Omnibus Rivers and Harbors and Flood Control Bills, 1965: Hearings Before Subcommittee on Rivers and Harbors and the Subcommittee on Flood Control of the Committee on Public Works, House of Representatives, Eighty-ninth Congress, First Session, Part 3 |
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... miles of waterways . More than 300 reservoirs have been built or are under construction . Thousands of miles of levees , floodwalls , and channel improvements have been constructed . Wet lands have been reclaimed by drainage . The hydro ...
... miles of waterways . More than 300 reservoirs have been built or are under construction . Thousands of miles of levees , floodwalls , and channel improvements have been constructed . Wet lands have been reclaimed by drainage . The hydro ...
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... mile 5 and mile 7 by 100 and 200 feet , respectively . The report recommending these needed improvements has been ... miles of harbor frontage . Freight traffic in Jacksonville Harbor has more than tripled since World War II . In 1946 ...
... mile 5 and mile 7 by 100 and 200 feet , respectively . The report recommending these needed improvements has been ... miles of harbor frontage . Freight traffic in Jacksonville Harbor has more than tripled since World War II . In 1946 ...
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... mile 24 in Jacksonville Harbor . Unless the deep channel is extended to Commodore Point , the economic and competitive position of the the companies located in the area between miles 20 and 24 will be adversely and seriously affected ...
... mile 24 in Jacksonville Harbor . Unless the deep channel is extended to Commodore Point , the economic and competitive position of the the companies located in the area between miles 20 and 24 will be adversely and seriously affected ...
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... miles north of Canaveral Harbor . It is a natural waterway connecting the Atlantic Ocean with the Halifax River and ... miles north of Miami . It has abo 24 miles of ocean shore and includes Hillsborough Inlet located abo 4 miles south ...
... miles north of Canaveral Harbor . It is a natural waterway connecting the Atlantic Ocean with the Halifax River and ... miles north of Miami . It has abo 24 miles of ocean shore and includes Hillsborough Inlet located abo 4 miles south ...
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... miles long , flowing through coastal marshlands in southern Mobile County , Ala . , 30 miles southwest of Mobile , Ala . , and 18 miles east of Pascagoula , Miss . The major difficulties to navigation are the inadequate depths and ...
... miles long , flowing through coastal marshlands in southern Mobile County , Ala . , 30 miles southwest of Mobile , Ala . , and 18 miles east of Pascagoula , Miss . The major difficulties to navigation are the inadequate depths and ...
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88th Congress acres annual approved Army authorization BALDWIN Bayou beach benefit-cost ratio benefit-to-cost ratio benefits Big Stone Lake bill Budget Bureau Chairman Cheat River Chief of Engineers CLAUSEN Colonel KRISTOFERSON Colonel PINNELL Colonel PRESTON Colonel YOUNG committee Congress Congressman construction cooperation Corps of Engineers County damage drainage district DUBROW economic electric Engineers recommends estimated cost estimated Federal cost existing facilities Federal agencies Federal Government Federal Power Commission feet fish and wildlife Flint River flood control floodway Georgia Power GRAY HARSHA House Document hydroelectric industry interests have indicated John River JONES Lake land LASTINGER Lazer Creek levees located ment miles million Mississippi River navigation Oahu operation percent port problem proposed Public questions recreation reservoir River Basin Rivers and Harbors Rowlesburg Secretary Senate report statement subcommittee taxes Thank tion tributaries Tucker County Upson County water resources
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Page 242 - ... and the flood control work accomplished by the Federal Government, the main river levees were breached at 13 locations. About 26,000 square miles of the 35,000 square miles in the valley were inundated. Cities, towns, and farms were flooded, crops were destroyed and industry paralyzed.