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<br />Stale Park nt'ar I'onca, :\l'hra~kll, II distanee 01 7fj
<br />riwr mile~,tht' \lissouri River has bt't'n desi~natt'd a~
<br />a i\'ational Hl'creation Hin'r. The dt'si~nation r(-cog.
<br />nizes tilt' uniquE- recreational po!ential of thi:; last rt'.
<br />mainin~ refleh 01 tht. ()Iwn ri\'l"r helow thl" main stem
<br />dams, The designation authorizes de\'!:'lopnH'nt ,.,uch
<br />as acct's,~ poin!,; and bank l'otahilization,
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<br />The :\'ationall'ark :Ser,..in> CfJordinatb rt'CTentional
<br />ri\-er planning, but must monies for l'onst runlOn caml>
<br />through tht' Corps of Engineer;;, and Congress has nnt
<br />heen generous with it"~ appropriatiun.~ for tht'~e de.
<br />velopmt"nts.
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<br />From nt'ar Sioux City. Iowa to its mouth. a distllll(,(-
<br />of about ,,~() ri\'er miles. tht' \1i%ouri Ri\'t'r is a CUI11-
<br />ml'rcially na\'igable ri\"N, a ~t'gmt'nt of thl' nation's
<br />inland walt'r\';ay sy~t(-m. Although th(- Corps of En.
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<br />ginper~ now ufficial]\" considers !h(' \tlssouri Ri\"er
<br />Hank :-}tabilization and .:\'u\'igation Prujeet. under
<br />which m(!st (lfthe rivet's modifications for navigation
<br />WNt' made. to tit' a ft'atun' of the Pick Sloan Program,
<br />it was in fact authorizt'd the yt'ar following the 1944
<br />Flood Control .\ct in the River,.. and Harbor:" Act of
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<br />The chronology 01 \lis;;ouri Hi\'er modilication for
<br />cummercial naVigation. in the modern era, goe;; somt',
<br />thlllg like this, In 1912 ('ong-rt's,.. authorizt'd the Corps
<br />to pursut' de\"t'lopmt'nt of a six.fout na\'igation channpl
<br />from the ri\"t'f'" mouth upstream to Kansfl.. (,ity. In
<br />W27 authorization was gin'n to extend the six. fool
<br />dH\nnt'1 was upstream to :-:iioux City. By H/:3:3 the
<br />Curps reported 6.., million dollars had bt'en spent on
<br />channel impru\'emt'nti< and the six fuot navigation
<br />chanm'l wa" 9;')1"; complete. In 19..\,,) Congress author.
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