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<br />Chen)' Creek through the city of Denver. Construction of the 8('parate p,,?ject.l!
<br />in tb_ bMin8l!hould be undl'rtaken bv the agency ,,-bleb hAll the dominant lnwr-
<br />~t. as determined by tho policy supted in subparagraph numbered 4 of this
<br />letter.
<br />B. Thl' Boysen and Lower Canyon !"l:"tlCrvoirs that are propotlOO., on the other
<br />hand, I belie'-e v..mllot provide reliet from Ihe damaging ke-jam II~ along the
<br />YeUo".~tone Hiver. Since they conuol too little rlIll-Qlf to be \'ery effeeth'e in
<br />N-oduein~ fiood peake below Sioux City, I qUt'stion that their construction !<hould
<br />be authorized with that p~ only in mind. They lihollld not be A1Ithorized
<br />for con~tructlQD and 8utw-qllent Uge tor ftood-control and navigatkm pllr~
<br />below Sioux City in advlIonre of a coordinat<->d IItudy llnd report on the Yellowstone
<br />and ita tributarielJ in wWeb this Bun>au participat.ell. The interests of irrigation
<br />in Wvominll; {uld ~[ontana Are tikeh' to be intimateh' affected bv the/;e two rel!er.
<br />voin; which should be ooWllructed, if and when authorized, by the Bureau of
<br />Redfl.lllatioD.
<br />C, If the rlan as now authorized were to be modified fl8 propo'll'ld by the report
<br />of the Boarr of Rivers and Barboi'll and completed, th<.'re would remain through-
<br />out the upper psr! of the ba.~in, at )('(I.Il.t, f100d..dam~ed sod flood-menaced ATeas
<br />for which no relief would have been authorized.
<br />D. I 110m ill heart)' agreement with the proposal tllAt modification of the planlJ
<br />for the reservoil'll prOpo6l.>d in the report of the Board of Hiller.; and Harbol'll be aD
<br />expre&31y te@,{"n't'd, privilege. Our IJtudies indicate wst tho COrp9 may want t.o
<br />adjUBt its plans for the location and ~i.le of l\Ome of th_ ~n'oil'll whon the full -
<br />faet3 are devt'loped. Tht! BUll"8U of H<.'damation contemplau_'lI the lX"Commonda-
<br />tion of cOllstruction of a number of nl5en'oil'll upstff'am from the main-lltem
<br />roeerlloil'5 that have boon included in the rellOrt of the BOfUd of Hivers tUld IIsr-
<br />bonl. .:\umbt>rs of tht't;O ,,'ill have f100d-control functionll, and they OlaV h.ll.H'
<br />far-reachin" effects on the stQrtlll:e capacih' nooded on the :\liMOUri Hiv('r ill" N ort.h
<br />Dakota and South Dakota, Full cOllllid,'rntion of these matt-el'll m.ll.\' con..irler-
<br />ably alter the n'!I('rvoil'll all initially Sllll."l;t"->lted, :For elaoople, through elimilllt.tion
<br />of one of the lllll.in-stl;>lll n>-S(~n.oit!l, j( that ~hould be found to be warranted, and
<br />the ~ubstitution of !lC"eral !"e:<<:'rvoil'll on trilml.ll.rie~ t-o pro\'i,le commronsumte
<br />f100d-control stOI'llS(O, it probahly would be pa<<sibl.... for the llun'AU of Hl'Clamation
<br />to ffiBke marked irriltBtion t"ontributiolUl that are 1>01. conkmplated in tho roport
<br />All it Wag submitted for COmmNIl.. AilIo, our ~tudiet! indit"ale thBt diwmuollll of
<br />watfor from the Fort PC<'k Reowrvoir and th!.' Oahe !lite for u"" in Xorth Dakota
<br />and Hauth Dakota ma\' be pref..mhle to the )lrol>O><S.1 in the n'porl that a di\'ension
<br />be made at Garrison bll.tn. I'rech.elv the li-Rme ends wOllld be 8<'rvoo, many or
<br />them perhaps in hill;hcr dt>groC and more profitabl~" for ever,'one. I ~ho\lld 1101.
<br />likl:! to see the door elO6Cd now agaimlt consideratIOn of allY alternate ml'anll of
<br />replt'nillhiug Devill! Lake, diverting Wl\ltlr into tho JaTIJ&! and Sheyt\U118 Hlvet!l,
<br />and pro\'iding for irrigation ea...'It of the ~1i8S0Uri Rh'er.
<br />Thank :vou {or providing me this opport.unity to review the report
<br />and to make comments upon it. I hope these views may fl...;;sist in the
<br />completion of the best plan tha.t it is possible now to dey{se, llnd in the
<br />intelfration of our work into tL truly comprchensh-c plan for the .\lis.-
<br />sourl Hi\"cr Basin as a whole.
<br />SinCt'rely yours,
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<br />H. """. BAsnoRE, Commissionu.
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<br />OFnCE OF
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<br />'YAR DEP,-\RTYENT,
<br />Till': CHIEF OF E:SGI:SEERS.
<br />Wa$hillgto-n, Augu.st !8, 19-$$.
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<br />Mr. II. W. B.-\snoRE,
<br />Commi.uw7Iu, BILri6U oj Reclomnt'wn,
<br />Wa.sllington, D. C.
<br />DEAR ~1R. B.-\SIlORF.: In accordance with our 8grt'emenl \\;th
<br />J"f'ference to multiple-purpo~t" projeets, I am enclosmg herewith a
<br />folder containing copies of the reports of the di\;sion t>ngin('('r and
<br />of the Board of Engineers for Wnrs aud Harbors on tbe Depart-
<br />ment's authorized sun-e)' on ~lissouri Riyer, Sioux City, Iowa, to
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