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<br />INTRODUCTION ......................................................... 7
<br />ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ................................................ 10
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<br />THE NEOSHO RIVER BASIN
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<br />HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE BASIN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1I
<br />PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE BASIN. . . . . . . . . . . . . : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
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<br />The Geology .................................................... 14
<br />The Soil .................................................... 15
<br />The Stream System......................... .. .. .. .. .. . 15
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<br />Floods .................................................. 17
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<br />THE PROBLEM ..................................................... 18
<br />Fluctuations in River Flow................................ 18.
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<br />Pollution .................................................... 19
<br />General Problems ..........,..................,.......,.... 20'
<br />PREVIOUS INVESTIGATIONS ............................ _ . . . . . . . . . . 21
<br />Office of Drainage Investigations........................... 21
<br />U. S. Engineer Office......,...., 21
<br />Soil Conservation Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , 23
<br />PROGRESS ON THEl PLAN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . 23
<br />The Strawn Reservoir Sit". . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
<br />The Lebo Storm..........................................,... 25
<br />Other Reservoirs .......................................,....., 26
<br />Channel Improvements .......".........................' 28
<br />WORK REMAINING .................,..................,........ 29
<br />Flood Control ............................'.,......., 29
<br />Future Municipal and Industrial Needs................., 31
<br />Local Problems ..............................,... . . . . . . . . 31
<br />THE CONSTRUcrION OF THE WORKS.....,.........................., 31
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<br />THE REPUBLICAN RIVER BASIN
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<br />GENERAL DESCRIPTION .................................................. 34
<br />PRATRTEl DOG CREEK. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , 35
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<br />SAPPA CREEK ............................................... 35
<br />SOUTH FORK OF THE REPUBLICAN RIVER.................., 36
<br />REPUBLICAN RIVER COMPAcr ......,....,............. 36
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<br />APPENDIX
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<br />GEOLOGY OF THE VICTNITY OF A PROPOSED DAMSlTE NEAR STRAWN.. .' . .. .. 40
<br />SOME HYDROLOOIO FEATURE8 OF THE NEOSHO RTVER BASIN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
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