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<br />management bt'JO\" Sioux Cit~, staled. "\Iuch ul tht' <br />\'irtualJ~' continuou" ll'\'t'p systl'm. ('oncl'i\l.d in W41 <br />and 1944. ha,.; since !){>en found to he e{'(jnomicaJl~' <br />unfpasib[p:' Tht' ('orlJ"; currently reports that only a <br />(pw Ip\"ee proJl'('t.~ along tnt" lo\\.Pr ri\'ef an' t'itner in <br />an active "talus or a recllnnai!'-SRnn' pha"t'. <br /> <br />What el"l' Imo'''l'ntly ('Olbtitute" thl' \lissouri River <br />main stl-m systt'1n lb \\.e know it today? What. in ad- <br />dition to tht' dam". the re,.;er\'oirs, the hydropower gen- <br />eration facilities, !lnd lhe na\'igation, hank <br />stabilization, ll'\'ee and J1uod wall t{-atures Wl' have <br />already noted? <br /> <br />HecrE'alional dl'wlolJrnl'nt" han- he('onlt' a nUIJor <br />featur(- of the main stl'm "ystl'm, Pick ."\[oan planners <br />ml'ntioni;>c! thi;> pott'ntial rl'nl'!ltional ht'nt'fit,.; vI tilt' <br />system. but nl)( in gn.at dt-wil. Fpderal. State, It>('al, <br />and pri\'lltl' rt'nl:'lltinnal dp\e[upments are now an in. <br />tegral pan of the entirt' main stem "ystl'lll, In 19~:i, <br />11.6 million recreation days Wf'Cl' S!ll'l1I b\' \'isitor" 10 <br />the six Corps-opl'rat(-d mBin stem rl'sen'oir projl'e{" <br />alone. In El.....'i the C(lrp.~ lisll'd .').') puhlic and private <br /> <br />access arfoas along I he river below Sioux City, Facilitieli <br />at thest- \"ari(-d from extensi\-t' marina developments <br />to simplt- hoat ramps. <br /> <br />Last,.....e shuuld not forJ;:'el olht'r intl'reslli and public <br />and pri\'ate inHstments in and along lhfo rin'r. <br />Though not Pi('k.:Sloan. or 1Il many cas{-!.' e\'en go\"- <br />t-rnmt-ntaL man.... of these deJ>{-nd upon the ri\-er, or <br />are customers of Ihl' s....stem 10 such an ex[ent that <br />Ih"".... cannol Iw sl'parated from Ihf' ri\'!,-'r and are con- <br />sidl'rl'd h.... man.... to be part and pan'el of th{' riwr <br />s....stt'lll. The>-e dl'vt'\opments include riv{'r t{'rmina!f; <br />and docks. .....utl'r intakes and lrt-atment plants, ri\'- <br />erside irrigation "ystt'ms, rin>rsid{' rent'utiun facili- <br />ties, the ri\'('T's fishNies and wildlife, and the scenic <br />riwr blufh, hrl'aks. find forpsls that add variet.... and <br />heutlty to the :\lissouri Hiwr "aile.\'. <br /> <br />Thi:'l concludb our hri{-finj{_ I apulogii'e that Wt' are <br />unable to gu into detail on individual ('ompol1ents of <br />the main stem s....slem. Howf\'pr. I hopp it dol'S gi\'e <br />....ou fl brief acquaintlU1t'e with the s....stem as. it exists <br />toda..... Thank ....OU. <br /> <br /> ~ <br /> . <br />. I..... <br />:1 ..... ~~ <br /> .'. <br /> <br /> <br />- .. <br />~ M ~ <br />-:~~, <br />:..!"~J;.i; . . <br />.-- ) -. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />~. <br /> <br />,- <br />- <br /> <br />. <br />;:;-- <br /> <br />- <br /> <br /> <br />- <br />- <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />16 <br /> <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />.. <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />....- <br />- <br /> <br />.-- <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />~- <br />- .- <br />