ANNUAL REPORT, DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 1953 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS U. S. ARMY 1953 IN TWO PARTS PART 1 Vol. 1 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON : 1953 CONTENTS Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Introductory pages_ 1--------------------------------- 1------- NEw ENGLAND DIVISION ---------------------- - 23 NORTH ATLANTIC DIVISION: New York, N. Y., district__--------------------------- 153 Philadelphia, Pa., district ------------------------ 263 Baltimore, Md., district ------ ------------------ _ 311 Washington, D. C., district ----------------------- 371 Norfolk, Va., district---------- ----------------- 411 SOUTH ATLANTIC DIVIsION: Wilmington, N. C., district ---------------------- 447 Charleston, S. C., district ------------------------- 479 Savannah, Ga., district ---------------------. 493 ------- Jacksonville, iFla., district_ ----------------------- 515 Mobile, Ala., district_ -------------------- 609 LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY DIVISION: New Orleans, La., district_ ----------- 665 Vicksburg, Miss., district_------------------------ 755 Memphis, Tenn., district_ ---------------------- 781 SOUTHWESTERN DIVISION: Galveston, Tex., district ------------------------ 793 Fort Worth, Tex., district___----- ---------------- 851 Albuquerque, N. Mex., district ------------------- 879 Little Rock, Ark., district_ __------------ ---------- 899 Tulsa, Okla., district_ -------------------------- 949 UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY DIVISION: St. Louis, Mo., district------------------------------------ 997 Mississippi River between the Missouri River and Minne- apolis, Minn_--------------------------------------- 1033 Rock Island, Ill., district __ ---- - _ ........- 1047 St. PauI, Minn., district _ _1065 ...... MISSOURI RIVER DIVISION: -__ Kansas City, Mo., district-_ -_. 1103 Omaha, Nebr., district__------- ------------------- -------- 1147 Garrison, N. Dak., district__------------------------------- 1181 Fort Peck, Mont., district_ ------------------------- 1191 OHIO RIVER DIVISION: Ohio River ---------------------------------------------- 1207 Nashville, Tenn., district-------_ _....... 1219 Louisville, Ky., district ____------------- ----------- 1255 Huntington,W.Va.,district--------------------------------- 1307 Pittsburgh, Pa., district- -- ------------------------- 1351 GREAT LAKES DIVISION: Duluth, Minn., district-------------------------------- 1407 Milwaukee, Wis., district___--------------- --------------- 1431 Chicago, Ill., district______...--------------------- 1497 Detroit, Mich., district------------------------------------ 1539 Buffalo, N. Y., district_ 1585 U. S. Lake Survey .......- _ 1647 III IV CONTENTS Page Volume 1 Volume 2 SOUTH PACIFIC DIVISION: Los Angeles, Calif., district-,-.....---.---------- San Francisco, Calif., district--, ------------------ ___ ----- 1655 17Q7 Sacramento, Calif., district-.-.________-_____-_______-.__ . 1759 NORTH PACIFIC DIVISION: Portland, Oreg., district.....-------------------------------------... 1823 Seattle, Wash., district...-------------------------------------1905 Walla Walla, Wash., district.--------------- -------- ------ 1959 Alaska district.__.... _----------------- ------ --- ...... 1981 The Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors.........-------------------- 1999 ------------------------ The Beach Erosion Board------------.............................. 2003 California Debris Commission----------------------------------- 2007 Mississippi River Commission ---------------------------------- 2019 Waterways Experiment Station ..... 2073 ....---------------------------------- Permanent International Association of the Congresses of Navigation.-------------------------------- ------.------- 2075 Interoceanic Canal surveys_ .....------------------ --------------- 2077 Investigations and supervision of projects under the Federal Water Power Act.................------------------------------------------- 2079 Miscellaneous Civil Works-------------------------------------- 2081 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS UNITED STATES ARMY DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS October 16, 1953 Subject: Annual Report, Fiscal Year 1953 To: The Secretary of the Army I present for your information the following report for the fiscal year 1953 on the civil works activities of the Department of the Army which are carried out by the Corps of Engineers. This report pre- sents the engineering, statistical, and fiscal information regarding the authorized Federal improvements for navigation, flood control, andl related water resource developments, similar to that contained in previous annual reports of the Chief of Engineers. S. D. STURGIS, Jr. Major General, Chief of Engineers [2 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 APPROPRIATIONS AND EXPENDITURES For use in the fiscal year 1953 net funds made available to the Corps ,of Engineers for river and harbor operations amounted to $236,793,800 and for flood control operations $325,012,800, a total of $561,806,600. The expenditures from the available funds, including the balances on hand at the beginning of the fiscal year, amounted to $714,986,640.56, of which $272,130,233.26 was for river and harbor work and allied operations and $442,856,407.30 for flood control and related work. New work was completed on 44 river and harbor and flood control projects, materially advanced on 164 other projects and maintenance operations were in progress on 386 projects. The policy of the Corps of Engineers to have work performed by contract, except when the best interests of the United States require hired labor operations, has been followed during the year, 79 percent of all work performed having been done by contract and 21 percent by Government plant and hired labor. The continuation of an adequate check on the cost of work per- formed on river and harbor and flood control projects has been main- tained. Summary of these efforts is reflected throughout this report. In keeping with the President's directive to all Government agen- cies to curtail nondefense expenditures, the Corps of Engineers' con- struction program for rivers and harbors and flood control was care- fully screened to include only those projects which, as directed by the President, directly contribute to national defense or to civilian re- quirements essential in the changed international situation. There- fore, many worthwhile authorized river and harbor and flood control projects that could not be considered as meeting the requirements of the established criteria have been deferred for the duration of the present emergency. ACCIDENT PREVENTION During fiscal year 1953 the application of comprehensive accident -prevention to all new work operations and maintenance continued to hold accidental injuries to a low level. ADVANCE ENGINEERING AND DESIGN New funds appropriated by the Civil Functions Appropriation Act, 1954, approved July 27, 1953, for advance engineering and design for navigation and flood control projects total $1,900,000. These funds, together with unobligated balances, will be used to carry on the plan- ning program during fiscal year 1954. RIVERS AND HARBORS The present program for Federal improvement of rivers and harbors for navigation and allied purposes as authorized by Congress includes projects located throughout the continental United States, Puerto Rico, Alaska, and the Hawaiian Islands. The total estimated cost to com- plete all authorized river and harbor projects presently deemed neces- sary in the interest of commerce and navigation is about $2,231,799,300. RIVERS AND HARBORS 3 Navigation and shore protection operations: Improvement opera- tions were carried out on 46 river and harbor projects, of which 5 were completed. Work on one project was initiated during the year. Maintenance operations were performed on 236 projects, including the numerous coastal ports, harbors, and connecting channels of the Great Lakes, and the extensive Intracoastal Waterway and Missis- sippi River networks, together with the operation and care of the canalized Ohio River system, Illinois Waterway, the Upper Mississippi River, anid the hydroelectric powerplants on the Columbia River at Bonneville Dam, Oreg. and Wash., and the Missouri River at Fort Peck Dam, Mont. In addition to the above-mentioned hydroelectric projects, many of the navigation dams that have been completed or are under construc- tion have been authorized as multiple purpose projects in river and harbor legislation or, most recently, in omnibus bills covering both flood control and river and harbor projects. These multiple purpose projects have been designed to serve in the interest of navigation, flood control, and the production of hydroelectric power. In this con- nection, it may be noted that the authorizing legislation with respect to general project features, including local cooperation, reservoir management, recreation, disposal of power referred to in detail here- after under Flood Control-General, is synonymous in many respects with river and harbor legislation for the authorization of multiple purpose navigation dams. It will be noted from the above that the Corps of Engineers' civil works construction program for the fiscal year 1953 was limited to those projects which would contribute directly to national defense or to essential civilian requirements as well as conserve the resources of men, materials, and equipment. In keeping with this program, a review was made by the Bureau of the Budget of all projects which were eligible for appropriation under Public Law 203, Eighty-second Congress, approved October 24, 1951. The Bureau of the Budget approved the program as it complied in all aspects with the criteria established in the Presidential directive. The principal navigation projects under construction during the fiscal year, by States, are as follows: Demopolis lock and dam, Ala- bama; Arkansas River and tributaries, Arkansas and Oklahoma; Jacksonville to Miami Waterway, Florida; Jim Woodruff lock and dam, Georgia and Florida; Chain of Rocks lateral canal, Illinois; Missouri River from Kansas City, Missouri to Sioux City, Iowa; Keokuk (Lock 19) Iowa; Gulf Intracoastal Waterway-Algiers Cut- off, Louisiana; St. Mary's River powerhouse, Michigan; Mississippi River-St. Anthony Falls, Minnesota; Missouri River, Kansas City to the mouth, Missouri; New York and New Jersey Channels, New Jer- sey; Cleveland Harbor, Ohio; McNary lock and dam, Oregon and Washington; The Dalles lock and dam, Oregon and Washington; Monongahela River, Pennsylvania and West Virginia, lock 2, Penn- sylvania; Schuylkill River, culm removal, Pennsylvania; Cheatham lock and dam, Tennessee; Old Hickory lock and dam, Tennessee; and Chief Joseph Dam, Washington. 4; REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 INACTIVE CANALIZED WATERWAYS The Corps of Engineers has discontinued the operation and main- tenance at Federal expense of 65 locks and 29 dams and other struc- tures on 8 obsolescent waterways, or sections thereof; namely, the Upper Fox River, Wis.; Illinois and Mississippi Canal, Ill.; Osage River, Mo.; Green River, Ky.; Big Sandy River, Ky.; Little Kanawha River, W. Va.; Upper White River, Ark.; and Muskingum River, Ohio. Commercial navigation on these waterways had receded to the point where they afforded little or no benefit to general commercial traffic to justify the continued operation and maintenance of the struc- tures at Federal expense. State and local governmental agencies and industrial concerns have been given an opportunity to assume the responsibility for mainte- nance of the discontinued facilities in consideration of the strictly local benefits derived therefrom. COMMERCE The waterborne commerce of the United States, Puerto Rico, Alaska, and the Hawaiian Islands for the calendar year 1952 is con- tained in part 2 of the annual report for the fiscal year 1953. WORK FOR OTHER AGENCIES Major dredging operations and construction of other fleet facilities were carried out during the year at various permanent reserve fleet sites for the United States Maritime Commission with funds trans- ferred from that agency. Miscellaneous dredging and related work was also performed for the Navy and other Government agencies on a reimbursement basis during the year. GENERAL FLOOD CONTROL The authorized general flood control program, exclusive of the programs for the alluvial valley of the lower Mississippi River and the Sacramento River, Calif., is covered in this section. The au- thorized programs for those two rivers are discussed in the two succeeding sections. Congress in the flood control act approved June 22,1936, established, and in the amendatory and supplemental general flood control acts approved August 28, 1937, June 28, 1938, August 11, 1939, August 18, 1941, December 22, 1944, July 24, 1946, June 30, 1948, and May 17, 1950, reaffirmed the general policy that flood control throughout the United States is a proper activity of the Federal Government, in cooperation with the States and local communities, and that the Fed- eral Government should improve or participate in the improvement of navigable waters or their tributaries for flood control purposes, if such projects are economically justified and if the lives and social security of people are otherwise adversely affected. Those acts also specified the local cooperation required for the projects authorized therein. These requirements of local cooperation, in brief, are as follows: a. Dam and reservoir projects authorized in any of the aforemen- tioned flood control acts are constructed entirely at the expense of the GENERAL FLOOD CONTROL 5 United States and are maintained and operated by the Corps of Engineers. No local cooperation is required for dam and reservoir projects unless specifically prescribed by special provisions of law. b. For local flood protection projects, except channel improvement or channel rectification projects authorized by the acts of 1936, 1937, an& 1938, local interests must provide without cost to the United States all lands, easements, and rights of way necessary for the con- struction of the projects, hold and save the United States free from damages due to the construction works and maintain and operate all the works after completion in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Army. Channel improvement and channel rectification projects authorized by the acts of 1936, 1937, and 1938 are built at Federal expense, and no local cooperation is required. Ex- ceptions to these general rules are provided by law in the case of certain specific projects. The Congress stated in the flood control act approved December 22, 1944, and reaffirmed in the acts approved July 24, 1946, and June 30, 1948, that in connection with the exercise of jurisdiction over the rivers of the Nation through the construction of works of improvement for navigation or flood control, it is the policy of the Congress to recog- nize the interests and rights of the States in determining the develop- ment of the watersheds within their borders, and likewise their in- terests and rights in water utilization and control. In conformity with this policy Congress provided that plans, proposals, or reports of the Chief of Engineers for any works of improvement for navigation or flood control not previously authorized, or authorized in the Flood Control Act of December 22, 1944, shall be submitted to the Congress only after these plans, proposals, or reports have been submitted to the governors of the States concerned, or such officials or agencies of the affected State, or States, as may be designated by the governors and after coordination with the Secretary of the Interior, if the drainage basin under investigation is located in a State lying wholly or in part west of the ninety-seventh meridian. Authority for the development of recreation facilities in connection with reservoirs under the control of the Department of the Army is contained in the 1944 and 1946 Flood Control Acts which authorize the Chief of Engineers, under the supervision of the Secretary of the Army to construct, maintain, and operate public park and recre- ational facilities in such reservoir areas and to permit the construction maintenance, and operation of such facilities. The acts also authorize the Secretary of the Army to grant leases of lands, including structures or facilities thereon, in reservoir areas for such periods and upon such terms as he may deem reasonable; and provide that the water areas of all such reservoirs shall be open to public use generally with- out charge for boating, swimming, bathing, fishing, and other recre- ational purposes, and ready access to and exit from such water areas along the shores of such reservoirs shall be maintained for general public use when such use is determined by the Secretary of the Army not to be contrary to the public interest. These acts further provide that no use of any such area shall be permitted which is inconsistent with the laws for the protection of fish and game of the State in which the area is situated. 6 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 The policy for the development of reservoirs to provide for the best possible utilization of the water resources of the Nation was broadened by the 1944 flood control act, which states that whenever the Secretary of the Army determines upon recommendation by the Secretary of the Interior that any dam and reservoir project operated under the direction of the Secretary of the Army may be utilized for irrigation purposes, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to construct, operate, and maintain under the provisions of the Federal reclamation laws such additional works in connection therewith as he may deem necessary for irrigation purposes. Such irrigation works may be undertaken only after a report and findings thereon have been made by the Secretary of the Interior as provided under reclamation laws and after subsequent specific authorization of the Congress (by an authorization act). A procedure for the disposal of electric power and energy generated at reservoir projects under the control of the Department of the Army, and in the opinion of the Secretary of the Army not required in the operation of such projects, was prescribed by the Congress in the Flood Control Act approved December 22, 1944. In accordance with this legislation such electric power and energy is to be delivered to the Secretary of the Interior, who shall transmit and dispose of this power and energy in such manner as to encourage the most widespread use thereof at the lowest possible rates to consumers consistent with sound business principles, the rate schedules to become effective upon con- firmation and approval by the Federal Power Commission. The legislation states that preference in the sale of such power and energy shall be given to public bodies and cooperatives. Authority is contained in section 2 of the Flood Control Act of August 28, 1937, as amended, for the removal of accumulated snags and other debris and clearing and straightening the channel in navi- gable streams and tributaries when, in the opinion of the Chief of Engineers, such work is advisable. The Flood Control Act of 1946 authorized allotment of $1,000,000 per year for the construction of emergency bank protection works to prevent flood damage to highways, bridge approaches, and public works when, in the opinion of the Chief of Engineers, such work is advisable. The flood control act approved December 22, 1944, placed upon the Secretary of War the responsibility of prescribing regulations for the use of storage allocated for flood control or navigation at reservoirs constructed wholly or in part with Federal funds. The flood control act approved June 30, 1948, was in a sense an emergency bill, inasmuch as only projects presenting an emergency or acute condition were considered by the Congressional Committees on Public Works. That act contained several changes in existing law, as follows: (1) It provided authorization for the construction of small flood control projects, subject to certain conditions of local cooperation, and economic justification, provided the cost of each project did not exceed $100,000, and placed a limitation of $2,000,000 per year on the total allotment for this type of remedial work for any one fiscal year; (2) Increased the scope of emergency repair authority GENERAL FLOOD CONTROL contained in Section 12 of the Flood Control Act of July 24, 1946, by permitting the Corps of Engineers to perform certain necessary work beyond that required to restore the damaged structure to its original condition. The President, on May 17, 1950, signed into law the first major omnibus river and harbor and flood control act since 1946. This act, in addition to providing authority for the construction of numerous navigation projects throughout the Nation, authorized the initiation and continuation of all types of flood control projects ranging from small local protection works to comprehensive multiple purpose developments for the control and conservation of the floodwaters of the great river basins, such as the Mississippi, Ohio, and Missouri. This act, known as Public Law 516, 81st Congress, contains several changes in existing law as follows: (1) Provides authority for installa- tion and maintenance of telephone service in dam tenders' dwellings at flood control dams; (2) Increases the emergency monetary fund provided for the repair and restoration of existing flood control struc- tures threatened or destroyed by floods from $2,000,000 to $15,000,000; (3) Increases the monetary fund provided for the construction of small flood control projects not specifically authorized by Congress from $2,000,000 to $3,000,000 for any one fiscal year with the provision that not more than $150,000 shall be allotted for this purpose at any single locality from the appropriation for any one fiscal year. Congress, since passage of the basic flood control law in 1936, has provided a monetary authorization totaling $3,758,784,400 for the construction of approximately 994 projects dispersed throughout the nation. The Civil Functions Department of the Army Appropriation Act, 1954, approved July 27, 1953, made available funds in the amount of $152,779,000 for flood control, general, projects. This amount, together with all previously appropriated funds provided by the Congress, for the prosecution of the authorized flood control, general, program, totals $2,752,960,975. In addition to these authorizations Congress has approved general comprehensive plans covering most of the important river basins of the country and including many additional projects for flood control, hydroelectric power, and allied water uses. All of these projects are parts of comprehensive, coordinated plans for the river basins of the Nation to provide desirable and economic flood protection and allied benefits for a large number of centers of industry and population and for many thousands of acres of rich, agricultural land. A number of reservoirs in the authorized program also provide favorable pos- sibilities for the economic development of large quantities of hydro- electric power. Several of the projects now authorized include power- generating machinery in the initial developments. During the year 42 flood control projects were either completed and in operation or construction work was sufficiently advanced so that they could be placed in partial operation. Thus, at the end of the fiscal year, 409 flood control projects were successfully functioning in the interest of flood control and allied purposes. 8 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 Construction work during the year was continued on 126 flood con- trol projects including reservoirs and projects which would provide benefits of a local character, such as levees, flood walls, channel im- provements, etc. During the year construction work was initiated on 6 projects. Abnormally high precipitation during the fiscal year 1953 resulted in disastrous floods at many localities throughout the Nation. Precipitation during March 1953 was very heavy throughout New England and many weather observers reported record monthly amounts. The Androscoggin River, Saco River, upper Merrimack River, portions of the Berkshire Hills in western Massachusetts, and the coastal region of the State of Connecticut, all received monthly totals varying from 10 to over 14 inches. In general, the daily amounts of precipitation were not unusually high, but the recurrence interval of 1 to 2 days, combined with snow melt from the head- waters, were sufficient to produce a series of flood flows on most of the New England rivers. Two lives were lost and damages estimated at $7,300,000 were experienced. The regulation of the nine Corps of Engineers flood control reservoirs, supplemented by local protection works, prevented damages amounting to $16,632,000. Abnormally high precipitation that began on April 24 and con- tinued intermittently to 19 May, with totals in excess of 30 inches at a number of points, resulted in disastrous floods along the Red, Black, Calcasieu, Mermentau, and Vermillion Rivers in Louisiana and the Neches, Sulphur and Sabine River Basins in eastern Texas. In Louisiana, Shreveport, Baton Rouge, Alexandria, and Lake Charles suffered the most damages of the larger towns and cities. On the Sabine River in Texas, damage in Orange was considerable but was held to a minimum by flood fighting efforts of national, State, and cof local interests. A 12,000 feet long levee was constructed in the vicinity Orange. With an expenditure of $200,000, flood damages estimated :at $5,000,000 were prevented. Total damages for this flood have not been determined, but are expected to be $10,000,000. The May-June floods were caused by above-normal precipitation occurring in a number of storms in portions of the Red River of the N.orth basin in Minnesota and North Dakota. The two major storm periods were May 28-30 and June 15-16 1953. The region of heavy ,precipitation covered a wide area between Wahpeton and Fargo, IN. Dak. For North Dakota, as a whole, this was the wettest May since 1926. The storms came at a period when crops were highly susceptible to damage from inundations and, consequently, agricul- tural damages were great in some areas. Total estimated damages in the Red River of the North Basin from direct river overflow resulting from storms of May 28-30 and June 15-16 1953 are $2,475,400. In areas along the upper Red River of the North and in other areas throughout the upper portion of the basin, the heavy rainfall during the two storms caused extensive crop damage in areas outside the river flood plains. Losses due to rainfall inundation, poor drainage, and erosion have not been evaluated but are believed to have exceeded the losses resulting from direct stream overflow. Flood damages pre- vented by existing flood control improvements are estimated at $245,000. SACRAMENTO RIVER FLOOD CONTROL 9 Floods extending from the international boundary south to Great Falls, Mont., area were generally the largest since 1908. Tributaries of the Missouri River from Helena to Fort Benton were in flood as a result of snowmelt and heavy rains. Floods in small streams were high and in many instances exceeded previous maxima. Widespread damage to railroads and highways occurred. Total preliminary esti- mate of flood damages is $4,900,000. Peak inflow into Fort Peck Reservoir was nearly 120,000 cubic feet per second. Flood storage prevented damages that are estimated at $5,000,000. The Governor of Montana declared that a state of emergency existed in 14 counties of northwestern Montana. At the request of the Governor the area. was declared a "major disaster area" by the President. The Corps of Engineers at the request of the Federal Civil Defense Administration, made a damage survey immediately following the flood to determine the type and amount of assistance required to alleviate damage and. to repair essential public facilities. SACRAMENTO RIVER FLOOD CONTROL The authorized project for the control of floods and other pur- poses on the Sacramento River, Calif., as adopted by the flood control acts approved March 1, 1917, May 15, 1928, August 26, 1937, and August 18, 1941, provides for the enlargement of river channels, the, excavation of cutoffs, the construction of levees, weirs, bank protec- tion, and pumping facilities in the lower Sacramento River Valley and for channel clearing, rectification and snagging on the Sacra- mento River and tributaries in Tehama County, and from Red Bluff southerly. The total estimated Federal cost of the project is $63,535,- 000. Up to the present time Federal funds in the amount of $47,611,- 500 have been appropriated by Congress for the prosecution of this project, including $3,800,000 provided for in the Department of the Army Civil Appropriation Act, 1954, approved July 27, 1953. Local interests have expended funds in excess of $52,000,000 on this project including a cash contribution of approximately $6,761,700 for con- struction by the Corps of Engineers of protective works related to the authorized project. In addition to this existing project, Congress in the flood control act approved December 22, 1944, as a part of the general flood control program, authorized the modification of the existing project for the Sacramento River to provide for certain changes and extensions in levees and other structures, and for the construction of nine local levee and channel improvements, the Black Butte Dam and Reservoir and the low Table Mountain Dam and Reservoir with power facilities substantially in accordance with the recommendations of the Chief o Engineers in House Document No. 649, Seventy-eighth Congress, second session. The estimated Federal cost revised in 1953 is $120,653,000. The project works of the Sacramento flood control project provide. protection to cities and towns, to thousands of acres of agricultural lands, and to railway and highway networks of great importance to, the civilian economy of the western part of the United States. Work accomplished during the year included levee construction; enlargement of uncompleted levees; removal of debris; bank protec- 10 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 tion; rectification of channels; channel clearing; and miscellaneous work, including preliminary surveys, explorations, and preparation of contract plans. MISSISSIPPI RIVER FLOOD CONTROE, Progress was made during the fiscal year 1953 on the flood control project for the alluvial valley of the Mississippi River, adopted by the flood control act approved May 15, 1928, and amended by the acts approved June 15, 1933, June 28, 1938, August 18, 1941, December 22, 1944, July 24, 1946, June 30, 1948, and May 17, 1950. The 1936 amend- ment retained the purpose of the 1928 act and the features completed under that authority, and authorized an additional $272,000,000 for extension of flood control work on the lower Mississippi River. The 1938 amendment removed legislative restrictions with respect to cer- tain features of the amended plan and authorized $40,000,000 for work in addition to that contemplated for the project as amended in 1936. The 1941 amendment provided for the abandonment of the Boeuf and Eudora floodways and extension and for raising main Mississippi River levees to confine within those levee lines between the mouths of the Arkansas and Red Rivers the project flood without.a floodway west of the Mississippi River. That amendment also authorized certain minor modifications and backwater protection in the Yazoo and Red River backwater areas at an estimated additional cost of $25,982,000. The 1944 amendment modified the existing project to provide for a navigation channel 12 feet deep and 300 feet wide at low water between Cairo, Ill., and Baton Rouge, La., by the execution of a channel improvement and stabilization program at an estimated cost of $200,000,000 and also modified the project for flood protection in the backwater area of the Yazoo River to include additional work at an estimated cost of $1,952,000. The 1946 amendment increased the project authorization by $161,675,500 to provide for several new items of related work; for incorporating in the alluvial valley project items of work that had been previously adopted under "Flood control, general" legislation but that were physically located within the alluvial valley and should be a part of the comprehensive project; and for the increased cost of construction of the unfinished features of the comprehensive project. The 1948 amendment modified the project to provide for the improvement of the Mississippi River with respect to the West Tennessee tributaries; the improvement of the L'Anguille River, Ark.; and the Devils Swamp project at Baton Rouge, La. The Flood Control Act of 1950 increased the authorization for the Red River backwater area from $14,000,000 to $29,000,000; authorized flood control and major drainage improvement in the St. Francis River Basin at a partial cost of $20,000,000; modified the 1946 Flood Control Act with respect to local cooperation; authorized the plan for flood protection in the Cache River Basin at a partial cost of $10,000,000; amended the 1928 Flood Control Act to include flood- control improvements in the Parish of Orleans, La.; authorized the filling of Grant's Canal at Lake Providence, La., at a cost of $11,000; MISSISSIPPI RIVER FLOOD CONTROL 11 authorized flood protection for Des Arc, Ark., at a cost of $228,000; aithorized the project for Lake Pontchartrain, La., at a cost of $3,150,000; authorized the project for emergency bank protection on the Amite River at a cost of $50,000; authorized the project for Grand Prairie Region and Bayou Meto Basin at a partial cost of $6,000,000 and, in addition to the above items, the Lower Mississippi River project was increased by an additional $200,000,000. The total authorization for the project as amended and supplemented is now $1,292,748,500, of which $812,157,688 has been appropriated through fiscal year 1953. In accordance with the provision of the act approved August 18, 1941, "that funds hereafter expended for maintenance shall not be considered as reducing present remaining balances of authorizations," it is estimated that $155,870,136 expended for maintenance since Au- gust 18, 1941, or scheduled for expenditure during fiscal year 1953, will not be deducted from the total authorizations for the project. Noteworthy progress was made on principal features of the project on the main river, on the tributaries and in the side basins. Main- stem work on levees, revetments, Memphis Harbor and the Morganza control structures was satisfactorily accomplished. Features in the Atchafalaya Basin which were vigorously pushed toward completion included the high level crossings in the Morganza floodway, and flood control below Morgan City. Work on the tributaries included acceler- ation of the construction of the Enid and Grenada Reservoirs, Green- wood protection works, and Red River backwater levees. Under section 6 of the 1928 act, flood control work was undertaken on the Mississippi River between Rock Island, Ill., and Cape Girar- deau, Mo., and on outlets and tributaries affected by backwaters on the Mississippi River, wherever the local contributions of one-third of the costs were provided as required by law. The Department was able to assist localities in the emergency repair of flood control works on tributaries of the Mississippi River threat- ened or destroyed by flood, under the provisions of section 9 of the act approved June 15, 1936. Work accomplished on the adopted project for the alluvial valley of the Mississippi River has demonstrated its effectiveness by afford- ing protection from general overflow for a period of more than twenty years to date. However, because of the elimination of the Eudora floodway by the Flood Control Act of 1941, the levee system which constitutes the major part of the project is not yet sufficiently complete to afford protection against predicted floods. Even a partial overflow of the valley may interrupt postal service, transcontinental and inter- state commerce, and produce widespread destruction and disorder, national in scope. As flood control of this vast alluvial valley and navigation of the lower Mississippi River are important to the national economy and to the security of a large number of people, this project should be steadily prosecuted toward completion. 12 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 SURVEYS During the year reports in response to 47 items of law enacted by Congress and resolutions adopted by Congressional committees au- thorizing investigations of the advisability of potential river and har- bor and flood control improvements were completed and transmitted to Congress with the recommendations of the Chief of Engineers. Of these investigations, 9 were preliminary examinations and 3 were surveys made in response to authority contained in river and harbor and flood control acts, and 35 were reexaminations undertaken pur- suant to committee resolutions. Three of the above reexaminations were limited to preliminary examination scope and were transmitted to the Committee on Public Works of the House of Representatives for authority to submit a report of survey scope. In addition, the Chief of Engineers completed reports on 11 cooperative beach ero- sion control studies and transmitted one interim survey report to Congress. The Public Works Committees of Congress adopted 34 resolutions requesting review of prior reports on proposed river and harbor and flood control improvements. In addition, an act approved July 9, 1952, Public Law 479, 82d Congress, contains authorization for a preliminary examination and survey of Las Vegas Wash, Nev., for flood control and allied purposes. "Pursuant to section 205 of the Flood Control Act approved May 17, 1950; the President's directive to the Secretary, Department of the Army dated October 9, 1950; and resolution adopted by the Fed- eral Inter-Agency River Basin Committee on October 27, 1950, the New England-New York Inter-Agency Committee was formed to survey the resources and related matters of the New England-New York region. Membership consists of one representative each of the Department of Agriculture, Department of the Army, Department of Commerce, Department of Health, Education and Welfare, Depart- ment of the Interior, Department of Labor, and the Federal Power Commission, with the Department of the Army the chairman agency. The survey is being conducted in cooperation with the Governors of the seven States participating in the survey. Scheduled completion date for the survey report is June 30, 1955. Information and data are being obtained through the field offices of the Federal agencies and the departments of the seven States, supplemented by public hearings held throughout the region. Periodic joint conferences are held with the Governors to coordinate Federal and State activities. Approxi- mately 75 percent of the information and data have been obtained, evaluated, and integrated into usable form for presentation in the comprehensive report. The cost of the work to the Corps of Engineers during the fiscal year amounted to $694,20 and expenditures were $740,887. Unexpended balance of $49,929, together with an allot- ment of $600,000 received in fiscal year 1954, a total of $649,929, less accounts payable of $4,757 will be applied as needed during fiscal year 1954 to payment of expenses incurred under this heading. For SURVEYS 13 itemized reports see reports of the New England Division and the New York and Buffalo districts." "The Flood Control Act of 1950 (approved May 17,1950) authorized and directed the Secretary of the Army to cause preliminary exami- nations and surveys for flood control and allied purposes to be made under the direction of the Chief of Engineers, and authorized and di- rected the Secretary of Agriculture to cause preliminary examinations and surveys for runoff and waterflow retardation and soil erosion pre- vention of the Arkansas-White-Red River Basins in Arkansas, Louisi- ana, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, Kansas, and Missouri, with the view of developing comprehensive integrated plans of im- provement as may be provided for under Federal policies and proce- dures, all to be coordinated with the Department of Interior, Depart- ment of Agriculture, Federal Power Commission, other appropriate Federal agencies, and with the States as required by existing law." On May 19, 1950, the President of the United States in identical letters to the secretaries of the interested Federal departments, requested that they "organize an inter-agency committee, formulate procedure, and map out a joint plan of investigation, indicating specifically the precise responsibilities of each and the prospective allocation of agency re- sources to the joint effort." He further stated that "because of the language contained in H. R. 5472, it seems desirable that the Depart- ment of the Army be designated as the chairman agency. * * * The final product of such a joint inter-agency investigation should be a single comprehensive report embracing the coordinated views of all agencies concerned." In compliance with this request of the President, the Federal Inter-Agency River Basin Committee in Washington met on June 12, 1950, and by resolution directed the formation of the Arkansas-White-Red River Basins Inter-Agency Committee. This committee consists of one member each from the Department of the Army, Department of the Interior, Department of Agriculture, De- partment of Commerce, Federal Power Commission, and Federal Se- curity Agency. It further provides that the Governors of the eight States referred to "shall be invited by the Federal Inter-Agency River Basin Committee to participate in the regular meetings of the Ar- kansas-White-Red Basins Inter-Agency Committee for the purpose of keeping the members advised of the interests of the States in the plans or proposals under discussion." The Department of Labor has had an observer on the Arkansas- White-Red Basins Inter-Agency Committee since the February 25, 1953, meeting. The Secretary of Labor designated a representative to full membership on the Inter-Agency Committee on June 16, 1953. Col. Herbert T. Vogel, Corps of Engineers, United States Army, was division engineer and chairman of the Inter-Agency Committee dur- ing fiscal year 1953. The Arkansas-White-Red office, southwestern division, Tulsa, Okla., was established on August 1, 1950. The officer in charge, AWR office, is a direct assistant to the division engineer and acts for him on AWR matters both within the Corps of Engineers and with other Federal agencies, and the States. During the fiscal year 1953, the Inter-Agency Committee has held 4 formal and 9 in- 277309-53-voL. - 2 14 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 formal meetings. Organization and procedures to permit existing Federal and State agencies to develop a coordinated plan for Arkansas, White, and Red River Basins have been the subject of continuing dis- cussions. Other accomplishments in fiscal year 1953 have been the establishment of procedures and mechanics of assembling proposed or possible solutions and the development of plans for the 17 major subjects to be reported upon. This phase of coordination was well advanced and was covered in Combined Needs and Possible Solutions Reports by Water Use and Control Groups and by other work groups. Most of these reports have been prepared and distributed for review of State and Federal agencies. The completion date established for the report is June 30, 1955. The total funds expended by Corps of Engineers' Offices for the AWR Report as of June 30, 1953, amount to $1,860,707.43. The gathering of hydrological data in Nicaragua, under authority contained in the river and harbor act approved on June 20, 1938, was continued. The cooperative programs with the United States Weather Bureau and the United States Geological Survey for the purpose of more adequately meeting the basic hydrologic requirements of the Corps of Engineers in the planning, design, and operation of flood control and river-and-harbor improvements were continued. Projects included in cooperation with the Weather Bureau were: (1) operation of a nationwide network of recording rain gages; (2) hydrometeorological investigations and review of the studies of major storms of record, publication of report containing charts representing seasonal varia- tion of the standard project storm, preparation of a report on the meteorology of floods at St. Louis, continued hurricane studies to de- termine pressure, wind, and kinetic energy distribution within hurri- canes that have affected the United States during the past 50 years; and (3) the operation of nationwide series of river and rainfall reporting networks. The stream gaging program was continued in cooperation with the United States Geological Survey. SURVEYS FOR NAVIGATION, FLOOD CONTROL, POWER, AND IRRIGATION Existing project. The existing project provides for making in- vestigations of those navigable streams and their tributaries whereon power development appears feasible and practicable, with a view to the formulation of general plans for the most effective improvement of such streams for the purposes of navigation and the prosecution of such improvement in combination with the most efficient development of the potential water power, the control of floods and the needs of irrigation. The River and Harbor Act of January 21, 1927, adopted the project as laid down in House Document 308, 69th Congress, first session, and added the following streams to those listed in that document: Red River, Yazoo River and tributaries, Pearl River, Altamaha River and tributaries, tributaries of the Warrior, Coosa, and Tombigbee Rivers. The flood control act approved May 15, 1928, extended the scope of the investigation and surveys so as to include tributaries of the Mississippi River system, subject to destructive floods, and laid down certain additional investigations on these tributaries. Further study or review of reports is authorized by section 6 of the River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935, reading as follows: That the surveys authorized pursuant to section 1 of the River and Harbor Act of January 21, 1927, and House Document No. 308, Sixty-ninth Congress, first session, shall be supplemented by such additional study or investigation as the Chief of Engineers finds necessary to take into account important changes in economic factors as they occur, and additional streamflow records, or other factual data. Operationsand results. Work on each of the surveys involved was inaugurated in the spring of 1928. Valuable cooperation has been received from other Federal agencies; from State, county, and munici- pal engineers; from levee and drainage districts, hydroelectri: com- panies, railroads, universities, and other local sources of information. Stream-gaging stations, where needed, have been established mainly in cooperating with the United States Geological Survey. At the close of the fiscal year 1949, surveys of 191 streams had been completed and reports thereon transmitted to Congress, and reports on the re- maining streams well advanced to completion. For list of reports transmitted to Congress, see Annual Report for 1938, pages 1953-1957. In addition, four reports have been transmitted to Congress as follows: Name of stream Transmitted to Congress Printed in document No. Mississippi River above mouth of the Ohio River . . Mar. 16, 1940 H. 669, 76th Cong., 3d sess. Susquehanna River and tributaries------------, _ -- Apr. 11,1942 H. 702, 77th Cong., 2d sess. Muskingum River and its tributaries, Ohio_------------ July 13, 1943 H. 251, 78th Cong., 1st sess. St. Marys River, Ga., and Fla., and North River, Ga ..... May 17, 1948 H. 680, 80th Cong., 2d sess. 15 16 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 MISCELLANEOUS CIVIL WORKS Miscellaneous civil works have, as heretofore, been administered by the Corps of Engineers. These works are varied in character and include the administration of the Federal laws enacted for the pro- tection and preservation of the navigable waters of the United States, which govern the following: Granting of permits for structures or operations in navigable waters; approval of the location and plans of bridges, dams, dikes, or causeways; alteration of obstructive bridges; investigation and removal of sunken vessels or other obstruc- tions endangering navigation; establishment of regulations for the use, administration, and navigation of navigable waters, including drawbridge regulations; establishment of anchorage grounds, special anchorage areas, danger zones, dumping grounds, restricted areas,. fishing areas, and harbor lines; investigations of the discharge or deposit of refuse matter of any kind in navigable waters; prevention of pollution of coastal navigable waters by oil; determination of the heads of navigation and the extent to which the laws shall apply to specific streams; supervision of the harbor of New York to prevent obstructive or injurious deposits in the tidal waters thereof, including the waters of Long Island Sound; establishment of reasonable rates of toll for transit across bridges over navigable waters; granting of per- mits for the occupation and use of Federal works under control of the Corps of Engineers; studies for the preservation of Niagara Falls and the supervision of power companies diverting water therefrom; reports of international boards on operations affecting international boundary waters; and legislation in connection with the foregoing. APPROPRIATIONS The funds with which the works for the maintenance and improvement of rivers and harbors and flood control were prosecuted during the fiscal year were derived from unexpended balances of prior appropriations and from the following appropriation acts; and by transfer from other departments: Appropriation title D: River and Flood control Miscellaneous Total by appro- ateactof harbor priation acts Civil Functions Appropriation Act, 1953: 1 Maintenance and improvement of existing river and harbor works Jul y 11,1952 $236,788, 800.00 .