Stream Channelization: Hearings Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Government Operations, House of Representatives, Ninety-second Congress, First Session [-Ninety-third Congress, First Session], Part 3U.S. Government Printing Office, 1971 - 3288 pages |
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Page 1271
... miles of natural bayous which are now protected against channelization and most of these would have been lost ... miles of channel work accomplished by Federal agencies , mainly the corps , and some by the SCS in Louisiana . Of this ...
... miles of natural bayous which are now protected against channelization and most of these would have been lost ... miles of channel work accomplished by Federal agencies , mainly the corps , and some by the SCS in Louisiana . Of this ...
Page 1275
... miles of natural bayous which are now protected against channelization and most of these would have been lost ... miles of channel work accomplished by Federal agencies , mainly the corps , and some by the SCS in Louisiana . Of this ...
... miles of natural bayous which are now protected against channelization and most of these would have been lost ... miles of channel work accomplished by Federal agencies , mainly the corps , and some by the SCS in Louisiana . Of this ...
Page 1277
... miles on each side of - the excavated channel . As an example , salinity ranges are now up 300 percent in Lake Pontchartrain , which covers 640 square miles , as a result of one navigation channel . The channels allow excessive drainage ...
... miles on each side of - the excavated channel . As an example , salinity ranges are now up 300 percent in Lake Pontchartrain , which covers 640 square miles , as a result of one navigation channel . The channels allow excessive drainage ...
Page 1278
... miles of natural streams would be channelized in these particular watersheds , and in addition there would be some 375 miles of channel excavation for new laterals . The projects would drain some 7,700 acres of permanent wa- ter areas ...
... miles of natural streams would be channelized in these particular watersheds , and in addition there would be some 375 miles of channel excavation for new laterals . The projects would drain some 7,700 acres of permanent wa- ter areas ...
Page 1280
... miles of channel work ( snagging , clearing , or channelizing ) accomplished by Federal agencies , on streams ( Corps of Engineers and Soil Conservation Service ) in our State . Of this total , 1,605 miles has occurred in the river ...
... miles of channel work ( snagging , clearing , or channelizing ) accomplished by Federal agencies , on streams ( Corps of Engineers and Soil Conservation Service ) in our State . Of this total , 1,605 miles has occurred in the river ...
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acres of wet Alcovy River amendment areas Bayou benefits Chairman channel improvement channelization projects Colorado River Commission Congress Conservation and Natural construction Corps of Engineers County Soil Conservation Creek Watershed cropland D.C. DEAR damage downstream Drainage District effects environment environmental eral erosion Federal agencies Federal funds fish fish and wildlife Fisheries flood control flood plain Flood prevention Game and Fish Lake location of project losses Louisiana marshes ment moratorium Name and location name of waterway Natural Resources nelized number of acres Number of miles planning problems project include name PROJECTS INVOLVING CHANNELIZATION proposed Public Law 566 Purpose(s recreation result of project REUSS riprapped sediment Soil and Water Soil Conservation District Soil Conservation Service South Dakota sponsoring stream channelization swamps tion tributary Type and number Walsh County Water Conservation District water management waterfowl watershed projects West Virginia wet lands drained wetlands wildlife wildlife habitat wildlife resources wood ducks
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Page 2101 - Mr. Chairman, I move to strike the requisite number of words. (Mr.
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Page 2075 - Mr. Chairman, I offer an amendment. The Clerk read as follows: "Amendment offered by Mr.