WSP05631

• File Number: 8407.500
• Description: Platte River Basin - River Basin General Publications - Missouri River
• State: CO
• Basin: South Platte
• Water Division: 1
• Date: 1/14/1988
• Author: MBSA
• Title: A Review of the Missouri River Main Stem System Operation
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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In th(' late ]9:Hl~ the Corps of Engineers invt';qig-lltf'd
tht' fea,..ibiJity of t100d com rol downl't Team fr'lI11 ~iollx
('ny. The Flood ('ol11rn] Act of 19-t1 authorized l10nd
COn! wi meaSUrE's ilt ~il!uX City, Omaha, han:<il,,, Cit~..
and along th{' Teacht's of the \Iiss')\lri River down-
stn'am from zo'iollx City.

In ApTI] of 19-1:1, this WiL,. the lir"l l100d Iran fKlIl1.
II major !lood on'urred along the :\lissouri HiwT- Con-
g-rt'ss requestl.d a "tud\' to dt'termlnt> if l100d l'On! wi
measures \\Nt' warranterl_ The Corp" dew-loped II plan
undN tht' dirt-ctlOn of ('olont-I I.oui" Piek. then the
~lI,,"ouri Hi\er Diyis.ion t'ng-inf't'f. The Pick Plan,
which wa;; pre"entt>d to ('ong"rt'"" in Hou"e Documt>nt
~70. 78th C'on~rf''''', recommended cOIl"truction of
dam" Illon~ tht> :\li""ouri HivN for llood ('ontro! and
othN purpn"b. Thf' Hurf'llu of Rt'clarnation WR;; com-
pletin~ a "tudy llr thE' :\1issouri River wht'1l the Corp;;
plan wa;; pre"ellted to C'ollgrt'''''. The BurE':Ju';; plan
....-a" pTt'"entf'd to ('on~rt'''" ill ~t'natt' Document 191.

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78th C'ongre"". It callpd for re"f'r\'oir" along the ~1is'
souri Hin'r tributariel'- and along the main s.tern of the
~lis"ouri Hiwr.

During 19-14 tht> two plan:; ""-ere hittt'rly debated in
Congre"" and tht' pre"ident prt'sented a propo"al to
f'stahli"h a :\Ii.~souri Hin'r \'alley A.uthority patterned
aftN lhe Tennes>'t'e "alley Authority. Establishmt'nt
of thl:' ~li;;,.:.ouri Riwr \'allf'Y Authority ""-8;; opposed
by ba"in interl:',;t;;. In Onobt'r of 19~~ lht' Corps and
thf' Bureau met in Omaha and draftt'd tht' Pick/Sloan
Plan, Thi;; plan wa" presf'ntf'd to Cong"ress in Sf'nate
Do('Ument 2~7. -;'1'jth Congrt'l'-s. On D('-Cemtlt'r 22, 194~,
thf' Flood Control Act of 1944 wa" p8'sl'-ed authorizing
tht' Pick 'Sloan Plan outlined by thf' Corps and tbe
HurE'flll.

In tht> late 19;JOl'- tht' Corp,; inwl'-tigatt'd lht' dt'ep'
t'ning of tht' nayigatiun channt'1 from Sioux Cit.... to St,
Louis. A~ ends.inned tht' plan included a :100 foot wide