--------------------......... $236, 788, 800.00 Flood control, general ..---- ----------------------... _do .....-- --------------- $255,742,800.00 255, 742, 800.00 Flood control, general, emergencies -- ..- -- -----------.. . . .. ..------------. do ... 8, 000, 000. 00 8, 000, 000. 00 ..... do ... . -. - -- -- - 60,020,000.00 60, 020, 000.00 Flood control, Mississippi River and tributaries--- --- 00 S........... -- - - - -- - - Flo od cont ro l on tr ib utar ies o f M iss iss ip p i R ive r, e me rgen cies . . . . . . . ._ _- -_. . . . . . . ._.. . . . . . . do ... __ - - - - - 250, 000.00 - 250, 000.00 Flood control, Sacramento River, Calif _____-... . .. do 1, 000, 000. 00 1,000, 000. 00 Niagara redevelopment works investigation, Corps of Engineers --------------------..........................---- do ..... $100, 000.00 100, 000. 00 b Total--------------- 236, 788, 800. 00 325, 012, 800.00 100, 000. 00 561, 901, 600. 00 0 Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1953: 1 Maintenance and improvement of existing river and harbor works .... --............ _ _.......... Jul y 15,1952 5,000. 00 .---------------- --------------- 5,000.00 Hydraulic mining in California, debris fund - --......- __---............. -...-......- Jut ne 19, 1934 127, 484.97 ---------------------------- . 127, 97 484. Payments to States, Flood Control Act June 28, 1938- ..--.......- - - 3-------------------.un te 28,1938 42, 679.10 42, 679.10 0' Hospital and domiciliary facilities, Veterans' Administration (transfer to Army): Cash ....---------------------------------------------------------------------- Ma r. 4, 1931 -- - - 21, 300, 000. 00 21, 300, 000. 00 Contract authorization- ...... _do ...... ---------------....-------- ----- -18, 309, 720.68 -18, 309, 720. 68 Total ................-------------------.. .... .......... -.---... .-..... - 2, 990, 279. 32 2, 990, 279. 32 American section, International Commission (transfer to Army), 1952------------..........-----------. Octt. 22,1951 --- -8, 596.15 -8, 596.15 Department of State Appropriation Act, 1949: Salaries and expenses, Philippine Rehabilitation, Department of State (transfer to Army), 1947- 1950 .........-.....................--.......--..------------...-----......---....------------------------.. Ju ne 3, 1948 -28, 711.58 -28, 711. 58 Salaries and expenses, Philippine Rehabilitation, Department of State (transfer to Army), 1947- 1951---------- ---- _do ...---- -- 23, 700.00 -23, 700.00 Tot.al .... ........... ...... . ... . ..... .. -52, 411.58 -52, 411.58 I Also reflected in Report of the Chief of Engineers, U. S. Army, 1952. I.A APPROPRIATIONS-Continued I., Appropriation title Date of act Riverand Flood control Miscellaneous Total by appo- harbor priation acts 00 M Repairs to Old Bay Line Pier, Washington Channel, Public Works, D. C........-------------------- July 15, 1952 .....-----------------------------.............. $26, 700. 00 $26, 700.00 Maintenance and operation, certain Federal water mains outside the District of Columbia, 1951__ _ Sept. 6, 1950 _ ............---------------------------- -236. 26 -236. 26 0 Grand total-appropriated funds - ...........-------------- -------------------------------------------....... .... $236, 921, 284. 97 $325, 012, 800. 00 3, 098, 414. 43 565, 032, 499.40 Trust Funds (Contributions and advances): 0 Funds contributed for improvement of rivers and harbors _ ------------------------------ Various ...- 332, 482. 06 ---- __--- ------------.................... 332, 482. 06 Funds contributed for flood control, rivers and harbors ________..............._____ _______......____ -- do ..------ -------------- 5, 202, 268.25------------- 5, 202, 268.25 Total contributed funds .............. ....----------------------------- ------------------------------- 332, 482.06 5, 202, 268. 25 -------.....--------- 5, 534, 750. 31 O Funds Transferred from other Departments as Working Funds: z Working fund, Army, engineers, civil_ .... _______-------__ ____......______........__ ........ .. Various ---------------- 2, 836,182. 77 2, 836,182. 77 Cr Working fund, Army, engineers, civil, 1951-------------------------------------------------------... do --- -----------------------------.. -14, 598.85 -14, 598.85 Ind Working fund, Army, engineers, civil, 1952 Working fund, Army, engineers, civil, 1953- ---------------------------------------------.................... --------------------------------------- .. do ....-------- .. ------ do--- ----------------------------- -------------- -280, 879. 24 2,183,716.93 -280, 879. 24 2,183, 716. 9 Mzc3 C! Working fund, Army, miscellaneous civil, 1950.._---.----.-------- - -- --------------- do- do- ..- ..-- -------------------- - 6, 633. 49 -6, 633. 49 Working fund, Army, miscellaneous civil, 1950-53 ...--------------------------------------...do .....-------- ..... ....... ..----------------6, 633. 49 6, 633. 49 Working fund, Army, engineers miscellaneous civil, 1953- - Working fund, Army, engineers, civil (trust fund) --- do ---------------------- .----------------------------------... do ........... - ------------ .. .......-----------..------------ 7, 572. 20 284. 86 7, 572. 20 284.86 X C/ Working fund, Army, engineers, civil, 1953 (trust fund) ....---- ------------------------------ do---- ..............--.. ..-------------..... .....---------- 77, 254. 60 77, 254. 60 Total working funds------------........ .. .......-------------------------------------------------------.-- ----------- .. --...... --........ ... -- 4, 809, 533. 27 4, 809, 533. 27 CC Grand total all funds _.....----------------- .------------------ - 237, 253, 767. 03 -...... -__ .....------------------ 330, 215, 068. 25 7, 907, 947. 70 575, 376, 782. 98 Ca EXPENDITURES 19 EXPENDITURES The total actually expended under the direction of the Chief of Engineers in connection with the maintenance and improvement of rivers and harbors, flood control, and other miscellaneous works during the fiscal year ended June 30, 1953, is as follows: Expenditures Appropriation title Appropiation New work Maintenance Total .Rivers and Harbors: Maintenance and improvement of existing river and harbor works ... (1) $182, 826, 616. 062 $88, 626, 682. 173 $271, 453, 298. 23 Power plant, Bonneville Dam, Columbia River, Oregon, construc- tion -......... . (1) 322.42 19, 19, 322. 42 Alteration of bridges over navigable waters of the United States-......__ Various-...... 504, 947. 81 504, 947. 81 Maintenance and operation of dams and other improvements to navi- gable waters ...................... Aug. 26, 1935 152, 664. 80 152, 664. 80 Total, rivers and harbors ......... 183, 350, 886. 29 88,779, 346.97 272, 130, 233.26 Flood control (Projects authorized in Act of June 22, 1936, as amended and supplemented): Flood control, general ..__............ (1) 315, 385, 402. 174 9, 530, 057. 56 324, 915, 459. 73 Flood control, general, emergencies-.... (1) 20, 689. 35 34, 424, 858. 87 34, 445. 548. 22 Total, flood control, general ...... 315, 406, 091, 52 43,954,916.43 359, 361,007.95 Flood control, Mississippi River (Act May 15, 1928, as amended): Flood control, Mississippi River and tributaries.____.______ ______ (1) 64, 620, 668. 845 16, 626, 951. 88 81, 247, 620. 72 Flood control on tributaries of Missis- sippi River, emergencies-- .....-... (1) 503, 613.19 503, 613.19 Total flood control, Mississippi ....................... R iver - 64, 620, 668. 84 17, 130, 565. 07 81, 751,233.91 Flood control, Sacramento River, California__. __ (1) 1, 586, 538. 43 388. 35 1, 586, 926. 78 Flood control, Trinity River, Texas_ ..... (1) 157, 238. 66 ..----------------..... 157,238.66 Total, all flood control ........ 381, 770, 537.45 61, 085, 869. 85 442, 856, 407. 30 Miscellaneous appropriations: Maintenance and operation, certain Federal water mains outside the District of Columbia, 1952. _ -_ _ ... Oct. 24,1951 2, 983.00 2,983.00 Hospital and domiciiary facilities, Veterans' Administration (transfer to Army)- - -- ---- -- - Mar. 4,1931 31, 682, 391.04 --------. 31, 682, 391.04 Niagara redevelopment remedial works investigation, Corps of Engi- n eers ............................... ............... 84, 405. 94 ---------------- 84, 405. 94 Salaries and expenses, Philippine Re- habilitation, Department of State (transfer to Army), 1947-1951 ....... June 3,1948 479. 82 ------------. 479. 82 Payments to States, Flood Control Act June 28, 1938, as amended ....... June 28,1938 ................ 869, 051. 13 869, 051. 13 Repairs to Old Bay Line Pier, Wash- ington Channel, Public Work, D. C_ _ July 15,1952 26, 700 ................----------------. 26, 700 American section, International Com- mission transfer to Army) 1952'_ ..... Oct. 22,1951 1, 924. 27 .........---------------- 1, 924. 27 Hydraulic mining in California, debris control..... ..--..-----.---.-.- June 19,1934 35, 224. 41 35, 224. 41 1 1' Total miscellaneous appropriations_ ..-.--... 31, 795,901. 07 907, 258. 54 32, 703.159. 61 For footnotes, see end of table. 20 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 EXPENDITURES-Continued Expenditures Appropriation title Appropriation act New work Maintenance Total Contributed and advanced funds: Funds contributed for improvement of rivers and harbors ............ ... (6) $1,908, 594.47 $105, 700.34 $2, 014, 294. 81 Funds advanced for improvement of rivers and harbors__ _ (6) 4, 337. 49 4, 337. 49 Funds contributed for flood control, rivers and harbors... _ ... ... (6) 2, 948, 170.81 465, 687. 96 3,413,858. 77 Total, contributed and advanced funds ........................... 4, 861,102.77 571, 388. 30 5, 432, 491.07 Total Engineer Department and contributed funds............... 601, 778, 427. 58 151, 343, 863.66 753, 122, 291.24 Working funds (transfers from other de- partments): Working fund, Army, engineers, civil, no year (various projects) .....------ ................ ----------- --- -................ 901, 004. 39 Working fund, Army, engineers, civil, 1952 (various projects) ............... --------------- .........-...-......... ....... 474,106. 41 Working fund, Army, engineers, civil, 1948-1952-... ---------------........ ................ --------------- -................ 36,191.03 Working fund, Army, engineers, civil, 1953 (various projects) ............... --------------- -------- ...-................ 1, 862, 712. 51 Working fund, Army, miscellaneous, civil, 1950-.......................... --------------- .... -................ 1,419.97 Working funds, Army, miscellaneous, civil, 1950-1952 (special operations) ___--------------- ................................ 3,102,116.97 Working funds, Army, miscellaneous, civil, 1951 (special operations) -------- --------------- 1,085, 820.37 Working fund, Army, miscellaneous, civil, 1953 (special operations) ...... --------------- ................ -................ 7, 572. 20 Working fund, Army, engineers, civil (trust fund) no year (various proj- ects).... --------------- ................-................ 6, 385, 180. 59 Working fund, Army, engineers, civil, 1953 (trust fund) ---. --------------- 7, 480. 00 Total working funds.............. --------------- __ - - - -13,863,604.44 Grand total expenditures by engi- neer Department................ ----------...............----- 601, 778, 427. 58 151,343,863.66 766, 985, 895. 68 1 Annual or supplemental. 2 Includes $1,245,896.98 reimbursements. 8Includes $15,681,838.49 reimbursements. 4 Includes $5,254,745.83 reimbursements. 56 Includes $1,590,942.56 reimbursements. Trust funds, various. ADVANCED FUNDS The following amounts have been advanced by local interest for river and harbor improvements under the pro- visions of section II, River and Harbor Act, March 3, 1925, and for flood control works under the provisions of the Act of October 15, 1940, and are returnable to the same interests when necessary Government funds are available. Balance due Amount re- Amount re Balance due from from District United States, ceived during turned during United States, June 30, 1952 fiscal year fiscal year June 30, 1953 Sacramento River, California_-- Sacramento, Calif------. $200, 000 $200, 000 Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, Franklin Canal, St. Marys Parish, La-.. _ New Orleans, La...- 44, 000 44, 000 Total rivers and harbors_ 244, 000 __----- ------ 244, 000 Buffalo Bayou, Texas _ _.. . ____ Fort Worth, Tex...... 2, 900, 000 --------------- 2, 900, 000 Grand total .. .... . ........ . 3, 144, 000 - ------ . .........---------------- 3,144, 000 z d Consolidated Cost and FinancialSummary as of June 30, 1953 d ai newofwork Cost Costnof maintenance Total expendi- tures Alloted balance unexpended ba pended Total to be accounted for Additinal amount required z River and harbor as of June 30, 1953----------- 2, 742, 806. 124. 45 $1, 483, 528, 392. 16 $4, 343, 969, 028. 68 $80, 578, 706. 24 $5, 856, 174. 00 $4, 430, 403, 908. 92 Flood control as of June 30, 1953--------------- 3, 455, 095, 427. 80 473, 163, 147. 16 3, 964, 395, 290. 67 264, 000, 543. 50 38, 619, 747. 05 4, 267, 015, 581. 22 Passamaquoddy tidal power project------------- -6, 384, 393. 74 _ 6, 384, 393. 74 _ 5. 7. I 6, 384, 393. 74 Totals as of June 30, 1953--------------- 6, 204, 285, 945. 99 1, 956, 691, 539. 32 8, 314, 748, 713. 09 314, 579, 249. 74 44,475, 921. 05 8, 703, 803, 883. 88 $7,012, 020, 900. 00 Note. Difference between sum of costs of new work and maintenance and total expenditures includes value of plant, stocks, and undistributed items; accounts receivable and accounts payable. ERRATA SHEET FOR ANNUAL REPORT, CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, PART I, VOL. 1-1953 I. IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS IN THE NEW ENGLAND DIVISION The New England Division, an operating division with both dis- trict and division functions, comprises all of New England except western Vermont and small portions of Massachusetts and Connecti- cut along their western boundaries, and includes small portions of southeastern New York, all embraced in the drainage basins tribu- tary to Long Island Sound and the Atlantic Ocean east of the New York-Connecticut State line. It also includes Fishers Island, N. Y. Division engineers of the New England Division, Boston, Mass.: Colonel Harold T. Lentz, acting division engineer, July 1, 1952, to July 23, 1952; Colonel Leland H. Hewitt, division engineer, July 24, 1952, to June 30, 1953. I]MPROVI flMENTS Navigation Navigation-Continued Page Page 1. Corea Harbor, Maine ____ 24 33. Fall River Harbor, Mass_ _ _ 71 2. Northeast Harbor Maine _- 25 34. Providence River and Har- 3. Penobscot River IMaine_ -- 26 bor, R. I_____ -- 73 4. --- Belfast Harbor, MVaine _ 27 35. Seekonk River, R. I 75 5. Medomak River, Maine .- 28 36. Newport Harbor, R. I__ 76 6. E. Boothbay Harbor, Maine- 29 37. Wickford Harbor, R. I 77 7. Boothbay Harbor Maine__ 30 38. Harbor of Refuge at Point 8. Kennebec River, Maine -_- 31 Judith and Point Judith 9. Portland Harbor, Maine --- 33 Pond, R. I__ -- 78 10. Cape Porpoise Harbor, 39. Harbor of Refuge at Block Maine _ __ _ __ _ 35 Island, R. I__ 80 11. Kennebunk River, Maine___ 36 40. Great Salt Pond, Block Is- 12. York Harbor, Maine- 37 land, R. I ________ 82 13. Isles of Shoals Harbor, Maine 41. Pawcatuck River, R. I. and and N. H_ 38 Conn_---------------- 83 14. Newburyport Harbor, Mass_ 40 42. Mystic River, Conn_ 85 15. Gloucester Harbor and An- 43. New London Harbor, Conn_ 87 nisquam River, Mass -... 41 44. Thames River, Conn --.... 88 16. Salem Harbor, Mass 43 45. Connecticut River Below 17. Mystic River, Mass_ 45 Hartford, Conn_ 90 18. Boston Harbor, Mass ..... 47 46. Duck Island Harbor, Conn_ 93 19. Dorchester Bay and Nepon- 47. Branford Harbor, Conn ____ 94 set River, Mass __- -- 51 48. Nev. Haven Harbor, Conn_ 94 20. Weymouth Fore River, Mass_ 52 49. Milford Harbor, Conn -_. 97 21. Town River, Mass- 54 50. Housatonic River, Conn --- 98 22. Hingham Harbor, Mass - 56 51. Bridgeport Harbor, Conn__ 100 23. Scituate Harbor, Mass _ -- 57 52. Southport Harbor, Conn ... 103 24. Plymouth Harbor, Mass --- 58 53. Norwalk Harbor, Conn _--- 104 25. Cape Cod Canal, Mass - 60 54. Fivemile River Harbor, Conn_ 105 26. Chatham (Stage) Harbor, M ass -- - - - - - - - 63 55. Stamford Harbor, Conn____ 106 27. Pollock Rip Shoals, Nan- 56. Greenwich Harbor, Conn___ 108 tucket Sound, Mass- - 64 57. Examinations, Surveys and 28. Cross Rip Shoals, Nantucket Contingencies (General)__ 110 Sound, Mass __....... 65 58. Plant Allotment 110 29. Menemsha Creek, Martha's 59. Inactive Navigation Projects- 111 30. Vineyard, Mass ------- Cuttyhunk Harbor, Mass __ 66 67 60. Miscellaneous Activities. - - 113 31. Channel from Buzzards Bay Flood Control to Buttermilk Bay, Mass__- 68 32. New Bedford and Fairhaven 61. Merrimack River Basin, Harbor, Mass __ 69 N. H. and Mass_____ 118 23 24 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 Flood Control-Continued Flood Control-Continued Page Page 62. Franklin Falls Reservoir, 74. Ball Mountain Reservoir, Merrimack River Basin, Connecticut River Basin, N. H 120 Vt _ 136 63. Edward MacDowell Reser- 75. Surry Mountain Reservoir, voir, Merrimack River Connecticut River Basin, Basin, N. H . ... .... 121 N. H- 137 64. Blackwater Reservoir, Mer- 76. Birch Hill Reservoir, Con- rimack River Basin, N. H_ 122 necticut River Basin, Mass_ 138 65. Blackstone River Basin, 77. Tully Reservoir, Connecti- Mass. and R. I - 123 cut River Basin, Mass _ 139 66. Woonsocket, Blackstone 78. Barre Falls Reservoir, Con- River Basin, R. I____ 125 necticut River Basin, Mass_ 141 67. Thames River Basin, Conn., 79. Knightville Reservoir, Con- R. I. and Mass- 125 necticut River Basin, Mass. 141 68. Buffumville Reservoir, 80. Holyoke, Connecticut River Thames River Basin, Mass_ 127 Basin, Mass__ 143 69. Mansfield Hollow Reservoir, 81. Chicopee, Connecticut River Thames River Basin, Conn. 127 Basin, Mass ____________ 144 70. Norwich Channel Improve- 82. West Springfield, Connecti- ment, Thames River icut River Basin, Mass __ 145 Basin, Conn 129 83. Hartford, Connecticut River Basin, Conn.________ 140 71. Connecticut River Basin, 84. Winsted, Connecticut River Vt., N. H., Mass., and Basin, Conn 148 Comnn 130 85. Preliminary Examinations, 72. Victory Reservoir, Connect- Surveys and Contingencies icut River Basin, Vt. 134 for Flood Control .____ 149 73. Union Village Reservoir, 86. Inactive Flood Control Proj- Connecticut River Basin, ects_............... 150 Vt 135 87. Miscellaneous Activities --- 151 1. COREA HARBOR, MAINE Location. This harbor, locally known as Indian Harbor, lies at the southeasterly extremity of the town of Gouldsboro and just westerly of the entrance to Gouldsboro Bay, about 12 miles east of Bar Harbor, Maine. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 305.) Existing project. This provides for an anchorage basin 8 feet deep at mean low water, 600 feet long in an east and west direction, and 400 feet wide in a north and south direction. The mean tidal range is 10.5 feet and the extreme 12 feet. The cost of new work for the completed project was $31,707.06. There is no approved estimate of cost for maintenance. The existing project was approved by the River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935. The latest published map is in the project docu- ment (Rivers and Harbors Committee Document No. 27, 74th Con- gresss, 1st Session). Local cooperation. None required. Terminal facilities. There are 21 wharves, 15 of which are small and cannot be approached by vessels at low tide. The wharves are privately owned. Facilities are considered adequate for present commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year. A contract for the re- moval of approximately 25,000 cubic yards of ordinary material was entered into. No work under the contract was in progress at the end RIVERS AND HARBORS--NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 25 of the fiscal year. Costs amounted to $813.18. Expenditures amounted to $792.42. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was completed in 1938. The controlling depths at mean low water were 5.2 feet in the middle area and approximately 2.0 feet along the limits of the project in 1952. The costs and expenditures under the existing proj- ect have been $33,550.92 of which $31,707.06 was for new work and $1,843.86 was for maintenance. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 prior to 1949 New work: Appropriated-..--------------------- ----------------------------------- $31,707.06 Cost-------------- ------------- --------------------------------------------- 31, 707. 06 -- Expenditures--........ -------------------------------- ----------------------- 31, 707. 06 Maintenance: Appropriated- ....-------....------ --- ----------- ------- $1, 500. 00 $63, 530. 68 65, 030. 68 Cost--------------.... ------------ ------------------ 1, 030.68 813. 18 1, 843. 86 Expenditures--.........-------------- ------------- ------ 1, 051. 44 792. 42 1, 843. .6 2. NORTHEAST HARBOR, MAINE Location. This harbor is a small cove, indenting the south shore of Mount Desert Island, Maine. It lies just east of the entrance to Somes Sound, about 13 miles southwest of Bar Harbor. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 306 and 1202.) Existing project. This provides for a channel and anchorage 10 feet deep between the 10-foot natural contour and proposed town landing, and 7-foot anchorage areas contiguous to the existing natural channel. The project depths refer to mean low water. The mean tidal range is 10.3 and the spring range is 11.7 feet. The estimate of cost for new work (1953) is $170,000. The latest (1950) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $1,500. The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1945 (H. Doc. 132, 76th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in the project document. Local cooperation. Local interests are required to furnish, free of cost to the United States, suitable spoil disposal areas, properly bulk- headed; provide a public landing with facilities for the service and supply of recreational craft, available to the public on equal terms; and hold and save the United States free from all claims for damages incident to the work of improvement. Assurances of local coopera- tion were furnished during fiscal year 1949. Terminal facilities. There are 14 landings, all privately owned, 2 of which are open to the public without charge. Operations and results during fiscal year. None. Conditionat end of fiscal year. No work has been done on the exist- ing project. Conditions are as shown on the map published in the --project document. 26 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 Cost and lfnanciaFssmmary Other new work data: Appropriated for fiscal year ending June 30, 1954----------- $150, 000. 00, Unobligated balance available for fiscal year 1954 _. 150, 000. 00, --------- Estimated additional amount needed to be appropriated for com- pletion of existing project _____----------------- 20, 000.00 3. PENOBSCOT RIVER, MAINE Location. This river, drains a large number of lakes and small streams in north central and eastern Maine and, after assuming definite character as a stream, flows about 100 miles in a southerly direction through the middle of the State, discharging into Penobscot Bay, about 90 miles northeast of Portland, Maine. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 311.) IPrevious projects. Adopted by the River and Harbor Act of July 11, 1870, and modified by the River and Harbor Acts of March 3, 1899, and July 11, 1947. Estimated cost of previous projects corrected in 1949. Work accomplished under act of August 14, 1876, and prior acts, $198,300. The estimated cost of work accomplished in Ken- duskeag Stream, declared to be nonnavigable by special act of July 11, 1947, $10,700. Total cost of previous projects, $209,000. For further details of previous projects, see page 1732 of Annual Report for 1915, page 48 of Annual Report for 1938, and page 31 of Annual Report for 1949. Existing project. This provides for dredging to a depth of 22 feet between Winterport and Bucksport, about 16 miles below Bangor; for straightening, widening, and deepening to 15 feet the channel near Stearns Mill and near Crosbys Narrows from 3 to 4.5 miles below Bangor; and for deepening the harbor at Bangor to 14 feet and widen- ing it along the Bangor front, giving an additional width of from 100 to 300 feet for a length of about 2,000 feet. The project depths refer to mean low water, which is 3 feet above extreme low tide. The mean range of tide at Bangor is 13.1 feet, and the extreme about 15 feet. The cost for new work for the completed project was $292,020.53 ex- clusive of amounts expended under previous projects. The latest (1950) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $3,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents July 5,1884 Widening the channel at Bangor and Crosby's Nar- S. Ex. Doc. 44, 48th Cong., 1st sess., rows. and Annual Report 1884, p. 475. Aug. 11,1888 Dredging between Winterport and Bucksport......... H. Ex. Doc. 133, 50th Cong., 1st sess., and Annual Report 1888, p. 425. July 13,1892 Widening the channel at Bangor---- -------------. Ex. Doc. 37, 52d Cong., 1st sess., and Annual Report 1892, p. 533. Mar. 2, 1907 Further widening of the harbor at Bangor.........----------..H. Doc. 739, 59th Cong., 1st sess. (Contains the latest published map. Other maps are in H. Doe. 652, 71st Cong., 3d sess.) RIVERS AND HARBORS--NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 27 Local cooperation. None required. Terminalyfacilities. The river front of Bangor has 12 iwharves, most of which are of the timber-crib stone-ballasted type. Extensive improvements and alterations are in progress at all the oil terminals to handle increased receipts of petroleum products. Eleven of the wharves have physical connection with a railroad. On the east side of the river at Brewer, opposite Bangor, there is one water terminal, a coal handling plant having mechanical appliances and three petro- leum products storage plants. The remainder of the temin Is on the east side of the river are in poor condition. At South Brewer there is a large pulp and paper plant which has water connections, oil pumping and storage facilities. There are a number of private wharves open to the public at moderate charges. At Bucksport on the north side of the river there are three important terminals, one a coal handling plant and two used by a large paper manufacturing plant which has terminal facilities for the receipt and storage of oil products and pulpwood. The terminal facilities are considered ade- quate for existing needs. Operations and results during fiscal year. None. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was com- pleted in 1913. The controlling depths at mean low .watwere about 14 feet from Bucksport to Winterport; channel opposite Lawrence Cove about 14 feet (1947) ; channel at Frankfort Flats, 21 feet (1947) ; thence 15 feet to Stearns Mill; thence 14 feet to Bangor, except for a shoal area in Bangor Harbor on the Brewer side, where the least depth is 4.6 feet (1937). The costs and expenditures under the existing project have been $386,244.10, of which 292,020.53 was for new work and $94,223.57 was for maintenance. Gost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30,1953, includ- aalIl mg years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 p l '! to '1949 1 New work: Appropriated. .- -- ---.----.. . . ........ - ....--------- ............. - ----- - $501, 020. 53 Cost-....------------------------------------------ ---------- ----------- 501, 020.53 Expenditures......--------- ---------------------------- ----------- ----............----... -- 501, 020. 53 Maintenance Appropriated-- -------- $10,115.07 --------------... --............ 94, 223. 57 Cost------------------.....................----------------------------------------............ 94, 223. 57 Expenditures---.............------------ ---------------------------------------------............ 94, 223. 57 'Includes $209,000.00 for new work for previous projects. 4. BELFAST HARBOR, MAINE Location. This harbor is located on the westerly side of Penobscot Bay near its head and is about 25 miles orth Qf Rockland Harbor, which is near the mouth of Penobscot Bay. (See U. S. Coast & Geo- detic Chart No. 208.) Previous project. Adopted by River and Harbor Acts of May 20, 1826 and August 14, 1876. For further details see page IX of An- nual Report for 1897. 28 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 Existing project. This provides for dredging the main channel to a depth of 15 feet for a minimum width of 220 feet and areas on the east and west sides to 8 and 13 feet, respectively. The mean range of tide is 9.7 feet. The cost of new 'work for the completed project was $39,561.45, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act approved'September 19, 1890. The latest published map is in project document (H. Ex. Doc.No. 81, 51st Cong., 1st sess.). Local cooperation. None required. Terminal facilities. There are nine wharves located on the south side of the harbor below the highway bridge. Construction consists mainly of pile and timber piers extending from timber or stone bulk- heads. A spur railroad track runs close to the back of eight of the wharves. Six wharves are in good repair and three are in poor con- dition. One wharf is used for receipt of fish and one for tie up of towboats. The remaining seven are not presently used for waterborne commerce. There are no publicly owned wharves. The facilities are considered adequate for the present needs of commerce, Operations and results during ftcal year. None. Conditionat end of fiscal year. The existing project was completed in 1897. The controlling depths in 1937 were 14 feet in the entrance channel to Lewis Wharf and 12 feet to former Eastern Steamship Wharf. The costs and expenditures under the existing project have been $39,561.45 for new work. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 prior to 19491 New work: ---------- Appropriated------....... ---------------- ----------------------- $61, 561. 45 Cost-...----... Expenditures - - --..-.- -......... .- -. ......-. . . . .- - 61, 561.45 61, 561.45 Expenditures--------------- ------------ ---------- ------------ ............ ------------ 61,561.45 1Includes $22,000.00 for new work for previous projects. 5. MEDOMAK RIVER, MAINE Location. The river has its source about 20 miles above Waldo- boro, the head of navigation, and flows southerly about 25.5 miles where it enters Hockomock Channel, one of several passages leading to the sea. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey chart No. 313.) Existing project.. This provides for a channel 75 feet wide and 5 feet deep at mean low water extending from the 5-foot contour up to the village of Waldoboro, a distance of about 11/4 miles. The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act of March 4, 1913 (H. Doc. 674, 62d Cong., 2d sess.), and was completed in 1913. The mean range of tide is 9.5 feet and the spring range is 10.9 feet. The cost of new work for the completed project was $17,000. The RIVERS AND HARBORS--NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 29 latest (1950) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $2500. Local cooperation. Non required. Terminal facilities. There is one wharf owned by the town of Waldoboro. This is of the solid fill type, with granite facing. This facility is considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during the fiscal year. None. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was completed in 1913. The channel was restored to project dimensions. The con- trolling depth in 1949 at mean low water was 5 feet. The total costs under the existing project have been $108,593.31, of which $17,000 was for new work, and $91,593.31 was for maintenance. The expenditures have been $108,593.31. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 priorto 1949 New work: Appropriated. ........----------------------------------------- ....-----.....----- ---- $17,000.00 Cost-........ ....--..-------------------------------- ........------------ 17,000.00 Expenditures.--------.---------------------- ------------------- ------------ 17, 000.00 Maintenance: Appropriated_,------ $92,965.04 --------------- 91,593.31 Cost-.------------- 90,127.09 --------------------- 91,593.31 Expenditures- -----... 78, 842. 71 -------------------.. ---..__.._-- _... -. 91, 593.31 6. EAST BOOTHBAY HARBOR, MAINE Location. This harbor is an indentation in the west bank of the Damariscotta River, near its mouth. It is about 3 miles by land eastwardly from Boothbay Harbor, and about 9 miles by water. The mouth of the Damariscotta is about 9 miles east of the mouth of the Kennebec. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 313.) Existing project. This provides for a depth of 8 feet along the wharves. The project depth refers to mean low water. The mean tidal range is 9.1 feet and the spring range is 10.4 feet. The latest (1950) approved estimate for annual cost of mainte- nance is $500. The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act of June 25, 1910 (H. Does. 944, 60th Cong., 1st sess., and 684, 61st Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map is in House Document 684. Local cooperation. No local cooperation has been required. Terminal facilities. There are five wharves and three boat yards in the harbor. Four of the wharves serve the boat yards and are mainly of pile and timber construction. The remaining wharf is a pile and timber pier extending from a timber bulkhead. It is pri- vately owned but open to the public free of charge. None of the wharves have railroad connections or mechanical handling facilities. The terminal facilities are considered adequate for existing traffic. Operation and results during fiscal year. None. 277309-53-voL. 1- 3 30 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was completed in 1911 at a cost of $6,500 for new work. The controlling depth is 7 feet except over ledge areas (1949). The total costs under the existing project have been $22,947.57, of which $6,500 was for new work, and $16,447.57 was for maintenance. The expenditures have been $22,947.57. The cost of new work for the completed project was $6,500. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 priorto 1949 New work: Appropriated .------....-----...---- ------------------------------- ---------- $6, 500.00 Cost---------......... --------------------------------------------- ------------ 6, 500. 00 Expenditures-- ------------ --------------------------------- 6, 500.00 .------------ Maintenance: Appropriated __- ..----------- $15, 022. 38 . ...- ... ... ..-----...--.--. 16, 447. 57 Cost ......----------------...------------... -----------..------------------------ 15,022. 38 16, 447. 57 Expenditures.....---............ ........--.......------------..------------ 15, 022. 38--------- 16, 447. 57 7. BOOTHBAY HARBOR, MAINE Location. This harbor is about 14.5 miles southeast of Bath, Maine, by water. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 230.) Existing project. This provides for a depth of 12 feet along the wharves and at the upper end. The project depth refers to mean low water. The mean tidal range is 8.8 feet and the spring range is 10.1 feet. The cost of new work for the completed project was $18,000. Main- tenance costs were estimated (1911) as negligible. The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act of July 25, 1912. (See H. Doc. 82, 62d Cong., 1st sess., which con- tains the latest published map.) Local cooperation. No local cooperation has been required. Terminal facilities. There are 13 wharves located at Boothbay Harbor, all of which are privately owned. One is open to the public free of charge. One handles oil products and general cargo. One has a substantial fish canning factory. The rest are used for small fishing and pleasure craft. The terminal facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operationsand results during the fiscal year. None. Conditionat end of fiscal year. The existing project was completed in 1913 at a cost of $18,000 for new work, since which time no dredging has been done. The controlling depth at mean low water in 1946 was about 10 feet. The total costs under the existing project have been $18,858.07, of which $18,000 was for new work and $858.07 was for maintenance. The expenditures have been $18,858.07. RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 31 Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 priorto 1949 New work: Appropriated------- ........-- - --- ----------- -----........----...............-- ----------- $18, 000. 0 Cost------------------------------------------------------- ------------ 18, 000. 00 Expenditures-- ----------...-----------...........----.....................-------------------------------- 18, 000. 00 Maintenance: Appropriated.--- ----------------------------------------------------------- 858.07 Costures Cost----------------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------- ------------ 8.0 858.07 Expenditures--------------.........-----................--------............---------------------------------. 858.07 8. KENNEBEC RIVER, MAINE Location. Kennebec River drains a large number of lakes and minor streams, and flows from Moosehead Lake about 150 miles in a southerly direction and discharges into the Atlantic Ocean about 25 miles east of Portland. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 288, 289, and 314.) Previous projects. The first project was adopted by the River andc Harbor Act of March 2, 1827. Modifications and additions were au- thorized by River and Harbor Acts of August 30, 1852, June 23, 1866, July 11, 1870, March 3, 1871, March 3, 1873, March 3, 1881, and Au- gust 11, 1888. For further details of previous projects see page 1735 of Annual Report for 1915, and page 52 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project. This provides for a channel 27 feet deep and not less than 500 feet wide, extending from the mouth to a point about 0.6 mile above the bridge at Bath; thence to Gardiner a channel not less than 150 feet wide, with a depth of 17 feet at Beef Rock Shoal, at the foot of Swan Island, 18 feet deep through rock at Lovejoy Narrows, near the head of Swan Island, decreasing to 16 feet deep at Gardiner; a channel west of Swan Island 100 feet wide, 12 feet deep, except at the upper shoal, where the depth was to be 15 feet; and a channel 125 feet wide and 11 feet deep from Gardiner upstream to Augusta, at the head of navigation. The section of river included in the project is about 44 miles in length. The work includes dredging, rock excavation, and two riprap training walls. The project depths refer to mean low water. The mean tidal range is 8.4 feet at the mouth of the river, 6.4 feet at Bath, 5.3 feet at Richmond, 5 feet at Gardiner, and 4.1 feet at Augusta. The spring tides are about 1 foot greater at the mouth and about 0.5 foot greater at Augusta. The estimate of cost for new work (1953) is $1,206,500, exclusive of amounts expended under previous projects. The latest (1950) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $8,000. 32 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 The existing project was authorized by the following River and Harbor Acts: Acts Work authorized Documents 1 June 13,1902 Channel between Augusta and Gardiner, Maine___.. H. Doc. 262, 56th Cong., 1st sess. Mar. 2,1907 Channel below Gardiner, Maine---------------- H. Doc. 321, 59th Cong., 2d sess.1 Mar. 4,1913 Channel west of Swan Island----------- ...... --- __ - H. Doc. 746, 62d Cong., 2d sess.' Oct. 17,1940 27-foot channel from mouth to Bath-_-.- - ------ . S. Doc. 55, 77th Cong., 1st sess.' 1Contains the latest published maps. Recommended modification of project. In House Document No. 2107, 64th Congress, 2d session, it was recommended that the improvement and maintenance of the channel west of Swan Island, near the town of Richmond, be abandoned. Local cooperation. None required. Terminal facilities. Wharves suitable for landing or loading are located at Bath, Woolwich, Richmond, Randolph, Gardiner, HIallowell, and Augusta. Of the 24 wharves located at Bath, 5 are publicly owned and 19 privately owned about one-third of which are in poor repair and are little used. Rail connections are avail- able at 19 of the wharves at Bath. Depths alongside range from 12 to 25 feet. At the other points named above there are 16 wharves in usable condition. All but one are equipped with mechanism for handling passengers and freight. Those open to the public on equal terms are two at Hallowell and one each at Randolph and Augusta. None is publicly owned. The facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year. A condition survey of the 27-foot channel was completed during fiscal year, by hired labor, at a cost of $2,321.33, all maintenance funds. The expenditures were $2,321.33. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was com- pleted December 1943, with the exception of project dredging from the Bath Iron Works Corporation, to its upper limit 0.6 mile above the Bath Bridge, for the 27-foot channel, for which there appears to be no immediate need. The controlling depths at mean low water in the Kennebec River from the mouth to Doubling Point are 25.0 feet (1952), with the exception of a shoal area along the northerly limit of the channel northwest of North Sugarloaf Island, having a controlling depth of 19.0 feet (1952); 22 feet from Doubling Point to the Bath Bridge (1952); 13 feet from Abagadasset Point to the Gardiner-Randolph Bridge (1942); thence 8 feet to Augusta for the project channel widths (1942). The costs and expenditures under the existing project have been $1,306,087.14, of which $1,090,529.30 was for new work and $215,557.84 was for maintenance. RIVERS AND IIARBORS-NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 33 Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 priorto 19491 New work: Appropriated ..----------- .. -- --- .......------------ -------------------- ..... $1, 599,940.33 Cost-------------------------------- -------------------------------- 1, 599,940.33 Expenditures- -- .......---- ---------- - ....... . ..------- ..... 1, 599, 940. 33 Maintenance: Appropriated-....- _.. $909. 16 ...----------- $30, 00 000. -. -$59. 99 215, 557. 84 Cost----------------.... 2,059.13 "-. 27, 546. 68 $72 2, 321.33 215, 557. 84 Expenditures..--------. 2,059. 13 ----------- 27, 546.68 72 2,321.33 215, 557.84 1Includes $509,411.03 for new work for previous projects. Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to be ap- propriated for completion of existing project-----------------$115, 970. 70 9. PORTLAND HARBOR, MAINE Location. This harbor is on the southwestern coast of Maine, about 100 miles northeast of Boston, Mass. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 325.) Previous projects. Adopted by joint resolution of June 5, 1868, and River and Harbor Act of June 10, 1872. For further details see page 1736 of Annual Report for 1915, and page 40 of Annual Report for 1936. Existing project. This provides for an anchorage area 35 feet deep at mean low water, approximately 170 acres in area, northwest of House Island; an anchorage area off the eastern end of the city, with a minimum depth of 30 feet; dredging a 35-foot channel from the westerly side of the Maine State pier in the lower part of the main harbor through its channel of approach to the sea; dredging to 35 feet the present 30-foot channel from the Maine State pier to Portland Bridge for its full width, thence to Vaughan Bridge for a width of 400 feet, thence to the Boston & Maine Railroad bridge for a width of 300 feet; dredging a 35-foot turning basin easterly of Vaughan Bridge; and construction of stone breakwater about 900 feet long from Spring Point to Spring Point Light; for a channel 30 feet deep and 300 feet wide from the anchorage to the Grand Trunk Bridge at the mouth of Back Cove; for rock excavation to give a depth of 14 feet between the Grand Trunk and Tukey's Bridges, and a channel 12 feet deep and 300 feet wide thence to the head of Back Cove; for the removal of two obstructing ledges in the main ship channel to a depth of 40 feet; for a stone breakwater about 2,000 feet long on the southerly side of the mouth of the inner harbor; and the maintenance of Soldier Ledge Channel in Hussey Sound, Casco Bay, at a depth of 40 feet. The project depths refer to mean low water. The mean tidal range in 8.9 feet, extreme 10.2 feet, though variations as great as 16 feet have been observed under storm conditions. The estimate of cost for new work (1953) is $4,937,400 exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1950) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $40,000. 