Waterway Connecting the Tombigbee and Tennessee Rivers, Ala. and Miss: Hearings, Seventy-ninth Congress, Second Session. May 1, 2, 1946 |
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... lower 3 dams in the Warrior River . The pool of the high dam would extend nearly 100 miles upstream in the Tombigbee . 1 4. The project authorized by Congress for the Tombigbee WATERWAY CONNECTING TOMBIGBEE AND TENNESSEE RIVERS 9.
... lower 3 dams in the Warrior River . The pool of the high dam would extend nearly 100 miles upstream in the Tombigbee . 1 4. The project authorized by Congress for the Tombigbee WATERWAY CONNECTING TOMBIGBEE AND TENNESSEE RIVERS 9.
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... lower Mississippi , for traffic destined to points above Cairo . The value to national defense of a direct outlet to the coast from the potential munitions plants in the Muscle Shoals area is stressed . Some local interests believe that ...
... lower Mississippi , for traffic destined to points above Cairo . The value to national defense of a direct outlet to the coast from the potential munitions plants in the Muscle Shoals area is stressed . Some local interests believe that ...
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... ( lower chamber ) . 259.4 60 by 300 . Do. 506 90 Wilson ( upper chamber ) . 259.4 160 by 297 . Do. General Joe Wheeler . 274.9 557 51 60 by 360 Do. Guntersville . 349.0 594 37 60 by 360 . Widows Bar .. 407.6 60 by 311 . 33 Hales Bar ...
... ( lower chamber ) . 259.4 60 by 300 . Do. 506 90 Wilson ( upper chamber ) . 259.4 160 by 297 . Do. General Joe Wheeler . 274.9 557 51 60 by 360 Do. Guntersville . 349.0 594 37 60 by 360 . Widows Bar .. 407.6 60 by 311 . 33 Hales Bar ...
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... Lower pool , Upper pool , Mobile 1 mean sea level mean sea level Lock lift ( feet ) Type of spillway Epes Lock and Dam ............... River . 269.8 64.0 95.0 31.0 Gravity with crest gates . Cochrane Lock and Dam .. Lee Bend Lock and ...
... Lower pool , Upper pool , Mobile 1 mean sea level mean sea level Lock lift ( feet ) Type of spillway Epes Lock and Dam ............... River . 269.8 64.0 95.0 31.0 Gravity with crest gates . Cochrane Lock and Dam .. Lee Bend Lock and ...
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... lower Ten- . nessee River and the Mississippi River below Cairo . No scheme for local flood control on the Tombigbee River appeared to be justified . The scheme for diversion of Tennessee River floodwaters was found to be more expensive ...
... lower Ten- . nessee River and the Mississippi River below Cairo . No scheme for local flood control on the Tombigbee River appeared to be justified . The scheme for diversion of Tennessee River floodwaters was found to be more expensive ...
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9 feet Alabama annual Barge Line bauxite benefits bigbee Board of Engineers bridges Cairo canal section carriers channel Chief of Engineers Colonel FERINGA committee commodities connecting the Tombigbee construction cost cubic feet cut-off Demopolis diversion divide cut DONDERO drainage elevation estimated Federal feet per second flood freight Gulf Gulf Intracoastal Waterway highway increase Interstate Commerce Commission lateral canal located Lock and Dam lockages Mackeys Creek miles Mississippi River Mobile Mobile River move movement navigation Ohio River operation Orleans Paducah percent PETERSON of Georgia plan of improvement PRINCE proposed waterway prospective rail railroads RANKIN rates river section Rivers and Harbors ROBY rock savings seepage Special Board spillway Tennessee River Tennessee Valley Tennessee Valley Authority territory tion Tombigbee and Tennessee Tombigbee River Tombigbee Valley ton-miles tonnage tons traffic transportation tributary area Tuscaloosa up-bound upstream Warrior River water route waterway connecting WHEELER Yellow Creek
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