Floodway in connection with roads and other public utilities owned by States or other political subdivisions shall be provided without cost to the United States upon condition that the United States shall provide suitable crossings, including surfacing of like character, over floodway guide-line levees for all improved roads in...
Page 3 - That the unexpended and unallotted balance of said sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, may be allotted by the Secretary of War on the recommendation of the Chief of Engineers...