34 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 The existing project was authorized by the following River and Harbor Acts: Acts Work authorized Documents July 4,1836 Breakwater on southerly side of mouth of inner har- H. Doc. 491, 23d Cong., 1st sess. bor. June 23,1866 Extension of breakwater. June 3, 1896 Dredging to 30 feet over greater part of inner harbor. S. Doc. 271, 54th Cong., 1st sess. Mar. 3,1905 Extension of 30-foot depth up Fore River to Boston (Sundry civil) & Maine R. R. bridge and in channel of approach to Back Cove. July 25,1912 30-foot anchorage; 14 feet at entrance to Back Cove; H. Doc. 489, 62d Cong., 2d sess. restoration of 12-foot depth in Back Cove and 30- foot depth in the approach as well as in lower part of harbor. Aug. 8,1917 35-foot depth in lower part of main harbor and the H. Doc. 71, 65th Cong., 1st sess. channel of approach, and removal of 2 obstructing ledges in main channel. 1 Mar. 2,1945 35-foot anchorage, approximately 170 acres in area H. Doc. 560, 76th Cong., 3d sess. northwest of House Island. Do__..- _ Maintenance of Soldier Ledge Channel in Hussey H. Doc. 730, 79th Cong., 2d sess. Sound, at depth of 40 feet. 1 July 24,1946 Deepening 30-foot channel to 35 feet; 35-foot turning H. Doc. 510, 79th Cong., 2d sess. basin easterly of Vaughan Bridge; breakwater at Spring Point. ' Contains the latest published maps. Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Terminal facilities. There are 60 wharves in the harbor, of which 48 are active and 12 inactive and in poor condition. Six of the wharves are publicly owned, three by the United States Government, one by the State of Maine, one by the city of South Portland, and one by the city of Portland. Mechanical handling facilities are available at 28 of the wharves. Railroad connections have been made to 35 of them. The facilities are considered adequate for the needs of existing commerce. For a further description of terminal facilities see Port and Terminal Facilities of Northern New England, 1941. Operations and results during fiscal year. An after dredging sur- vey in connection with maintenance dredging by U. S. hopper dredge Lyman, completed 16 June 1952, was made this fiscal year at a cost of $7,152.25 and miscellaneous inspections and reports costs were $15.00. The total costs were $7,167.25 and the expenditures were $4,543.33. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was about (66 percent completed, the remaining portion consisting of the removal to a depth of 40 feet at mean low water of a ledge located about 0.5 mile southeast of Portland Head Light at the entrance to Portland Harbor, dredging the 35-foot anchorage area northwest of House Island and the dredging of the hard areas in the 35-foot channel. The controlling depths at mean low water in the various improved channels of Portland Harbor at the dates they were last surveyed were: 33.0 feet in the 35-foot channel from the sea to abreast the State Pier (1952); 35.0 feet in the 35-foot channel to 210 feet down- stream of the Vaughan Bridge, with the exception of the hard areas downstream of the Portland Bridge where the controlling depth is 30.0 feet (1950); thence 30.0 feet (1946) through the north drawspan of Vaughan Bridge to 230 feet upstream of the bridge, thence 35.0 feet (1950) to the Boston & Maine Railroad Bridge; 18.0 feet in the entrance channel to Back Cove (1945); 13.0 feet between the RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 35 Grand Trunk and Tukey's Bridges (1945); 8.0 feet in Back Cove (1945); 28.0 feet in the 30-foot anchorage (1951); and from 16 to 45 feet in the 35-foot anchorage (1939). The total costs and expenditures under the existing project have been $4,169,342.16, of which $3,260,398.68 was for new work and $908,943.48 was for maintenance. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 prior to 19491 New work: Appropriated- .... $1,243, 111. 18 $206, 000. 000. 00 .....------------............ -$21, 422. 79 $3, 952, 833. 93 Cost_ _-___ 364, 533. 46 871, 015. 12 $166, 316. 05 $30, 823. 76 -------------- 3, 952, 833. 93 Expenditures-.... 280, 160. 13 877, 103. 64 238, 060. 66 37, 363. 96 -------------- 3, 952, 833. 93 Maintenance: Appropriated_.- -__---.---_ _ 175, 000. 00 -10, 513. 18 175, 000. 00 -6, 903. 08 908, 943. 48 Cost__-. --------- _ -__-_-__117, 917. 94 46, 568. 88 160, 929. 67 7,167.25 908, 943.48 Expenditures-----.....------------ 75, 589. 32 88, 897. 50 163, 553. 59 4, 543. 33 908, 943. 48 1Includes $692,435.25 for new work for previous projects. Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to be appropriated for completion of existing project------------- $1, 676, 601.32 10. CAPE PORPOISE HARBOR, MAINE Location. This harbor is located in the town of Kennebunkport on the coast of Maine, 27 miles southwest of Portland, Maine, and about the same distance northeast of Portsmouth, N. H. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1205). Existing project. This provides for the removal of ledge rock in the entrance channel to deepen and straighten the outer portion so as to give a depth of 18 feet for a width of 200 feet between Goat and Folly Islands; a channel 16 feet deep over a width of 200 feet through the bar; a combined channel and anchorage between the bar and the town wharf about 2,150 feet long, 600 feet wide and 15 feet deep; a channel 100 feet wide and 6 feet deep from the town wharf in Cape Porpoise Harbor to the head of Porpoise Cove. All depths refer to mean low water. The mean range of tide is 8.7 feet and the spring range is 9.9 feet. The cost of new work for the completed project was $175,037, exclusive of $20,000 contributed by local interests. The latest (1950) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $1,800 for that portion of the project above town wharf. There is no approved estimate of cost for maintenance on that portion of the project below town wharf. The existing project was authorized by the following river and har- bor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents Mar. 3,1899 Channel 200 feet wide and 16 feet deep at entrance, H. Doc. 160, 55th Cong., 3d sess. and channel and anchorage 15 feet, 600 feet wide, and about 3,000 feet long within the harbor. Mar. 2,1907 Excavation of ledge rock in outer entrance channel to H. Doc. 191, 59th Cong., 1st sess. depth of 18 feet, 200 feet wide. June 30,1948 Channel 100 feet wide and 6 feet deep from town H. Doc. 555, 80th Cong., 2d sess. wharf in Cape Porpoise Harbor to head of Porpoise (Contains latest published map.) Cove. 36 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Terminal facilities. Present terminal facilities consist of a single wharf located on Bickfords Island. This wharf is an open pile timber structure fronting on the dredged channel for a length of about 180 feet, with depths alongside of about 6 to 10 feet at mean low water. Auxiliary equipment consists of three landing floats, one elec- trically operated hoist, and two small hand-operated hoists for handling supplies to and from boats. This wharf is owned by the town of Kennebunkport and is open to the public without charge. This wharf is considered adequate for the needs of the community. Operationsaind results during fiscal year. None. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was completed in 1950. An entrance channel 200 feet wide and 16 feet deep and an anchorage area about 3,000 feet long, 600 feet wide and 15 feet deep at mean low water were secured in 1902. The removal of ledges and straightening the outer portion of the channel for a width of about 190 feet with a depth of 18 feet at mean low water was secured in 1908. The dredging of the 6-foot channel was completed in 1950. The controlling depths are: 18 feet in the outer entrance channel (1942); 14 feet in the entrance channel (1942); 10 feet in the com- bined channel and anchorage (1942) ; and 6 feet in the 6-foot channel (1950). The costs under the existing project have been $175,036.55, all for new work. The expenditures have been $175,036.55. In addition $20,000 was expended from contributed funds. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30,1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 prior to 19491 New work: Appropriated......----------------........ $55, 000. 00 $3, 600. 00 -$2, 064. 60 ------------ $175, 036. 55 Cost.---------------- -------- 17, 428. 83 39,106. 57 ------------------------ 175, 036. 55 Expenditures-......------....-----------........ 15, 975. 19 40, 560. 21 175, 036. 55 1In addition $20,000 of contributed funds was expended for new work. 11. KENNEBUNK RIVER, MAINE Location. The source of Kennebunk River is in the central part of York County in southwestern Maine. The stream flows about 15 miles in a southeasterly direction and discharges into the Atlantic Ocean about 30 miles southwest of Portland, Maine. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1205.) Existing project. This provides for the construction of a stone breakwater on the easterly side of the mouth of the river about 550 feet long, a pier or jetty on the westerly side of the mouth about 290 feet long, the construction of a wharf about 700 feet upstream from the shore end of the breakwater (transferred to Treasury Depart- ment in 1936), the construction of a jetty on the east bank a short distance farther upstream, and securing a depth of 4 feet at mean low water for an average width of 100 feet up to Kennebunkport, a dis- tance of about 1 mile, by dredging and rock removal. The mean RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 37 tidal range is 9 feet; the extreme 13.5 feet. Work appears to have been commenced by the State of Massachusetts in 1798, since which date a number of small appropriations have been made for mainte- nance and further improvement. The cost of new work for the com- pleted project was $83,584. The latest (1950) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $2,000. Those portions of the existing project adopted since 1829 were authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents Mar. 2, 1829 Repair of pier on east side of channel entrance. Aug. 14,1876 Deepening at Wading Place and Mitchells Point __ --- Annual Report 1875, p. 115. Sept. 19, 1890 Jetty at Wading Place ______________-------_____ H. Ex. Doc. 136, 51st Cong., 1st sess., and Annual Report 1890, p. 471. Local cooperation. None required. Terminal facilities. There are a total of 10 wharves in the river. Nine of these are privately owned and one is publicly owned by the United States Government. None of these have railroad connections or mechanical handling facilities. All are in poor condition. The facilities are considered adequate for existing traffic. Operations and results during fiscal year. A condition survey, by hired labor, to determine the extent of repairs necessary to restore the breakwater and jetty at the mouth of the river was in progress at the end of the fiscal year. Costs were $138.00. Expenditures were $138.00. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was com- pleted in 1893. The project depth of 4 feet was restored in 1950. The costs and expenditures under the existing project have been $219,003.78 of which $83,584.01 was for new work and $135,419.77 for mainte- nance. Cost and flnancial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30,1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 priorto 1949 New work: Appropriated .------........------.... ------------------------..............---------------......................... $83, 584.01 Cost............................------- ..--------------............-------------------------------...............--...................------------ 83, 584.01 Expenditures...------------------------ ----------- ------------ ------------- 83, 584.01 Maintenance: Appropriated.... ----------------- $65, 766. 87 -$3, 524. 15 ...........------------ $1,000 136, 281. 77 Cost _--- ----------------------.. 39, 266. 24 22, 976. 48 ------------- 138 135, 419. 77 Expenditures_,____---_..---------32, 589. 91 29, 652. 81 ............ 138 135, 419.77 12. YORK HARBOR, MAINE Location. This harbor is the mouth of York River, a small stream emptying into the Atlantic Ocean, about 10 miles east of Portsmouth, N. H., and 40 miles south of Portland, Maine. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 228.) 38 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 Previous projects. Adopted by the act of August 5, 1886. For further details see page 40 of Annual Report for 1907. Existing project. This provides for widening the channel off Brag- dons Island about 170 feet by dredging to the depth of 10 feet at mean low water and for removing to the same depth the point of projecting shoal just above. The mean tidal range is 8 feet. The cost of new work for the completed project, exclusive of amount expended on previous project, was $13,400. The latest (1950) ap- proved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $800. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1905. The latest published map is in House Document No. 301, 58th Congress, 2d session. Local cooperation. None required. Terminal facilities. There are six small wharves located at York Harbor. These wharves are of pile and timber construction and all are privately owned. One of these wharves is used as a landing for guests at the local hotel; two are used for receipt of fish and lobsters; and three are used for party boat operation, both fishing and recrea- tional boating. None of the wharves have railroad connections. The terminal facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operationsand results during the fiscal year. None. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was com- pleted in 1906. The controlling depth is 10 feet with the exception of a small ledge area at the north end of the westerly channel limit where the controlling depth is about 8 feet (1950). The costs and expenditures under the existing project have been $33,701.06, of which $13,400.00 was for new work and $20,301.06 for maintenance. Cost and flnancial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 prior to 19491 New work: Appropriated---- ------.....------------ ----------------------------------- $57,400.00 Cost--.---------- --.------- _----------------------- ----------- ------------ 57, 400.00 Expenditures .-------.. ....----- ....----------------------------------------------- 57, 400.00 Maintenance: Appropriated---- .......- --....--. $19,000. 00 -$4, 359. 77 ----- .....--- ....-- .. 20, 301.06 Cost __---_-----------------2,026.94 12, 613.29 ------------------------ 20, 301.06 Expenditures_------------- 2,026. 94 12, 613.29 ------------------------ 20, 301.06 1Includes $44,000 for new work for previous projects. 13. ISLES OF SHOALS HARBOR, MAINE AND N. H. Location. A group of islands in the open sea about 6 miles north- east of Portsmouth Harbor, N. H. Three of them, Smuttynose, Cedar and Star Islands, are so situated that, with the shoals connecting them, they afford a small harbor of fair depth, open only to the west and northwest, known as Gosport Harbor. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 330.) Previous projects. The first work of improvement by the Gov- ernment was ordered by the Act of March 3, 1821. Subsequent modifi- RIVERS AND HARBORS--NEW ENGLAND DIVISION cations and additions wereauthorized by the Act of May 7, 1822, and the River and Harbor Act of July 13, 1902. The cost of the completed project was $41,453.21. For scope of previous projects see page 1739 of Annual Report for 1915. Eisting project. This provides for the construction of three rough stone breakwaters as follows: One from Smuttynose Island west- wardly to Malaga Island on the north side of the harbor, having a length of 240 feet; on extending southeastwardly from Smuttynose Island to Cedar Island, protecting the harbor on the east, having a length of 700 feet; and a third extending southwestwardly from Cedar Island to Star Island, affording protection from the southeast and south, having a length of 530 feet. The mean tidal range is 8.7 feet and the extreme 9.9 feet. The cost for new work for the completed project was $39,238.32, exclusive of amounts expended under previous projects. There is no approved estimate of cost for maintenance. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act ap- proved June 25, 1910 (H. Doc. No. 1122, 60th Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map is printed in the Annual Report for 1913, page 1530. Local cooperation. None. Terminal facilities. There is one wharf near the hotel on Star Island which is used to accommodate a passenger steamer plying be- tween Portsmouth, N. H., and the Island during 3 months of the summer. Operations and results during fiscal year. Restoration of the rip- rap breakwater between Star and Cedar Islands was initiated. A contract was entered into on June 16, 1953 for the accomplishment of this work. No work under the contract was in progress at the end of the fiscal year. Costs amounted to $1,253.73. Expenditures were $1,253.73. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was completed in 1913 and repaired in 1929. The breakwaters between Smuttynose Island and Cedar Island are in good condition. The breakwater between Cedar Island and Star Island is in poor condition. The costs and expenditures under the existing project have been $39,238.32 for new work and $35,515.41 for maintenance, a total of $74,753.73. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years, 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 prior to 19491 New work: Appropriated --- ---------------------- --------------------------------- $80, 691.53 Cost--------- ----------- ----------------------------------------------- 80, 691.53 Expenditures------------- ----------------------- ----------- -------- 80, 691. 53 Maintenance: Appropriated---- -.... ---...................... ----.......... .... - - $40, 000. 00 74, 261.68 Cost------- ---------------------------------------------- 1,253.73 35, 515.41 Expenditures ....-........................................ 1,253. 73 35, 515. 41 1 Includes $41,453.21 for new work for previous projects. 40 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 14. NEWBURYPORT HARBOR, MASS. Location. Newburyport is on the south bank of Merrimack River, about 2.5 miles above the mouth and about 48 miles by water north of Boston. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 331.) Existing project. This provides for two rubblestone jetties, each 15 feet wide on top at elevation 12 feet above mean low water, with slopes of 1 on 2 on the seaward face and 1 on 1 on the shoreward face; one projecting from the north shore, 4,118 feet, the other from the south shore, 2,445 feet, converging until 1,000 feet apart, and then extending seaward parallel to the axis of the channel for a distance of 1,000 feet; and for partially closing Plum Island Basin by a timber dike about 800 feet long and 5.5 feet above mean low water; the object being to create at the outer bar a permanent channel 1,000 feet wide and at least 17 feet deep at mean low water, to enable vessels of such draft as can proceed at high tide to the wharves at Newburyport to enter the river at mean low water; and a continuous channel from the sea to the wharves at Newburyport, 15 feet deep and 400 feet wide through the bar; thence 12 feet deep and 200 feet wide to and including a widened turning basin in front of the wharves, subject to certain con- ditions of local cooperation; pending compliance with these conditions, the improvement to be in accordance with a plan to provide a channel 12 feet deep and 400 feet wide through the bar; thence 9 feet deep and 200 feet wide to and including a widened turning basin in front of the wharves. The mean range of tide is 7.9 feet at the bar and 7.8 feet at Newburyport. The estimate of cost for new work (1953) is $641,800. The latest (1950) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $25,000. The existing project was authorized by the following River and Harbor Acts: Acts l Work authorized Documents June 14,1880 Construction of rubblestone jetties. June 25,1910 Dredging the bar at entrance to harbor--------------- Annual Report, 1910 p. 59. Mar. 2, 1945 Dredging channel from sea to wharves and a widened H. Doc. 703, 76th Cong., 3d sess. turning basin. Contains latest published map. Local cooperation. The River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1945, provides that local interests furnish free of cost to the United States suitable spoil disposal areas, properly bulkheaded, for new work and for subsequent maintenance, when and as required; hold and save the United States free from claims for damages resulting from the im- provement; and contribute one-third of the first cost, but not to exceed $34,000. Terminal facilities. The terminal facilities consist of 16 wharves extending along a frontage of about 3,500 feet of the south bank of the Merrimack River below the highway bridge, and 1 small pier on the north side of the river. The terminal facilities are considered adequate for existing com- merce. For full description see Port and Terminal Facilities of the Ports of Northern New England, 1941. Operationsand results during fiscal year. None. RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 41 Coa dition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was about 69 percent complete, the remaining portion consisting of dredging the channel from the sea to the wharves at Newburyport and a widened turning basin, the depths to be determined by the compliance of local interests with the conditions of local cooperation. The north jetty was completed in 1914; the south jetty was completed, except for a length of about 30 feet at its outer end, in 1905. These jetties are in good condition and completion of the south jetty is not now considered necessary. Plum Island Basin was closed in 1883 by the construction of a timber dike. North Rock was removed in 1901. The latest survey (1946) over the bar at the mouth of the river showed a channel with a controlling depth of 10 feet at mean low water for a width of 300 feet, and 6 feet to the wharves at Newburyport. The bar consists of shift- ing sand, and conditions change rapidly and frequently. The costs and expenditures have been $755,547.86, of which $463,- 843.62 was for new work and $291,704.24 was for maintenance. Cost 'and flnancial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 priorto 1949 New work: Appropriated------------ --------------------------------- -- - ------------------..... $463, 843.62 Cost --- ----- ---- - ----- -463, 843. 62 Expenditures----- _------------------ ------------ 463, 843. 62 Maintenance: Appropriated----.......----- ----------.. $217. 29 -- 291,704. 24 Cost .. ...----------. -------------- 217.29 --............... . 291,704.24 Expeinditures--- .....--------------- 217. 29--- -- 291, 704. 24 Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to be ap- propriated for completion of existing project____--___________ $177, 956. 38 15. GLOUCESTER HARBOR AND ANNISQUAM RIVER, MASS. Location. Gloucester Harbor is situated at the southern extremity of Cape Ann, about 23 miles northeast by water from Boston Harbor. Annisquam River is a narrow tidal waterway extending across the base of Cape Ann from Gloucester Harbor on the south side to Ipswich Bay on the north side, a distance of approximately 4 miles. A reach of this waterway, at the Gloucester Harbor end, for a length of about 1,800 feet, is known as the Blynman Canal. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 243.) Previous projects. Projects for Gloucester Harbor were adopted by River and Harbor Acts of June 10, 1872, August 5, 1886, and June 3, 1896. There were no previous projects for Annisquam River. For further details see page 1740 of Annual Report for 1915, and page 50 of Annual Report for 1937. Existing project. This provides: Gloucester Harbor: a. For a rubblestone breakwater 2,250 feet long, surmounted by a superstructure of dry walls of heavy split stone enclosing a core of rubblestone from Eastern Point over Dog Bar to Cat Ledge. b. For the removal of three ledges in the inner harbor, 1 to 12 feet and 2 to 15 feet depth at mean low water, and five ledges in the 42 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 outer harbor, 4 to 18 feet and 1 to 25 feet depth at mean low water, aggregating a total of 2,206 cubic yards, place measurement. c. For removal to depth of 15 feet below mean low water of ledges and boulders obstructing the approach to the wharves between Harbor Cove and Pews wharf, near the head of the inner harbor; dredging to the same depth the channel leading past the wharves and dredging Harbor Cove to the depth of 10 feet at mean low water. Annisquam River: For a channel 8 feet deep at mean low water 60 feet wide from Gloucester Harbor to the Boston & Maine Railroad bridge, 100 feet wide from the railroad bridge to the mouth of the river, and 200 feet wide across the bar in Ipswich Bay, including the removal of a ledge near the Gloucester Harbor entrance; and for a dredged anchorage area about 17 acres in extent and 8 feet deep at the entrance of Lobster Cove. The project depths refer to mean low water. The mean range of tide in Gloucester Harbor is 8.7 feet; the ex- treme range is 12.6 feet. The mean range of tide in Annisquam River is 8.5 feet; the extreme range is about 10 feet. The estimate of cost for new work (1953) is $671,200 exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects and $25,000 to be con- tributed by local interests. The latest (1950) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $10,000. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents Aug. 11, 1888 Removal of ledges and boulders, and dredging, in Annual Report, 1887, p. 503. Gloucester Harbor. Aug. 18, 1894 Construction of breakwater at entrance to Gloucester H. Ex. Doc. 56, 48th Cong., 2d Harbor from Eastern Point to Round Rock Shoal. sess., and Annual Report, 1885,. p. 534. June 13,1902 Termination at Cat Ledge of breakwater authorized Annual Report, 1902, p. 89. by act of Aug. 18, 1894. 1 June 25,1910 Removal o 81ledgesin Gloucester Harbor....----------........ H. Doc. 1112, 60th Cong., 2d ses. Aug. 30, 1935 Dredging in Annisquam River and removal of a ledge Rivers and Harbors Committee, in Gloucester Harbor near the entrance to Annis- Doc. 39, 72d Cong., 1st sess.t quam River. Mar. 2,1945 Dredging 8-foot anchorage area in Lobster Cove, H. Doc. 329, 77th Cong., 1st seas.1 Annisquam River. I Contains latest published maps. Local cooperation. The River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1945, provides that local interests contribute one-third of the initial cost of the improvement, but not to exceed $25,000, furnish free of cost to the United States all lands, easements, rights-of-way, and spoil disposal areas necessary for the improvement and for subsequent main- tenance, when and as required, and hold and save the United States free from claims for damages resulting from the improvement. Assur- ances of local cooperation were furnished during fiscal year 1949. Terminal facilities. There are in Gloucester Harbor 61 wharves worthy of mention. The depth beside the wharves varies from 0 to 20 feet at mean low water. Except for 3 wharves, 2 owned by the city and the fish pier which is leased by the city from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, all are private and are not available to the public. There are two commercial wharves on Annisquam River, on the east RIVERS AND IHARBORS-NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 43 bank. These facilities are considered adequate for the existing com- merce of the port. For full description see Port and Terminal Facili- ties at the Ports of Northern New England, 1941. Operationsand results during fiscal year. None. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was about 77 percent complete. The existing project was completed in 1936 except for dredging the anchorage area in Lobster Cove in the Annisquam River. The removal of all ledges and boulders in Gloucester Harbor between Harbor Cove and Pews Wharf, and other obstructing rocks was completed in 1894; and the removal of a pinnacle rock in the outer harbor in 1896. The breakwater which was completed in 1905 was repaired in 1940 and is in good condition. The removal of all ledges to project depth was completed in 1916. The improvement of Annis- quam River was completed in 1936 at a cost of $33,975.89. The con- trolling depths over the ledges in the outer harbor in 1916 were from 18 to 25 feet; over ledge C in the inner harbor in 1931, 14 feet; and over ledges A and B in the inner Harbor in 1940, 13 and 15 feet re- spectively. The controlling depth in Annisquam River in 1949 was about 8 feet; 5 feet in the northwesterly third and +5 feet in the remaining part of the Lobster Cove Anchorage. The total costs and expenditures under the existing project have been $711,195.37, of which $535,154.73 was for new work and $176,040.64 was for maintenance. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 prior to 19491 New work: .....---------------- Appropriated----------------- ------------ ------------ $556,154.73 Cost-------------------------------------------- ---------- ---------- 556,154. 73 Expendt ures-------------- ---------- ------------ ----------- ----------- 556, 154. 73 Maintenance: Appropriated-------------......... ...........------------...---------- ------------ ------------ 176, 040. 64 Cost-- .------------- --- ------ ------------ ------- -- --- ------- 176,040.64 Expenditures I-------------------- ----------------- ---------- ------------ 176,040.64 1 Includes $21,000 for new work for previous projects. Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to be appropriated for completion of existing project $136,045.27. 16. SALEM HARBOR, MASS. Location. This harbor is located on the north shore of Massachu- setts Bay, about 12 miles by water generally north of the entrance to Boston Harbor. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 240 and 1207.) Previousprojects. Adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1873, and extended by the River and Harbor Act of September 19, 1890. For further details see page 1741 of Annual Report for 1915. Existing project. This provides for a channel 10 feet deep in South River, 300 feet wide at the 10-foot depth in the harbor, gradually nar- rowing to 200 feet at a point opposite the outer end of Derby Wharf, 44 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 thence 150 feet wide to the bend at the outer end of Derby Wharf, thence 90 feet wide to the turn near the inner end of Derby Wharf and thence 50 feet wide to the upstream end of Pickering Wharf, for a branch channel on the east side of Derby Wharf, 8 feet deep, 100 feet wide, and about 700 feet long widening into a basin of the same depth, 500 feet long and 200 feet wide and for a channel 25 feet deep, 300 feet wide, and about 1,500 feet long, including the removal to the same depth of a shoal near Abbot Rock Beacon. The project depths refer to mean low water. The mean range of tide is 9 feet and the extreme range is 12.7 feet. The estimate of cost for new work (1953) is, $155,000 exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest 1950 approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $5,000. The existing project was authorized by the following River and Harbor Acts: March 3, 1905 (H. Doc. 303, 58th Cong., 2d sess.) ; July 3, 1930 (H. Doc. 112, 70th Cong., 1st sess.) ; March 2, 1945 (H. Doc. 701, 76th Cong., 3d sess.). The latest published map is in the project document. Local cooperation. The River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1945, provides that no dredging shall be done within 50 feet of any wharf or structure, that local interests shall furnish assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of War that suitable landing facilities open to all on equal terms will be provided and maintained, and that they will hold and save the United States free from claims for damages that may result from the channel improvement. Terminal facilities. The harbor has a developed waterfront of a little more than I mile. There are 10 wharves in this area, 1 of which is not in use. The facilities are considered adequate for the existing commerce. For further details see Port and Terminal Facilities at the Ports of Northern New England, 1941, Operations and results during fiscal year. A condition survey to determine the extent of shoaling in the 25-foot channel was completed by hired labor during fiscal year at a cost and expenditure of $1,525.02, all maintenance funds. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project is about 31 percent completed, the remaining portion consisting of the extension of the 10-foot channel in South River from the touter end of Derby Wharf, approximately 90 feet wide to the turn near Central Wharf, thence 50 feet wide to the upstream end of Pickering Wharf, and:a branch channel on the east side of Derby Wharf 8 feet deep, 100 feet wide, and approximately 700 feet long, widening to a basin of the same depth 500 feet long and 200 feet wide. The controlling depths were 0 to 1 foot in the 8-foot channel and turning basin (1939) ;7 feet in the 10-foot channel (1950); and 24 feet in the 25-foot channel (1953). The costs under the existing project have been $57,130.93, of which $48,087.91 was for new work and $9,043.02 was for maintenance. RIVERS AND EIARBORS-NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 45 Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ- ingfiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 priorto 19491 New work: Appropriated--------- -----.........------............---...................------------..........--..------------------.. $100, 456. 57 Cost------------------..........................------------------------------.................------------... 100, 456. 57 ------------ Expenditures ........---------------------.....--------............ -----...........--...........---------.... 100, 456. 57 Maintenance: Appropriated-------........_ -----------............ -----------............----------........... $1, 866 -$322. 98 9, 043. 02 Cost---------- .................----..------------.....-----------........------------.......... 18 1, 525. 02 9, 043. 02 Expenditures-----.........------------ -----------------------........................ 18 1, 525. 02 9, 043. 02 1Includes $52,368.66 for new work for previous projects. Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to be appropriated for completion of existing project--------------- $106, 912. 09 17. MYSTIC RIVER, MASS. Location. The Mystic River rises in Mystic Lakes, Mass., flows in a southeasterly direction, and empties into Boston Harbor near the Boston Naval Shipyard. It is 7 miles in length. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 248 and U. S. Geological Survey Chart, "Boston".) Previous projects. Original project for the lower Mystic was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1899, and cur- tailed by the River and Harbor Act of June 25, 1910. For further details see page 1743 of Annual Report for 1915, and page 59 of Annual Report for 1938. There has been no previous project for the upper Mystic. Existing project. This provides for a channel 35 feet deep, ex- tending from the upper limit of the 35-foot channel of Boston Har- bor at the Mystic River bridge to approximately 300 feet downstream of the Malden Bridge, having widths varying from about 940 feet at its lower end, to about 1,060 feet at a point about 1,200 feet be- low the Malden Bridge, thence decreasing to 150 feet at its upper limit; a channel 20 feet deep from the head of the existing 35-foot channel to a point 800 feet above the Malden Bridge, with widths decreasing from 150 feet at the lower end to 75 feet through the draw- span, thence increasing to approximately 340 feet to form a turning basin above the bridge; a channel 6 feet deep and 100 feet wide from the Boston & Maine Railroad (western division) bridge to about 2,500 feet above Wellington Bridge, about 1 mile, and thence 4 feet deep, gradually narrowing from 100 feet to 50 feet at the upper end for about 2 miles to the head of commercial navigation at Craddock Bridge in Medford. The project depths refer to mean low water. The mean range of tide is 9.6 feet at Mystic River Bridge, 9.6 feet at Wellington Bridge, and 9.3 feet at Craddock Bridge. The ex- treme range is 13.7 feet. The estimate of cost for new work (1953) is $5,150,000.00 exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1950) ap- proved estimate of cost for annual maintenance is $14,000. 277809--53-- voL. 1----4 46 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 The existing project was authorized by the following River and Harbor Acts: Acts Work authorized Documents July 13, 1892 Improvement of the upper Mystic_---------------- Annual Report, 1891, p. 672. June 25, 1910 Improvement of channel downstream from mouth of H. Doc. 1086, 60th Cong., 2d sess. Island End River to the 35-foot channel of Boston Harbor. Aug. 30,19351 Improvement of channel upstream from mouth of Rivers and Harbors Committee Island End River to city playground at Charles- Doc. 33, 74th Cong., 1st sess. town. June 20,1938 Improvement of channel upstream from city play- H. Doc. 542, 75th Cong., 3d sess. ground at Charlestown to a point 800 feet above the Malden Bridge. 2 May 17,1950 Improvement of the channel from the upper limit of H. Doc. 645, 80th Cong., 2d sess. the 35-foot Boston Harbor channel to the Malden Bridge. 1 Also Emergency Relief Act of 1935. 2 Contains latest published map; a map showing the entire river is published in H. Doc. 2108, 64th Cong. 2d sess. Local cooperation. None required. Terminal facilities. In the section of the river benefited by the 35-foot channel project there are on the south bank of the river four wharves aggregating over 4,000 feet of berthing space used for the receipt, storage, and shipment of coal, lumber, and gypsum. These wharves consist of substantial stone or wooden bulkheads filled solid, and in some cases fronted by pile platforms. There is also on the south bank a lumber terminal, the largest of its kind on the Atlantic coast. It is equipped with the most modern mechanical appliances, has railroad connection, and occupies 4,400 feet of water front. On the north bank of the river within the scope of this improvement there is a large wharf for receipt and shipment of oil on an extensive scale; immediately adjacent to this wharf is an extensive terminal constructed in connection with an iron works; downstream of the Malden Bridge there is a wharf for receipt of oil in connection with electric generating plant; on the west bank of Island End River, which flows into Mystic River on the north about midway of the 35- foot channel, are situated two large terminal wharves, of 800 feet dockage, for receipt and shipment of coal, coke, tar, and oil. These wharves are connected with the 35-foot channel by a channel 30 feet deep at mean low water, dredged by private interests. None of the above wharves is publicly owned, and none is open to general public use. Beyond the scope of the authorized 35-foot channel improvement, and within the scope of the 20-foot channel and the improvement of the upper Mystic, there are on the south bank in Charlestown and Somerville about 1,850 feet, and on the north bank in Medford about 1,235 feet of available dockage, of which 450 feet on the south bank and 435 feet on the north bank are customarily in use. A large auto- mobile assembly plant is located on the south bank in Somerville. The existing wharves consist of stone and wooden bulkheads, solid filled. None is publicly owned, but two are open to the public on RIVERS AND HIARBORS--NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 47 payment of wharfage charges. The capacities of the lower Mystic are being utilized to a gratifying extent. These facilities are con- sidered adequate for existing commerce. (For further details see "The Port of Boston, Mass.-Port Series No. 3-Revised 1946.") Operations and results during the fiscal year. Maintenance dredg- ing, by contract, to restore project depth in the 30-foot channel, in progress at the beginning of the fiscal year, was completed on July 14, 1952. During this period 27,273 cubic yards of ordinary material were removed at a cost of $29,787.22. Expenditures for maintenance were $47,555.91. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project is about 15 percent completed. To complete the project there remains the dredg- ing of the 35-foot channel including the removal of ledge in the channel. The controlling depths at mean low water in Mystic River at the time the various sections were last surveyed were: approxi- mately 20 to 30 feet in the 35-foot channel (1950) (1952) ; 20 feet in the 20-foot channel; and 3 feet in the 4-foot channel but narrowed in width (1946). The total costs under the existing project from regular funds have been $501,934.45, of which $293,341.72 was for new work and $208,- 592.73 for maintenance. The total costs and expenditures under emergency relief appropriation funds have been $476,783.40, all for new work. The total costs under all funds have been $978,717.85, of which $770,125.12 was for new work and $208,592.73 was for maintenance. The total expenditures under all funds have been $978,717.85. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 prior to 19491 New work: Appropriated..------.......------.....------......----.. ------------------------------------ $895, 848.32 ------------ Cost.....------------- -----............------......----.........----....................----------- 895, 848. 32 Expenditures------...........--.......-- 895, 848. 32 ...........----------......----------- ...------....---------.......--............----- Maintenance: Appropriated--------......... -- $755. 56 $664. 32 ............$155, 000. 00 -$6, 565. 88 218, 874. 65 118, 646. 90 664. 32 ..-----------.......... Cost---................------------- ............---------- 29, 787. 22 218, 874. 65 Expenditdtres-------........--......-----------....... 664. 32 ----------- 100,878. 21 47, 555. 91 218, 874. 65 1Includes $125,723.20 for new work and $10,281.92 for maintenance for previous projects. Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to be appropriated for completion of existing project.------------ $4, 379,874. 88 18. BOSTON HARBOR, MASS. Location. This harbor includes all the expanse of tidewater lying within a line from Point Allerton to Point Shirley and extending from that line westward to the mainland. This comprises an area of about 47 square miles, exclusive of the islands. (See U. S. Coast and Geo- detic Survey Charts Nos. 246 and 248.) 48 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 Previous projects. Adopted by the River and Harbor Acts of March 2, 1867, June 14, 1880, September 19, 1890, June 3, 1896, and July 25, 1912. For further details see page 1743 of Annual Report for 1915,. page 81 of Annual Report for 1917, and page 63 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project. This provides for the following: a. A channel 40 feet deep in general, but 45 feet deep through rock,. from the sea to President Roads through Broad Sound, 2 miles, 900 feet wide except at the outer end where it is widened to 1,100 feet. b. Deepening to 40 feet the main ship channel from President Roads to about 200 feet northerly of the site of Mystic Pier No. 1 Charlestown; having widths varying from 600 feet to 1,200 feet with suitable widening at the bends. Length about 5.5 miles. c. An anchorage area 2,000 feet wide, 5,500 feet long, and 40 feet deep, on the north side of President Roads. d. Extension of President Roads anchorage 700 feet to the north and 500 feet to the west at a depth of 40 feet, and dredging an area to 35 feet lying west of the anchorage. e. Deepening to 40 feet that part of the approach channel to the United States Navy drydock No. 3 at South Boston between the main ship channel and the United States harbor line. f. A channel 35 feet deep along the same line as the 40-foot main ship channel in the following manner: adjacent to the westerly side' of the 40-foot main ship channel through Broad Sound 600 feet wide, a distance of about 2 miles; adjacent to the northerly side of the 40- foot main ship channel from President Roads to abreast the Fish Pier 600 feet wide, a distance of about three miles; adjacent to the westerly side of 40-foot main ship channel from abreast Fort Point Channel to the Mystic River and Charlestown Bridges and the en- trance to the Chelsea River, having widths varying from 100 feet t& 1,000 feet, a distance of about 2 miles. g. A channel 2 miles long, 30 feet deep, and 1,200 feet wide from the sea to President Roads through Broad Sound by a less direct route than the 35- and 40-foot channels. h. A channel 27 feet deep and 1,000 feet wide from Nantasket Roads- to President Roads known as the "Narrows" Channel, 3 miles. i. A channel 15 feet deep, 300 feet wide, and 550 feet long through the bar which extends from the north head of Long Island to Nixes Mate Shoal, known as "Nixes Mate" or "Nubble" Channel. j. A channel in Chelsea River 30 feet deep and generally 200 feet wide, from the mouth of the river, at the head of the 35-foot channel in Boston Harbor, to a point about 1 mile upstream of the Chelsea Street Bridge, a distance of about 2 miles, thence a channel 8.4 feet deep to the Boston & Maine Railroad Bridge 150 feet wide a distance of about one-half mile. k. Improvement of Reserved Channel east of L Street Bridge by a channel 30 feet deep and 300 feet wide. 1. The Fort Point Channel, 23 feet deep and 175 feet wide from its entrance in Boston Harbor, about four-fifths of a mile to the Dor- chester Avenue (old Federal Street) Bridge. m. Sea walls of coursed stone and riprap protecting the most ex-- posed headlands and islands. RIVERS AND HARBORS--NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 49 All depths are referred to mean low water. The mean range of tide is 8.9 feet at Boston Light, and 9.5 feet at Commonwealth Pier, in Chelsea Creek, and in Fort Point Channel. The extreme range is about 4 feet greater. The estimate of cost for new work (1953) is $19,592,000, exclusive of amount expended on previous projects and of sea walls for which no estimate was given. The latest (1950) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $130,000. The existing project was authorized by the following River and Harbor Acts: Acts Work authorized Documents Mar. 2,1825 Preservation of is ands by sea walls. Aug. 5,1886 .. . __ .