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<br />llUSSOURI RIVER, KAKSAS CITr, KAKS., TO FLORENCE, NEBR.
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<br />such manner as to render the work advisable in the interests of com-
<br />merce and navigation.
<br />For the board:
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<br />W. M. BLACK,
<br />{'oZonel, Corps of Engineers,
<br />Senior lI/ember of the Board.
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<br />pnELDfIX.~RY EX.UIIXATIOX OF ~"r-;SOVRl RlVEI:. KA;\TSAS ('ITr.
<br />KAXS., TO FLOREXCE. NEBR.
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<br />WAR DEPARTMEKT,
<br />UNITED STATES ENGINEER OFFICE,
<br />J( nnsas City, lI/ 0., ill flY 27, 191,;.
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<br />From: The District Engineer Officer.
<br />To: The Chief of Engineers, enited States Army
<br />(Through the Di \"ision Engineer).
<br />Subject: Preliminary examination, Missouri. River, Kansas City,
<br />Kans., to F]orence, Nebr.
<br />1. In accordance with instructions contained in department letter
<br />of March 15, 191ii, I submit the following report on pl'e]imiu:lr.,'
<br />examination of Missouri Hiver required by this item in the river :Il1d
<br />harbor act of March 4. 1915: Mi~ouri River- from Kansas City.
<br />Kans., to the northern ]iinits of F]orence, Nebr.
<br />2. The examination was made 1\pl'i] 1::l to Iii, 191:;. In additiOJl
<br />to tmve]ing over this entire stretch of river at that time, I h:lw
<br />made frequent inspections at various points between Kansas City
<br />l.nd Florence during the past three years in connection with oprrn-
<br />tions for improvement of the river. A map 1 is herewith showinl!
<br />the entil'e length of the Missouri Rinr from which may be seen
<br />the relation of the stretch under consideration to the remaindel' of the
<br />valley of the Missouri, Kansas City, I{ans., fronts on the Missouri
<br />Ri\'el' at the month of Kansas River', and also at the Qlliu,laro
<br />pumping station, (j miles farther upstream, The northern limits of
<br />F]ol'ence Ill'e at 1I point about one-half mile above th(! Omaha \\'atl'r'
<br />works. The length of the portion of the stream undel' considel'ation,
<br />measuring from the mouth of KaminS HiveI', is about 280 miles.
<br />}. The most important places on this part ,of the. rin,r are Kan,as
<br />CIty, Leavenworth. .\tctiIson, and 'VllIte Cloud In Kansas, Park-
<br />ville and St. .Joseph in Missouri, Hu]o, Neurnska City, Plattsmollth,
<br />Omahn, and Florence in Nebras]m, and Council B]uffs in Iowa.
<br />4. The genera] chal'llcteristics of the Missouri Ri,'et. anll its water-
<br />shed have been described in many pt'evious reports. It is suflicil'Jlt
<br />to say that the stream is navigable to Fort Benton, Mont., ~,2,,5 miles
<br />p.I'O\-e its mouth. nnd thllt its watershed embmces an urea of about
<br />580,000 square nliles. From the mouth of the Missouri a depth 'lf 6
<br />feet OJ' more at ]OW watel' clIn be ca\'l'ied to the Gulf of Mexico.
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<br />!'UEI'IOUS REPORTS.
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<br />fl. This stretch of river is included in the section from SiouX
<br />City to the mouth, which was the subject of a report published in
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<br />1 Not prln ted.
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