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<br />ized th~ .\Jissouri Hiwr Bank :';Isbilizalion Ilnd :,\,,\'
<br />iJ::stion J>roj['Ct to C"'8tt. Ihfo IJrI;',.;font ninfo f(XII e1t>t-!',
<br />:WO fout wid~ .\Ii~souri Hlvet n!l\'iJ::lllion ('hanneJ fwm
<br />Sioux (,it.\. ((J tho:- mouth.
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<br />Tht' .\IJ,.suuri Hin'r Hank StahilLzlltion and :\<1\"1'
<br />J::ilti(Jn Projt>('( modiJit'd lht' river fur nll\'IJ,:ation h.\'
<br />eliminatinlo: sharp tJt'nds and smof}thing utht'rs, and hy
<br />creatin;: a chanOt>! ollht' rt'Quirt'd depth and wldlh.
<br />This Wa.~ alTomplisht'd h;.' cut oth and throll!.:h tht,
<br />ust' of wing dikb and (jtht'f s!ruclurt-s to dm'rt lilt'
<br />rivf'r'" courst" of t1ow. Tht, rin'r hank,; W(-ft' prott'('h.d
<br />frum IUrlht'r erosion by rt'\{'(mt'nt.~ of [fl{'k. fllitlaJJ;.'.
<br />at lellst. drt'dging Wi:h u"t-d to form and maintain th"
<br />challlwl\ dimt'llsions untjl Iht' !Oodili,.alion" wt'rt' III
<br />plst't' and functioning to nt'alt' a "df-mall1lmning
<br />('hannl'l, Tht' rm,ljt'CI wa" l,ffjciall;.' dt'clart'd ("(lmplt'lt.d
<br />in 19.'\1.
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<br />Flood prOIt'('[lon alonE the .\11""ourl Wn'r wa.~
<br />lar;:t'ly a matter 01 local inill1l\i~.e and inwllliwness
<br />until ahout 1916, wht'n l'ungH>".~ dt'e1ared Ihal J10ud
<br />control Wlb in Iht' national ifHt'rb\. In tht' Flood Con-
<br />trol An of l~n6, C(!I1grt's:-. <lu[horill.d It'\,t't'" and flood
<br />wall" ,1!Ofl!: tht' .\lissouri Hiwr in Iht' nan:-'ib CilY and
<br />Iht' Omaha ('ouncil Blut/,; 1$[(.a". In ]9,11 ('ollj::re"" au.
<br />lhurilt'd II Il'n'l' ;..y"lt-m on liw '\fl""fJuri Hivl'r from
<br />:Sif)uX Cuy III Kllnsil.~ C'il\. In thl' Jlick.:-iloilll Plan
<br />('"{JIltainNI Ul tht' WH Fl(lud Control At.t, ('on~rl'''''
<br /><lUlhurizl'd fin extt'lbl\"t' It'\(,t' sy"tt-m whkh, wilh Ihe
<br />19.;] ,,;..sll"Jn,lntalll'd nl'arl.\" l,:-ltHl Ijrll'al milt.s of It'wt'"
<br />along hnlh "ide,.. (If Ibe rivt'r, Tht'"f' 11'\t-e",. in con.
<br />jUl1nilln wilh Iht' plannt'd !'i('k.~lnllll rt'"ervoir;;, Wt'ft,
<br />10 pro\'idt' Hood cOl1lwlal"n;: Iht' 10\\t'r riwr. A mS1
<br />ClIrp" r"port ;;Ialt'd Ihal llhollt II.; mill's of federal
<br />Ipn.t." had 11l.t'n ('onstrUd/;'d to pro\'idt' Hood prott'c_
<br />lion 11(,1<1\\ :-;illux ('it.\'. A !!fK:{ r"'porl 011 t100dplain
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