______________ Fort Point Channel_______ _ ... . Ex. Doc. 206, 48th Cong., 2d sess. Annual Report, 1885, p. 543. Channel 15 feet deep from Long Island to Nixes Mate Annual Report 1887, p. 517. Shoal (Nixes Mate or Nubble Channel). July 13,1892 Channel 27 feet deep from Nantasket Roads to Presi- Annual Report, 1893, p. 766. dent Roads. Mar. 3, 1899 For 300-foot channel from sea to the President Roads H. Doc. 133, 55th Cong., 2d sess through Broad Sound by less direct route than the Annual Report, 1898, p. 886. 35- and 40-foot channels. June 13,1902 For 35-foot channel from the sea to Boston Naval H. Doc. 119, 56th Cong., 2d sess. Shipyard, Chelsea and Charles River Bridges. Annual Report, 1901, p. 1096. Elimination from the project of the removal of Finns Authorized by Chief of Engineers Ledge at the outer entrance. Mar. 11, 1913. 1 Aug. 8, 1917 Depth of 40 feet (45 feet in rocks) in Broad Sound H. Doc. 931, 63d Cong., 2d sess. Channel. Aug. 30, 19352 Present project dimensions of channel from Presi- H. Doc. 244, 72d Cong., 1st sess.' dent Roads to Commonwealth pier No. 1, East Boston and anchorage area north side of President Roads. Do_ ___- _Present project dimensions of that part of approach Rivers and Harbors Committee channel to U. S Navy drydock No. 3, at South Doc. 29, 74th Cong., 1st sess.1 Boston between Main Ship Channel and United States harbor line. Aug. 26,1937 Chelsea River Channel, 30feet deep-----...... ------ - Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. 24, 75th Cong., 1st sess.' Oct. 17,1940 ----------_--------_ Reserved Channel 30 feet deep_ H. Doc. 225, 76th Cong., 1st sess.' Sept. 7,1940 Abandons seaplane channel authorized in River and Public Law 420, 78th Cong. Harbor Act approved Oct. 17, 1940 (H. Doc. 362, 76th Cong., 1st sess.). Mar. 2,1945 Extension of 40-foot channel .. H. Doc. 733, 79th Cong., 2d sess.' ...--------------------- July 24,1946 Extension of President Roads Anchorage-_------ H. Doc. 244, 80th Cong., 1st sess.' 1 Contains latest published maps. See also Annual Report, 1911, p. 1178 (sea walls and Nixes Mate Chan- rmel)and Annual Report, 1903, p. 770 (Fort Point Channel). 2 Authorized in part by Public Works Administration, Sept. 6, 1933. Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Termninalfacilities. There are 183 wharves and piers in the Harbor, not including the Mystic River, Weymouth Fore River, and Town River, which are reported elsewhere. In addition, there are 4 ferry slips and 2 car floats. Of the terminals, 28 are publicly owned, 3 are open to public use, 77 have mechanical handling facilities, and 57 have railroad connections. The facilities are considered adequate for the present requirements of commerce. (For the latest full description of Terminal Facilities, see Port Series No. 3-the Port of Boston, Mass., revised 1946.) Operations and results during the fiscal year. Maintenance dredg- ing, by contract, to restore 30-foot project depth in Reserved Channel, in progress at the beginning of the fiscal year, was completed on August 1, 1952. During this period 22,282 cubic yards of ordinary material were removed from the authorized channel at a cost of $32,638.76. Maintenance dredging in Chelsea River, by contract, to restore project depths in the 30-foot channel was entered into on March 30, 50 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 1953. Work on this contract was started on April 9, 1953, and was: in progress at the end of the fiscal year. During this period 63,000 cubic yards of ordinary material was removed at a cost of $65,240.42. Snagging operations, by hired labor, were carried on throughout the , year at a cost of $7,433.67, for maintenance. A condition survey of the Narrows Channel and the 40-, 35-, and 30-foot channels, in progress at the begining of the fiscal year, was. completed at a cost of $9,585.83, maintenance funds. Costs for miscellaneous inspections and reports were $9,159.94, for maintenance. The total costs were $124,058.62, all for maintenance. Total ex- penditures were $134,997.61. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project is about 84 percent completed, the remaining portion consisting of dredging the extension of President Roads Anchorage 700 feet to the north and 500 feet to the west at a depth of 40 feet, and dredging an area to 35 feet lying west of the anchorage; and the completion of the 40-foot main ship channel to project width for a distance of about 4,000 feet along the east side at the upstream end of the project. The seawalls have a total length of about 3.75 miles and have been built and maintained on Great Brewster, Lovells, Gallups, Long, Rainsford, Deer, and Georges Island and on Point Allerton. The "Nixes Mate" or Nubble Channel was completed in 1892; the 30-foot channel in 1905; and 27- foot channel in 1907; Forte Point Channel in 1909; the 35-foot channel in 1915; the Broad Sound 40-foot channel in 1930; the 40-foot an- chorage in 1937; the 30-foot Chelsea River Channel in 1940, except for the small area immediately below the Chelsea Street Bridge which was completed in 1946; and the 30-foot Reserved Channel in 1941. The controlling depths at mean low water in the various improved channels of Boston Harbor at the dates they were last surveyed were: a. Broad Sound 40-foot channel, 39 feet (1952). b. Main 40-foot ship channel to Commonwealth Pier No. 1, 37 feet in northerly three-quarters of the channel, 34 feet in the southerly quarter (1952), Commonwealth Pier No. 1 to 200 feet northerly of Mystic Pier No. 1, 40 feet (1951). c. Approach to Navy Drydock No. 3, 40 feet (1938). d. President Roads Anchorage; 37 to 39 feet in the northerly half of the anchorage, 40 feet in the remainder (1952). e. Extension to President Roads Anchorage and 35-foot area 15 to 35 feet (1945). f. Broad Sound 35-foot channel, 37 feet (1952). Main 35-foot ship channel, 32 feet (1952). g. Broad Sound, 30-foot channel, 30 feet (1952). h. Narrows Channel, generally 27 feet with the exception of an en- croachment 150 feet into the northerly limit of the channel in the vicinity of "Narrows Light," a depth of + 5.2 feet on this shoal (1952). i. Nubble Channel, 15 feet (1951). j. Chelsea River, Maintenance dredging being done in the 30-foot channel (1953), 8.0 feet in the 8.4-foot channel (1936). ic. Reserved Channel, 30 feet (1952). 1. Fort Point Channel, 20 feet in three-quarters of the channel width and 16 feet in the easterly quarter (1952). RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 51 The costs and expenditures under the existing project to June 30, 1953, have been as follows: New work Maintenance Total Expenditures Regular funds _.---.. ----------------- $14, 414, 831. 97 $1, 885, 153. 47 $16, 299, 985. 44 $16, 282,068. 91 Public Works funds-....__ ............ __ 1, 030, 806.26 -___- - 1, 030, 806.26 1, 030, 806. 26 Emergency Relief fund.... ............ __ 935, 303.03 -.---------- 935, 303.03 935, 303.03 Total. . 16, 380, 941.26 .------------------------- 1,885,153.47 18, 266, 094.73 18, 248,178.20 In addition, $17,767.37 has been expended from contributed funds, all for maintenance. Cost and flnancial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30,1953j includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 prior to 1949 1 New work: Appropriated-........ -$6, 405. 31 $400, 000.00 $380, 000. 00 -$38, 537.56------....----..... $17, 846, 064.22 Cost-----....----- ----------- __ - 5, 100.55 225, 222.06 511, 139. 83 _..-....... 17, 846, 064. 22 Expenditures---..---..... .5, 062. 80 78, 347.27 658,052.37-----------.......... 17, 846,064. 22 Maintenance: Appropriated......... -34, 907.50 15, 500.00 73, 000. 00 235, 000. 00 $127,000.00 81, 952, 379. 23 Cost....----------------- 8, 486. 71 2, 430. 76 18, 769.05 260, 500.96 124, 058.62 8 1, 903, 032. 73 Expenditures---------... 7, 512. 81 2, 389. 32 18, 359.41 249, 822. 35 134, 997.61 8 1, 902, 883. 57 1 Includes $1,465,122.96 for new work and $17,879.26 for maintenance for previous projects. 2 Includes $935,303.03 expended from emergency relief funds for new work. a In addition $17,767.37 was expended for maintenance from contributed funds. Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to be appropriated for completion of existing project- --- -- $3, 211, 058. 74 19. DORCHESTER BAY AND NEPONSET RIVER, MASS. Location. Dorchester Bay is situated at the mouth of Neponset River, in Boston Harbor. Neponset River rises in Foxboro, Mass., and flows in a northeasterly direction about 25 miles, emptying into Dorchester Bay. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 246.) Existing project. This provides for a channel 25 feet deep and 300 feet wide from the Boston Harbor main ship channel to Com- mercial Point, thence 15 feet deep and 100 feet wide to the Neponset Highway Bridge. The project depths refer to mean low water. The mean range of tide is 9.6 feet and the extreme range is 13.7 feet. The estimate of cost for new work (1953) is $760,600. The latest (1950) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $7,000. The existing project was authorized by the following River and Harbor Acts: The act of March 2, 1907 (H. Doc. No. 83, 59th Cong., 2d sess.), provided for the 15-foot channel, and the act of March 2, 1945 (H. Doc. No. 394, 77th Cong., 1st sess.), provides for the 25-foot channel. The latest published map is in the last project document. Local cooperation. The River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1945, provides that local interests shall (a) provide a berthing space along- side the existing oil terminal dock at Commercial Point at least 25 feet deep at mean low water and 100 feet wide, extending along the dock not less than 1,000 feet from the center of the proposed Federal 52 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 channel, and an entrance to the berth 25 feet deep and of sufficient size to permit turning vessels 500 feet in length; (b) provide assur- ances satisfactory to the Secretary of War that the oil-storage capacity at Commercial Point will be increased to at least 6 million gallons within 1 year of the date of completion of the Federal project; (c) make available, without cost to the United States, suitable areas for the disposal of material dredged from the Federal channel; and (d) hold and save the United States free from all claims for damages re- sulting from the proposed improvement. All previous requirements have been fully complied with. Terminal facilities. There are 16 wharves located on these water- ways which are used for commercial purposes. Operations and results during fiscal year. A condition survey, by hired labor, of the presently maintained 18-foot channel and the 15- foot channel up to Neponset Highway Bridge was started in March and was completed in April, at a cost of $2,024.85. Expenditures were $2,066.85. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project is about 22 percent completed, the remaining portion consisting of dredging a channel 25 feet deep and 300 feet wide from the Boston Harbor main ship channel to Commercial Point. Controlling depth: 17 feet in Dorchester Bay to about 3,000 feet downstream of Commercial Point; thence 13 feet to Commercial Point (1953) ; thence 8 feet to the N. Y., N. H. & H. RR. bridge (1953) ; thence 13 feet to Neponset Highway Bridge (1953). The costs under the existing project have been $130,201.29, of which $94,584.55 was for new work and $35,616.74 for maintenance. The expenditures have been $35,658.74. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 priorto 1949 New work: Appropriated----... ------------ ------------ ---------...........----------.......... ----------- .... $94, 584.55 Cost....--------....................------------------------------------..........-----------....------------...... 94,584.55 Expenditures--............-----------------------------------..--------............--------..........------ 94,584.55 Maintenance: Appropriated ----------------------------------- .....------------$3, 000.00 36,591.89 Cost----- -........--------...-------- ..........................------------------...------- .....------ 2, 024.85 35, 616. 74 Expenditures ----------- ........ ....------------2, 066. 85 ..........------------------------.... 35, 658. 74 Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to be appropriated for completion of existing project--------------- $666, 015. 45 20. WEYMOUTH FORE RIVER, MASS. Location. Rises in Braintree, Mass., and flows in a northerly direc- tion 7.5 miles, emptying into Hingham Bay, Boston Harbor. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 246.) Previous projects. Adopted by the River and Harbor Act of September 19, 1890, and extended by the River and Harbor Acts of March 3, 1905, February 27, 1911, and July 27, 1916. For further details, see page 1745 of Annual Report for 1915, page 64 of Annual Report for 1932, and page 67 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project. This provides for (a) a channel 27 feet deep RIVERS AND -IARBORS--NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 53 with a general width of 300 feet from a point in Hingham Bay between Nut and Peddocks Islands to the Weymouth Fore River bridge at Quincy Point, about 3.0 miles; (b) a channel in Nan- tasket Gut 27 feet deep and 400 feet wide, extending from deep water in Nantasket Roads to Hingham Bay, a distance of about 2,000 feet; thence through Hingham Bay 27 feet deep and 300 feet wide for a distance of about 1.4 miles to deep water in Weymouth Fore River west of Sheep Island; and (c) extension of the 27-foot channel so as to include the present 27-foot State-improved channel through and above the Weymouth Fore River bridge and to provide in this section a combined channel and maneuvering basin of the same depth, with a length of about 2,500 feet and widths varying from 470 to 900 feet. The plane of reference is mean low water. The mean range of tide is 9.2 feet at Nut Island, 9.5 feet at Sheep Island, and 9.5 feet at Weymouth Fore River bridge. The extreme range is 13.6 feet. The estimate of cost for new work (1953) is $1,015,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1950) ap- proved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $14,500. The existing project was authorized by the following river and harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents Aug. 30,1935 27-foot channel from Hingham Bay (between Nut II. Doc. 207, 72d Cong., 1st sess. and Peddocks Islands) to Weymouth Fore River Bridge. Oct. 17,1940 27-foot channel through Nantasket Gut and Hing- H. Doc. 568, 76th Cong., 3d sess.' ham Bay to deep water in Weymouth Fore River west of Sheep Island. Mar. 2,1945 27-foot channel through and above Weymouth Fore H. Doe. 291, 77th Cong., 1st sess. River Bridge, and maneuvering basin. 1 Contains the latest published maps. Recommended modification of project. In House Document No. 555, 82d Congress, 2d session, it was recommended that the existing project be modified so as to provide for a channel 32 feet deep in rock, 30 feet deep in other material, and 500 feet wide from deep water in Boston Harbor along the southerly half of the Narrows Channel in Nantasket Roads and through Nantasket Gut, thence the same depths and generally 300 feet wide across Hingham Bay and into Weymouth Fore River to Weymouth Fore River Bridge, following the general alinement of the existing project channel, and extending through and above the bridge to form a maneuvering basin 470 to 650 feet wide, at an estimated first cost of $3,412,055 for new work in addition to that presently authorized and $500 annually for maintenance in addition to that required for the existing project. Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Terminal facilities. There are nine wharves in Weymouth Fore River all grouped near the head of the Federal improvement. Con- struction consists mainly of pile and timber piers extending from tim- ber or concrete bulkheads. There are 6,092 feet of berthing space avail- able. Six of the wharves have railroad connections and six have mechanical handling facilities. Three of the wharves are used in con- nection with a large shipyard, 2 with oil terminals, 1 with an electric 54 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 generating plant, 1 with a large soap manufacturing plant, and 2 with yacht clubs. There are no publicly owned wharves. The facilities are considered adequate for the present needs of commerce. (For further description of terminal facilities, see Port Series No. 3, Port of Boston, revised 1946.) Operations and results during fiscal year. A condition survey by hired labor, of the 27-foot channel from Nut and Peddocks Island to Weymouth Fore River Bridge was completed in November 1952 at a cost of $2,201.83, maintenance funds. Expenditures were $2,201.83. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was about 35 percent completed, the remaining portion consisting of dredging the 27-foot channel through Nantasket Gut and Hingham Bay to deep water in Weymouth Fore River west of Sheep Island, and the exten- sion of the 27-foot channel so as to include the present 27-foot State- improved channel through and above Weymouth Fore River Bridge, and to provide in this section a combined channel and maneuvering basin of the same depth. The controlling depths were 17 feet from Nantasket Gut through Hingham Bay to abreast Sheep Island (1939) ; 26.0 feet for project width of 300 feet from abreast Grape Island to Weymouth Fore River Bridge (1952) ; 21 feet in channel and maneu- vering basin upstream of Fore River Bridge (1948). The costs and expenditures under the existing project have been $490,133.36, of which $355,227.34 was for new work and $134,906.02 was for maintenance. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30- Total to June 30, 1953 including fiscal 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 years prior to 194912 New work: Appropriated--- ' --------- ------------ ------------ ------------ ---------......... $991,127.34 Cost------------------------------------------------------------------ 991,127. 34 Expenditures - ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ......... 991, 127. 34 Maintenance: Appropriated-------------............. $1, 000 .......----------- $50, 139. 12 -.. -$50. 37 140, 156. 02 Cost----------------- 1, 000 ...........----------- 8, 397. 44 $39, 489. 48 2, 201. 83 140, 156. 02 Expenditures..-------- 1,000 .------------ 3, 284. 40 44, 602. 52 2, 201. 83 140, 156. 02 1Includes $735,900 for new work and $5,250 for maintenance for previous projects. 2In addition, $100,000 of contributed funds was expended for new work. Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to be appropriated for completion of existing project-------------- $659, 772.66 21. TOWN RIVER, MASS. Location. Town River is a tidal river 2 miles long, lying entirely within the limits of the city of Quincy, just south of Boston, Mass. If flows in an easterly direction and empties into Weymouth Fore River at Quincy Point. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 246.) Previous project. Adopted by the River and Harbor Act of June 3, 1896. For further details, see page 65 of Annual Report for 1907, and page 69 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project. This provides for a channel 24 feet deep at mean low water and generally 150 feet wide from deep water in Weymouth RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 55 Fore River to a point opposite the upstream end of the Quincy Oil -Co. terminal, a distance of 6,700 feet, with a turning basin 18 feet deep, 400 feet wide, and roughly 1,000 feet long at the inner end; and a channel 15 feet deep and 100 feet wide, thence to a point just below the plant of the Quincy Electric Light & Power Co., a further distance of 1,370 feet. The mean range of tide is 9.5 feet. The ex- treme range is 11 feet. The cost of new work for the completed project was $372,392.52, including $111,762.76 contributed by local interests but exclusive of amounts expended under the previous projects. The latest (1950) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $9,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of August 26, 1937 (H. Doc. 96, 75th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in that document. Local cooperation. The River and Harbor Act of August 26, 1937, requires that local interests contribute 30 percent of the initial cost of the entire improvement, furnish free of cost to the United States a suitably located right-of-way 400 feet wide and spoil disposal areas, bulkheaded where necessary, for new work and for subsequent main- tenance as required, and release the United States from all claims for damages attributable to the work of improvement. With the exception of furnishing certain easements, all conditions of local co- operation have been complied with. Terminal facilities. On the south bank of Town River are located 8 wharves, 3 of which are used for boat building and repair work, 3 used for receipt of petroleum products, 1 for receiving and storing lumber, and 1 for receiving scrap materials. On the north bank of the river is located a yacht building and repair yard. The facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. For full description, see The Port of Boston, Mass.-Port Series 3--Revised 1946. Operations and results during the fiscal year. A condition survey, by hired labor, of the 24-foot channel from deep water in Weymouth Fore River to Quincy Oil Co., thence of the 15-foot channel to just below Quincy Electric Light & Power Co. plant, was completed in December 1952, at a cost of $717.97, maintenance funds. Expendi- tures were $717.97. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was com- pleted in 1940. Controlling depth is as follows: 22 feet in the 24-foot channel to abreast the western end of the turning basin, except an 11-foot depth along the south limit of the channel opposite the turn- ing basin (1953); 14 feet in the 15-foot channel (1953); and 17.6 feet in the turning basin (1947). The total costs and expenditures under the existing project have been $443,900.31, of which amount $372,392.52 was for new work, including $111,762.76 contributed funds, and $71,507.79 for maintenance. 56 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 prior to 194912 New work: Appropriated ........ -$150 --------------------- $285, 629. 76 Cost------------ ------------------------------- ----------- ----------- 285, 629.76 -------------- Expenditures ............. _ ------------ -----------...---------............. ..........---------- 285, 629. 76 Maintenance: Appropriated ----------------------------------------------- $717. 97 84, 085. 20 Cost -------------------------------------------------------- 717. 97 84, 085. 20 ------------ Expenditures--------- ------.........----.....................---------------------.... 717. 97 84, 085. 20 1Includes $25,000 for new work and $12,577.41 for maintenance for previous projects. 2In addition, $111,762.76 of contributed funds was expended for new work. 22. HINGHAM HARBOR, MASS. Location. Hingham Harbor is situated in the southern part of Hingham Bay, which comprises all that part of Boston Lower Har- bor south of Nantasket Roads. The harbor covers an area of 1 square mile, and has extensive mud flats, bare at low tide. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 246.) Previous project. The original project, adopted by the Act of March 3, 1875, was to widen and deepen the natural channel by dredg- ing and blasting to the width of 100 feet and depth of 8 feet at mean low water from deep water near the head of the harbor up to the vicinity of Hingham wharves, a distance of about 2,500 feet. In 1876, a channel 100 feet wide and 8 feet deep at mean low water was com- pleted for a distance of 2,500 feet to the steamboat wharf, whence it was extended for about 500 feet, with a width of 50 feet and a depth of 8 feet; in 1884, 3 cubic yards of ledge were removed from the channel. Existing project. The existing project is to deepen the improved channel, 2,500 feet long, 100 feet wide, to 10 feet at mean low water and remove a midchannel ledge in the lower channel between Lang- lee Island (formerly called Chandlers) and Ragged Islands. The mean range of tide is 9.5 feet and the spring range is 11.0 feet. The cost of new work for the completed project was $19,000. The latest (1950) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $1,200. The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act of August 5, 1886 (H. Ex. Doc. 137, 48th Cong., 2d sess.). By the Act of March 2, 1907, without previous estimate, $10,000 was appro- priated for redredging the channel. By the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1909, the unexpended balance of this appropriation was "made available for redredging and improving the channel." The existing project was completed in 1893. Local cooperation. None required. Terminal facilities. There are four small wharves in Hingham Harbor of the solid fill type, faced with granite. The facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operationsand results during fiscal year. None. Conditionat end of fiscal year. The existing project was completed in 1893. In 1911 the channel was redredged to the width of 100 feet and depth of 8 feet at mean low water from deep water near the head of the harbor to the steamboat wharf, a distance of about 2,000 RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 57 feet, and was also redredged for a further distance of about 500 feet, 50 feet wide and 6 feet deep at mean low water. The channel up to the steamboat wharf was restored to 100 feet wide, 8 feet deep at mean low water in the fiscal year 1949, and is in good condition to meet the needs of present and prospective commerce. The costs and expenditures under the existing project have been $70,309.64, of which $19,000 was for new work and $51,309.64 was for maintenance. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ- 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 ing fiscal years prior to 19491 New work: Appropriated ------------------------------- ..-----...-------........-------------.... $28, 316. 58 ............ ----------------------- Cost------------------------------------------ 28,316.58 --------..-- -------------------------------- ------------ Expenditures ...---....--.. 28,316.58 Maintenance: Appropriated-......... 51,309. 64 $41, 309. 64-----------------------------................................... Cost---- ---------- 41,309. 64 ...- 51,309. 64 Expenditures---....---.... 41, 309. 64----- ---- ...---- ........---............ 51, 309. 64 1Includes $9,316.58 for new work for previous projects. 23. SCITUATE HARBOR, MASS. Location. Scituate Harbor is a well sheltered bay on the Atlantic coast, 14 miles southeast of the entrance to Boston Harbor and 33 miles northwest of the Massachusetts Bay entrance to the Cape Cod Canal. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 232 and 1207.) Previous projects. Adopted by the River and Harbor Act of June 14, 1880. Previous to this a small expenditure was made between 1829 and 1852 in protecting the beach between Cedar Point and the mainland. For further details, see page 76 of Annual Report for 1931, and page 70 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project. This provides for an entrance channel 200 feet wide and 12 feet deep at mean low water from that depth in Massa- chusetts Bay to a point 70 feet west of the existing south jetty, thence a harbor channel 10 feet deep and generally 150 feet wide extending westward 1,500 feet; an anchorage 10 feet deep, 1,500 feet long, and 460 feet in average width along the north side of the harbor channel; the extension of the north jetty 300 feet in an easterly direction; and for maintenance of the extended north and existing south jetties to lengths of 1,020 and 450 feet, respectively. The mean range of tide is '9.8 feet. The extreme range is about 0.5 foot greater. The cost of the new work for the completed project was $179,795.98, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1950) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $6,000.00. The existing project was authorized by the following River and Harbor Acts: Acts Work authorized Documents Aug. 26,1937 Present project dimensions of channels and anchorage River and Harbors Com.1 Doe. No. basin, and maintenance of the north and south 26, 75th Cong., 1st sess. jetties to lengths of 720 and 450 feet, respectively. .June 20,1938 Extension of existing north jetty 300 feet in an easterly H. Doc. No. 556, 75th Cong., 3d direction, together with its maintenance. sess.' SContain latest published maps. 58 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Terminal facilities. There are 3 wharves, 1 formerly used for the receipt of coal and lumber, 1 owned by the town and used as a public landing, and 1 used as a yacht pier. None of these wharves has any railroad connection, but each has good highway facilities. No elab- orate freight-handling machinery, etc., is available. The facilities appear to be adequate for existing demands. Operations and results during fiscal year. None. Conditionat end of fiscal year. The existing project was completed in 1940, with the completion of the 300-foot extension to the north jetty. The present lengths of the north and south jetties are 1,020 and 450 feet, respectively. The controlling depths are as follows: 12 feet in entrance channel to point abreast of south jetty, 10 feet in harbor- channel, and 10 feet in the 10-foot anchorage with the exception of shoaling along the northerly and easterly limits, 6 feet in the State approach channel to Town Wharf, and about 6 feet in the State anchorage north of Town Wharf (1949). The costs and expenditures under the existing project have been $187,226.96, of which $179,795.98 was for new work and $7,430.98 was for maintenance. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30,1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 priorto 19491 New work: Appropriated ......----------------........... ..........---------------------------------.............------------... $274, 886. 96 Cost.--..---------------- .......------------------------------------------.................... 274, 886. 9 Expenditures- .. .. ----------------- ------------------------------.--.---------- 274, 886. 96 Maintenance: Appropriated................------------ ...----------------------..........------------ .........------------ 38, 930. 9 Cost----------------..----------------------------------------------------------.... 38,930. 9 Expenditures-------------------.... ................-------- -------...............-------...---. -------............--...-- 38,930. 98 1Includes $95,090.98 for new work and $31,500 for maintenance for previous projects. 24. PLYMOUTH HARBOR, MASS. Location. This harbor is 45 miles by water south of Boston. Its outer anchorage, the "Cow Yard," is common to Plymouth, Duxbury, and Kingston. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 245.) Previous projects. Adopted by Acts of May 26, 1824, March 3, 1875, 1877, 1884, and 1885. For further details, see page 1746 of An- nual Report for 1915, and page 72 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project. This provides for (a) protecting by riprap the sections of Long Beach damaged by the storm of November 1898, and for restoring Eel River to its former course; (b) dredging a channel 18 feet deep at mean low water and 200 feet wide, increased at the en- trance and on curves, from the bay to the town wharves, formerly in the areas south of the State Pier, a distance of about 2.5 miles, with a suitable turning basin at the inner end; (c) dredging a channel 150 feet wide, 15 feet deep at mean low water, extending in a northwesterly direction about 0.3 mile from a point off the site of northerly Craigs wharf (now State pier) with a turning basin 300 feet square, and of the same depth, at its northwesterly end; (d) maintenance of the area, dredged to a depth of 18 feet below mean low water by the Common- wealth of Massachusetts, connecting the 15-foot channel with the 18- RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 59 foot channel in the vicinity of the State pier; and (e) dredging an anchorage basin 18 feet deep at mean low water, 850 feet wide, and 2,125 feet in average length on the southeast side of the project channel near Long Beach. The mean range of tide is 9.6 feet; the extreme range is 13.7 feet. The estimate of Federal cost for new work (1953) is $559;500. The latest (1950) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $12,000. The existing project was authorized by the following River and Harbor Acts: Acts Work authorized Documents Mar. 3,1899 Beach protection __----- Annual Report for 1899, p. 1089. .----------------------.. M ar . 4 , 19 13 D r ed g in g 18 -foot c h an n e l _. . . . .. . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . __ . H . D oec . 119 4 , 6 2 d Co n g ., 3 d s e ss . Sept. 22, 1922 Dredging 15-foot extension, including turning basin__ H. Doec. 996, 66th Cong., 3d sess. 1 June 20, 1938 Dredging 18-foot anchorage basin----------------- H Doec. 577, 75th Cong., 3d sess. 1Contains the latest published maps. Local cooperation. The River and Harbor Act of June 20, 1938, provided for an anchorage basin 18 feet deep at mean low water, 850 feet wide, and 2,125 feet in average length on the southeast side of the project channel near Long Beach, provided local interests furnish, free of cost to the United States, spoil-disposal areas for initial work and for subsequent maintenance as may be required, and contribute one- third the initial cost of the improvement. These conditions have not yet been complied with. T'erminal facilities. There are 3 wharves and 5 boatyards. Two of the wharves are publicly owned, 1 by the town of Plymouth and 1 by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. These wharves are open to the public free of charge. The third wharf is used in connection with a yacht club. The wharves are of pile and timber construction with timber decks. None of the wharves have railroad connections. Of the boatyards, two are used for the construction of new boats and the repair of old boats, and three are used for the servicing and storage of boats. The facilities are considered adequate for the present re- quirements of commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year. Partial maintenance dredging to 15 feet of the 18-foot channel, and dredging to project depth of the 15-foot channel, by contract, was started on April 27, 1953, and was in progress at the end of the fiscal year. During the period 74,500 cubic yards of ordinary material and 7.1 cubic yards of boulders were removed at a cost of $66,891.82. Miscellaneous inspections and reports costs amounted to $8.32. Expenditures were $68,299.14, all for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was about 25 percent completed. No work has been done on the 18-foot anchorage basin authorized by the River and Harbor Act of June 20, 1938. Work of protecting by riprap the sections of Long Beach damaged by the storm of 1898 was completed in 1909. Eel River was restored to its former course in 1904. The dredging of a channel 18 feet deep at mean low water was completed in 1915. The 15-foot channel was completed in 1927. The controlling depths were as follows: 8 feet in the 15-foot 60 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 turning basin at the town wharf (1950) ; 4 to 18 feet in the 18-foot anchorage (1950). Maintenance dredging is being done in the 15-foot channel and turning basin and the 18-foot channel. The costs under the existing project have been $391,622.44, of which $188,571.16 was for new work, and $203,051.28, was for maintenance. Expenditures have been $393,021.44, of which $188,571.16 for new work and $204,450.28 was for maintenance. In addition, $108,400 has been expended from contributed funds, of which $108,000 was for new work and $400 was for maintenance. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 priorto 194912 New work: Appropriated.............-- ....--....---..---------------------------- ----------------- $377, 217. 75 Cost-.....--------------................----------....------------......--------------------- ------------ 377, 217.75 Expenditures...--...... ----------- ------------------------------------------ -- 377, 217. 75 Maintenance: Appropriated-----......... ------------------------ $2, 500 ----------$195, 000. 00 333, 164. 35 Cost----------------....... . --------- ---------- 2, 500 ------------ 66,900.14 205, 464. 49 Expenditures--------........ ----------- ------------ 2, 500 ------------ 68, 299. 14 206, 463. 49 'Includes $188,646.59 for new work and $2,013.21 for maintenance for previous projects. 'In addition, $108,000 was expended from contributed funds for new work and $400 for maintenance. Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to be appropriated for completion of, existing project------------ - $370, 853.41 25. CAPE COD CANAL, MASS. Location. This waterway is a sea level canal, extending from the head of Buzzards Bay, Mass., to a point on Cape Cod Bay about 15 miles southeast of Plymouth Harbor, Mass. In general direction the canal trends from Buzzards Bay easterly to Cape Cod Bay. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 251 and 1208.) Existing project. This provides for the purchase of the Cape Cod Canal, including a 600-foot jetty and a 3,000-foot breakwater at the east end of the canal at a cost to the United States of $11,500,000; for an open canal 32 feet deep at mean low water, with widths of 540 feet in the land cut, 500 feet in a straight channel in Buzzards Bay to Wings Neck, and 700 feet beyond Wings Neck; mooring basins con- sisting of a basin on the south side of Hog Island channel 4,000 feet long, with widths varying from 0 to 400 feet, 32 feet deep at mean low water, and a basin at Sandwich 3,260 feet long, with widths varying from 0 to 385 feet, and 25 feet deep at mean low water; the construction of two fixed highway bridges having horizontal clearance of 500 feet, and a vertical clearance of 135 feet at mean high water; the construc- tion of a vertical lift railroad bridge with a 500-foot span and 135- foot clearance above mean high water when the span is raised: an improved lighting system; other accessory and minor features wiich may be deemed necessary and to be in accordance with plans approved by the Chief of Engineers, which include a dike extending southwest- erly 10,700 feet from Stony Point, a dike between Hog and Mashnee Islands, a dike between Hog Island and Rocky Point, a small East Boat Basin, 13 feet deep at mean low water on the south bank of the RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 61 canal, and a small West Boat Basin 18 feet deep at mean low water on the north bank of the canal; a harbor of refuge for small vessels by dredging a channel 150 feet wide and 15 feet deep at mean low water into Onset Bay and to the town wharf in the village of Onset; for enlargement of the 15-foot turning basin at the town wharf and for an anchorage basin of about 16 acres, having a depth of 8 feet below mean low water, located contiguous to the proposed 15-foot channel and turning basin. The land cut is 7.7 miles long, and with approach channels, the total length of the canal is 171/2 miles. The mean range of tide in Cape Cod Bay at the Cape Cod Canal entrance is 9.4 feet and in Buzzards Bay 4 feet at the Cape Cod Canal entrance. The mean range of spring tides is about 13 feet in Cape Cod Bay, and 6.5 feet in Buzzards Bay. The estimate of cost for new work (1953) is $31,564,500, including $11,500,000, purchase price of the canal, and properties which were taken over by the United States on March 31, 1928. The latest ap- proved (1950) estimate for annual cost of operation and maintenance is $600,000. The existing project was authorized by the following River and Harbor Acts: Acts Work authorized Documents Jan. 21, 1927 (sec. 2) ----------- Purchase of canal from the Boston, H. Doe. 139, 67th Cong., 2d Cape Cod & New York Canal Co., sess. in accortance with contract dated July 29, 1921, executed by that com- pany. Included in Public Works Ad- Construction of 3 bridges and widen- H. Doc. 795, 71st Cong., 3d ministration program, Sept. ing canal to 250 feet. sess. 6, 1933. June 26, 1934 (Permanent Ap- Operation and care of works of im- propriations Repeal Act). provement provided for with funds from War Department appropria- tions for rivers and harbors. Included in Public Works Ad- Construction of a mooring basin- ..... H. Doc. 795, 71st Cong., 3d ministration program, Apr. sess. 29, 1935. Included in Emergency Relief Dredging and bank protection........ program, May 28, 1935. Existing project Aug. 30, 1935---_--------------- for main canal Rivers and Harbors Commit- adopted. tee Doc. 15, 74th Cong., 1st sess.l Mar. 2, 1945...................... 15-foot channel and turning basin in H. Doc. 431, 77th Cong., 1st Onset Bay. sess.' 1 Contains the latest published maps. Local cooperation. The River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1945, provides that local interests contribute one-half of the first:cost, but not to exceed $48,000, for the channel and turning basin in Onset Bay and hold and save the United States free from all claims for damages attributable to the work. It is expected that these requirements will be met. Terminal facilities. There are four terminals on the canal. Three are privately owned, 1 being used for the receipt and freezing of fish and 2 for the receipt and storage of oil. The fourth terminal is the State pier, owned by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and lo- cated on the north bank of the canal at Bourne Neck. The terminals are considered adequate for the purposes for which they are used. 277309-53-VOL. 1- 5 62 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 Operationsand results during the fiscal year. Operation and main- tenance of the canal was carried on during the year with the follow- ing results: Maintenance dredging to restore project depth through various areas of shoaling was in progress at the beginning of fiscal year by the Government hopper dredge Lyman and continued through August 8, 1952, removing 316,125 cubic yards, bin measurement, of ordinary material. Further dredging was done with the Government hopper dredge Goethals during the period April 24 through May 22, 1953, when 524,356 cubic yards, place measurement, were removed. Costs of all dredging during the year were $168,292.27. Cleaning and painting of Buzzards Bay railroad bridge, by con- tract, was completed on October 15, 1951. Adjustment of claim has been in progress and final settlement will be made. Cleaning and painting of the Bourne and Sagamore highway bridges in progress at the beginning of the fiscal year was completed October 19, 1952. Costs during the fiscal year were $41,908.21. Condition surveys by hired labor were conducted to determine channel depths, dike conditions, and bank stabilization at a cost of $33,558.94. Roads, railroads, highway bridges, buildings, grounds, utilities, and equipment were maintained by hired labor at a cost of $43,784.89. The railroad bridge was maintained and operated, the canal was open to navigation, traffic was controlled in passing through, and the lights, power and signal system maintained at a cost of $279,485.27. Necessary repairs were made to maintain the dikes, canal banks, dol- phins, floats, docks and fenders, by hired labor, at a cost of $43,783.90. Costs in connection with real estate activities amounted to $1,260.26. Miscellaneous inspections and reports made by hired labor amounted to $5,328.36. The total costs during the fiscal year were $617,402.10, all for maintenance. The total expenditures were $641,381.51. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project is substan- tially complete except for dredging the 15-foot channel from deep water in the vicinity of Wickets Island to the town wharf at Onset and enlargement of the 15-foot turning basin at the town wharf, and an 8-foot anchorage basin contiguous thereto, authorized by the River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1945. The canal is crossed by two high- level highway bridges and a vertical lift railroad bridge. The canal in the land cut from the easterly entrance to station 430 has a least bottom width of 480 feet, except opposite the State pier where the width is 450 feet. From station 430 to Wings Neck (Hog Island Channel) the width is 500 feet and beyond Wings Neck (Cleveland Ledge Channel), 700 feet. The controlling depths at mean low water for this project were: Canal in land cut, 31 feet (1953); mooring basin, north side, easterly end, 16 feet (1953) ; IHog Island Channel, 30 feet (1953) ; Cleveland Ledge Channel, 30 feet (1953) ; 9 feet along- side sheet piling bulkhead east entrance, south side; 21 feet in mooring basin, south side, westerly end (1952); 12 feet in boat basin, south side, east entrance (1953) ; 16.2 feet in Onset Bay Channel from the Cape Cod Canal to Wickets Island (1943) ; 15.5 feet in channel to the town wharf and the turning basin at the town wharf (1940); with RIVERS AND HARBORS--NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 63 considerable shoaling along the limits; 2 to 6 feet in the 8-foot anchorage. The total costs from regular funds have been $32,395,724.91, of which $20,437,653.42 (including the purchase price of $11,500,000) was for new work and $11,958,071.49, was for maintenance. The total expenditures have been $32,394,916.72. The total costs and expenditures from public works funds have been $6,138,157.30 for new work. The total costs and expenditures from Emergency Relief appro- priation funds have been $4,849,739.57 for new work. The total costs, all funds, have been $43,383,621.78, of which $31,- 425,550.29 (including the purchase price of $11,500,000) was for new work and $11,958,071.49 was for maintenance. The total expendi- tures have been $43,382,813.59. This includes the sum of $1,658,- 354.71 expended between March 31, 1928, and June 30, 1935, on the. operation and care of the works of improvement under the provision of the permanent indefinite appropriation for such purpose. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June _ 30,1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 priorto 1949 New work: Appropriated-----..... ......------------ ----------------------........................ ... $31, 425, 550. 29 -----------............---.....--.. Cost----------- ------ ---------------------------- 31, 425, 550.29 Expenditures .... ----------- ------------ ----------------------- ----------- 31, 425, 550. 29 Maintenance: Appropriated __ - _...$512,000.00 $478,000.00 $535,000.00 $445,000.00 $638,070.00 12, 035, 849. 