WSP01783

• File Number: 8407.500
• Description: Platte River Basin - River Basin General Publications - Missouri River General Publications
• State: CO
• Basin: South Platte
• Water Division: 1
• Date: 4/1/1944
• Author: Harold L Ickes
• Title: Authority Issue - 1944-1945 - Missouri River Basin Report - Senate Document 191 - Volume IV - 1944-1945
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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PRIl\CIPAL DIVISIONS OF THE REPORT

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Board of Review's report to the CommissiQneL _. _ _ __ _ _ _ u _ _ _ _ __ _. _ __ _ 1().....16
Summa.ry Coreword_ _ _ __ ~__ __ _ _ ___ __ __ __ _______~__ _ _ _ __ _ _ __ __ __ _ ___ 16-19
Authority for the repOTt_____~________________._~_____ ______________ 19
.Description, present development, pla.n!'; for the future_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ 27-120
Mi!isQuri River pro~e()t r.]il.l~-Sllmmary_ _ _ __ _ ~ ___ _ __ __ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ ._____ _ 20-27
YeHowBtone RiVeT' BaSlD_ _ _ _____ __ __ __ _~ _ ___ ~_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ________ _ 28-54
Upper .l\.Jissouri Basin____________________________ ______._____.54-67
Minor west.ern t.ributaries______ __ _ _ __ _ _ __ _ __ 0" __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ 67-78
Niubrara, Platte, ann Kansas Hiver B8.5ins_________~_~____~______ 78-96
Fort, Peck tQ oioux Cit)' subdivision. _. _ __ __ __ _ _ __ __ __ _ _ __ _ __ ~ __ 96-118
Lower .Missouri BasfrL _~_~_ ___________ __ _ _ __ _ _ ____ __ _~_ _ _ __ __ 110-120
Comparison of Arm..." and reclamation p]ans~_._____n__."~_._____~____ 120-122
Power fadlities, present and proposed__ _ _ __ _ _ ~ ~_ __ __ _ _ __ __ __ _ _ __ _ _ ~ 123-14.2
Physical and economic chara.cter of the Basin _ _ _ _ _" _ _ _ __ _ ~ __ _ _ _ __ _ _ 142-184

Letter from the Bureau of the Bud~et______ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ ___ __ ~ _ __ _ __ __ ___
Letter from the Depa.rtment of the nterior_______________~___________
Lettp.r from the Burea.u of Reclamation_ _ _ _ ~ _ ~__ _ __ n_ _ __ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Letter from the Office of lndia.n Affl:l.ir~__ ~__ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___ __ _ _ _ __ __ _~ _ __
Letter Irom the Chief of Engineers, War DcpartmenL_ __ ____ _ _ _____ ___
Letter Irom the Department of Agriculture~______ __________________
Letter from the Fi,sh and Wildlife Service~_.~____ _ ___ _________~_~___

Board of Review's Report to the Commis6hmer_

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SummaTY forev."ord_ _ _ __ _ __ _ _ _ ~ ~ _ ~ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ __ ~ _ ___ __ _ _ _"__ _. _ 16-19
Authority for reporL ~ _ ~ __ ~ _ __ _ _ _ _ __ _ __ ~ _ ~ _ __ _ ~ __ __ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _...: _ ~_ ~ _ 19
Descriptions, present developments, plaIlil for future dcvclopment_ _"_ _ _ ~ 27-120

THE MISSOURI RIVER PROJECT PLAN

~ummary of costs, benefits, and returns_ __ __ __ ~_ _ _ _~_ __ __ __ _______ __
Forev:ord_____ _ _ _____ __ __ __ _ ~ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _._ _ _ ___ _ _ _ _ __
Summary of irrigation_____ ___~ _ __ _ __~_"_ __ ____ __ __ ____ _________
SUIJ1ma:r~' of power plaots. _ _ _ __. ___ _ ______~ _ _ _ __~ _ __ __ __ _____ __
Benefits:
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Power_~.___h___________~___~_____________________________
Flood controL _ _ ___ __ ~ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ~ __ _ _ _ _ __ _ _" _ _ _ _ _ __ __ _._
NavigatiuD_ _ _ _ _ __ __~ __ __ _ _ _ ~ _ _ _ _ _ _ ~ __ _ _~ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _. _ __ _ __
Municipal water Bupplies__ ~ _ _. _ _ __ _ _ _ __ _ _~ _ __ __ __ _ ____ __ ___
Summa.ry of benefit.s__ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _. _ _ _. _ _ _. _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ~ _ _~ ___
SummiLry of annus.l c08ts~~_________~_.___h__________________h
Summs.ry of :repayments and retum'l_~_ _. _ ~ __ __ _ _ __ __ _. _ _ _ _ _ __ _._
Tl1(~ Yellowstone River BtLsin_ _ _ _ ~ _ _ _ _ __ _ __ __ __~ __ _ _ _. _ ~ _ ~ __ _ __ _ ~ _._

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General description_ __ ~_ _ _ _ _ _ ~ _~ _. _ _ ~ _"_ ~ _. _ _ _ _ __ _~ __ __ __ _ _____
Physical features~ _ _ __ _ _ _. _ _ _ _ ~ _ __ _ _ _ ___ _ __ _ _ __ __ __ _ _ ______
Basin characteriElticlL _ __ ____ ~ _ _ _ _ ___ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ __ _ ~_
Yellowstone River _ __ _ _ _ __ h ~ _. _ ~ _. _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ __ __
Clarka Fork River__________.__________________________
Big Horn River __ ~ _ _ _ _ _ _~ __ __ ~ _ _ _ __ _ _ __ __ __ _ ~ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___
Tongue and 'Powder River __ _ _ _ ~ _ _ _ _ ~ _ __ _ ~ __ _ _ ~ _ _ _ _ ~ _ _ __
Other tributaries. _ ___ _ _. ~ __ __ _ _ _ _ d _ .__ ~u_ __ __ __ __ ___
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