Waterway Connecting the Tombigbee and Tennessee Rivers, Ala. and Miss: Hearings, Seventy-ninth Congress, Second Session. May 1, 2, 1946 |
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... upper Mississippi River points from New Orleans can be moved over the proposed waterway instead of up the improved Mississippi River at an annual saving in cost to barge - line operators of $ 1,000,000 . The Board of Engineers for ...
... upper Mississippi River points from New Orleans can be moved over the proposed waterway instead of up the improved Mississippi River at an annual saving in cost to barge - line operators of $ 1,000,000 . The Board of Engineers for ...
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... upper Ohio Rivers to the Gulf of Mexico shorter than the natural route via Cairo and New Orleans and from north - bound navigation in slack - water pools in the canalized Tombigbee , Tennessee , and Ohio , rather than against the ...
... upper Ohio Rivers to the Gulf of Mexico shorter than the natural route via Cairo and New Orleans and from north - bound navigation in slack - water pools in the canalized Tombigbee , Tennessee , and Ohio , rather than against the ...
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... upper portion of the Tombigbee ; and canalization of approximately 180 miles of river above Demopolis by construction of 7 dams in addition to that separately recommended for the Warrior - Tombigbee project . Cut- offs in the river ...
... upper portion of the Tombigbee ; and canalization of approximately 180 miles of river above Demopolis by construction of 7 dams in addition to that separately recommended for the Warrior - Tombigbee project . Cut- offs in the river ...
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... upper part of the Tombigbee Valley ; and the proposed cut - offs will materially improve the natural channel in the river above Demopolis . For present and prospective barge equipment the proposed dimensions for lock chambers are ...
... upper part of the Tombigbee Valley ; and the proposed cut - offs will materially improve the natural channel in the river above Demopolis . For present and prospective barge equipment the proposed dimensions for lock chambers are ...
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... upper Normal lift 1 mouth pool Dimensions of lock chamber ( in feet ) Remarks of river Gilbertsville ... 22.7 359 57 110 by 600 Pickwick .. 206. 7 413 54 110 by 605 Construction initiated . Completed . No. 1 . 256.8 416 3 60 by 298 . Do ...
... upper Normal lift 1 mouth pool Dimensions of lock chamber ( in feet ) Remarks of river Gilbertsville ... 22.7 359 57 110 by 600 Pickwick .. 206. 7 413 54 110 by 605 Construction initiated . Completed . No. 1 . 256.8 416 3 60 by 298 . Do ...
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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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Page 1 - Resolved by the Committee on Public Works of the United States Senate, That the Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors, created under Section 3 of the Rivers and...