03 Cost---------------.. 501, 656. 95 436, 163. 33 465, 776. 74 533, 982. 84 623, 437. 70 11, 958, 071. 49 Expenditures .... .. 506, 819. 41 433, 282. 84 462, 919. 78 529, 960. 25 641, 381.51 11, 957, 263. 30 Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to be ----- appropriated for completion of existing project _------ $138, 949. 71 26. CHATHAM (STAGE) HARBOR, MASS. Location. At the northeastern corner of Nantucket Sound, about 16 miles east of Hyannis Harbor, Mass., and 66 miles south of Prov- incetown Harbor at the northern extremity of Cape Cod. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1209.) Previous project. Adopted by the River and Harbor Act of Sep- tember 19, 1890. For further details, see page 73, Annual Report for 1942. Existing project. This provides for an entrance channel 10 feet deep at mean low water and 150 feet wide from Chatham Roads into the upper harbor. The mean and spring tidal ranges are 3.6 and 4.6 feet, respectively. The estimate of cost for new work (1953) is $152,000, exclusive of $43,500 to be contributed by local interests and exclusive of amounts expended under the previous project. The latest (1950) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $6,000. The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act approved March 2, 1945. The latest published map is in the project document (H. Doc. 456, 77th Cong., 1st sess.). Local cooperation. The River and Harbor Act approved March 2, 1945, authorized the existing project subject to the conditions that 64 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 local interests contribute one-half the estimated first cost, but not to exceed $43,500, and furnish assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of War that they will provide free of cost- to the United States suit- able areas for spoil disposal for the initial work and subsequent main- tenance when and as required and holds the United States free from claims for damages resulting from the improvement. It is expected that these requirements:will be met. Terminal facilities. There are two commercial wharves on the north side of the inner harbor open to public use subject to the owners' convenience. Facilities are adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year. A condition survey, by hired labor, of the presently maintained 6-foot channel from that depth in Chatham Roads to the upper harbor was completed at a cost of $1,033.15. Expenditures were $1,033.15. Condition at end of fiscal year. Work on the existing project has not begun. The controlling depths are 6 feet in the existing channel, 100 feet wide around Harding Beach to Stage Harbor (1944) and (1950) ; and 2 feet in the existing project channel (1953). The costs and expenditures under the previous project have been $52,261.09, of which $7,888.95 was for new work, and $44,372.14 was for maintenance. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June _ 30,1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 priorto 19491 New work: Appropriated----------------- Cost$....... cost .. ----------- ----------- =------------ ------------ ----------- ---------- ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ $7880 7,888. 95 7,888.95 .........----------- Expenditures---- ------------ -------- ------------ ---------- 7,888. 95 Maintenance: Appropriated---...------------ -- $96783- --- -- $1,500.00 44,838.99 Cost__-.-----------.------------ 967.83-------- 1,0r8.15 44 372.14 Expenditures-.........---___...... 967. 83 ---------------------- 1,033.15 44, 372.14 1Includes $7,888.95 for new work and $44,372.14 for maintenance for previous projects. Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to be appropriated for completion of existing project._.... $152, 000 27. POLLOCK RIP SHOALS, NANTUCKET SOUND, MASS. Location. Pollock Rip Channel is the northerly passage through the shoals off the eastern entrance to Nantucket Sound connecting the deep water of the sound with that of the ocean. It is about 33 miles east from the harbor of Vineyard Haven, on the island of Marthas Vineyard, Mass., and 60 miles south from Provincetown 'Harbor at the northern extremity of Cape Cod. (See U. S. Coastrand Geodetic Survey Chart: No. 250.) Existing project. This provides for dredging through the shoals at the eastern entrance to Nantucket Sound with a Government dredge, which is to assist the natural agencies in obtaining such depth and width as may be found practicable, but not exceeding a depth of 30 feet at mean low water and a width ,of 1 mile. The mean tidal ranges are about 3.7 feet at Monomoy Point, the nearest land, and 6.7 feet at Chatham Light, about 9 miles to the north of this point. The ranges RIVERS' AND HARBORS--NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 65 of spring tides at these two points are 4.4 and 7.9 feet. The ranges are largely affected by direction and force of storms. The original ex- penditure authorized for experimental work was $250,000, and later the operation of a dredge was authorized at an estimated annual cost of $200,000. The cost- of the completed project was $1,083,504.41 for new work, The latest approved (1950) estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $60,000. The existing project was authorized by the following River and Harbor Acts : Acts Work authorized Documents July 25,1912 Experimental dredging through the shoals to deter- H. Doe. 536, 62d Cong., 2d sess. mine if a channel could be secured and maintained not over 30 feet deep and not over 1 mile wide. July 27, 1916 Continuation of work with a Government-owned. Rivers and Harbors Committee hopper dredge. Doc.3, 64th Cong., 1st sess. The latest published map is in the Annual Report for 1915, page 2056. Local cooperation. None required. Terminal facilities. None. Operations and results during the fiscal year. A condition survey, by hired labor, to determine the extent of shoaling in the 30-foot project area, was in progress at the end of the fiscal year. Costs were $1,482.68 for maintenance. Expenditures were $1,475.53. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was com- pleted in 1925. The depths previously secured over the northern tongue of the Stone Horse Shoals have been maintained. A cut 2,000 feet wide has been dredged through Bearse and Pollock Rip Shoals. The controlling depth at mean low water was 29 feet for a middle width of 1,000 feet (1953) ; 11 feet along the southerly quarter (1953) ; 26 feet along the northerly quarter (1953). The costs under the exist- ing project have been $1,083,504.41 for new work and $733,887.83 for maintenance, a total of $1,817,392.24. The expenditures have been $1,817,385.09. Cost and fnancial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June S,30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 prior to 1949 New work: Appropriated-------------- --- ----- -------- --------------------- ------ $1,083,504.41 Cost -- 1,083, 504. 41 Expenditures--------- Expenditures... -- -------------------- ------------------------- 1, 083, 1, 083, 504. 504.41 41 Maintenance: Appropriated--.._-- $1, 666.69 - ------------ $2,100.00 734, 505.15 Cost- .--------------- 1,66669 ---------------------- ---------- , 482, 68 733, 887. 83 SEpenditures- .__.- . 1, 666. 69 ------- ,---- ,--- ._-ir- -1, 475. 53 733, 880. 68 28. CROSS RIP SHOALS NANTUCKET SOUND, MASS. Location. Nantucket Sound lies south of Cape Cod and north of Nantucket and the eastern part of Marthas Vineyard Islands, Cross Rip Shoals are a little sQutherly and easterly of the geographical 66 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 center of the sound. They are about 17 miles east from Vineyard Haven on the island of Marthas Vineyard and about 15 miles north- west from Nantucket Harbor. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1209.) Existing project. This provides for a channel 4,000 feet wide and 30 feet deep at mean low water between Half Moon Shoal and Cross Rip Shoal, about 1.7 miles. The mean tidal range is about 2 feet and the maximum range, due to the combined effect of wind and other causes, is 3 feet or more. The cost of new work for the completed project was $24,200.13. The latest (1950) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $8,000. The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930 (H. Doc. 182, 70th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in the project document. Local cooperation. None required. Terminal facilities. None. Operations and results during fiscal year. A condition survey, by hired labor, to determine the extent of shoaling in the 30-foot project channel was in progress at the end of the fiscal year. Costs were $842.85 for maintenance and expenditures were $837.92. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was com- pleted in 1931. The controlling depth was 28 feet at mean low water (1953). The costs under the existing project have been $24,200.13 for new work and $42,197.41 for maintenance, a total of $66,397.54. Ex- penditures have been $66,392.61. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30,1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 priorto 1949 New work: Appropriated .-------.......------ .------------ .....--------------------------------- $24, 200. 13 Cost--------------------- ------- ----------------- ------ ---------------- 24, 200.13 Expenditures ...--..------....----- --------------------------------- ...............------------ 24, 200.13 Maintenance: Appropriated .....------- -------------....------------.....--------- ..........------------ $1, 300. 00 42, 654. 56 Cost ---- ...--------- ---------------------........ ...------------..-- ..-----------.. 842.85 42,197.41 Expenditures--------............------------....-------......----------------------.......... 837.92 42,192.48 29. MENEMSHA CREEK, MARTHAS VINEYARD, MASS. Location. On the south side of Vineyard Sound about 13 miles southwest of Woods Hole, Mass. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1210.) Existing project. This provides for an entrance channel 10 feet deep and 80 feet wide between the jetties to and including an anchor- age basin 10 feet deep in the wide northern portion and 6 feet deep in the narrow southern end, and a channel 8 feet deep and 80 feet wide through Menemsha Creek to deep water in Menemsha Pond, a distance of about 1.1 miles from the entrance, and for maintenance of the existing jetties. All depths refer to mean low water. The mean and spring tidal ranges at the entrance are 2.7 and 3.4 feet, respectively. The cost of the completed project was $56,925.77 for new work, exclusive of $12,500 contributed by local interests. The RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 67 latest (1950) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $4,000. The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act approved March 2, 1945. The latest published map is in the project document (H. Doc. 365, 76th Cong., 1st sess.). Local cooperation. Fully complied with. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts and local interests have ex- pended over $202,000 for improvements and maintenance of Menemsha Creek and its entrance. Terminal facilities. The town wharf on the basin has a bulk- headed frontage of about 600 feet. Other public and private landings are available. Facilities are adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year. None. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was com- pleted in 1950. The controlling depths at mean low water in 1950 were 11.0 feet in the 10-foot entrance channel to the 10-foot anchorage, thence 8.0 feet in the 8-foot channel to Menemsha Pond, and 10.0 feet in the 10-foot anchorage, and 7 feet in the 6-foot anchorage. The total costs and expenditures under existing project have been $56,925.77, all for new work. In addition, $12,500 has been expended from contributed funds for new work. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 prior to 1949 1 New work: Appropriated ......-----------------.... $72, 700. 00 -$9, 227. 00 -$6, 547. 23 ..------------..... $56, 925. 77 Cost __.------------- 43, 973.85 .------------. 12, 951.92- ............ 56, 925. 77 ........----------............ Expenditures--------- 5, 541. 16 ............ 51, 384. 61---------------------- 56, 925. 77 Maintenance: Appropriated . ............ -- .--.---............................. --...................... Cost-.........................---- . ....................... .................-- -- .. ..... -- Expenditures .... ........... ..- ............... ........ ..................... 1 In addition, $12,500 was expended from contributed funds for new work. 30. CUTTYHUNK HARBOR, MASS. Location. At the eastern end of Cuttyhunk Island, at the western entrance to Buzzards Bay, about 14 miles south of New Bedford Harbor, Mass. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 297.) Existing project. This provides for a channel generally 75 feet wide and 10 feet deep from the outer harbor to the westerly terminal in Cuttyhunk Pond, about 3,500 feet; an anchorage in the inner harbor 10 feet deep, 900 feet long, and 800 feet wide; and for maintenance of the existing jetties. All depths refer to mean low water. The mean and spring tidal ranges are 3.4 and 4.2 feet, respectively. The cost of the completed project was $27,167.86 for new work, exclusive of $11,643.37 contributed by local interests. The latest approved (1950) estimate for cost of annual maintenance is $8,000. The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act approved August 26, 1937. The latest published map is in the project document (H. Doc. 81, 75th Cong., 1st sess.). 68 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Spoil disposal areas for maintenance will be furnished when required. Terminalfacilities. Two town wharves of timber and pile construc- tion, having total berthing space of 400 feet are open to public use. No mechanical handling facilities are available. Facilities are con- sidered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year. Maintenance dredging by contract was completed May 29, 1952. During the fiscal year a supplemental agreement was completed and final obligations fulfilled at a cost of $9,234.69. Expenditures for maintenance were $9,209.06. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was completed in 1939. The controlling depths at mean low water were 9.8 feet in the entrance channel (1952) ; 10 feet through the harbor (1939) ; and 10 feet except for minor shoals to 9 feet in the 10-foot anchorage (1947). The costs from regular funds have been $27,167.86 for new work and $334,647.89 for maintenance, a total of $361,815.75. The expenditures have been $361,815.75. The costs and expenditures from contributed funds were $61,643.37, of which $11,643.37 was for new work and $50,000 for maintenance. The total costs, and expenditures for all funds, were $38,811.23 for new work and $384,647.89 for mainte- nance, a total of $423,459.12. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30,1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 priorto 19491 New work: Approriated .................-----------------------....------------ ------------ ------------ $27,167.86 Cost -------------------------------------------- -- 27,167.86 Expenditures .. ------------ ----------------------- _------------ ----- _ ------ 27, 167.86 Maintenance: Appropriated-.._.... $62,166.90 $177,800. 00 $69, 418. 75 $20, 000 -$31,210.44 334, 648. 89 Cost---------------- 1,277. 35 221, 949. 78 43, 485.61 22, 227. 78 9, 234.69 334, 647. 89 Expenditures---------.. 1, 291.58 221, 935.55 4,163.50 61, 575.52 9, 209. 06 334, 647. 89 1 In addition $11,643.37 fornew work and $50,000 for maintenance was expended from contributed funds. 31. CHANNEL FROM BUZZARDS BAY TO BUTTERMILK BAY, MASS. Location. Buzzards Bay, Mass., is at the southern end of Cape Cod Canal. It is connected with Buttermilk Bay to the north by a natural channel branching from Cape Cod Canal and extending northerly past Butler Cove for a distance of 2 miles into Buttermilk Bay. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 251.) Existing project. This provides for a channel 100 feet wide and 7 feet deep at mean low water through the sand bar across the channel. The mean range of tide is 4.5 feet and the spring range is 5.1 feet. The (1950) estimate of cost of annual maintenance is $600. The cost of new work for the completed project was $31,676.34. The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act of June 30, 1948. The latest published map is contained in the project document (H. Doc. 552, 80th Cong., 2d sess.). Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Zerminal facilities. There are no wharves bordering on the chan- nel. The only facilities in Buttermilk Bay are small private piers for shallow-draft boats. RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 69 Operations and results during fiscal year. Construction, by con- tract, of a channel 100 feet wide and 7 feet deep at mean low water through the bar was commenced on November 5, 1952, and completed on January 20, 1953. During the period 16,511 cubic yards of mud, silt, and debris, and 530 cubic yards of boulders were removed at a cost of $31,676.34, all for new work. The expenditures were $31,676.34. Conditionat end of fiscal year. The existing project was completed in 1953. The controlling depth at mean low water is 7.0 feet and a width of 100 feet through the bar. The total costs and expenditures under the existing project have been $31,676.34, all for new work. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 prior to 1949 New work: Appropriated- ---------- ---------------- ----------------- ---- $31, 676. 34 $31, 676. 34 Cost--------.. ...... .........----------------------------------------------------------- 31, 676. 34 Expenditures ----------------------------------------------- 31, 676.34 31, 676. 34 32. NEW BEDFORD AND FAIRHAVEN HARBOR, MASS. Location. New Bedford Harbor is a tidal estuary on the west- ern side of Buzzards Bay, about 27 miles northwesterly from the harbor at Vineyard Haven, Mass., and about 37 miles to the eastward of Point Judith Harbor, R. I. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 252.) Previous projects. Adopted by River and Harbor Acts of July 4, 1836, March 3, 1875, and August 11, 1888. For further details, see page 1748, Annual Report for 1915, and page 101, Annual Report for 1938. Existing project. This provides for a channel 30 feet deep and 350 feet wide from deep water in Buzzards Bay to a point just above the New Bedford-Fairhaven Bridge, nearly 5 miles, with increased widths for anchorage and maneuvering purposes in the area northwest of Palmer Island and above the bridge; a channel 25 feet deep between harbor lines along the New Bedford wharf front near the bridge, about 0.2 mile; a channel 100 feet wide and 18 feet deep from the 30-foot area north of Fish Island to Belleville, a distance of about 2 miles, with a turning basin at the upper end 300 feet wide; dredging the area west of a line 50 feet channelward of the Fairhaven Harbor line to a depth of 15 feet over widths of 150 to 400 feet from Pierce & Kilburn wharf to the Old South wharf, and thence 10 feet deep and 150 feet wide to a point 1,000 feet south of the old causeway pier, about 0.7 mile; and for the maintenance of the 25-foot anchorage area east of the channel and north of Palmer Island. The plane of reference is mean low water, the mean range of the tide being 3.7 feet and the maximum range, due to the combined effect of wind and other causes, 7 feet or more. 70 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 The estimate of cost for new work (1953) is $1,819,400, including $20,385 contributed by local interests but exclusive of amounts ex- pended on previous projects. The latest (1950) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $35,000. The existing project was authorized by the following River and Harbor Acts: Acts Work authorized Documents Mar. 2,1907 The 25-foot anchorage area north of Palmer Island. -- H. Doc. 271, 59th Cong., 2d sess. Mar. 3, 1909 Extension of the 25-foot channel along the New Bed- Specified in act. ford wharf front near the bridge. July 25,1912 The 18-foot channel in Acushnet River to Belleville_ H. Doc. 442, 62d Cong., 2d sess. July 3, 1930 The 30-foot channel, anchorage, and maneuvering H. Doc. 348, 71st Cong., 2d sess.' area (channel limited to width of 350 feet). Aug. 30,19352 Present project dimensions of the anchorage area Rivers and Harbors Committee 1 northwest of Palmer Island and maintenance of Doc. 16, 74th Cong., 1st sess. the 25-foot anchorage. Elimination from the project of the prior authoriza- tion for enlarging and deepening the maneuvering area 30 feet deep east of the harbor channel. Aug. 26, 1937 The 15-foot and 10-foot channel along the Fairhaven Rivers and Harbors Committee wharf front. Doc. 25, 75th Cong., 1st sess.' 1 Contains the latest published maps. 2 Also Emergency Relief Act, May 28, 1935. Local cooperation. The River and Harbor Act of July 25, 1912, imposed the condition that local interests construct a new bridge at Coggeshall Street with a draw opening of at least 100 feet and build a substantial wharf upon the city property at Belleville, the name given to the northern part of the city. These conditions have not been met, and there is no present prospect of their being complied with. The condition imposed by the River and Harbor Act of August 26, 1937, was fully complied with. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts expended approximately $120,000 in dredging a channel 25 feet deep and 100 feet wide from Fish Island nearly to Coggeshall Street Bridge. Terminal facilities. There are 31 wharves in the harbor with a total berthing space of about 19,000 feet. Twenty-four of these wharves are active, seven are inactive and in poor condition. Their construc- tion consists mainly of open pile and timber piers extending from solid-filled stone or timber bulkheads. Seven are publicly owned, 1 by the United States Government at Fort Rodman, 2 by the Com- monwealth of Massachusetts, 3 by the city of New Bedford, and 1 by the town of Fairhaven. Five of the wharves have railroad connec- tions and seven have mechanical handling facilities. These facilities are considered adequate for the present needs of commerce. For a further description of terminal facilities, see Port and Terminal Facilities of Southern New England, 1941. Operations and results during fiscal year. Maintenance dredging, by contract, to restore 30-foot main channel and 30-foot maneuvering area was commenced on July 28, 1952, and was completed September 8, 1952. During the period 107,728 cubic yards of mud and silt, and 42.7 cubic yards of boulders were removed at a cost of $116,839.40. Inspections and reports were made at a cost of $1,868.11. The total costs were $118,707.51, all for maintenance. Expenditures were $118,743.13. RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 71 Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was about 94, percent completed. To complete the project requires the dredging of the 18-foot Acushnet River channel to Belleville and a turning basin. The controlling depths at mean low water were as follows: 29 feet in the entrance channel to the New Bedford-Fairhaven Bridge (1952); 30 feet in the central portion, and 28 feet along the edges of the 30-foot maneuvering area upstream of the highway bridge (1953) ; 30 feet in the 30-foot maneuvering area northwest of Palmer Island (1952) ; 25 feet in the 25-foot anchorage (July 1944); in the Fairhaven water- front channel 15 feet in the 15-foot portion and 10 feet in the 10-foot portion, except for a small 9-foot shoal at the head of the channel (March 1944); 20 feet in the 25-foot New Bedford waterfront chan- nel (1944) ; in the Acushnet River, about 23 feet to a point about 1,200 feet below Coggeshall Street Bridge (May 1928); and thence 7 feet to 4,800 feet upstream of the Coggeshall Street Bridge (1905). The head of navigation is about 7 miles north of the entrance, opposite Sconticut Point. The costs from regular funds under the existing project have been $1,459,653.66 for new work and $624,230.21 for maintenance, a total of $2,083,883.87. The expenditures from regular funds under the existing project have been $1,459,653.66 for new work and $624,265.83 for maintenance, a total of $2,083,919.49. The cost and expenditures from Emergency Relief funds have been $227,264.49 for new work. Total costs United States funds were $1,686,918.15 for new work and $624,230.21 for maintenance, a total of $2,311,148.36. In addition, the sum of $20,400 was expended for new work from contributed funds. Cost and flnancial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30,1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 priorto 194912 New work: Appropriated---------------------------- -----------------------.............. ................ ---.......$1, 857,618. 15 --- Cost-- - - -------- ---------------------- ----................------------ 1, 857, 618.15 Expenditures---------------- ----------------------............ -----.... ------------ 1,857, 618.15 Maintenance: Appropriated--....--------.....-----...........-----. $37, 200 $2,070 $85, 000. 00 $38, 833. 12 625, 706. 39 Cost ........................ 39, 270 3, 649. 43 118, 707. 51 624, 230. 21 Expenditures- ------...--............ 39, 270 3, 613. 81 118, 743.13 624, 230. 21 1Includes $170,700 for new work for previous projects. 3 In addition, $20,400 of contributed funds was expended for new work. Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to be appropriated for completion of existing project ........-.--..-$112, 081. 85 33. FALL RIVER HARBOR, MASS. Location. Situated at the mouth of Taunton River, on the east side and at the head of Mount Hope Bay, which empties into the ocean through Narrangansett Bay and Sakonnet River. It is about 18 miles northerly from Newport Harbor. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 353.) Previous projects. Adopted by River and Harbor Acts of June 23, 1874, March 3, 1899, June 13, 1902, and June 25, 1910. For further 72 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, i, S. ARMY, 195 3 details, see page 1749 of Annual Report for 1915, and page 106 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project. This provides for a channel 35 feet deep and 400 feet wide adjacent to the waterfront from deep water west of' Common Fence Point through Mount Hope Bay and the harbor to the wharves: above the bridges, with increased width at the bend on the approach below Slades Ferry Bridge, for a turning basin of the same depth about 1,100 feet wide and 850 feet long above the bridges between the Shell and Montaup wharves, for a channel 30 feet deep and generally 300 feet wide extending about 1 mile below Slades Ferry Bridge, for removal of the lower end of Hog Island Shoal to a depth of 30 feet and for the maintenance of the 25-foot anchorage, about 42 acres in area, west of the harbor channel. Tle length from Hog Island Shoal to the head of the project is about 10.J miles. The mean tidal range is 4.0 feet, Bristol Point, and 4.4 feet, Fall River, and the maximum range, due to the combined effect of wind and other causes, is 8 feet or more. The estimate of cost for new work (1953) is $3,400,800, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1950) esti- mate for annual cost of maintenance is $30,000. The existing project was authorized by the following River and Harbor Acts: Acts Work authorized Documents July 3, 1930 30-foot channel including Hog Island Shoal and the H. Doc. 158, 71st Cong., 2d sess. maintenance of the 25-foot anchorage. July 24,1946 35-foot channel and turning basin- .--.-- __.....-. H. Doc. 628, 79th Cong., 2d sess. (Contains latest published map.) Local cooperation. Fully complied with, to the extent of the work accomplished. Assurances furnished by city of Fall River and town of Tiverton were approved November 2, 1948, by the Assistant Secre- tary of the Army. Terminal facilities. There are 25 wharves and piers in Fall River Harbor, of which 17 are active and in good condition, 7 are inactive and in poor condition, and 1 is undergoing reconstruction. Two of the wharves are publicly owned. One, owned by the city of Fall River, is used as a landing for excursion boats, and the other, a former steam- ship terminus, was reconstructed by the Commonwealth of Massa- chusetts. It is a large, modern, deep-water terminal for the receipt and shipment of general cargo. Thebharves are generally open pile and timber piers extending from solid-filled stone bulkheads. Three have railroad connections and eleven have mechanical handling facili- ties. The facilities are considered adequate for the existing needs of general commerce. (For a further description of terminal facilities, see Port and Terminal Facilities of Southern New England, 1941.) Operationsand results during fiscal year. None. Condition at end of fiscal year. :The existing projeot was about 73 percent completed. The controlling depths at mean :lowwater were as follows: About 29; feet in:the present 30foot channel, 4 00Qfest wide through 1Mount Hope Ba to Globe 1 Wharf :1951) ; 35 feet in th 35- foot turning basin (1950); 35 feet in the 35-foot channel to the Gulf RIVERS AND IARBORS-NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 73 Oil Co. wharf, with the exception of boulder areas in the vicinity of Common Fence Point and the Bay Oil Co. wharf where the con- trolling depths are 32.6 and 30.5 feet, respectively (1950)-; 35 feet in the 35-foot channel from Globe Wharf to Shell Oil Co. wharf, with the exception of three ledge areas on west limit of the channel down- stream of the Slades Ferry Bridge, between Slades Ferry 'Bridge and Brightman Street Bridge, and upstream of Brightman Street Bridge, where controlling depth is about 30 feet (1951); 21 feet in the channel from the Gulf Oil wharf to Globe wharf (1944) ; 19 feet in the 25- foot anchorage (1942) ; and 20 feet on Hog Island Shoal at west edge of channel (1940). To complete the project requires removal of ledge rock at Hog Island Shoal, and completion of the dredging of the 35-foot channel, from the Gulf Oil wharf to the Globe wharf and re- moval of the ledge in the vicinity of the Slades Ferry and Brightman Street Bridges. The costs under the existing project have been $2,496,- 831.26 for new work and $313,106.56 for maintenance, a total of $2,809,- 937.82, including $2,859.87 for maintenance dredging at the Firestone wharf under section 3 of the River and Harbor Act of October 17, 1940. The expenditures have been $2,809,937.82. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 prior to 1949 1 New work: Appropriated- ....... $$750, 000.00 $800, 000. 00 $454, 000. 00 $40, 964 07 ........... $2, 827, 950. 37 Cost _____-... . ... 15, 523. 92 1,409,518.22 553, 603. 04 65, 393. 94 ------------ 2, 827, 035. 42 Expenditures ........ 14, 989. 71 1,250,183.07 707, 348. 73 71, 517. 61 ..........-----------.. 2, 827, 035. 42 Maintenance: Appropriated .. .___.. 39, 000. 00 7,430. 00 ------- ....------ 394, 516. 87 Cost--...-------------- - 71. 39 46, 358. 61 ........----- -------- -- 394, 516. 87 Expenditures ------... _.63. 50 46,366. 50 ............. .. 394,516. 87 ._____ 1 Includes $330,204.16 for new work and $81,410.31 for maintenance for previous projects. Other new work data: ---------- Unobligated balance, June 30, 1953____________- $914. 95 Appropriated for fiscal year ending June 30, 1954__----------___ 140, 000. 00 Unobligated balance available for fiscal year :1954- -140, 914. 95 Estimated additional amount needed to be appropriated for com- pletion of existing project-----------------------------763, 53.79 34. PROVIDENCE RIVER AND HARBOR, R. I. Location. Providence River is formed at the city of Providence by the junction of the Seekonk River and two small streams which rise in northern Rhode Island. It is tidal and flows southerly in a deep channel between broad flats about 8 miles, emptying into Narragansett Bay. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 278.) Previous projects. Adopted by River and Harbor Acts of August 30, 1852, March 2, 1867, March 3, 1873, June 18, 1878, August 2, 1882, August 5, 1886, June 3, 1896, June 13, 1902, March 3, 1905, March 2, 1907, June 25, 1910, and March 4, 1913. For further details, see page 1750, Annual Report for 1915, page 96, Annual Report for 1936, and page 111, Annual Report for 1938. Existing project. This provides for an approach channel 35 feet deep at mean low water and generally 600 feet wide through the river 74 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 from the deep water of Narragansett Bay opposite North Point on Popasquash Neck to the turn below Field Point, 8.1 miles, and thence with the same depth, and of width ranging up to 1,700 feet to Fox Point, excluding a marginal strip 75 feet wide channelward of the established harbor lines, about 2.6 miles. The mean tidal range is about 4.6 feet and the maximum range, due to the combined effect of wind and other causes is 8 feet or more. The cost of the completed project for new work was $2,322,233.67, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1950) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $65,000. The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act of August 26, 1937 (H. Doc. 173, 75th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest pub- lished map is in the project document. Local cooperation. Fully complied with. In addition to extensive dredging prior to 1900 in the channel from Fox Point to the head of navigation, the city of Providence has since spent about $216,000 in maintaining a 20-foot depth in this channel. Terminal facilities. There are 35 wharves (in use or usable condi- tion), including 1 owned by the State and 5 by the city adjacent to the harbor area, Providence River below Crawford Street, and Seekonk River below Red Bridge. The total available berthing space is 19,170 feet. The municipal wharf at Field Point and the State pier are open to general public use for commercial purposes. One wharf is open to the public upon agreement with the owner. Thirteen of the wharves have rail connections. The facilities are considered adequate for exist- ing commerce. (For further details, see Port and Terminal Facilities of Southern New England-1941.) Operations and results during fiscal year. None. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was completed in 1949. Under the existing project, a channel 600 feet wide from the deep water of Narragansett Bay to the turn below Field Point, thence to Fox Point, with a width ranging up to 1,700 feet, has been dredged to a general depth of 35 feet. The head of commercial navigation is at Crawford Street Bridge, about 0.8 mile above Fox Point. The con- trolling depths at mean low water were as follows: 33 feet in the channel from abreast North Point to Field Point (1942-48); thence generally 35 feet to Fox Point (1949). The costs and expenditures under the existing project have been $3,482,242.94, of which $2,322,- 233.67 was for new work and $1,160,009.27 was for maintenance. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 priorto 19491 New work: Appropriated---------------- $210,000.00 -------------------------------- $6, 083, 645.23 Cost--_......------------ --------- 210, 000.00 -------- ------------------------ 6, 083, 645.23 Expenditures----------------- 210, 000.00 ------- ----------------------------- 6, 083, 645.23 Maintenance: Appropriated- ...-. $ .. $531, 894.08 -30, 543. 70 $100, 000. 00 $120, 000. 00 -$275. 99 1,810, 145.54 Cost-- ..- ....---------- .. 78, 503. 24 604, 513. 18 49, 097.21 184, 305.97 ------------ 1, 810,145.54 Expenditures-..-------.... 67, 456.21 615, 582. 73 25, 811.81 207, 591.37 ------------ 1,810,145.54 1Includes $3,761,411.56 for new work and $650,136.27 for maintenance for previous projects. RIVERS AND HARBORS--NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 75 35. SEEKONK RIVER, R. I. Location. This river rises in the vicinity of Worcester, Mass., and flows in a general southeasterly direction for about 52 miles, emptying into Providence Harbor at Providence. (See U. S. Coast and Geo- detic Survey Chart No. 278.) Previous projects. Adopted by River and Harbor Acts of March 2, 1867, July 5, 1884, and March 3, 1899. For further details, see page 1749 of Annual Report for 1915, and page 113 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project. This provides for a channel 16 feet deep at mean low water and 150 to 230 feet wide from Red Bridge up to the ledge rock between the wharves at Pawtucket, 3.2 miles; thence with same depth 100 to 60 feet wide through the ledge to Division Street Bridge, 0.2 mile. The mean tidal range is about 4.6 feet at the mouth of the river and about 5 feet at Pawtucket, and the maximum range due to the combined effect of wind and other causes is 8 feet or more. The Federal cost of new work for the completed project was $337,- 788.85, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1950) estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $20,000. The existing project was authorized by the following River and Harbor Acts: Acts Work authorized Documents Mar. 3, 1905 The 16-foot channel from Red Bridge in Providence, H. Doc. 113, 56th Cong., 1st sess. to Division St. Bridge in Pawtucket. Mar. 3,1909 Provisional authorization to deepen the channel to Specified in act. 18 feet at mean low water and increasing the width at such places as would best serve the interests of navigation. Mar. 2,1919 Widening the channel, except through the ledge at H. Doec. 1283, 64th Cong., 1st sess. Pawtucket, to 150 feet. (Contains latest published map.) Sept. 22, 1922 Present project width of channel through the ledge H. Doc. 654, 66th Cong., 2d sess. at Pawtucket. Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Terminal facilities. Including the five terminals at and near Phillipsdale, the facilities cover about 5,260 feet of docking space, of which 700 feet is owned by the State of Rhode Island and 4,560 feet owned and used by private owners. At the State terminal 100 feet of docking space is available for public use. The facilities are con- sidered adequate for the existing commerce. Operationsand results during fiscal year. A condition survey was made during March 1953, by hired labor, to determine the extent of shoaling in the 16-foot channel, between Red Bridge and the State pier at Pawtucket, at a cost of $875.29, all for maintenance. The expendi- tures were $874.29. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was completed in 1927. The controlling depths at mean low water were as follows: 14 feet in the middle half of the channel to about 800 feet downstream of the State pier, thence 13 feet to upstream limit of Federal project; 10 feet in the right and left outside quarters of the channel to the upstream limit of the project (1953) ; 16 feet immediately downstream of the Washington Bridge (1948). The head of navigation is at Pawtucket Falls, about 5.2 miles above the mouth of the river. The 76 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 costs under the existing project have been $337,788.85 for new work and $565,512.38 for maintenance, a total of $903,301.23. The expendi- tures have been $903,345.66. In addition, the sum of $67,792.00 has been expended for new work from contributed funds. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 prior to 194912 New work: Appropriated --- - ---- ----- ---- --. - ----------- $672, 214.17 _____--_I-_-_----- Cos _______________- Cost .................... _I---------- -..........- ------------ ------- - -- 672,214.17 Expenditures----- - __------------ ---- -------- -- ---------------. ----------- 672, 214.17 Maintenance: Appropriated - - - -$22,000.00 -$6, 195. 81 - $2, 200. 00 566, 837. 09 Cost --------------- _ 118, 936.45 575.29 565, 512. 38 Expenditures- ----- _ 119,106. 43 -45. 43 - - -- 874. 29 565, 511. 38 1Includes $334,425.32 for new work for previous projects. 2In addition, $67,792.00 has been expended from contributed funds for new work. 36. NEWPORT HARBOR, R. I. Location. On the east side of the main entrance to Narragansett Bay between Goat Island and the city of Newport. It is about 12 miles northeast of Point Judith Harbor. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 236.) Previous projects. Adopted by River and Harbor Acts of March 3, 1873, March 3, 1881, July 5, 1884, July 13, 1892, and August 18, 1894. For further details, see page 1751 of Annual Report for 1915 and page 109 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project. This provides for a channel generally 300 feet wide and 21 feet deep around both ends and along the east side of Goat Island, about 11/4 miles; the maintenance of those portions of a channel 750 feet wide and 18 feet deep along the south and east sides of Goat Island lying outside of the 21-foot channel; an anchorage 18 feet deep south and east of the 18-foot .channel, about 95 acres; an anchorage 13 feet deep south of the 18-foot anchorage, and east of the city stone pier, about 41 acres; and for the removal of Nourmahal Rock, in Brentons Cove, to 18-foot depth. The reference plane is mean low water, the mean tidal range being 3.5 feet. The cost of the completed project for new work was $498,828.20, exclusive of amounts expended under previous projects. The latest (1950) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $1,500. The existing project was authorized by the following River and Harbor Acts: Acts Work authorized Documents Mar. 2,1907 The 18-foot channel along the south and east sides of H. Doc. 121, 58th Cong., 2d sess. Goat Island. May 27,1908 The 13-foot anchorage and the removal of Nourma- H. Doc. 438, 59th Cong., 2d sess. hal Rock. June 25, 1910 The 18-foot anchorage and increased width of the 18- H. Doc. 610, 61st Cong., 2d sess. foot channel south of Goat Island. Aug. 26, 1937 The 21-foot channel around the ends and east side of Rivers and Harbors Committee Goat Island. Doc. 36, 75th Cong., 1st sess. (Contains latest published map.) RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 77 Local cooperation. None required. Terminal facilities. There are 29 wharves and piers in use or in usable condition, having a total available berthage of about 15,100 feet and accommodations for two ferryboats, adjacent to the harbor area. Two of the facilities are owned by the city and four by the Government. One commercial wharf is open to public use. No com- mercial wharves, but three of the Government wharves have rail connections. One yacht pier and the city-owned Ann Street pier are open to public use. The facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. (For further details, see Port and Terminal Facilities at the Ports of Southern New England-1941.) Operations and results during fiscal year. None. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was com- pleted in 1940. The controlling depths at mean low water, as de- termined in April 1942, were as follows: 21-foot channel, about 20 feet; 18-foot channel, 18 feet, except for small shoals to 17 feet along east edge; 18-foot anchorage, 17 feet; and 13-foot anchorage, 12 feet. The costs and expenditures under the existing project have been $498,828.20 for new work and $27,499.96 for maintenance, a total of $526,328.16. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 prior to 1949 1 New work: Appropriated-..--- _---- - - ---- ----------- ---------- ------.------- $733, 523.91 Cost ...-- - .------------ -- ---------- . ..--.-. 733,523.91 Expenditures-...._ __.---- - --i . .. --------- -- .. _ ------------ --------. 733, 523. 91 Maintenance: Appropriated--------------- ----- $537. 88 ---....--.. . 37, 499.96 Cost_ __ ---- -------- ------ - 537. 88 37,499.96 Expenditures - --- ----- -- ------- ----- ----- 537.88 -..- 37, 499.96 1 Includes $234,695.71 for new work and $10,000 for maintenance for previous projects. 37. WICKFORD HARBOR, R. I. Location. On the west shore of Nairagansett Bay about 20 miles south of Providence, R. I. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 236 and 353.) Previous projects. Adopted by the River and Harbor Acts of March 3, 1873, and June 3, 1896. For further details, see page 972 Annual Report for 1873, page 1261, Annual Report for 1900 and page 112, Annual Report for 1943. Existing project. This provides for two riprap breakwaters at the entrance to the outer harbor, one from Sauga Point about 1,130 feet long and one from Poplar Point about 825 feet long, and 'for mainte- nance of the channel 9 feet deep at mean low water, 60 feet wide with enlargements at the bends, up to the wharves at Wickford, completed under a previous project. The mean and spring tidal ranges are 3.8 and 5.1 feet, respectively. The cost of new work for the com- pleted project was $117,733.24, exclusive of $25,000 contributed by local interests and exclusive of amounts expended under previous proj- 277309--53-voL. 1- 6 78 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 ects. The latest (1950) approved estimate for annual cost of mainte- nance is $1,000. The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act approved July 24, 1946. The latest published map is in the project document (S. Doc. 141, 79th Cong., 2d sess.). Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Operationsand results during fiscal year. None. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was completd in 1949. The controlling depths, at mean low water, as determined in 1940, were 9 feet through the entrance to Wickford Cove to a point about 2,100 feet below the highway bridge, thence 7 feet for a distance of about 1,700 feet, thence 5 feet to the bridge. The costs and ex- penditures under the existing project have been $117,733.24. In addition, $25,000 was expended from contributed funds, all for new work. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June ___30,1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 prior to 19491 2 New work: Appropriated _______ _$107, 000.00 $10, 733.24- _ _ _........ __._- - .. 24 -$134, 033. Cost----- ------61, 733. 52 55, 999. 72 - 134, 033. 24 Expendiures---------.... .. 46,112.22 71,621.02 134,033.24 1 Includes $16,300 for new work for previous projects. 2 In addition $25,000 was expended from contributed funds for new work. 38. HARBOR OF REFUGE AT POINT JUDITH AND POINT JUDITH POND, R. I. Location. Point Judith marks the southwestern entrance to Nar- ragansett Bay. The harbor lies in the shallow bight west of the point, about 14 miles southwest of Newport Harbor, R. I., and 33 miles east of New London Harbor, Conn. Point Judith Pond is a shallow salt pond, with a length north and south of about 4 miles, lying in the rear of the sandy beach of the Rhode Island shore, just west of Point Judith, and is connected with Point Judith Harbor by a narrow open- ing through the sand dunes. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts No. 276 and 1210.) Previous project. Adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1905. For further details, see page 95 of the Annual Report for 1948. Existing project. This provides for main breakwater 6,970 feet long, built in part on Squid Ledge approximately in the form of the letter V, with its apex facing outward in about a south by west di- rection, and lying from 1/2 to 11/4 miles from shore; for an east shore- arm breakwater 2,240 feet long, east of the main breakwater, leaving an entrance to the harbor 1,200 feet in width; for a west shore-arm breakwater 3,640 feet long, extending toward the west arm of the main breakwater, leaving an entrance to the harbor 1,500 feet in width; and for the removal of two shoals, one in the anchorage area and the other near the easterly entrance, to a depth of 18 feet at mean low water. RIVERS AND HARBORS--NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 79 All breakwaters are of the rubble-mound type, with the crests 8 and 10 feet above mean low water. The project further provides for a channel into Point Judith Pond 15 feet deep and 150 feet wide between the jetties and extended thence on the west side of the pond to a point 100 feet north of the State pier at Jerusalem, with a branch channel 15 feet deep and 200 feet wide on the east side of the pond extending to a point 100 feet north of the State pier at Galilee; an anchorage basin just inside the entrance 10 feet deep with an area of about 5 acres; sand-arresting structures of sheet piling or other works at the entrance; a channel 6 feet deep and 100 feet wide from the 15-foot west branch to the vicinity of Wake- field with an anchorage basin 6 feet deep and about 5 acres in area at the upper end. The mean and spring tidal ranges are 3.1 and 3.9 feet, respectively, in the Harbor of Refuge. The meah tidal range in the pond is about 2.8 feet. The cost of new work for the completed project was $2,488,- 430.25, exclusive of $17,587.00 contributed by local interests. The latest (1950) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $32,000. The existing project was authorized by the following River and Harbor Acts: Acts Work authorized Documents Sept. 19, 1890 The main breakwater ---------------. .. . Doc. 66, 51st Cong., 1st sess. H---------- Mar. 2, 1907 ------------ H. Doc. 60, 58th Cong., 2d sess. Present dimensions of eastern shore arm_ June 25, 1910 The western shore arm_ . Doc. 911, 60th Cong., 1st sess. Mar. 2, 1919 Removing 2 shoals from the harbor area H. Doc. 2001, 64th Cong., 2d sess. ..------------ 2 1 June 30,1948 Abandons project for entrance to Point Judith Pond S. Doc. 15, 80th Cong., 1st sess. and authorizes channels and anchorages in lower pond and upper pond. 1 Contains the latest published maps. 2For complete description of project for Entrance to Point Judith Pond, R. I., see p. 142 of Annual Report or 1917. Local cooperation. Fully complied with. The State of Rhode Island and the town of South Kingstown have expended about $290,000, exclusive of a Federal Public Works Ad- ministration grant of $77,000, in dredging an anchorage basin and channels, extending the stone east jetty, constructing sheetpile bulk- head, constructing a pier on each side of the basin, and repairing the east jetty and bulkhead following the hurricane of 1938. Terminal facilities. There are no terminal facilities on the Harbor of Refuge. Inside the entrance to the pond, the State of Rhode Island owns and operates two public piers, each with about 450 feet of berthing space, one on the east shore at Galilee and the other at Jerusalem, on the west shore. Fish are landed at both piers. The one at Galilee is the mainland terminus of the mail, passenger and freight boat service to Block Island. A number of small private piers, which are used by fishing and pleasure craft, are located on both sides of the basin. The United States Coast Guard has a boathouse and pier at Galilee. None of the piers has mechanical facilities for handling freight. At Wakefield, there is a boatyard amply equipped for servicing and storing small craft up to 5 feet in draft. The Point Judith Yacht Club has some pier facilities at this boatyard. There are no rail connections to any of the piers. 80 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 Operations and results during fiscal year. A condition survey was made in March 1953, by hired labor, to determine the extent of shoal- ing in the 15-foot and 6-foot channels at a cost of $1,578.86, all for maintenance. The expenditures were $1,578.86. Conditionat end of fiscal year. The existing project was completed in 1950. The breakwaters were completed in 1914 and dredging of shoals in the protected area was done in 1921. The controlling depths were as follows: West entrance about 19 feet (1939); east entrance about 22 feet (1939); Harbor of Refuge 18 to 25 feet (1939) ; 15 feet in the middle half of the 15-foot channel into Point Judith Pond extending along the east side of the pond to a point 100 feet north of the State Pier at Galilee, and 12 feet and 8 feet in the left and right outside quarters, respectively (1953) ; 8 feet in the 15-foot chan- nel from the junction below the State pier to 100 feet north of the State pier at Jerusalem (1953) ; 4 feet in the 6-foot channel from the west branch channel to the vicinity of Wakefield, and 6 feet in the anchorage at Wakefield (1953). The total costs and expenditures under the existing project from regular funds have been $3,367,455.03, of which $2,488,430.25 was for new work and $879,024.78 was for maintenance. In addition, the sum of $17,587 from contributed funds was expended for new work. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June _ 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscalyears 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 priorto 194912 New work: Appropriated ...- --- .---- - .. $126,000.00 ------------ (-$9,037.30)------------ $2, 500, 430. 25: Cost-------------.---------------- 23,776.71 $93,185. 99 ------------....... . ...... _ 2,500, 430.25 Expenditures ---------. --------- 22,170.90 94, 791.80 ...........----------------------- 2, 500, 430. 25 Maintenance: Appropriated ...--------- -------- 000.00 -37,188. 01 175, ...------------ $1,900.00 879,345.92 Cost_------------------------- 2,588.75 135, 223.24 -__------- 1,578.86 024.78 879, Expenditures----...------------- 2,601.28 135, 210.71------------ 1,578.86 024. 78" 879, 1Includes $12,000 fornew work forprevious projects. was expended from contributed funds for new work. 2 In addition, $17,587 39. HARBOR OF REFUGE AT BLOCK ISLAND, R. I. Location. Located on the east side of Block Island, near the south end of the inner curve of the shoreline. It is 13 miles south-southwest from Point Judith Harbor and about 25 miles southeasterly from Stonington Harbor, Conn. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 276.) Existing project. This provides for a rubble-mound breakwater extending northerly about 1,950 feet from the shore; a similar break- water about 1,100 feet long, extending northerly and easterly, enclos- ing, with the main breakwater, an area about 800 feet square desig- nated as the inner harbor; masonry walls in the southeastern corner of the inner harbor enclosing an area nearly 300 feet square designated as the basin; and for dredging to a depth of 15 feet at mean low water RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 81 the outer protected area and about 67 percent of the inner harbor and of the basin; a jetty about 140 feet long southeast of main breakwater having a T-head 100 feet across. The mean tidal range is 2.9 feet, and the maximum range, due to the combined effects of wind and other causes, is 7 feet or more. The estimate of cost for new work (1953) is $625,000. The latest approved (1952) estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $13,400. The existing project was authorized by the following River and Harbor Acts: Acts Work authorized Documents July 11, 1870 The main breakwater------------------------- Annual Report 1868, p. 785, and S. Misc. Doe. 81, 40th Cong., 2d sess. Aug. 2,1882 Repairs to basin walls and cliff protection east of S. Ex. Doc. 26, 47th Cong., 1st sess. harbor. Aug. 5,1886 Breakwater enclosing the inner harbor---------- .... S. Doc. 27, 48th Cong., 2d sess., and Annual Report, 1885, p. 610. June 3,1896 Raising the crest of the main breakwater and making H. Doe. 83, 54th Cong., 1st sess. it sandtight. July 25,1912 Rebuilding the basin walls and present project di- H. Doc. 828, 60th Cong., 1st sess. mensions of the dredged areas. (Contains latest published map.) Recommended modifications of project. On June 24, 1926, the Chief of Engineers recommended that this project be modified by eliminating the dredging of the outer harbor west of the entrance channel (H. Doc. 467, 69th Cong., 1st sess.). Local cooperation. None required. Terminal facilities. The only wharf in the harbor is the steel sheet-pile bulkhead which comprises the southern and eastern limits of the basin. Total docking space amounts to 50( feet. No mechanical handling facilities are available. The wharf is owned by the town and :open to the public. It is considered inadequate for the present general needs of boating in the harbor. There is ample room for the expansion of terminal facilities. Operations and results during fiscal year. None. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was about 92 percent completed. The breakwater and harbor walls were completed in 1916. The inner harbor and basin have been dredged to project dimensions, and a channel 60 to 130 feet wide and 15 feet deep has been dredged from deep water outside the harbor up to the town wharf. To complete the project requires the dredging to a depth of 15 feet of the outer protected area adjacent to the dredged channel. The controlling depths at mean low water are as follows: 16 feet in mair ained channel to entrance to basin (1952) ; 16 feet in basin except along edges (1952) ; inner harbor, 15 feet except for shoal extending 100 to 200 feet from the west end and other minor shoals (August 1945) ; and outer protected area 6 to 14 feet (1931). The harbor walls and the breakwaters are in good condition- The costs and expenditures have beet 3576,856.47 for new work and $445,201.64 for maintenance, a total of $1,022,058.11. 82 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 Cost and F2nancial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 prior to 1949 New work: Appropriated-- ----------------------------------- - ------------------------ 856. $576, 47 Cost------ ------------------------------------------------------ -- 576, 856. 47 .. Expenditures---------_-- . - __ __---- ---------- ------- 576, 856. 47 Maintenance: Appropriated .. - --.....- .......... $120, 000. 00 $9, 056. 51 $49, 000. 00 -$5, 036. 28 445, 201. 64 Cost-------------------------81, 214. 56 45, 841. 95 45, 963. 72 .------------ 445, 201.64 Expenditures.........-----..........------------ 27, 459. 20 99, 597. 31 45, 963. 72 ..------------ 445, 201.64 Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to be appropriated for completion of existing project_ ------------- $48, 143.53 40. GREAT SALT POND, BLOCK ISLAND, R. I. Location. On the west shore of Block Island, about 11 miles south- west by south from Point Judith Harbor, R. I., and 18 miles south- easterly from Stonington Harbor, Conn. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Chart No. 276.) Existing project. This provides for a channel from the ocean to the pond 600 feet wide with a central depth of 25 feet for a width of 150 feet; sloping gradually up to a depth of 12 feet in a width of 504 feet; thence up to low water level with a 1 on 4 bottom slope; for two riprap jetties at the entrance, the northerly one 1,200 feet long, and the southerly one extending 350 feet beyond the 18-foot contour (actual length, 1,691 feet, including 837 feet built by the State) ; stone revetment and sand fences to protect the banks through the original beach; an entrance channel 100 feet wide and 12 feet deep from Great Salt Pond into the inner harbor and a basin of about 1.4 acres in that harbor to the same depth. All depths refer to mean low water. Mean tidal range is 2.6 feet, and the maximum range, due to the combined effect of wind and other causes, is 7 feet or more. The estimate of cost for new work (1953) is $637,000, exclusive of $8,000 to be contributed by local interests. The latest (1950) ap- proved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $3,000. The existing project was authorized by the following River and Harbor Acts: Acts Work authorized Documents June 3,1896 Channel and jetties_ __-_-_-...____.---- .---. H. Doec. No. 57, 54th Cong., 1st sess. June 13,1902 Extending south jetty and dredging--... -...-- ...... Specified in act. Annual Report for 1900, p. 1276. Mar. 2,1945 Channel and basin in inner harbor-......--..- ....... H. Doc. No. 330, 77th Cong., 1st sess. For latest published map see H. Doc. No. 60, 58th Cong., 2d sess., and H. Doc. No. 330, 77th Cong., 1st sess. Recommended modifications of project. On June 24, 1926, the Chief of Engineers recommended curtailment of the existing project by omitting construction of the proposed north jetty (H. Doc. 467, 69th Cong., 1st sess.). RIVERS AND HARBORS--NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 83 Local cooperation. The River and Harbor Act approved March 2, 1945, authorized improvement of inner harbor subject to the condition that local interests contribute 50 percent of the estimated first cost, but not to exceed $8,000, furnish free of cost to the United States suitably bulkheaded areas for spoil disposal for the initial work and subsequent maintenance, when and as required, and hold and save the United States free from claims for damages resulting from the improvement. These conditions have not been met. The State of Rhode Island and the town of New Shoreham expended $124,975.90 in dredging and pro- tecting the channel into Great Salt Pond. Terminal facilities. These consist of a wharf with about 600 feet of publicly available berthage and several privately owned and oper- ated small wharves and piers. These facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year. None. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was about 29 percent completed. The channel, 300 feet wide and 18 feet deep, with a central depth of 25 feet over a width of 150 feet, has been dredged into the pond. The south jetty was completed to its present length of 1,691 feet in 1905. The controlling depths are 16 feet in the vicinity of the Outer End Light and 13.0 feet in the vicinity of the Coast Guard sta- tion in the 25-foot entrance channel (1952); 11 to 25 feet in 75-foot width east of central 150-foot channel (1944); 0 to 25 feet in 75- foot width west of central 150-foot channel (1944); 10 feet in en- trance channel to inner harbor (1944); and 11 to 14 feet in basin except for minor edge shoals (1944). The jetty is in fair condition. To complete the project would require the further widening and deep- ening of the channel, the construction of the north jetty, and dredging of the inner harbor channel and basin. The costs and expenditures have been $189,036.65 for new work and $96,046.76 for maintenance, a total of $285,083.41. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 priorto 1949 New work: Appropriated --- ----------------- --------------------------........ ........... ....------------ $189,036.65 Cost...-------------------------------------------- ....------------------------ 189, 036.65 Expenditures-------------- .... ---- - ----------------------------------- ---- . ---- -- 189,036.65 Maintenance: Appropriated -........ $201. 81 ------------........... $794.48 $11,000. 00 -$3, 244. 22 96, 046. 76 Cost.....-----------------...... 201. 81 ------------ 794.48 7, 755. 78 ............------------ 96, 046. 76 Expenditures-_.. ---... 201. 81 ------------........... 794. 48 7, 755. 78 ------------ 96, 046. 76 Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to be ap- propriated for completion of existing project-- --- __---- $447, 963. 35 41. PAWCATUCK RIVER, R. I. AND CONN. Location. Formed by the junction of the Wood and Charles Rivers in southwestern Rhode Island, the river flows westerly and southerly 18 miles and enters Little Narragansett Bay about 13 miles east of New London Harbor. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 358 and 1211.) 84 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 Previous projects. Adopted by the River and Harbor Acts of March 3, 1871, August 14, 1876, and August 5, 1886. For further details, see page 1752 of the Annual Report for 1915 and page 69 of the Annual Report for 1933. Existing project. This provides for a channel in Little Narra- gansett Bay and in the river 10 feet deep at mean low water and 200 feet wide from Stonington to Avondale, about 4 miles; 100 feet wide from Avondale to the lower wharves at Westerly, about 3 miles; and 40 feet wide between the lower and upper wharves of Westerly, about one-half mile; for the removal of obstruction at Watch Hill, at the southeastern part of Little Narragansett Bay; for a channel 10 feet deep and 100 feet wide from the mouth of the river into Watch Hill Cove; for an anchorage basin in the cove 10 feet deep and about 16 acres in area; and for a riprap jetty 200 feet in length near the south- west corner of the basin. The mean tidal range is about 2.5 feet and the maximum range, due to the combined effect of wind and other causes, is 7 feet or more. The estimate of cost for new work, (1953) is $284,000, exclusive of $20,000 contributed by local interests, and exclusive of amounts ex- pended on previous projects. The latest (1950) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $5,000. The existing project was authorized by the following River and Harbor Acts: Acts Work authorized Documents June 3, 1896 Present channel dimensions_ ___-- ---- H. Doc. 62, 54th Cong., 1st sess.' Mar. 3,1905 Removal of obstructions near Watch Hill_--- ....... . Specified in act. 1 Mar. 2,1905 Channel, anchorage and jetty at Watch Hill Cove ... H. Doc. 839, 76th Cong., 3d sess. 1 Contains the latest published maps. Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Terminal facilities. There are five private wharves in use near the head of navigation. At Watch Hill there are three public wharves and the yacht club wharf with a total of about 500 feet of berthage. Facilities are adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year. A condition survey was made during October 1952, by hired labor, to determine the extent of shoaling in the 10-foot channel to the head of navigation in Westerly at a cost of $2,879.23, all for maintenance. The expenditures were $2,879.23. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was about 71 percent completed. The bay and river channels have been dredged to project dimensions, except that the channel in the bay has a general width of 100 feet, the channel in the river at Pawcatuck Rocks a width of 80 feet, and there is a slight deficiency in depth at the chan- nel edge in the vicinity of Rhodes Folly beacon, due to ledge rock, or large boulders deeply embedded in the bottom. The most obstructive boulders in the vicinity of Watch Hill have been removed, the work being completed in 1913. The extension to the anchorage has been constructed. The controlling depths at mean low water were as fol- lows: 8 feet in the maintained channel from abreast Rhodes Folly RIVERS AND HARBORS----NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 85 Light through Little Narragansett Bay to abreast Stanton Weir Point, thence 7 feet to the upstream limit of the Federal project. An encroachment at Sandy Point in the vicinity of Rhodes Folly Light narrows the channel to a width of about 60 feet and a depth of 9 feet (1952); 10 feet in channel from mouth of the river to Watch Hill Cove anchorage basin (1949) ; and 10 feet in major portion of Watch Hill Cove anchorage (1949). To complete the project requires widening of the channel to 200 feet to Avondale, the removal of rock at Pawcatuck Rocks and in the vicinity of Rhodes Folly Light. The costs and expenditures under the existing project have been $181,777.34 for new work and $208,- 725.64 for maintenance, a total of $390,502.98. In addition, $20,000.00 was expended from contributed funds for new work. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 prior to 19491 2 New work: Appropriated-.......- $30,000. 00 $68, 500. 00 -$2, 057. 76 -_. .......--......... $315, 134. 31 Cost----------------- 90. 02 96, 352. 22 _ - --- ----- -- - _ 315, 134. 31 Expenditures --------_ 130. 00 96, 312. 24 ------------------------- --------- 315, 134. 31 Maintenance: Appropriated .... _- _ 1, 592. 48 700,00---------------------.. $2,879. 23 208, 725. 64 Cost....--------------- 78, 423. 18 700. 00 ----------------------. 2, 879. 23 208, 725. 64 Expenditures--------..... 81, 541. 37 700.00 ..---....----------- ...-------. ....... 2,879. 23 208, 725. 64 1Includes $133,356.97 for new work for previous projects. 2 In addition, $20,000 was expended from contributed funds for new work. Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to be appropriated for completion of existing project-___---- _--- _ --- $82, 222. 66 42. MYSTIC RIVER, CONN. Location. This river has its source in southeastern Connecticut. It flows in a southerly direction 8 miles, and empties into Fishers Is- land Sound at Noank, 11 miles east of New London, Conn. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 358 and 1211.) Previous project. Adopted by the River and Harbor Act of Sep- tember 19, 1890. For further details, see page 1753 of Annual Re- port for 1915. Existing project. This provides for a channel 15 feet deep and 125 feet wide from Fishers Island Sound to the bend opposite Murphy Point, thence 15 feet and 100 feet wide to the highway bridge at Mystic, thence 12 feet deep generally 100 feet wide to a point about 700 feet above the wharf of the Marine Historical Association, a total length of about 3.7 miles from the mouth; an anchorage basin of 8.5 acres 9 feet deep north of Mason Island; and a turning basin 9 feet deep about 500 feet below the highway bridge by widening the channel to 200 feet for a distance of 400 feet. All depths refer to mean low water. The mean and spring tidal ranges at Noank are 2.6 and 3.1 feet, respectively. The estimate of cost for new work (1953) is $91,000, exclusive of $14,000 to be contributed by local interests and exclusive of amounts 86 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 expended under the previous project. The latest (1950) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $2,500. The existing project was authorized by the following River and Harbor Acts: Acts Work authorized Documents Sept. 19, 1890 Channel from Fishers Island Sound to highway Annual Report for 1889, p. 746. bridge. July 25,1912 Restoration and maintenance of original project...... H. Doc. 858, 61st Cong., 2d sess. Mar. 4,1913 Channel above highway bridge .... ..... .. ____. H. Doc. 637, 62d Cong., 2d sess. Mar. 2, 1945 Channel widening to Murphy Point, anchorage and H. Doc. 349, 77th Cong., 1st sess. turning basin. (Contains latest published map.) Local cooperation. The River and Harbor Act approved March 2, 1945, authorized the channel widening, anchorage, and turning basin subject to the conditions that local interests contribute 50 per- cent of the estimated first cost of dredging the anchorage area, but not to exceed $14,000, furnish free of cost to the United States suit- able areas for spoil disposal for the initial work and subsequent main- tenance when and as required, and furnish assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of War that they will establish and maintain a suitable public small boat terminal adjacent to the turning basin, and hold and save the United States free from claims for damages resulting from the improvements. It is expected that these requirements will be met. Terminal facilities. In addition to the small town wharf at Noank, there are numerous small private wharves, some open to the public subject to the owners' convenience. A public small boat terminal near the shopping center of Mystic is needed. Operations and results during fiscal year. A condition survey was made in November 1952 by hired labor, to determine the extent of shoaling in the 15-foot and 12-foot channel, at a cost of $1,055.57, all for maintenance. The expenditures were $1,055.57. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was 13 percent completed. Channels of project depths but deficient in width have been secured. To complete the project requires widening the channel by 25 feet up to Murphy Point and part of the channel above the highway bridge by 10 to 20 feet, dredging the anchorage basin north of Mason Island and the turning basin below the highway bridge. The controlling depths at mean low water were 13 feet in the middle half and 8 feet in the outside quarters of the 15-foot channel, thence 9 feet in the 12-foot channel to the head of the project (1953) ; 3 feet in the 9-foot anchorage (1940) ; and 0 to 15 feet in the 9-foot turning basin (1940). The head of navigation is about one-half mile above the head of the project. The costs and expenditures under the existing project have been $11,525.50 for new work and $45,320.24 for maintenance, a total of $56,845.74. RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 87 Cost and nancial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June . . _ 30,1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 prior to 1949 1 New work: Appropriated ................. ----------- ------------------------ ------------ ------------ $48, 125. 50 Cost .............. ---------------..............----- ..-----------...... -----------.......-----------..------------.... 48,125. 50 Expenditures---... .......------------... ----------- ----------- ------------ ----------- 48, 125. 50 Maintenance: Appropriated.......------------ ........--------.. ---- $1, 055. 57 ------------...----------........... 45, 320. 24 Cost ...------------------------------------------------------ 1,055. 57 45, 320. 24 ............ Expenditures--------------------......... -----------..................... ..----------- 1,055. 57 45, 320. 24 1Includes $36,600 for new work for previous projects. Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to be appropriated for completion of existing project __-__-__ _____-- $79, 474. 50 43. NEW LONDON HARBOR, CONN. Locality. On the north shore of Long Island Sound, at its eastern end and about 14 miles east of the mouth of the Connecticut River. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 293.) Previous projects. Adopted by River and Harbor Acts of June 14, 1880, March 3, 1881, and July 13, 1892. For further details, see Annual Reports for 1915 and 1938, pages 1753 and 116, respectively. Existing project. This provides for an entrance channel generally 600 feet wide, widened at the approach to the State Pier 33 feet deep and about 3.8 miles long from deep water in Long Island Sound to the State Pier, a chanel 400 feet or more in width, 23 feet deep, and about 6,000 feet long skirting the water front of the city; branch channels 23 feet deep in Winthrop Cove and east of Central Vermont Railroad pier generally 250 feet wide, 1,500 feet long and 100 feet wide, 1,000 feet long, respectively; a maneuvering area 0 to 450 feet wide, 23 feet deep, west of the main channel and south of the State Pier; and for dredging Shaw Cove to a depth of 15 feet. The plane of reference is mean low water, the mean tidal range being 2.6 feet. The maximum tidal range, due to the combined effects of wind and other causes, is 7 feet or more. The cost of new work for the completed project was $567,974.19, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest approved (1950) estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $10,000. The existing project was authorized by the following River and Harbor Acts: Acts Work authorized Documents June 13,1902 Waterfront channel and branch channels in Win- H. Doc. 392, 56th Cong., 1st sess. throp Cove and east of Central Vermont Railroad pier. June 25, 1910 Dredging in Shaws Cove-------................----------------........... H. Doc. 329, 60th Cong., 1st sess. July 27,1916 Entrance channel_------------------ ------------ H. Doc. 613, 63d Cong., 2d sess. Aug. 26, 1937 Maneuvering area and present project extent of en- Rivers and Harbors Committee trance channel. Doc. 82, 74th Cong., 2d sess.' 1 Contains latest published maps. 88 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Terminal facilities. These comprise 44 wharves and piers in a de- veloped frontage of about 3 miles. Five piers are owned and used by the Federal Government, 1 owned by the city, and 1 by the State. Seven of the wharves are entirely or in part open to general public use and two by agreement with the owners. Three wharves have direct rail connections. The total available berthage space is about 27,000 feet. Facilities are considered adequate for existing com- merce. (For further details, see Port and Terminal Facilities at the Ports of Southern New England.) Operationsand results during fiscal year. None. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was com- pleted in 1938. The controlling depths at mean low water were: En- trance channel to State Pier, about 32 feet (1942 and 1943); water- front channel, 23 feet except for minor shoal to 19 feet in south reach (1943); Winthrop Cove, 22 feet (1941); maneuvering area, 23 feet (1941); and Shaw Cove, 15 feet, except minor shoals (1941). The costs and expenditures under the existing project have been $567,- 974.19 for new work and $219,037.37 for maintenance, a total of $787,011.56. Cost and fnancial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 priorto19491 New work: Appropriated .............------------ .......------------------------ _.----------- -----..........-------......... $608,774.19 ...------------ 608, 774.19 Cost.............--------------.............. ............------------ .....------------............----------- Expenditures--- --------------------------------- -------- --------- 608, 774.19 Maintenance: Appropriated ... $8 .........----------... ... --------- --------------------- 219, 037. 37 Cost........----------------.... 8 ------------------------------------------- 219, 037. 37 Expenditures . ..... 8 -------- -----------------------......... .....------------.. 219,037.37 1Includes $40,800 for new work for previous projects. 44. THAMES RIVER, CONN. Location. This is a tidal estuary varying in width from about 400 feet to three-fourths of a mile, and extending from the junction of the Yantic and Shetucket Rivers at Norwich, Conn., 15 miles southerly to Long Island Sound at New London. (See United States Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 359.) Previous projects. Adopted by the River and Harbor Acts of July 4, 1836, and March 3, 1879. For further details, see page 1754 of Annual Report for 1915, and page 118 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project. This provides for a channel 25 feet deep and 250 feet wide to the upper end of Bartlett Crossover and thence to Norwich generally 200 feet wide, with increased width in the bends, through Long Reach, and at the head- of navigation, a total distance of about 8.6 miles; for widening the channel opposite the submarine base by an average of about 350 feet with a depth of 20 feet, the construction of five training walls of pile and stone or riprap, having their tops at RIVERS AND HARBORS--NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 89 mean high water and with an aggregate length of about 13,800 feet, located, respectively, at Monhegan, Trading Cove, Long Rock, Rolling Mill, and Norwich, and the removal of obstructions in the Shetucket River at Norwich. The plane of reference is mean low water, the mean tidal range being 2.6 feet at New London, and 3.1 feet at Norwich. The maximum range, due to the combined effect of wind and other causes, is 7 feet or more. The estimate of cost for new work (1953) is $1,353,600, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1950) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $31,000. The existing project was authorized by the following River and Harbor Acts: Acts Work authorized Documents Aug. 2,1882 Training walls_______ ...--..-.. ---___--_-- __--_ . ..... Annual Report, 1882, p. 606. June 25, 1910 Removal of obstructions in the Shetucket River .... H. Doc. 397, 61st Cong., 2d sess. Jan. 21, 1927 Channel 18 feet deep above Allyns Point .......... H. Doc. 107, 69th Cong., 1st sess. July 3,1930 Present project dimensions of channel up to Allyns Rivers and Harbors Committee Point. Doc. 14, 71st Cong., 2d sess.' Aug. 30,1935 Present project dimensions of channel above Allyns Rivers and Harbors Committee Point. Doc. 18, 74th Cong., 1st sess.' Mar. 2, 1945 Increased width opposite submarine base, 20 feet deep_ H. Doc. 367, 76th Cong., 1st sess.' 1 Contains latest published maps. Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Terminal facilities. Wharves along the river and at Norwich are mainly of the bulkhead type, both with and without pile aprons. The facilities are considered adequate for the existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year. A condition survey was made during April 1953, by hired labor, to determine the extent of shoaling in the 25-foot channel, from the lower end of the United States submarine base to the head of navigation at Norwich, at a cost of $3,500.66, all for maintenance. The expenditures were $3,499.66. Conditionat end of fiscal year. The existing project was 98 percent completed. The training walls were completed in 1906, except the upper end of the Rolling Mill Dike, which is replaced by adjacent shore improvements. The training walls are in fair condition. The widen- ing opposite the submarine base was completed in 1940 by the Navy Department. To complete the project requires slight widening of the channel at the upper end of Long Beach. The head of navigation is at Norwich. about 15 miles above the mouth. The controlling depth is 24 feet in the middle half and 20 feet in the outside quarters of the 25-foot channel from the south end of the United States submarine base to Bartlett Point Light, thence 22 feet in the middle half and 17 feet in the outside quarters to Monhegan Dike Light, thence 24 feet in the westerly three-quarters and 19 feet in the easterly quarter to the head of the project at Norwich (1953). The costs under the existing project have been $1,323,571.87 for new work and $772,487.35 for maintenance, a total of $2,096,059.22. The expenditures were $2,096,058.22. 90 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 prior to 1949 1 New work: Appropriated .............----------..........------------..------------ ----------- ------------ ............ $1, 471, 919. 46 Cost---....-------------- ---------------...............---------..................------------------------....... 1,471, 919. 46 ...---------- Expenditures................... ------------------------ .....-----------.......... ------------ 1, 471, 919. 46 Maintenance: Appropriated- ....... $124, 992. 00 $153, 811. 23 .....-.. _ . __.. .. .. $3, 600. 00 809, 182. 56 Cost-------------.....-- 4, 204. 22 274, 599. 01 ...................------------..---------- 3, 500. 66 809, 083. 22 Expenditures-------......... 4, 301. 38 274, 501. 85 -----------.................----------- 3, 499. 66 809, 082. 22 I Includes $148,347.59 for new work and $36,595.87 for maintenance for previous projects. Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to be appropriated for completion of existing project------ _ $30, 028. 13 $-------- 45. CONNECTICUT RIVER BELOW HARTFORD, CONN. Location. This river has its source in Connecticut Lake in northern New Hampshire, flows southerly 380 miles, and empties into Long Island Sound at Saybrook, Conn., 14 miles west of New London. Hartford, now the head of commercial navigation, is 52 statute miles, by channel, from the mouth. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 215, 266, 267.) Previous project. Adopted by the River and Harbor Acts of July 14, 1836, and July 11, 1870. For further details, see page 1754, An- nual Report for 1915, and page 120, Annual Report for 1938. Project for Eightmile River, Conn.: Elimination as separate project. This provides for a channel 8 feet deep and 75 feet wide from deep water in the Connecticut River to Hamburg and for a turning basin of the same depth, 150 feet wide, approximately 300 feet long at Hamburg. The project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of June 25, 1910. The costs and expenditures have been $9,000, all for new work. In accordance with the River and Harbor Act of May 17, 1950, the project for Connecticut River below Hartford was modi- fied to include the project for Eightmile River, which was eliminated as a separate project. The aforementioned act also provided for an anchorage basin 6 feet deep and about 6.5 acres in area in the upper cove at Hamburg. Existing project. This provides for a channel 15 feet deep at mean low water, 300 feet wide from the mouth to the Lyme railroad bridge, about 3.4 miles, and thence 150 feet wide to Hartford, a total distance of 52 miles, the channel to be obtained by dredging and the construc- tion of dikes, training walls, revetments, and the accessory works; for two riprap jetties at the mouth of the river, the tops to be 5 feet above high water and 6 feet wide, the easterly one about 2,300 feet and the westerly about 2,750 feet in length; for a training dike about 3,700 feet long at Hartford, and for an anchorage 11 feet deep, about 12 acres, and one, 6 feet deep, about 17 acres, in North Cove, Old Saybrook, with an entrance channel 11 feet deep and 100 feet wide; for a chan- nel 8 feet deep, 75 feet wide about 1.5 miles in length from 1he Con- necticut River to Hamburg; a turning basin of the same depth 150 feet wide and 300 feet long at Hamburg; and an auchorage area at RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 91 Hamburg 6 feet deep, about 6.5 acres in area, in Eightmile River. The mean tidal range is 3.5 feet at the mouth, and at summer stage is about 1 foot at Hartford. The maximum tidal range at the mouth due to wind or other causes, is 8 feet or more. At Hartford the usual rise due to spring freshets is between 16 and 24 feet above mean low water. The maximum recorded freshets at Hartford (March 1936) was 35.5 feet above mean low water. Below Middletown the height of the crest of the freshet decreases rapidly. The estimate of cost for new work (1953) is $1,291,000, exclusive of $85,500 to be contributed by local interests. The latest (1950) ap- proved estimate for anual cost of maintenance is $90,000. The existing project was authorized by the following River and Harbor Acts: Acts Work authorized Documents June 10,1872 Jetties at the mouth .... ___ _ Present project dimensions ap- proved by the Chief of Engi- neers, Dec. 22, 1887. Mar. 3,1881 The Hartford dike .-... _............ ..... ........- Present project dimensions author- ized by the Chief of Engineers in 1889. June 25,1910 Channel and turning basin in Eightmile River -_... H. Doc. 327, 60th Cong., 1st sess. Feb. 27,1911 Present project dimensions of the channel over Say- H. Doc. 1294, 61st Cong., 3d sess. brook bar. Mar. 2,1919 Dikes, training walls, and revetments -__- --------- H. Doc. 132, 65th Cong., 1st sess.t Aug. 30, 1935 Present project dimensions of channel and additional H. Doc. 49, 73d Cong., 1st sess.' dikes, training walls revetments, and accessory works. May 24,1937 Park River declared nonnavigable_ ___..........._ Ltr. Sec. War, Apr. 21, 1937. 1 Mar. 2,1945 Channel and anchorages, North Cove, Old Saybrook__ H. Doc. 368, 76th Cong., 1st sess. May 17,1950 Channel, anchorage, and turning basin, Eightmile H. Doc. 666, 80th Cong., 2d sess.' River. 1 Contains the latest published maps. Local cooperation. The River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935, authorized the 15-foot channel up to Hartford and additional dikes, training walls, and revetments, subject to provision that local interests shall furnish, free of cost to the United States, suitable areas for the disposal of dredged material during initial construction and for future maintenance as and when needed. Areas have been furnished where required and it is understood that future requirements will be met. The River and Harbor Act approved March 2, 1945, authorized the channel and anchorages in North Cove subject to the provisions that local interests contribute in cash $67,500, but not to exceed 50 percent of the initial construction cost and give assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of War that they will provide a suitable public landing in the cove. The River and Harbor Act of May 17, 1950, authorized the channel, anchorage, and turning basin in Eightmile River, pro- vided that local interests contribute in cash 50 percent of the initial cost of dredging, but not to exceed $18,000; construct public landing facilities of a design satisfactory to the Chief of Engineers; provide suitable spoil disposal areas, as and when required, for new work and subsequent maintenance; and hold and save the United States free from claims for damages resulting from the improvement. It is ex- pected that these conidtions will be met. Terminal facilities. On both the Connecticut and Eightmile Rivers there are two or three wharves at each of the river towns, one or more 92 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 in each town being open to public use. At Hartford and at Middle- town there is approximately one-half of wharf frontage along the west bank of the river. The facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year. A condition survey to determine the extent of shoaling in the river bars of the 15-foot channel below Hartford and the amount of repairs required to restore the east jetty at Saybrook was in progress at the end of the fiscal year. Total costs during the fiscal year were $7,148.71, all for mainte- nance. The expenditures were $8,219.78. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was about 62 percent completed. The 15-foot channel from the mouth to Hartford was completed in 1937. The Saybrook jetties and training walls at Hartford, Clay Banks, and Sears Shoal were completed in 1915. The stone dikes and timber spurs at Pistol Point, Glastonbury, Press Barn, Naubuc, Cys Hollow, and Clay Banks were completed in 1927 and those at Wethersfield in 1947. Timber pile dikes at Press Barn were completed in 1940 and at Glastonbury Bend in 1943. The Clay Banks, Cys Hollow, Naubuc, Press Barn, Glastonbury (including Two Piers), and Gildersleeve Island and Reaches have been revetted. The jetties at Saybrook need repairs. The training walls, dikes, and revetments are generally in good condition. To complete the project requires the construction of additional permanent works; dredging the channel and anchorage in North Cove, Old Saybrook, Connecticut, and the dredging of the 6-foot channel, turning basin, and anchorage in Eight- mile River at Hamburg. The head of commercial navigation is at Hartford, 52 miles by channel from the mouth. A dam at Holyoke, Mass., 34 miles above Hartford, completely interrupts navigation. The controlling depths at mean low water were 11 feet to Hartford (1953) ; 0 feet in anchorages at North Cove (1938) ; 1 foot in entrance channel to North Cove (1938) ; 7 feet in channel and basin in Eight- mile River (1946) ; 1 to 6 feet in anchorage at Hamburg (1946). The costs under the existing project have been $858,555.98 for new work, which includes $9,000 of completed new work project (existing project) transferred from Eightmile River project and $2,003,163.40 for maintenance, a total of $2,861,719.38. Expenditures have been $2,862,824.38. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30,1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 prior to 1949 1 New work: Appropriated--------------------- ---------------------------------- ------------ 2 $1,145,930. 27 Cost--------- ------ ---------- ------------------- ------------------- 2 1,145, 930. 27 Expenditures- ...-.. ------------------- -------- ------------------------ 21,145,930.27 Maintenance: Appropriated --------- $150,000.00 $58, 000.00 $160,000.00 $10,000.00-$23,780.26 2, 374, 398. 64 Cost 55, 103. 17 250, 692. 43 10, 094. 41 125, 409. 14 7, 148.71 2, 369, 511. 87 Expenditures..------ 18,193. 65 287, 804.31 9, 843. 50 125, 693. 98 8, 219.78 2, 370,616.87 1 Includes $287,374.29 for new work and $366,348.47 for maintenance for previous projects. 2 Includes $9,000 expended for new work on project, "Eightmile River, Connecticut." Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to be appropriated for completion of existing project ------------ $432, 444. 02 RIVERS AND HARBORS--NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 93 46. DUCK ISLAND HARBOR, CONN. Location. On the north shore of Long Island Sound about 20 miles east of New Haven, Conn. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 216.) Previous projects. Adopted by River and Harbor Act of Septem- ber 19, 1890. For further details, see page 1755 of Annual Report for 1915 and page 124 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project. This provides for the construction of 3 riprap breakwaters, 1 extending north from Duck Island, 1,100 feet, 1 ex- tending west from Duck Island 2,697 feet, and 1 extending south from Stone Island, just south of Kelsey Point, 3,750 feet, each breakwater to be 8 feet wide on top, 9 feet high above mean low water, with side slopes of 2 on 3, except on the harbor side of those at Duck Island, where the slopes are 1 on 1; and for dredging to a depth of 16 feet at mean low water a portion of the protected area back of the break- waters at Duck Island. The mean and spring tidal ranges are 4.5 and 5.3 feet, respectively. The cost of new work for the completed project was $367,297.91, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest ap- proved (1950) estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $15,000. The existing project was authorized by the following River and Harbor Acts: Acts Work authorized Documents June 25,1910 The breakwaters._---------------- - H. Doc. 398, 60th Cong., 1st sess. July 27, 1916 Dredging- ... -------------------------- H. Doc. 812, 64th Cong., 1st sess. (Contains latest published map.) Operationsand results during fiscal year. None. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was com- pleted in 1917, the breakwaters having been completed in 1914. The central portions of the anchorage area have project depth. The con- trolling depths were 8 feet in the major portion of the protected area, and 16 feet in (1949) the western end, all at mean low water. The breakwaters need repairs. The costs under the existing project have been $367,297.91 for new work and $346,319.16 for maintenance, a total of $713,617.07. Expenditures under the existing project have been $713,617.07. Cost and flnancial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 prior to 1949 1 New work: ........------............----------...........................-----------------.................----------- Appropriated------------- $482, 165. 81 Cost...---------.----------- ------------.---------- ----------------------- 482, 165. 81 Expenditures------.......................-------- ................---------....------------ --------------..---------....... 482,165. 81 Maintenance: Appropriated......... $14, 963.44 $8, 500. 00 ..--------------------------------- -351, 653.26 Cost, ...............- 32, 162.41 6, 351.27 ... .... ...... ... ... 351,653. 26 Expenditures......... 29, 257. 06 9, 256. 62 ........................ I-------............ 351, 653. 26 1 Includes $114,867.90 for new work and $5,334.10 for maintenance for previous projects. 277309--53--voL. 1-7 94 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 47. BRANFORD HARBOR, CONN. Location. On the north shore of Long Island Sound, 5 miles east of New Haven Harbor. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 217.) Existing project. This provides for a channel 81/ feet deep and 100 feet wide from the outer harbor to the upper wharf in Branford River, about 2.3 miles. The plane of reference is mean low water. The mean tidal range is 5.9 feet, and maximum range, due to the combined effect of wind and other causes, is 10 feet or more. The cost of new work for the completed project was $9,537.45. The latest (1950) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $5,000. The existing project was authorized by the following River and Harbor Acts: Acts Work authorized Documents June 13,1902 Channel between upper and lower wharves in the H. Doc. No. 100, 56th Cong., 2d river. sess., and Annual Report for 1901, p. 1188. Mar. 2,1907 Channel at the mouth of the harbor---_ ---------- Specified in act. For latest published maps, see H. Doc. No. 1292, 64th Cong., 1st sess. Terminal facilities. These facilities, comprising 2 wharves near the head of the harbor and 1 at the mouth of the river, are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operationsand results during fiscal year. None. Condition at end of fiscal year. The project was completed in 1907. The controlling depth was about 9 feet to the head of the project, except for edge shoals (April 1946). The costs and expenditures have been $9,537.45 for new work and $119,345.96 for maintenance, a total of $128,883.41. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 priorto 1949 New work: Appropriated ... ------------ ..... ..----------------------........------------------------ $9, 537. 45 Cost .............-----------. ------- 9,537.45 Expenditures------------ ------------- -------------- --------------------- 9, 537. 45 Maintenance: Appropriated ---------. ------- --- . ----------------- ------------ 119, 345. 96 Cost .-- --------- ------ -- --------- ---------------------------------- 119, 345. 96 Expenditures---------...---------- ... ... .. ------------------------------ ------------ 119,345.96 48. NEW HAVEN HARBOR, CONN. Location. On the north shore of Long Island Sound, about 67 miles to the east of New York City. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 218.) Previous projects. Adopted by River and Harbor Acts of August 30, 1852, March 3, 1871, June 10, 1872, and for West River, March 3, 1905. For further details, see page 1755 of Annual Report for 1915 and page 127 of Annual Report for 1938. RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 95 Existing project. This provides for a main channel 35 feet deep, 400 to 800 feet wide, from Long Island Sound to Tomlinson bridge; two anchorage basins below Tomlinson bridge of 16- and 15-foot depths; a pile-and-riprap dike, total length about 4,200 feet, to con- tract tidal flow at Fort Hale bar; a channel 12 feet deep and 100 to 150 feet wide, from the southwest corner of the 16-foot anchorage basin via City Point and the West Haven wharf front to Kimberly Avenue bridge; thence 12 feet deep and prevailing width of 75 feet up West River approximately to the railroad bridge, and an anchorage basin 6 feet deep in West River opposite Mars wharf; a channel 100 feet wide and 12 feet deep from the 15-foot anchorage basin toward Brewery Street, about 1,500 feet; a channel in Quinnipiac River 22 feet deep and 250 to 400 feet wide to a point about 1,000 feet above Ferry Street, thence 16 feet deep and 200 feet wide to Grand Avenue, with turning basin 22 feet deep, 200 to 800 feet wide and 700 feet long at the mouth of Mill River; a channel up Mill River 12 feet deep, 200 feet wide, to the junction of the two branches above Chapel Street, thence to Grand Avenue, 100 feet wide in the East Branch and generally 125 feet wide in the West Branch; and the removal of certain obstructive rocks in Morris Cove. The mean range of tide is 6.2 feet at the entrance to the harbor, and 6.3 feet at Long Wharf Light. The estimate of cost (1953) is $4,315,600, for new work exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1950) ap- proved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $75,000. The existing project was authorized by the following River and Harbor Acts: Acts Work authorized Documents Aug. 2,1882 Sandy Point dike........---------------------------- Plans approved by a Board of En- gineers, Oct. 2, 1882. Mar. 3,1899 The 16-foot anchorage basin ..--------------------- H. Doc. 82, 55th Cong., 1st sess. June 25,1910 Brewery St. channel, removal of rocks in Morris H. Doc. 1159, 60th Cong., 2d sess. Cove and present project dimensions of the 15-foot basin. July 25,1912 Present project dimensions of the channels in Mill H. Doc. 26, 62d Cong., 1st sess. River. Do _--____ Present project dimensions of the West River chan- H. Doc. 535, 62d Cong., 2d sess. nel and anchorage. July 3,1930 18-foot and 16-foot channels in Quinnipiac River.... H. Doc. 686, 69th Cong., 2d sess. Aug. 30,19351 The 25-foot channel__________ ____ _________ _____ . Doc. 479, 72d Cong., 2d sess. Mar. 2,1945 The 30-foot channel and anchorage and present loca- H. Doc. 307, 76th Cong., 1st sess. tion of 16-foot anchorage. July 24,1946 35-foot main channel, elimination of 30-foot anchor- H. Doc. 517, 79th Cong., 2d sess. age, present location and extent of 16-foot anchor- (Contains latest published map.) age, and 22-foot channel and turning basin in Quinnipiac River. Aug. 16, 1949 Brewery Street Channel declared nonnavigableH........ . R. 3511, 81st Cong., 1st sess. Public Law 234, 81st Cong., 1st sess. 1 Also Public Works Administration, Sept. 6, 1933. Local cooperation. The 35-foot main channel and the 22-foot chan- nel and turning basin in Quinnipiac River were authorized subject to the conditions that local interests furnish free of cost to the United States all lands, easements, and rights-of-way and suitable spoil dis- posal areas for the initial work and for subsequent maintenance when and as required, and hold and save the United States free from dam- ages resulting from the improvement. These requirements, as ap- plied to the 35-foot channel, have been met, and assurances have 96 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 been furnished that the requirements for the 22-foot channel and turn- ing basin in the Quinnipiac River will be met. These assurances were approved by the Chief of Engineers on June 2, 1947. Terminal facilities. The wharves and piers served by this improve- ment are grouped near the head of the main harbor; on both sides of Mill River between Chapel Street and Grand Avenue; on both sides of Quinnipiac River throughout the greater part of its improved portion; at City Point; and along the westerly side of West River. The total length of berthing space available at 50 wharves or piers is about 16,920 feet. One of the wharves is open to public use, 6 are open to public use upon agreement with the owners, and 9 have direct rail connections. Facilities are adequate for existing commerce. (For further details, see Port and Terminal Facilities of Southern New England.) Operations and results during fiscal year. During the fiscal year costs in the amount of $17,045 were incurred with the settlement of claim on new work dredging by contract completed July 1949. A condition survey was made during December 1952, by hired labor, to determine the extent of shoaling in the 35-foot channel from Long Island Sound to Tomlinson Bridge; the 18- and 16-foot channels in Quinnipiac River to Grand Avenue, the 22-foot turning basin at the mouth of Mill River, and the 12-foot Mill River channel, at a cost of $6,252.84 for maintenance. Expenditures were $17,145 for new work and $6,282.84 for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was about 90 percent completed. The Sandy Point dike, completed in 1889, is in poor condition. The controlling depths at mean low water are as fol- lows: 31 feet in the middle half, 30 feet in the westerly quarter, and 19 feet in the easterly quarters of the 35-foot channel from 500 feet seaward of the East Breakwater to abreast Koppers wharf, thence 30 feet to about 500 feet downstream of the Tomlinson Bridge, thence 16 feet to the bridge (1952); 10 feet generally in West River to Kimberly Avenue Bridge, thence 9 feet generally to the railroad bridge (1952) ; 12 feet in Brewery Street channel (1940) ; 14 feet in 22-foot Quinnipiac River channel to Ferry Street Bridge, thence 8 feet in the 16-foot channel to Grand Avenue Bridge (1952); 9 feet in the 12-foot Mill River channel from 900 feet downstream of the Chapel Street Bridge to the junction of the East and West Branches, 5 feet in the westerly three-quarters and 2 feet in the easterly quarter of the East Branch and 7 feet in the West Branch (1952) ; 0 to 10 feet in the West Haven 6-foot anchorage (1952); 16 feet in the 15-foot anchorage (1940); 0 to 25 feet in the 16-foot anchorage (1950). To complete the project requires the dredging of the 22-foot Quinnipiac River channel and turning basin. The total costs, all funds, under the existing project have been $5,476,596.11, of which $3,523,535.81 were regular funds; $290,877 were national industrial recovery funds; and $59,206.75 public works funds, a total of $3,873,619.56 for new work and $1,602,976.55 for main- tenance. The total expenditures have been $5,476,626.11. RIVERS AND HARBORS--NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 97 Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 prior to 1949 1 New work: Appropriated- .. _____ $1,236,555.31 163, 000.00------------.. ------- -$175,383.48 2 $4, 205, 245. 22 Cost -------------- 1, 838, 599. 53 432, 817. 82 $182. 38 $348. 97 17, 045.00 24, 205, 245. 22 Expenditures-- .......1, 791, 067. 05 592, 115. 59 136. 49 348. 97 , 17,145.00 2 4, 205, 245. 22 Maintenance: Appropriated .. __.... -88, 916. 96 165, 000.00 -13, 947. 74--....----------7, 000. 00 1,636, 293. 71 ---------- Cost__ __-----_ 151, 052. 26------------------------ 6, 252. 84 1,635, 546. 55 Expenditures------- ......... ----------- 151,052. 26------------------- 6,282. 84 1, 635, 576. 55 I Includes $331,625.66 for new work and $32,570 for maintenance for previous projects. 2 Includes $290,877 national industrial recovery funds and $59,206.75 public works funds. Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to be ap- propriated for completion of existing project___ _--------------- $441, 380. 44 49. MILFORD HARBOR, CONN. Location. On the north shore of Long Island Sound, about 8 miles west of New Haven Harbor. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 219.) Previous projects. Adopted by acts of June 23, 1874, June 18, 1878, June 14, 1880, and August 2, 1882. For further details, see Annual Report for 1915, page 1756, and Annual Report for 1938, page 129. Existing project. This provides for two riprap jetties 510 and 250 feet in length on the east and west sides, respectively, of the en- trance to the river; a channel across the bar and through the lower harbor 10 feet deep and 100 feet wide to Merwin's wharf, a distance of about 3,000 feet; an anchorage basin of the same depth, of about 6 acres east of the channel; a channel 8 feet deep and 100 feet wide, widened at bends and at the upper end, from Merwin's wharf to 400 feet above the town wharf, about 3,000 feet; and for an anchor- age basin west of the channel inside of the entrance 2,000 feet long and 7.8 acres, 10 feet deep in the lower 600 feet and 8 feet deep above. All depths refer to mean low water. The mean and spring tidal ranges are 6.6 and 7.8 feet, respectively. The estimate of cost for new work (1953) is $93,400, exclusive of $11,379.58 contributed by local interests and exclusive of amounts expended on previous proj- ects. The latest (1950) approved estimate for annual cost of main- tenance is $4,000. The existing project was authorized by the following River and Harbor Acts: Acts Work authorized Documents June 23,1874 East jettyat the mouth ofthe river- ... _ - . H. Ex.Doc.107, 42d Cong.,3d sess., and Annual Report 1873, p.1042. West jetty at the mouth of the river--------.......- -..Authorized by Department Oct. 16, 1879, Annual Report for 1879, p. 342. June 13,1902 Aug. 26,1937 Entrance channel and anchorage basin east of it _ ..- Anchorage west of the channel - and present project H. Doc. 280, 56th' Cong., 1st sess. H. Doc. 77, 75th Cong., 1st sess. dimensions of the channel above Merwin's wharf. (Contains latest published map.) 98 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Spoil disposal areas are required for maintenance. Terminal facilities. There are three bulkhead wharves near the entrance used by the oyster industry. The town wharf near the head of navigation is open to public use. The Connecticut State Shellfish Commission operates a small wharf not open to the public. There are also several yacht landings. The facilities are ample for existing traffic. Operations and results during fiscal year. None. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was completed in 1939, except for a portion of the 10-foot anchorage basin east of the channel where ledge rock prevents completion at reasonable cost. The jetties were completed in 1880. The controlling depths at mean low water are as follows: 9 feet to Merwin's Wharf (May and Sep- tember 1950), thence 6 feet to the head of the project (1945) ; 0 to 10 feet in the East Basin (1931) ; 9 to 11 feet in the West Basin (1948). The costs from United States funds under the existing project have been $46,376.48 for new work and $98,650.77 for maintenance, a total of $145,027.25. The expenditures have been $145,027.25. In addition, $11,379.58 was expended from contributed funds for new work. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 priorto 194912 New work: Appropriated.. ...------------ ----------------------------------------------- $88, 716. 92 Cost --.-- --- --------------....-------------------- ----------- -------------................ 88,716.92 Expenditures....-------------------.....................---------------...........-------------------------- 88,716.92 Maintenance: Appropriated- _.. - . -$1, 405.96 $500.00 ....----- ..........----------- ......... 101, 810.33 Cost .... 9,961.46 262.57 $237.43 _--. . .__ - .... . 101, 810.33 Expenditures......--------. 22,320.12 300.00 200.00 ------------ -----------.... 101,810. 33 1 Includes $42,340.44 for new work and $3,159.56 for maintenance for previous projects. 2 In addition, $11,379.58 was expended from contributed funds for new work. 50. HOUSATONIC RIVER, CONN. Location. Rises in northwestern Massachusetts, flows southerly 130 miles through Massachusetts and Connecticut, and empties into Long Island Sound at Stratford, 5 miles east of Bridgeport Harbor. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 219.) Existing project. This provides for a channel 18 feet deep at mean low water and 200 feet wide from the mouth to the lower end of Culvers bar, about 5 miles, and thence 7 feet deep and 100 feet wide to Derby and Shelton, about 8 miles; a riprap breakwater at the mouth, consisting of an inner arm, 3,250 feet long, 3 feet high above mean low water, top width 6 feet, side slopes 1 on 1, and an outer arm 2,571 feet long, 6 feet high above mean high water, top width 12 feet, .outer slope 1 on 2, inner slope 1 on 1; riprap dike in the river below Stratford not to exceed 1,500 feet in length; and a riprap jetty 163 feet long at Sow and Pigs Rocks. The mean tidal range, exclusive of the winter season and freshets, is 6.7 feet at the mouth, 5.5 feet at Stratford, and 5 feet at Shelton; the extreme range due to combined RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 99 effect of wind and other causes is about 11 feet at the mouth, di- minishing toward the head. The spring freshets occasionally rise to a height of 18 feet or more above summer low water, but only average about 12 feet above that datum. The estimate of cost for new work (1953) is $1,444,000, exclusive of $150,000 plus $50,000 in lieu of suitable bulkhead areas to be con- tributed by local interests. The latest (1950) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $30,000. The existing project was authorized by the following River and Harbor Acts: Acts Work authorized Documents Mar. 3,1871 A jetty at Sow and Pigs Rocks and the present project H. Doc. 95, 41st Cong., 3d sess., width of the channel across the outer bar. and Annual Report, 1871, p. 781. Aug. 11,1888 Breakwater at the mouth and the present project S. Doc. 103, 50th Cong., 1st sess., dimensions of the river channel above the lower end and Annual Report, 1888, p. 554. of Culvers bar. The Stratford dike_-...__..__ __........._..._____.... Authorized by Department; proj- ect submitted by the district engineer July 15, 1892. July 3,1930 Present project dimensions of channel up to Culvers H. Doc. 449, 70th Cong., 2d sess. bar. (Contains latest published map.) Local cooperation. The River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930, authorized the 18-foot channel up to Culvers Bar subject to the pro- vision that no work shall be started until local interests have con- tributed $150,000 toward the cost of the work, and provided further that local interests shall furnish, free of cost to the United States, suitable bulkhead areas for the deposit of dredged material, or in lieu thereof an additional $50,000 in cash. These conditions of local cooperation will be met at the time construction funds are appropri- ated. Terminal facilities. There are 6 wharves for commercial use at Stratford, 1 at Devon, and 8 at Shelton and Derby. The facilities are considered adequate for the existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year. Maintenance dredging of Outer Bar and Mary Ann Bar, by contract, was commenced on February 18, 1953, and completed on April 27, 1953. During the period 24,267 cubic yards of ordinary material were removed at a cost of $36,309.96, all for maintenance. The expenditures were $36,309.96, all for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was about 14 percent completed. The upriver channels were completed in 1893. The breakwater at the mouth was completed in 1914, except that the outer arm has a top width of 8 feet and outer slope of 1 on 11/2 instead of project dimensions; the Stratford dike was completed to its present length of 1,255 feet in 1916 and the jetty at Sow and Pigs Rocks was completed in 1871. The breakwater is in good condition and the dike and jetty in fair condition. To complete the project requires the enlargement of the outer arm of the breakwater to provide a top width of 12 feet and an outer slope of 1 on 2, which is not required at this time, the extension of the Stratford dike not more than 245 feet, and deepening and widening of the channel from the mouth up to the lower end of Culvers Bar. 100 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 The head of navigation is at Derby and Shelton, about 14 miles by channel above the mouth. The controlling depths at mean low water are 7 feet to the highway bridge (1953), thence about 7 feet to the up- stream limit of Shelton (1944). The costs and expenditures have been $234,364.92 for new work and $297,742.85 for maintenance, a total of $532,107.77. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 TotaltoJune30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 priorto 1949 New work: Appropriated ----------------------- ... ------------ ----------- ------------ $234, 364. 92 Cost ...----------- ------------ ------- ------------- ----- 234, 364.92 Expenditures-..... ... .... ------- ........ . .......... ----------- 234, 364. 92 Maintenance: Appropriated------- ........-- $299. 77 ....------------------------------ $46, 500. 00 307, 932. 89 Cost----------------- 299. 77 ----- ----------------------- 36, 309. 96 ...--- 297, 742. 85 Expenditures--------........ 299. 77 --...----........----------- ------------ 36, 309. 96 297, 742.85 Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to be appropriated for completion of existing project-------------- $1, 209, 635. 08 51. BRIDGEPORT HARBOR, CONN. Location. On the north shore of Long Island Sound, about 51 miles east of New York City. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 220.) Previous projects. Adopted by the River and Harbor Acts of July 4, 1836, March 3, 1871, and (for Black Rock Harbor) July 5, 1884. For further details, see page 1756 of Annual Report for 1915 and page 133 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project. This provides for- (1) Two riprap breakwaters, one 3,823 feet long on the easterly side, and one 2,110 feet long on the westerly side of the entrance to the main harbor. (2) The construction and maintenance of shore protection on Fayerweather Island, including a seawall connecting the northerly and southerly portions of the island. (3) Main channel 30 feet deep and generally 400 feet wide from Long Island Sound to a point abreast Bridgeport Breakwater Light, widening to approximately 600 feet opposite the Cilco terminal, and decreasing in width to 250 feet at a point about 720 feet below the Stratford Avenue Bridge across the Poquonock River. (4) A turning basin 30 feet deep at the entrance of Johnsons River channel. (5) Two anchorage basins: One 25 feet deep and 23 acres in area, opposite Tongue Point; one 18 feet deep and 29 acres in area, ad- joining the main channel on the west above Tongue Point. (6) Poquonock River channel, 18 feet deep and from 125 to 200 feet wide from the lower bridge to a point about 500 feet below the dam at Berkshire Avenue, about 1.1 miles. (7) Yellow Mill channel, 18 feet deep and 150 to 200 feet wide from the 30-foot channel to a point about 370 feet from Crescent Avenue, about 1 mile. RIVERS AND HARBORS--NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 101 (8) Johnsons River channel, 15 feet deep and generally 200 feet wide from the 25-foot anchorage to a point 1,700 feet below Hollisters Dam, thence 9 feet deep and 100 feet wide to a point about 600 feet below Hollisters Dam about 1 mile. (9) Black Rock and Cedar Creek channel, 18 feet deep and 100 to 200 feet wide from the 18-foot curve in Black Rock Harbor to the heads of both branches of Cedar Creek, about 2.4 miles. (10) Burr Creek channel, 7 feet deep and 100 feet wide from its junction with Cedar Creek channel to the south side of Yacht Street extended, about one-quarter mile. All depths refer to mean low water, the mean tidal range being 6.8 feet. The extreme tidal range, due to wind and other causes, is 11 feet or more. The estimate of cost for new work (1953) is $2,309,000, exclusive of amounts expended under previous projects. The latest (1950) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $37,000. The existing project was authorized by the following River and Harbor Acts: Acts Work authorized Documents July 4,1836 Fayerweather Island seawall ..... Mar. 3, 1899 Shore protection of Fayerweather Island --...--------- Annual Report, 1899, p. 1173. Mar. 2,1907 West breakwater and present project dimensions of H. Does. 275 and 521, 59th Cong., east breakwater. 2d sess. Mar. 2,1919 Present project depths of the 18- and 12-foot anchor- H. Doc. 898, 63d Cong., 2d sess. age basins and of Burr Creek channel. July 3,1930 25-foot entrance channel, the 25-foot anchorage and H. Doc. 281, 71st Cong., 2d mess. an 18-foot channel through Johnsons River; pres- ent project dimensions of the channels through Poquonock River, Yellow Mill Pond, Black Rock Harbor, and Cedar Creek. Aug. 12, 19371 The present extent of Burr Creek channel ..--------.... Specified in act. Aug. 26, 1937 The 25-foot channel through the main harbor, and H. Doc. 232, 75th Cong., 1st sess. present project location and extent of the 18- and 12-foot anchorage basins. Mar. 2,1945 The 30-foot channel; elimination of 12-foot anchorage__ H. Doc. 819, 76th Cong., 3d sess. July 24,1946 30-foot turning basin and 15-foot and 9-foot channels H. Doc. 680, 79th Cong., 2d sess. in Johnsons River. (Contains latest published map.) 1 Public Law 276, 75th Cong. Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Terminal facilities. There are 45 wharves and piers in use or in usable condition, including 1 modern deepwater public terminal on the main harbor and 4 owned by the city, that are served by the improvement. The total available length for berthing is about 13,000 feet. Four of the wharves are open to general public use and 3 may be used by the public upon agreement with the owners or operators. Direct rail connections are available at three wharves. The existing facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. (For further details, see Port and Terminal Facilities of Southern New England, 1941.) Operations and results during fiscal year. Maintenance dredging of Yellow Mill Channel, by contract, in progress at the beginning of the fiscal year, was completed August 15, 1952. During the period 31,421 cubic yards of mud and silt were removed at a cost of $29,677.18, all for maintenance. An adjustment was made on a condition survey of Black Rock Harbor and Cedar Creek in fiscal year 1952, at a cost of $94.28, maintenance funds. A condition survey was made during 102 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 January 1953, by hired labor, of the 30-foot channel from Long Island Sound to below Stratford Avenue Bridge, Poquonock River, John- son's River, the 30-foot turning basin, and the 18-foot and 25-foot anchorages, at a cost of $4,773.10, all for maintenance. Miscellaneous inspections and reports costs were $1,464.86. The total maintenance costs during the fiscal year were $36,009.42. Expenditures were $46,568.45, all for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was about 95 percent completed. The breakwaters were completed in 1908. The east breakwater is in good condition; the west breakwater and the shore protection works on Fayerweather Island are in need of repairs. The removal of rock in Yellow Mill Pond is needed to complete the project. This work is not presently required. The controlling depths at mean low water are as follows: 27 feet in the westerly three-quarters and 24 feet in the easterly quarter of the main channel from about 13/4 miles south of the outer end of the East Breakwater to the south end of the 25-foot Anchorage, thence 27 feet to about 1,600 feet down- stream of Stratford Avenue Bridge, thence 24 feet to the bridge (1953) ; 15 feet in the Poquonock River Channel to the upstream limit of the Federal project, with the exception of a 13-foot depth through the East Washington Avenue draw passage (1953) ; 18 feet in Yellow Mill Channel to about 1,900 feet upstream of Stratford Avenue Bridge (1953), thence 15 feet to head of project (1943); 12 feet in Johnson River to north end of channel (1953); 14 feet in the easterly three- quarters and 12 feet in the westerly quarter of the Black Rock Harbor and Cedar Creek Channel and 14 feet in the east and west branches (1952) ; Burr Creek, about 3 feet (1939) ; 28 feet in the 30-foot turning basin (1953); 21 feet in the southerly three-quarters and 18 feet in the remaining quarter of the 25-foot anchorage basin (1953); and 15 feet in the 18-foot anchorage basin (1953). The costs under the existing project have been $2,957,676.82, of which $2,206,897.75 was for new work and $750,779.07 for maintenance. Expenditures have been $2,957,640.82. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June . 30,1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 priorto 19491 New work: Appropriated-......... -$25, 111. 18---------------------------------------- $2, 585, 347. 28 Cost- ...-------------- -43. 99-------------------------- -------------- 2, 585, 347. 28 Expenditures------....... - -33.01 ----------- ------------------ ----------- 2,585, 347. 28 Maintenance: Appropriated--....--..... .......---------..... $35, 000. 00 -$9, 796. 20 $53,852.00 $6, 400. 00 763, 436. 68 Cost ------ _...... --- ----------- 1, 050. 70 24, 153. 10 23, 553. 94 36, 009. 42 762, 728. 04 ------------ Expenditures----..................... 1, 074. 63 24, 129. 17 12, 938. 91 46, 568. 45 762, 692. 04 1Includes $378,449.53 for new work and $11,948.97 for maintenance for previous projects. Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to be appropriated for completion of existing project $102, 102. 25 ------------- RIVERS AND HARBORS--NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 103 52. SOUTHPORT HARBOR, CONN. Location. On the north shore of Long Island Sound, about 50 miles east of New York City. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 220.) Previous projects. Adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1829, and modified in 1876 and 1881. A second project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of June 13, 1902, and modified by the River and Harbor Act of July 25, 1912. For further details, see Annual Reports for 1915 and 1936, pages 1758 and 121, respectively. Existing project. This provides for a stone breakwater about 1,320 feet long at the harbor mouth; a 1,350-foot dike along the east side of the harbor; a channel 9 feet deep to the upper end of the wharves, 100 feet wide from Long Island Sound to opposite East Main Street, thence 400 to 175 feet wide; and for an anchorage basin 6 feet deep, 300 feet wide, and 500 feet long. The reference plane is mean low water, the mean tidal range being 6.9 feet. The maximum range, due to the combined effect of wind and other causes, is 11 feet or more. The cost of new work for the completed project was $54,213.69, including $16,500 contributed by local interests but exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1950) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $2,500. The existing project was authorized by the following River and Harbor Acts: Acts Work authorized Documents - -Annual Report for 1871, p. 824. Mar. 2, 1829 Breakwater and dike-............................. Aug. 30,19351 Anchorage basin and present channel dimensions-.... Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. 36, 74th Cong., 1st sess. (Contains latest published map.) 1 Also Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of May 28, 1935. Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Terminal facilities. The several small wharves and private land- ings for pleasure craft are ample for existing traffic. Operationsand results duringfiscal year. None. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was completed in 1936. The dikes are in fair condition and the breakwater is in good condition. The channel was restored to project dimensions in 1948. The costs and expenditures under the existing project have been $37,713.69 from Emergency Relief funds and $16,500 from contrib- uted funds, all for new work. The costs and expenditures for mainte- nance under the existing project have been $32,669.43. 104 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 prior to 1949 1 2 New work: Appropriated ---------------- ---..------ -----------.......----------- ...-----------. $96, 926. 72 Cost-----------..------------------------------------------------------- 96, 92. 72 Expenditures .....-----------..........----... .......----------.......-------------------------------- 96, 926. 72 Maintenance: Appropriated-........- $3, 890. 48 ....------------------------ 41,601.34 Cost.................. 10, 845. 30 ...- 41, 601.34 Expenditures.....------.... 19, 858. 86 ....--------- ------------ - - 41, 601. 34 I Includes $59,213.03 for new work and $8,931.91 for maintenance for previous projects. 2Includes $37,713.69 expended from Emergency Relief funds for new work. In addition, $18,285 has been expended from contributed funds for new work, of which $1,785 was for work outside the approved project. 53. NORWALK HARBOR, CONN. Location. On the north shore of Long Island Sound, about 40 miles east of New York City. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 221 and 1213.) Previous projects. Adopted by River and Harbor Acts of June 10, 1872, June 3, 1896, and March 2, 1907. For further details see page 1757 of Annual Report for 1915 and page 137 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project. This provides for a channel 12 feet deep from the outer harbor to the highway bridge at South Norwalk, about 3.1 miles, 200 feet wide to Gregory (Dorlon) Point, thence 150 feet wide to South Norwalk, and 250 feet wide along the South Norwalk wharves, thence a channel 10 feet deep and generally 100 feet wide to the head of navigation about 1.5 miles; an anchorage basin 10 feet deep and about 17 acres in area opposite Fitch Point; a channel 6 feet deep from the 10-foot anchorage to East Norwalk, 125 feet wide to the bend beyond Third Street, thence 150 feet wide to the head, a total distance of 2,900 feet; and for an irregular-shaped anchorage basin of about 7 acres, 6 feet deep adjacent to the upper portion of the East Norwalk channel. All depths refer to mean low water. The mean and spring tidal ranges at South Norwalk are 7.1 and 8.4 feet, respectively. The cost of new work for the completed project was $368,612.69, exclusive of $34,500 contributed by local interests and exclusive of amounts expended under previous projects. The latest (1950) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenace is $10,000. The existing project was authorized by the following River and Harbor Acts: Acts Work authorized Documents Mar. 2,1919 South Norwalk and Norwalk channels; 10-foot an- H. Doc. No. 1143, 63d Cong., 2d chorage. sess. Mar. 2,1945 East Norwalk channel widening and anchorage--.... H. Doc. No. 220, 76th Cong., 1st sess. (Contains latest published maps.) RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 105 Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Terminal facilities. There are two city wharves, neither of which is in usable condition. There are 19 private wharves in use or in usable condition having a total berthing space of about 3,100 feet. One has rail connections. None of the private wharves are open to general public use. The public wharves are inadequate for existing commerce. (For further details, see Port and Terminal Facilities of Southern New England, 1941.) Operations and results during fiscal year. A condition survey was made during February 1953, by hired labor, to determine the extent of shoaling in the 12-foot outer harbor channel to South Norwalk, the 10-foot channel to the head of navigation, the 10-foot anchorage, and the 6-foot East Norwalk channel and anchorage, at a cost of $2,609.32, all for maintenance. Expenditures were $2,649.32. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was completed in 1950. The controlling depths at mean low water are as follows: 9 feet in the 12-foot channel to Round Beach Light, thence 4 feet to Washington Street Bridge, South Norwalk, thence 5 feet to the head of navigation at Norwalk (1953); 6 to 12 feet in the basin at Norwalk (1940) ; 5 feet in the 10-foot anchorage basin (1953) ; 4 feet in the 6-foot anchorage basin, East Norwalk (1953); and 3 feet in the 6-foot East Norwalk channel from Fitch Point Light to the up- stream limit of the Federal project. The costs have been $368,612.89 for new work, exclusive of $34,500 contributed by local interests and exclusive of amounts expended under previous projects, and $211,- 977.40 for maintenance, a total of $580,590.29. The expenditures have been $580,630.29. Cost and fitnancial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June _ 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 prior to 19491 2 New work: Appropriated-......... $110, 000. 00 $22, 000. 00 _- ---------- . . . - -$20,076.83 --. $531, 129. 70 Cost...--------------- 751.05 113, 343. 59 -$2,171. 47 ------------- 531, 129. 70 Expenditures...--------...... 753. 58 44, 432. 55 32, 771.89 $33, 965.15 ----- ------ 531, 129. 70 Maintenance: Appropriated--------.....-- ---------- .......... 200. 00 ... 3,000.00 278, 488. 52 Cost-------------- ...........--------- ............ 200. 00 ... 2,609. 32 278, 097. 84 Expenditures ----.--------------- -200. 00 ........... 2,649. 32 278, 137. 84 I Includes $162,516.81 for new work and $66,120.44 for maintenance for previous projects. 9 In addition, $34,500 was expended from contributed funds for new work. 54. FIVEMILE RIVER HARBOR, CONN. Location. On the north shore of Long Island Sound, about 41 miles to the east of New York City. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 221.) Existing project. This provides for a channel 8 feet deep, 100 feet wide, and 6,000 feet long. The plane of reference is mean low water, the mean tidal range being 7.2 feet and the extreme range, due to the effects of wind and other causes, 12 feet or more. The estimate of cost for new work (1953) is $49,500. The latest (1950) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $1,500. 106 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of August 11, 1888 (Annual Report for 1887, p. 639). For the latest published map, see House Document No. 1419, 63d Congress, 3d session. Recommended modifications of project. It is recommended that the project be modified to omit all work above a point 3,800 feet from the inner end of the entrance channel (H. Doc. No. 1419, 63d Cong., 3d sess.). Terminal facilities. There are several small wharves and piers which are considered adequate for the existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year. None. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project is 72 percent completed. A channel of project dimensions has been dredged about 4,600 feet up the harbor. The head of navigation is about 1 mile above the mouth. The controlling depths are 9 feet to opposite Butler Island Creek as determined in 1937; thence along the wharves 81/2 feet to the head of the improved channel, as determined in 1938. To complete the project requires the completion of the upper 700 feet of the channel. The costs and expenditures have been $35,490.44 for new work and $31,311.43 for maintenance, a total of $66,801.87. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 priorto 1949 New work: Appropriated-----....... ...........-------------- ----------...-----------...... -------------------. $35, 490. 44 Cost..----------------------------------............---------..------------------------ 35, 490. 44 Expenditures-------.....----------- ........... ........-----------...------------.............----------.....------..---....... 35, 490. 44 Maintenance: Appropriated--------..... ............ ......... ------------......----- ------------ ----------- .....-----------.. 31, 311.43 Cost..------..............------------.....----------------------------------...------------...................... 31, 311.43 Expenditures--.........------------..................----------- ----------- ....................-----------...------------ 31, 311.43 Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to be appropriated for completion of existing project--------------- $14, 009. 56 55. STAMFORD HARBOR, CONN. Location. On the north shore of Long Island Sound, 32 miles east of New York City. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 221.) Previous projects. Adopted by the acts of August 5, 1886, and July 13, 1892. For further details, see page 1758 of Annual Report for 1915, and page 139 of Annual Report for 1948. Existing project. This provides for two detached breakwaters; one 1,200 feet long on the easterly side, and one 2,900 feet long on the westerly side of the channel at the entrance to the harbor; an entrance channel 18 feet deep, 200 feet wide to the upper end of the 18-foot anchorage, about 0.55 mile, and thence 15 feet deep to the junction of the branches, about 0.5 mile; a channel in the west branch 15 feet deep, 125 feet wide, and about three-fourths of a mile long, and a basin of the same depth at the head of the branch of such widths as to exclude extensive rock excavation along the northeast RIVERS AND HARBORS NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 107 side; a channel in the east branch 12 feet deep and 100 feet wide, with increased width at the turns, to a point 1,100 feet from the head of navigation, thence of the same depth and from 85 to 125 feet wide to the head of navigation, a total distance of about 1.5 miles; and anchorage basin 18 feet deep on the west side of the 18-foot entrance channel, 600 feet wide, and 1,000 to 1,900 feet long, and an anchorage basin 8 feet deep adjacent to the East Branch Channel, about 4.2 acres. The plane of reference is mean low water, the mean tidal range being about 7.2 feet. The extreme tidal range, due to the combined effects of wind and other causes, is 12 feet or more. The estimate of cost for new work (1953) is $843,600, exclusive of $169,635.85 contributed by local interests, and exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1950) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $30,000. The existing project was authorized by the following River and Harbor Acts: Acts Work authorized Documents Mar. 2,1919 The East Branch channel and the present project H. Doc. 1130, 63d Cong., 2d sess. width of the entrance channel. Aug. 30, 1935 The 8-foot anchorage area, the present project depth Rivers and Harbors Committee of the upper portion of the entrance channel, and Doc. 8, 74th Cong., 1st sess. the present project dimensions of the West Branch channel and basin. Aug. 26,1937 The breakwaters, the 18-foot anchorage basin, and Rivers and Harbors Committee 1 present project depth of the outer section of the Doc. 29, 75th Cong., 1st sess. entrance channel. 1 July 24,1946 Substituted 8-foot anchorage basin adjacent to East H. Doc. 676, 79th Cong., 2d sess. Branch channel for that in outer harbor. 1 Contain latest published maps. Local cooperation. The conditions of local cooperation imposed by the River and Harbor Acts of March 2, 1919, and August 26, 1937, have been fully complied with. The River and Harbor Act approved July 24, 1946, authorized the 8-foot anchorage basin adjacent to the East Branch channel subject to the condition that responsible local agencies furnish assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of War that they will provide free of cost to the United States all necessary lands, easements, rights-of-way, and spoil disposal areas for new work and subsequent maintenance when and as required; construct concurrently the necessary bulkheads, piers, landing platforms, and service facilities which shall be open to all on equal terms; and hold and save the United States free from damages resulting from the improvement. Local interests were informed under dates of September 22, 1948, April 5, 1949, May 13, 1949, and December 14, 1949, of the above- mentioned requirements of local cooperation. No statement has been received as to when and if these requirements will be met. Terminal facilities. There are 1 city wharf and 21 privately owned wharves and piers in use and in usable condition adjacent to the channels in the East and West Branches . The total available berth- age is about 4,500 feet. None of the wharves is open to general public use, except the city wharf. Two have direct rail connections. The fa- cilities are considered adequate for existing commerce, but additional pleasure-craft facilities are needed. (For further details, see Port and Terminal Facilities of Southern New England, 1941.) 108 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 Operations and results during fiscal year. None. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was about 91 percent completed. The East Branch channel has been completed except for a slight deficiency in width opposite Ludlow Street. The West Branch channel and entrance channel north of the 18-foot anchorage have been dredged to, 15 feet and all of the basin similarly deepened. The 18-foot entrance channel and 18-foot anchorage basin have been substantially completed. The controlling depths at mean low water are as follows: Entrance channel to north and 18-foot anchorage, 18 feet except for minor shoals, mostly near north end of anchorage basin (1944); 15-foot entrance channel to junction of branches and West Branch channel and basin, 15 feet for minor shoals (June 1946); East Branch channel, 12 feet (not full width) (1941); 8-foot East Branch basin 0 to +6 (1949). To complete the project requires a slight widening (not essential to navigation) in the East Branch channel opposite Ludlow Street and the dredging of the 8-foot basin adjacent to the East Branch channel. Costs under the existing project have been $757,681.74 for new work and $168,- 661.78 for maintenance, a total of $926,343.52. Expenditures have been $926,343.52. In addition, costs and expenditures have been $169,635.85 from contributed funds for new work. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 prior to 1949 12 New work: Appropriated .. $55, 000. 00 _- - - -$53, 619. 01----------- ------------...... $892, 824. 59 Cost----------------- , 242. 94 $138.05------------ ------------ ------------ 892, 824. 59 Expenditures--------_ , 261. 79 119.20--------------------------------...... 892, 824. 59 Maintenance: Appropriated . .----------------- ...-------.----------------------- ----------- 228, 081. 77 Cost------...-- .... .......----------------- ------------------ ------------------------ 228,081.77 Expenditures- ..-- --------------- ----------------------------------------- 228, 081. 77 12 Includes $135,142.85 for new work and $59,419.99 for maintenance for previous projects. In addition, $169,635.85 has been expended from contributed funds for new work. Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to be appropriated for completion of existing project___---------- $86, 618.26 56. GREENWICH HARBOR, CONN. Location. On the north shore of Long Island Sound, about 29 miles east of New York City. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 222 and 1213.) Previous projects. Adopted by River and Harbor Act of June 3 1896. For further details see Annual Report for 1917, page 198, and Annual Report for 1938, page 142. Existing project. This provides for a channel 12 feet deep, 130 feet wide through the outer harbor, about 0.8 mile, thence generally 100 feet along the wharf front to a point 50 feet from the head of the harbor, about 0.5 mile, and for anchorage areas west of the channel, 8 feet deep of 21.5 acres east and south of Grass Island, and 6 feet deep RIVERS AND HARBORS--NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 109 of 12.5 acres north thereof. All depths refer to mean low water. The mean and spring tidal ranges are 7.4 and 8.7 feet, respectively. The cost for new work for the completed project was $181,741.38, ex- clusive of $100,000 contributed by local interests and exclusive of amounts expended on the previous project. The latest (1950) ap- proved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $10,000. The existing project was authorized by the following River and Harbor Acts: Acts Work authorized Documents Mar. 2,1919 12-foot channel __--.----- ---- -------- . Doc. 289, 63d H-------------- Cong., 1st sess. Mar. 2, 1945 Channel extension and anchorages__.-------------- H. Doc. 125, 76th Cong., 1st sess. June 30,1948 Extensions to anchorages ---------------------------- H. Doc. 272, 80th Cong., 1st sess. (Contains latest published map.) Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Terminal facilities. There are two town wharves and a number of private wharves with a total berthage of about 2,500 feet, of which about 1,300 feet are open to public use subject to the owners' con- venience. Facilities are adequate for existing commerce, but addi- tional pleasure-craft facilities are needed. Operationsand results during fiscal year. A condition survey was made during February 1953, by hired labor, of the 12-foot channel to the head of navigation, at a cost of $1,375.99, all for maintenance. Expenditures were $1,430.99. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was completed in 1951. The controlling depths at mean low water were: 10 feet in the 12-foot channel through the outer harbor to a point abreast the town wharf (1953) ; thence 11 feet in the westerly three-quarters and 8 feet in the easterly quarter of the 12-foot channel to the municipal ferry landing (1953) ; 8 feet in the 8-foot anchorage (1951) ; and 6 feet in the 6-foot anchorage (1951). The costs under the existing project have been $181,741.38 for new work and $64,139.38 for maintenance, making a total of $245,880.76. The expenditures have been $245,935.76. In addition, $100,000 have been expended from contributed funds for new work. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 prior to 1949 1 2 New work: Appropriated--.......$121, 400. 00 $28, 000.00 ... $298, 758. 57 Cost-.--------------1, 418. 09 77, 737. 49 $65, 290. 35 ------------------------ 298, 758. 57 Expenditures_ _----_ 1, 370. 00 59, 887. 40 83, 188. 53-----------------------............ 298, 758. 57 Maintenance: Appropriated ...---------------------...........-----............ -------......------------.......... $1, 500. 00 77, 169. 90 Cost.. --------- -------------------------------------------- 1, 375. 99 77, 045. 89 Expenditures--........------ ------------ . --..----------.... 1, 430. 99 77, 100. 89 1 Includes $17,017.19 for new work and $12,906.51 for maintenance for previous projects. 2 Including $100,000 expended from contributed funds for new work. 277309-53--vOL. 1-8 110 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 57. EXAMINATIONS, SURVEYS, AND CONTINGENCIES (GENERAL), RIVER AND HARBOR The cost of work during the fiscal year amounted to $261,546.20 for examinations and surveys (including $11,074.25 for beach erosion studies and $244,280.30 for New England-New York Inter-Agency Committee studies) and $41,130.70 for contingencies, a total of $302,- 676.90 from Federal funds for maintenance. Expenditures were $303,233 51 for maintenance. UNITED STATES FUNDS Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 priorto 1949 New work: Appropriated- ... ---- Cost... ----------- ----- Expenditures------------- Maintenance: Appropriated- -- _-_ $124, 500. 00 $158, 450. 00 $269, 500. 00 $56, 500. 00 $300, 700. 00 $2, 968, 378. 36 158, 944. 58 134, 778. 95 Cost........---------------... 164, 733. 27 190, 660. 85 302, 676. 90 2, 942, 191. 99 Expenditures----......--- 160, 490. 14 133, 331. 08 164, 323. 39 190, 821. 11 303, 233. 51 2, 944, 252. 88 1 Includes $346,500 for New England-New York Inter-Agency Committee survey. CONTRIBUTED FUNDS Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 priorto 1949 Maintenance: Appropriated ........ $30, 750. 00_ ----------- . $24, 450. 00 $4, 900.00 $4, 100. 00 $103, 000.00 Cost..---.......------------ 32, 967. 02 $16, 015. 77 ----------- 10,411.81 8,341. 20 86, 735. 80 Expenditures.-------- 32, 967.02 16,015. 77 ------------ 10, 411.81 8,341. 20 36, 735.80 58. PLANT ALLOTMENT, NEW ENGLAND DIVISION Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 priorto 1949 1 Maintenance: Appropriated......... -$50,000.00 .------........... -- $57,058.76 .....------......- $80,000.00 $493, 626. 16 Cost ------------------------ ------------ ------------ -------------------------------- Expenditures.--.-.--36,511.03 $142, 330. 29 -15, 628. 62 -$223,547.11 133, 722.82 351, 209. 65 I Total undistributed costs to June 30, 1953, $328,603.27. RIVERS AND HARBORS--NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 111 59. INACTIVE NAVIGATION PROJECTS For last Costs and expenditures to full re- June 30, 1953 Estimated Name of project San- amount re- quired to com- nual re- nual re- Mainte- plete port New work nance for- nane 1. St. Croix River, Maine----------------------... 1950 1$180, 549.81 $10, 450.19 (*) 2. Passamaquoddy tidal power project, Maine-.... 1935 6, 384, 393.74 (2) 3. Lubec Channel, Maine-------.... ....----.--- 1950 303, 3,5. 53 7,067. 45 (*) 4. Cobscook Bay, Maine 3 4....................... 1866 4,173. 51 (*) 5. Machias River, Maine 3 ....................... 1877 32, 000.00 (*) 6. Moosabec Bar, Maine 3-..................... 1930 114, 000.00 12,600.00 (*) 7. Beals Harbor, Maine....----------------- 1949 ---------------- ------------ $132, 000 8. Pleasant River, Maine 3 5-................... 1892 3, 500. 00 (*) 9. Narraguagus River, Maine 3 4--- ..... 1907 71, 643. 81 (*) 10. Sullivan Falls Harbor, Maine 4.......__---___- 1914 54, 870. 64 ------ - - (*) 11. - Bar Harbor, Maine ...................... __ . 1932 405, 591.12 72, 000 12. Bass Harbor Bar, Maine_...................... 1920 4, 076. 13 3, 418. 20 (*) 13. Union River, Maine 46 .. __ ___ ______ 1912 176, 854. 85 16,589. 41 (*) 14. Deer Island Thoroughfare, Maine .. ___._____ 1916 40, 000. 00 (*) 15. Isle Au Haut Thoroughfare, Maine........____- 1949 64, 000 16. Bagaduce River, Maine 3 4 6 ___ 1912 28, 000. 00 23, 000 17. Bucksport Harbor, Maine -........... ___.. 1907 18, 420. 99 279. 01 18. Stockton Harbor, Maine 34 6 ....... 1915 33, 000.00 i-ii ------ (*) (*) 19. Carvers Harbor, Maine 3______________________ 1915 59,199.70 (*) 20. Matinicus Harbor, Maine..........---- ----... 1952 14, 000.00 8, 413.11 (*) 21. Criehaven Harbor, Maine_- ---.- 1939 40, 775.99 7, 956. 28 (*) 22. Camden Harbor, Maine 6------ --------- ------ 1945 102, 400.00 31, 075.56 (*) 23. Rockport Harbor, Maine 4---__ ........... 1915 47, 000.00 (*) 24. Rockland Harbor, Maine__ ............. __ 1950 915, 862. 73 78, 452.93 (*) 25. Owls Head Harbor, Maine 4 6__________________ 1855 17, 897.16 (*) 26. Tenants Harbor, Maine-.........----- -----... 1920 18, 750. 00 (*) 27. Georges River, Maine 6_____________ __________ 1935 25, 787. 91 39, 566.38 (*) 28. New Harbor, Maine 6__._______._______________ 1937 10, 500. 00 12,566. 27 (*) 29. Damariscotta River, Maine 3 5________________ 1906 5, 000.00 (*) 30. South Bristol Harbor, Maine-__-.......... 1914 3, 500. 00 (*) 31. Hendricks Harbor, Maine _...........___ _ 1949 --------------- 14,000 32. Richmond Harbor, Maine 35__________________ 1883 20, 000.00 (*) 33. Sasanoa River, Maine 3 4....................... 1915 92, 487. 69 ---......------ (*) 34. Cathance River, Maine 3 4___---- .______ 1884 21, 000. 00 (*) 35. Harraseeket River, Maine 3 65___........... 1896 30, 963. 62 36. 37. Royal River, Maine 3 4 6_.... Richmonds Island Harbor, Maine 3- ......... __ 1884 1822 21, 919. 03 119, 844. 22 8,080. 97 (* 38. Scarboro River, Maine, between Prouts Neck and Pine Point_-------------------. __.... 1950 7 177, 000 ... ---- 7.- 4 -13019........ 39. Saco River, Maine__-- __-, . __.___ ____ 1947 8 531, 715. 89 1132, 019. 45 29, 000 40. Wood Island Harbor, Maine, and the Pool at Biddeford..-----------------------........ 1950 y 98,500 41. Wells Harbor, Maine 3 5------------ --...... ___ 1874 ...--..-...------ 5, 000.00 42. Josias River, Maine_-..---.---- -----.. .__ 1952 4330, 658.15 ----------- (*) 43. Portsmouth Harbor, N. H.--_ __ ......... 1892 130, 392.61 ----------- (*) 44. Pepperells Cove, Maine 3---__------....... 1920 158, 262. 28 137.72 (*) (*) 45. Cocheco River, N. H.3 4___________________,___ 1913 289, 149.93 9, 642. 54 46. Bellamy River, N. H.3 4 ..............-.. 1897 34, 642. 98 (*) (*) 47. Lamprey River, N. H.3 5_________ ...... 1913 19, 980. 58 8, 267. 53 (*) 48. 5 Exeter River, N. H.3 ------.-------------- 1913 62, 454. 42 ..----.----- 49. Little Harbor, N. H.3 10_______________ _______.. 1909 133, 227. 33 3,121. 74 (*) (*) 50. Merrimack River, Mass.s<...___..... ........ 1940 369, 891. 49 147, 860.42 (*) 51. Lake Winnepesaukee, N. H ____.____..... 1952 7, 500.00 29, 650.91 (*) 52. Ipswich River, Mass......----......-----------....... 1950 5,617.91 2,151. 40 53. Essex River, Mass__----............... .... 1948 11 21, 799. 21 60, 049.84 54. Sandy Bay, Cape Ann, Mass 3 ......... __ 1922 1, 925, 552. 50 15, 925. 70 9, 600, 000 55. Rockport Harbor, Mass._____ 1905 91, 220. 25 (*) 56. Manchester Harbor, Mass____-----------....... 1949 23, 985.57 13 405, 500 57. Beverly Harbor, Mass......................... 1951 14246, 047. 76 1,718. 33 (*) 58. Marblehead Harbor, Mass_.............. ...... 1945 584. 00 1b 207, 000 59. Lynn Harbor, Mass_............. ............ 1951 755, 042.91 102, 501. 29 613, 500 60. Winthrop Beach, Mass., Beach 3 Erosion Control_ 1950 ---..-.----- 18240, 000 61. Winthrop Harbor, Mass. 4_. _ 1895 8, 992.99 (*) 62. Malden River, Mass...7_____.......... .. 1922 1s 104, 853.08 45, 096.92 (*) 63. Weymouth Back River, Mass.--................ 1944 0 69, 219. 35 6, 521.32 (*) 64. Cohasset Harbor, Mass_ .------.--.--- ,--.... 1949 10, 000.00 ............- 21 162, 000 65. Duxbury Harbor, Mass __--....______-... 1949 27, 000. 00 --.-..---.-- 22190, 000 66. Kingston Harbor, Mass. (North Plymouth Harbor)5 -----------..................... 1895 8, 940.09 ............ (*) 67. Wellfleet Harbor, Mass.................... 1949 11,350.37 .--------- 32171, 000 68. Provincetown Harbor, Mass............... 1949 347, 453.72 42, 128. 73 u 1, 037, 000 69. Harbor of Refuge at Nantucket, Mass-------- 1952 ' 502, 317.00 277, 299.87 44141,000 See footnotes at end of table. 112 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 For last Costs and expenditures to full re- June 30, 1953 Estimated port, Name of project see an- amount re- nual re- quired to com- port New work Mainte- plete for- nance 70. Hyannis Harbor, Mass------------------- 1951 $197, 382. 58 $56, 265. 82 47$231, 500 71. Falmouth Harbor, Mass 3 _- 1948 - -5 50, 000 72. Little Harbor, Woods Hole, Mass. 26 --. --..... 1906 18, 000. 00 .. ___---___ (*) 73. Woods Hole Channel, Mass .. 2 .--__ 1940 338, 599.92 11, 660.57 (*) 74. Vineyard Haven Harbor, 2Mass. 6... - - - - - - - __-----_ ----- - 1943 82, 573. 47 -------- (*) 75. Edgartown Harbor, Mass. 3 .................... - - - - -- -- -- -- -- - 1943 27 45, 614. 42 (*) 76. Canapitsit Channel, Mass. - - -- -- -- -- --- -- 1899 9,112. 54 -........._ (*) 77. Wareham Harbor, Mass. - --- --- -- -- - 1896 95, 997. 30 --.... 46, 000 78. Mattapoisett Harbor, Mass.s.. ___ 1950 2-.47, 000 79. Westport River, Mass 3 16 1942 3,000.00 -...- 2972, 500 80. Sakonnet Harbor, R. I. 3 26 1940 62, 202. 50 10, 295. 97 (*) 81. Sakonnet River, R. I. as30 1909 38, 426.95 ----.--- - (*) 82. Taunton River, Mass--------------------- 1948 442, 894. 58 32, 916. 79 31712, 000 83. Harbor at Coasters Harbor Island, R. I. 3 2_ 1911 5, 500. 00 13, 052. 49 (*) 84. Warren River, R. I. 26--- - -- 1890 5, 000. 00 -.. __--__ (*) 85. Greenwich Bay, R. I. 3 26 1893 2, 000. 00 .-__.-__ (*) 86. Potowomut River, R. I.3 2 -- 1882 5, 000. 00 -. . (*) 87. Stonington Harbor, Conn ______ 1950 337, 453.83 45, 007. 85 3255, 000 88. Hay (West) Harbor, N. y.26 .- 33 1931 8, 401.15 -- -_- (*) 89. Connecticut River above Hartford, Conn. 1932 116, 324. 81 14, 373. 54 3412, 300, 000 90. Clinton Harbor, Conn _________________________ 1952 45 79, 005. 60 1, 917. 25 (*) 91. Guilford Harbor, Conn ------- --- 1949--------------------- 3587,000 92. Breakwaters at New Haven, Conn .....-... - 1950 1, 242, 246.09 40, 253.91 (*) 93. Jennings Beach, Conn- .-------------------- 1950 --- -.......... 14, 700 94. Sasco Hill Beach, Conn ____....... . 1950 ..------.--- -7 17, 000 95. Southport Beach, Conn--_____ 950.-- _ 1950 _.. .... 3813,000 96. Burial Hill Beach, Conn ------------------ 1950 --------------- --- 39 '7,000 97. Sherwood Island State Park, Conn.___---___ 1950- ----. ........__ -- - 133, 000 o40 98. Compo Beach, Westport, Conn__...__________ 1950 ........ ... 4145, 000 99. Westport Harbor and Sagatuck3 River, Conn__ _ 1948 32, 104. 55 16, 621. 16 14, 000 100. Harbor at Wilson Point, Conn. 26 1895 54, 176.90 ........... - (*) 101. Westcott Cove, Conn --------------------- 1948 ............ 42, 000 102. Mianus River, Conn --------------------- 1952 46 132, 435. 19 64. 81 (*) *Completed. 1 Exclusive of $19,891.65 expended from contributed funds. 2 Work discontinued 1937. Facilities transferred to the War Assets Administration. 3 No commerce reported. 4 Abandonment recommended in H. Doec. 467 69th Cong., 1st sess. a Reported by the district engineer as unworthy of further improvement. 6 Improvements adequate for commerce. 7 Exclusive of $10,000 to be contributed by local interests. 8 Exclusive of $20,000 expended from contributed funds. o Exclusive of $12,000 to be contributed by local interests. 10oElimination of maintenance dredging recommended in H. Doc. 457, 69th Cong., 1st sess. 11Excludes $5,000 expended of contributed funds. 12Abandonment recommended in H. Doc. 411, 64th Cong., 1st sess., and in Rivers and Harbors Com- mittee Doec. 3, 65th Cong., 1st sess. 13 Exclusive of $100,000 to be contributed by local interests. 14Excludes $100,000 expended from contributed funds. 15 Exclusive of $.0,000 to be contributed by local interests. 16 Costs to local interests $454,000, exclusive of Federal participation. 17Under State maintenance. 18Exclusive of $62,000 expended from contributed funds. 19Awaiting local cooperation. so Exclusive of $20,000 expended from contributed funds. 21 Exclusive of $30,000 to be contributed by local interests. 22Exclusive of $35,000 to be contributed by local interests. 23Exclusive of $32,000 to be contributed by local interests. 24Exclusive of $760,000 to be contributed by local interests. 21 Exclusive of $35,000 to be contributed by local interests. 28Maintenance unnecessary or not urgent. 27In addition $10,090 was expended from contributed funds. 28 Exclusive of $33,000 to be contributed by local interests. 29 Exclusive of $72,500 to be contributed by local interests. so Commerce included under Tiverton Harbor, R. I. 31 Exclusive of $55,000 to be contributed by local interests. 82 Exclusive of $5,500 to be contributed by local interests. s3 Awaiting local cooperation. Under date of Jan. 14, 1939, the Chief of Engineers recommended modifi- cation of the existing project to provide for construction of a lock, dam, and powerplant at Enfield Rapids (H. Doc. 165, 7Ath Cong., 1st sess.) i 34Estimated cost of project $11,500,000, expenditures l mited by law to $1,000,000. 3aExclusive of $25,000 to be contributed by local interests. 36 Costs to local interests $29,300, exclusive of Federal participation. 37Costs to local interests $34,000, exclusive of Federal participation. 28 Costs to local interests $26,000, exclusive of Federal participation. RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 113 39Costs to local interests $14,000, exclusive of Federal participation. 40Costs to local interests $272,000, exclusive of Federal participation. 41Costs to local interests $30,000, exclusive of Federal participation. 42 Exclusive of $21,000 to be contributed by local interests. 43Exclusive of $35,000 expended by local interests for work on the project. 44Exclusive of $31,500 to be contributed by local interests. 45Exclusive of $3,600 contributed by local interests. 46Exclusive of $46,500 contributed by local interests. 47Exclusive of $62,500 to be contributed by local interests. 60. MISCELLANEOUS ACTIVITIES Status of all investigations for navigation cclled for by River and Harbor Acts and committee resolutions Date trans- Document Recom- Locality Authorization act mitted to Congress Congress No. mendaton Acushnet River and New Bedford River and Harbor Act, and Fairhaven Harbors, Mass., Mar. 2, 1945. particularly to provide greater depth in the eastern portion of the anchorage basin and for the improvement of navigation, flood control, and related purposes. Annisquam River, Mass--- ----- House Public Works Com- --------------- mittee resolution, Apr. 22, 1947. ------------ Annisquam River, Inland Water- way to Plum Island Sound, River and Harbor Act, Mar. 2, 1945. --------------- ------------ Essex County, Mass., and con- tinuous waterway between Port- land, Maine, and Boston, Mass. Apponaug Cove, R. I------------- House Public Works Com- mittee resolution, Aug. 16, 1950. Bar Harbor, Maine .------------ Rivers and Harbors Com- mittee resolution, May 10, 1945. Bass Harbor, Maine__----------. - River and Harbor Act, May 17, 1950. Bentleys Creek with a view to pro- House Public Works Com- viding a suitable navigation mittee resolution, June channel, New London Harbor, 17, 1948. Conn. Aug. 19, 1952 Boothbay Harbor, Maine, partic- River and Harbor Act, Unfavor- ularly the Mill Cove Area. Mar. 2, 1945. able. Boston Harbor (Chelsea River), Rivers and Harbors Com- Mass., to provide greater depth mittee resolution, Feb. 1, and bridge clearances. 1946. Boston Harbor (Mystic South House Public Works Com- Channel), Mass. mittee resolution, Mar. ............... 15, 1949. Boston Harbor (Reserved Chan- House Public Works Com- nel), Mass. mittee resolution, Apr. 21, 1953. Boston, Mass., to Portland, Maine, River and Harbor Act, for a continuous waterway inland Mar. 2, 1945. where possible and a waterway from Plum Island Sound to An- nisquam River. Boston to Long Island Sound, Senate Public Works Com- Intracoastal Waterway, reference mittee resolution, Apr. - - -- -- - ----- -- - -- section through Rhode Island. 13, 1950. Branford Harbor, Conn- . .------- Resolution of the Com- mittee on Commerce of U. S. Senate, Oct. 10, 1945. Branford Harbor at Pine Orchard, River and Harbor Act, Conn. Jul y24, 1946. Bridgeport Harbor, Conn-------.- Senate Public Works reso- -- --- ------- lution, Apr. 20, 1948. Do----....................------------------------ House Public Works Com- ---- ---- ---- mittee resolution, Mar. 15, 1949. Bullock Cove, R. I_---------------- River and Harbor Act, ---- - -- -- - July 24, 1946. Cape Cod Canal, Mass., with view House Public Works Com- --------------- to deepening to 40 feet. mittee resolution, Feb. 17, 1949. Do........................... Senate Public Works Com- -------------- mittee resolution, Mar. 12, 1949. 114 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 Status of all investigations for navigation called for by River and Harbor Acts and committee resolutions-Continued Date trans- Document Recom- Locality Authorization act mitted to No. mendation Congress Cape Cod Canal, Mass., East Boat Senate Public Works Com- Basin. mittee resolution, Mar. 12, 1949. Do---------------------------- House Public Works Com- mittee resolution, July 6, 1949. Carvers Harbor, Vinalhaven, Senate Public Works Com- Maine. mittee resolution, Jan. 18, 1949. Chelsea River (Boston Harbor), Rivers and Harbors Com- Mass., to provide greater depth mittee resolution, Feb. and bridge clearance. 1, 1946. Connecticut Beach erosion control Public Law 520, 71st Cong. study. (River and Harbor Act, July 3, 1930), sec. 2, as amended and supple- mented. Area 3, New Haven Harbor to June 25,1953 Favorable. Housatonic River. Area 5, Pawcatuck River to Nov. 19,1952 H. Doc. Unfavor- Thames River. ............................. 31/83/1. able. Area 6, Niantic River to Connecti- Feb. 5,1953 H. Doc. Do. cut River. ............................. 84/83/1. Area 7, Housatonic River to Ash Creek. ............................. Area 8, Saugatuck River to Byram River. ............................. Area 9. East River to New Haven Harbor. ............................. Area 10, Thames River to Niantic ............... River. Area 11, Saugatuck River to Byram River. Final composite report, Connecti- cut Shore. Connecticut River, Conn-.......... River and Harbor Act, July 24, 1946. Connecticut River, below Hart- Senate Public Works Com- ford, Conn., in vicinity of Say- mittee resolution, Feb. brook-Lyme Bridge. 25, 1949. Connecticut River between Hart- Rivers and Harbors Com- ............... ford, Conn., and Springfield and mittee resolution, Jan. 3, Holyoke, Mass. 1947. Corea Harbor, Maine. ............ House Public Works Com- mittee resolution, June 11, 1952. Cotuit Harbor and West Bay, Mass_ House Public Works Com- mittee resolution, Jan. 28, 1947. Criehaven Harbor, Maine, exten- House Public Works Com- sion of breakwater. mittee resolution, May 27, 1947. Cuttyhunk Harbor, Mass-.......... River and Harbor Act, July 24, 1946. Damariscotta River, Maine-...... Senate Public Works Com- mittee resolution, July 29, 1949. Do_...-..--.-....------..-.-.- Public Works Committee resolution, Apr. 25, 1951. Dutch Island Harbor, R. I...-_.... River and Harbor Act, 1=_ 1" July 24, 1946. Eastport Harbor, Maine ........... Senate Public Works Com- mittee resolution, Dec. 6,1950. East Greenwich (Greenwich) Har- House Public Works Com- bor Bay and Cove, R. I. (limited mittee resolution, Aug. to p. e. scope). 16, 1950. Fairhaven and New Bedford Har- Rivers and Harbor Act, bors and the Acushnet River, Mar. 2, 1945. Mass., to provide greater depth House Public Works Com- in eastern portion of anchorage, mittee resolution, Sept. flood control, and related pur- 27, 1951. poses. Fall River Harbor, Mass-........... House Public Works Com- mittee resolution, July 6, 1949. RIVERS AND HARBORS--NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 115 Status of all investigations for navigation called for by River and Harbor Acts and committee resolutions-Continued Date trans- Document Recom- Locality Authorization act mitted to Docment mn Congress No. mendation Greenwich Cove, Connm....._.__. River and Harbor Act, July 24, 1946. Greenwich Bay and Cove, R. I. House Public Works Com- --- --- ------ (East Greenwich) (limited to mittee resolution, Aug. p. e. scope). 16. 1950. Gurnet Point to Pemberton Point, Public Law 520, 71st Cong. ------------ Mass., beach erosion control (River and Harbor Act, study. July 3, 1930), sec. 2, as amended and supple- mented. Hampton Beach, N. H., beach -- _- do __ ----------- erosion control study. Hampton River and Harbor, N. H_ House Public Works Com- ----------- mittee resolution, June 2, 1949. Harbor at Pine Orchard, Branford, River and Harbor Act, ----------- Conn. July 24, 1946. Harbor of Refuge, Point Judith and Point Judith Pond, R. I. Senate Public Works Com- mittee resolution, July 1, ----------- ------------ 1949. Hartford, Conn. (below), Connect- Senate Public Works Com- -- - -- ---- " ------------ icut River, vicinity of Saybrook- mittee resolution, Feb. Lyme Bridge. 25, 1949. Hartford, Conn., to Springfield Rivers and Harbors Com- -----c------- and Holyoke, Mass., Connecticut mittee resolution, Jan. 3, River. 1947. Holyoke and Springfield, Mass. to Hartford, Conn., Connecticut Rivers and Harbors Com- mittee resolution, Jan. 3, ---------~" River. 1947. Indian Ledge, Matinicus, Maine .. House Public Works Com- ------------ mittee resolution, Apr. 13, 1948. ------ ---- Inland Waterway, Plum Island River and Harbor Act, Sound to Annisquam River, Mar. 2, 1945. Mass., and continuous water- way between Portland, Maine, and Boston, Mass. Intracoastal Waterway from Boston Senate Public Works Com- to Long Island Sound, with mittee resolution, Apr. reference to section through 13, 1950. Rhode Island. Little Harbor, N. H ___.........__ House Public Works Com- mittee resolution, June 2, 1949. Long Island Sound to Boston Senate Public Works Com- Intracoastal Waterway, with mittee resolution, Apr. reference to section through 13, 1950. Rhode Island. Marblehead Harbor, Mass ...._.._ House Public Works Com- -------------- mittee resolution, June 2, 1949. Matinicus, Maine, Indian Ledge-.... House Public Works Com- ------------- mittee resolution, Apr. 13, 1948. Merrimack River, Mass. and N. River and Harbor Act, ------------- H., with view to improvement June 20, 1938. for navigation, flood control, and waterpower. Merrimack River, Mass., and N. House Public Works Com- H., vicinity of Salisbury, Mass. mittee resolution, Sept. (see Newburyport Harbor for 2d 29, 1949. authorization of same thing). Mill Cove Area, Boothbay Harbor, River and Harbor Act, Aug. 19,1952 Unfavor- Maine. Mar. 2, 1945. able. Mystic South Channel, Boston House Public Works Com- .--..--..-.--.- Harbor, Mass. mittee resolution, Mar. 15, 1949. Nantucket Harbor, Mass-........... House Public Works Com- -...-.-...-.... mittee resolution, June 2, 1949. New Bedford and Fairhaven Har- River and Harbor Act, ----.--.-...--- bors and the Acushnet River, Mar. 2, 1945. Mass., to provide greater depth in the eastern portion of the anchorage basin and for the im- provement of navigation, flood control and related purposes. 116 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 Status of all investigations for navigation called for by River and Harbor Acts and committee resolutions-Continued Date trans- Document Recom- Locality Authorization act mitted to No. mendation Congress New Bedford-FairhavenlHarbor, House Public Works Com- .-- - - - - - Mass. mittee resolution, Sept. 27, 1951. Newburyport Harbor, Mass., with Senate Public Works Com- particular reference"to Salisbury, mittee resolution, Aug. Mass. 11, 1949. New Haven Harbor, Conn ....... House Public Works Com- mittee resolution, Dec. 14, 1950. New London Harbor, Conn., with House Public Works Com- a view to providing a channel mittee resolution, June into Bentleys Creek. 17, 1948. Newport Harbor, R. I............ River and Harbor Act, May 27, 1953- July 24, 1946. Norwalk Harbor, Conn............ Senate Public Works Com- mittee resolution, Apr. 10, 1953. Ogunquit-Perkins Cove,(Maine-.... House Public Works Com- mittee resolution, Feb. 17, 1949. . . . . -- -- Patchogue River, Comn............ River and Harbor Act, H. Doc. Favorable. July 24, 1946. 164/83/1. Pawtuxet Cove, R. I__----------- House Public Works Com- mittee resolution, Apr. 5, 1949. Pemberton Point toWGurnet Public Law 520, 71st Cong. Point, Mass., beach erosion con- (River and Harbor Act, trol study. July 3, 1930), sec. 2, as amended and supple- MAug.2,19523 mented. Perkins Cove, Ogunquit, Maine House Public Works Com- ---.-.-....-...- mittee resolution, Feb. 17, 1949. Pine Orchard, Harbor at Branford, River and Harbor Act, Conn. July 24, 1946. Piscataqua River, Maine and N. House Public Works Com- H. Doc. Favorable. H., and Portsmouth Harbor, mittee resolution, Feb. 556/82/2. N.H. 17, 1949. Plum Island, Mass., beach erosion Public Law 520, 71st Cong. control study. (River and Harbor Act, July 3, 1930), sec. 2, as amended and supple- mented. Plum Island Sound to the Annis- River and Harbor Act, quam River, Essex County, Mar. 2, 1945. Mass., inland waterway and con- tinuous waterway between Port- land, Me., and Boston, Mass. Plymouth Harbor, Mass........... Senate Public Works Com- mittee resolution, Apr. 20, 1948. Point Judith and Point Judith Senate Public Works Com- Pond, R. I., Harbor of Refuge. mittee resolution, July 1, 1949. Portland, Maine, to Boston, Mass., River and Harbor Act, for a continuous waterway, in- Mar. 2, 1945. land where possible, and a water- way from Plum Island Sound to Annisquam River, Essex County, Mass. I Portsmouth Harbor, N. H., and House Public Works Piscataqua River, Maine, and N. H. mittee resolution, 17, 1949. Com- Feb. Aug. 12, 1952 H. Doe. 556/82/2. Favorable. Providence River and Harbor, R. I- Senate Public Works Com- ............... -.-.-....-.- mittee resolution, Jan. 6, 1950. Reserved Channel, Boston Harbor, House Public Works Com- ......-........----...---... Mass. mittee resolution, Apr. 21, 1953. RIVERS AND HARBORS--NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 117 Status of all investigations for navigation called for by River and Harbor Acts and committee resolutions-Continued Date trans- Document Recom- Locality Authorization act mitted to No. mendation Congress Rockland Harbor, Maine .......... House Public Works Com- .... ..........- mittee resolution, Apr. 25, 1951. Round Pond Harbor, Maine ....... River and Harbor Act, .. . . . . ---- May 17, 1950. Rye Harbor, N. H................. House Public Works Com- .. - - -- - - - mittee resolution, Feb. 20, 1951. Salem Harbor, Mass .............. House Public Works Com- .............- mittee resolution, June 17, 1948. Salisbury, Mass., particular refer- Senate Public Works Com- . . . . . . .. . . . -- ence to Newburyport Harbor. mittee resolution, Aug. ............ 11, 1949. Salisbury, Mass., vicinity of Mer- House Public Works Com- ............... rimack River, Mass. and N. H. mittee resolution, Sept. ............ 29, 1949. Saugus River, Mass.._............. Senate Public Works Com- ............... mittee resolution, Aug. 16, 1949. Scituate Harbor, Mass_...........___ Rivers and Harbors Com- .. - -- - -- - mittee resolution, July 20, 1946. Seekonk River, R. I___.._......._ Senate Public Works Com- . . - -- - -- - mittee resolution, Jan. 6, 1950. Sesuit Harbor, Mass .............. River and Harbor Act, . . . - - - - - - May 17, 1950. South Bristol Harbor, Maine ...... Senate Public Works Com- . . - -- - -- - mittee resolution, May 18, 1950. South Harpswell, Maine............ Senate Public Works Com- . . . .. . .. . - -- mittee resolution, Jan. 18, 1949. Springfield and Holyoke, Mass., to Rivers and Harbors Com- Hartford, Conn., Connecticut ............ mittee resolution, Jan. River. A 3, 1947. Stonington Harbor, Maine-....-... House Public Works Com- ............ mittee resolution, July 13, 1949. Town River, Mass ................ Rivers and Harbors Com- Mar. H. Doc. 9, 1953 Favorable. mittee resolution, Dec. 108/83/1. 2, 1946. Vinalhaven, Carvers Harbor, Maine_ Senate Public Works Com- --..-...-.-.-.. mittee resolution, Jan. 18, 1949. West Bay and Cotuit Harbor, Mass_ House Public Works Com- mittee resolution, Jan. 28, 1947. Weymouth Fore River, Mass ...... House Public Works Com- Aug. H. Doe. 22,1952 Favorable. mittee resolution, Apr. 555/82/2. 22, 1947. Winter Harbor, Maine.............. Senate Public Works Com- mittee resolution, Mar. ...........-...- 17, 1952. York Harbor, Maine............... House Public Works Com- mittee resolution, June 2, 1949. I 118 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 61. MERRIMACK RIVER BASIN, N. H. AND MASS. The works covered by the comprehensive plan are located on the Merrimack River and its tributaries in New Hampshire and Massa- chusetts. The Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936, authorized the construction of a system of flood control reservoirs in the Merri- mack River Basin for the reduction of flood heights in the Merri- mack Valley. The Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, approved the general comprehensive plan for flood control and other purposes as approved by the Chief of Engineers pursuant to pre- liminary examinations and surveys authorized by the Act of June 22, 1936, and modified the project to provide, in addition to the con- struction of a system of flood control reservoirs, related flood control works which may be found justified by the Chief of Engineers. The following reservoirs and related flood control works were pro- posed for construction under the comprehensive plan: Reservoirs Distance Estimated cost above above Reservoir Name Nearest city mouth of Height Type Reservoir Merrimack capacity Construc- Land and Total River tion damages 1 Miles Feet Acre-feet r Franklin Falls 2__- ____- _____ - -- _-___Franklin, N. H ---------------------- 118. 2 140 Earth fill 170, 000 $6, 167, 600 $1, 754, 200 $7, 921, 800 C Mountain Brook ..... .....--------------------- Jaffrey, N. H------------------------ 167. 8 50 ....-- do ...--------------- 5, 300 695, 000 79, 000 774, 000 0 Edward MacDowell 2____-__-_-_ ________ Peterborough, N. H-------------------__ 161. 3 67 -... do ......--------- 12, 800 1, 738, 000 331, 000 2, 069, 0GO Bennington ..........................-------------------------. Bennington, N. H--------------------_ 147. 0 64 _... do ----- ------ 90, 000 7, 463, 500 4, 514, 500 11, 978, 000 Beards Brook .....-----------------------...................... Hillsboro, N. H ----------------- 136. 4 115 .. do------------ 35, 000 6, 634, 000 390, 000 7, 024, 00 C Blackwater -- -------.............................. Webster, N. H __----------------------- 118. 8 75 -. do ...........------------ 46, 000 806, 000 514, 135 1, 320, 135 i Includes highway, railroad, and utility relocations. t 2 For details, see individual report. Local protection projects Distance Estimated cost above mouth of Type of structure H Merrimack Construction Land and dam- Total -'1 River agesI 'C 2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Miles O Nashua, N. H. North Andover and- - Lawrence, - - - - - - - - - - __-----_---___ -- - - - - - - - - Mass___--- - - - - - - - --- - - - - -- -- - 55 -_ 27. 3 Wall and levee -... do _---_ ---- ..--------------------------------- .......... ------------------ ... --- $270,000 1, 623, 100 $3, 000 43, 000 $273, 000 1, 666, 100 H Lowell, Mass. 39 --... do---------------------------------------------- 490, 600 90, 000 580, 600 H a 1To be borne by local interests. 2s Completed. For last full report, see Annual Report for 1945. z C J FI, 120 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 All operations pertaining to flood control in the Merrimack River Basin are now carried on under and are reported under the projects for the individual units of the comprehensive plan referred to above. No further expenditures are contemplated under the general project for flood control in the Merrimack River Basin. For final cost and financial summary, see Annual Report for 1946. 62. FRANKLIN FALLS RESERVOIR, MERRIMACK RIVER BASIN, N. H. Location. The dam is located on the Pemigewasset River, the main tributary of the Merrimack River, about 21/2 miles above Franklin, N. H., and 92 miles north of Boston, Mass. Existing project. The dam is of rolled earthfill with dumped rock shell and toe, 1,740 feet long, with a maximum height of 140 feet. The spillway consists of a channel in an earth and rock cut in the right abutment with a gravity-type concrete ogee section 550 feet long. Twin gate-controlled outlet conduits are located in the right abutment. The reservoir has a capacity of 154,000 acre-feet at spillway crest and controls a drainage area of 1,000 square miles. Safe channel capacity can be maintained, utilizing surcharge storage, up to an effective storage capacity of 170,000 acre-feet. The cost of new work, revised in 1953, is $6,167,600 for construction, and $1,754,200 for lands and damages including highway relocations, a total of $7,921,800. The latest (1952) approved estimate for annual cost of operation and maintenance is $27,000. The project is a unit of the comprehensive plan for flood control and other purposes in the Merrimack River Basin which was author- ized by the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936, and modified by the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938. Local cooperation. Section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, applies. Operations and results during fiscal year. New work: Land acqui- sition was completed. Costs from regular funds for new work were $7,024.73. Maintenance: Work consisted of periodic checking of gates and operating equipment, and general maintenance of roads, buildings, and grounds. Costs from regular funds for maintenance were $27,916.71. Reservoir operation: There were two periods of regulation during the year. In December, 23,000 acre-feet, or 15 percent of the total storage capacity, were utilized. The computed peak inflow was 26 000 c. f. s. and the maximum regulated outflow was 18,500 c. f. s. During a major flood occuring in March a maximum of 116,700 acre-feet, or 76 percent of the total storage capacity, were utilized. The computed peak inflow was 55,000 c. f. s. and the maximum regu- lated outflow was 19,000 c. f. s. Total costs during the fiscal year from regular funds were $34,- 941.44. Expenditures were $36,074.83. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the dam and ap- purtenant works was initiated in November 1939 and completed in October 1943. Total costs for the project have been $8,123,889.40, of which $7,921,531.12 was for new work and $202,358.28 for mainte- nance. Expenditures have been $8,123,643.85. FLOOD CONTROL---NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 121 Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 priorto 1949 New work: Appropriated..-------...... $90, 800. 00 -- $11,448. 00 $60, 000.00 -$30, 000. 00 .....-------....... 1$7, 921,800. 64 Cost-....------------- 15, 395. 94 90, 897. 11 3, 755. 57 -$98. 62 7,024. 73 17, 921, 531. 12 Expenditures---------... 15, 108. 08 91, 156. 31 3, 745. 02 -7. 40 6, 889. 26 1 7, 921, 395. 65 Maintenance: Appropriated---------......... 25, 000. 00 27, 000. 00 12, 000. 00 23, 950. 00 29, 300. 00 204, 750. 00 Cost...----------------. 24, 660. 43 22, 053. 72 20, 278. 77 22, 798. 22 27, 677. 11 202, 358. 28 Expenditures---------.. . 24, 154. 19 22, 113. 70 20, 288. 74 22, 975. 55 29, 185. 57 202, 248. 20 1Includes $15,208.64 expended from Emergency Relief Administration funds for new work. Other new work data: Unobligated balance, June 30, 1953_____-__________- ____----_ $249. 52 Unobligated balance available for fiscal year 1954__-- 249. 52 63. EDWARD MACDOWELL RESERVOIR (FORMERLY WEST PETERBOR- OUGH RESERVOIR), MERRIMACK RIVER BASIN, N. H. Location. The dam is located one-half mile upstream from the village of West Peterborough, N. H., and 1,000 feet upstream from the existing Verney Mills Dam on Nubanusit Brook, a tributary of the Contoocook River; approximately 35 miles southwest of Concord, N. H., and 60 miles northwest of Boston, Mass. The reservoir lies within Hillsboro and Cheshire Counties, N. H. Existing project. The dam is of the rolled-earth embankment type, with a rock blanket on the upstream slope and the downstream drain- age toe, 1,030 feet long at the top, with a maximum height of 67 feet and a top width of 25 feet. The outlet works located in the west abutment of the dam consist of an intake structure, a conduit controlled by three mechanically operated gates and a stilling basin which dis- charges into the pool created by the Verney Mills Dam. The spillway is a concrete, gravity weir section 100 feet in length, with an approach channel 1,900 feet long; a discharge channel 3,080 feet long and a protective dike approximately 2,540 feet in length to guide the spillway discharge. The spillway is located in a natural saddle at the north side of the reservoir approximately 3 miles from the dam site, and will discharge into Ferguson Brook, which, in turn, discharges into the proposed Bennington Reservoir. The reservoir will provide a storage capacity of approximately 12,800 acre-feet, and control a drainage area of 44 square miles. The estimate of cost for new work (1952) is $1,738,000 for construction and $331,000 for lands and damages, a total of $2,069,000. The latest (1952) approved estimate for annual cost of operation and maintenance is $19,800. The project is a unit of the comprehensive plan for flood control and other purposes in the Merri- mack River Basin which was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936, and modified by the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938. The name "Edward MacDowell Dam" was adopted by section 206 of the Flood Control Act approved May 17, 1950. Local cooperation. Section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, applies. 122 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 Operations and results during fiscal year. New work: Operations consisted of continuation of land acquisition. Costs from regular funds for new work were $377.40. Maintenance: Work consisted of periodic checking of gates and operating equipment and general maintenance of roads, buildings, and grounds. Costs from regular funds for maintenance were $16,546.74. Reservoir operation: The reservoir was regulated during the spring runoff in March to reduce flows on the Nubanusit Brook. There was a maximum of 4,500 acre-feet, or 35 percent, of the total storage capacity utilized. The computed peak inflow was 1,000 c. f. s.; the maximum regulated outflow was 550 c. f. s. Total costs during the fiscal year from regular funds were $16,924.14. Expenditures were $17,673.85. Conditionat end of fiscal year. Construction of the dam and appur- tenant works was initiated in March 1948 and completed in March 1950. Work remaining to be done consists of disposition of condem- nation cases in connection with land acquisition. Total costs for the project have been $2,011,900.78, of which $1,952,178.92 was for new work and $59,721.86 was for maintenance. Expenditures have been $2,011,894.57. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 priorto 1949 New work: Appropriated . .. _.. $600, 000. 00 $371, 800. 00 .____________ _.________--$27, 500. 00 $2, 041, 500. 00 Cost----- ------- 874, 522. 60 785, 357. 80 $12, 152. 07 $6, 589. 01 377. 40 1, 952, 178. 92 Expenditures ....--------- 652, 101.00 1, 038, 443. 13 17, 896. 23 6, 701. 21 577. 40 1, 952, 178. 92 Maintenance: Appropriated--..-----------------. 15, 000. 00 12, 300. 00 16, 250. 00 18, 600. 00 62, 150. 00 Cost__.......... _ _ ____....... 7, 582. 37 19, 465. 85 16, 126. 90 16, 546. 74 59, 721. 8& Expenditures------ ......-- .....------------ 6, 101. 14 20, 083. 95 16, 434. 11 17, 096. 45 59, 715. 65 Other new work data: Unobligated balance, June 30, 1953____________________________ $4. 76 Unobligated balance available for fiscal year 1954 ____ -- ----__ 4. 76 64. BLACKWATER RESERVOIR, MERRIMACK RIVER BASIN, N. H. Location. The dam is located on the Blackwater River in New Hampshire, 8.2 miles above the confluence with the Contoocook River and 118.8 miles above the mouth of the Merrimack. The reservoir lies within the towns of Webster and Salisbury in the county of Mer- rimack, the dam being situated just above the village of Swetts Mills in Webster, 12.5 miles by highway northwest of Concord, N. HI. Existing project. The dam is of the rolled-earth type, with a dumped-rock toe and a dumped-rock blanket on the upstream face. The total length, including spillway, is 1,150 feet, with a maximum height of approximately 75 feet and a top width of about 39 feet. A gravity-type spillway, 240 feet long, and a 16-foot diameter penstock intake, have been constructed. Three gate-controlled outlet conduits with an area of 55 square feet are located in the spillway. The reser- voir will provide a storage capacity of 46,000 acre-feet and control a drainage area of 128 square miles. The estimate of cost for new work FLOOD CONTROIr-NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 123 (1953) is $806,000 for construction and $514,135 for lands and dam- ages, a total of $1,320,135. The latest (1952) approved estimate for annual cost of operation and maintenance is $7,000. The project is a unit of the comprehensive plan for flood control and other purposes in the Merrimack River Basin which was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936, and modified by the Flood Con- trol Act approved June 28, 1938. Local cooperation. Section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, applies. Operation and results during fiscal year. New work: None. Maintenance: Work consisted of periodic checking of gates and op- erating equipment and general maintenance of roads, buildings, and grounds. Costs from regular funds for maintenance were $4,451.64. Expenditures were $4,668.69. Reservoir operation: The reservoir was regulated during a major flood occurring in March. There was a maximum of 30,000 acre- feet, or 65 percent, of the total storage utilized. The computed peak inflow was 4,900 c. f. s. and the maximum regulated outflow was 2,300 c. f. s. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the dam and ap- purtenant works was initiated in May 1940 and completed in Novem- ber 1944. Work remaining to be done consists of consummation of of agreement for utility relocation. Total costs for the project have been $1,364,359.50, of which $1,316,864.20 was for new work and $47,495.30 for maintenance. Expenditures have been $1,364,313.25. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 prior to 1949 New work: Appropriated--------- $1, 000. 00 -- _ $96, 200. 00 -$33, 000. 00 .... .- -$3, 916. 00 $1, 320, 135. 00 Cost____ _____ __ 78, 396. 57 11, 909. 79 1, 420. 18 $911. 47------------. 1, 316, 864. 20 Expenditures _--- __ 78, 183. 52 12, 196. 11 1, 222. 34 ..........--- 1, 168. 64--------- 1, 316, 864. 20 Maintenance: Appropriated_ ........ 5, 000. 00 6, 000. 00 5, 000. 00 5, 800. 00 6, 000. 00 49, 300. 00 Cost ..--------- - -6, 486. 02 5, 472. 20 5, 400. 19 5, 500. 49 4, 451. 64 47, 495. 30 Expenditures ........ 5, 875. 04 6, 517. 76 4, 843. 69 5, 798. 30 4, 668. 69 47, 449. 05 Other new work data: Unobligated balance, June 30, 1953_---------------------------- $270. 80 Unobligated balance available for fiscal year 1954__------------ 270. 80 65. BLACKSTONE RIVER BASIN, MASS., AND R. I. Location. The works covered by this project consist of a dam and reservoir on the West River and local protection works at three cities on the Blackstone River. Existing project. The Flood Control Act approved December 22, 1944, authorized the plan for a reservoir on the West River and local protection works at Worcester, Mass., and Woonsocket and Paw- tucket, R. I., substantially in accordance with House Document No. 624, 78th Congress, 2d session. The following individual projects comprise the authorized plan. Reservoirs I, Distance Estimated cost above Reservoir --- Name Nearest city mouth of Height Type Resity Blackstone capacity Construc- Land and Total River tion damages I 0 Miles Feet Acre-feet West Hill........-------------.............------------.....Uxbridge, Mass----------------------25. 8 43 Earth fill--------------11,900 $1, 910, 500 $739, 500 $2, 650,000 0 1 o Includes highway, railroad, and utility relocations. ci Local protection projects H M Distance Estimated cost 0 above t0 Location mouth of Type of structure Blackstone Construction Land and dam- Total My River ages -1 Miles Worcester, Mass....--------------------------------------- 48 Diversion tunnel and channel------......----------------- $4, 062,000 $531, 000 $4, 593,000 0 Woonsocket, R. I ..........................................-- 15 Channel improvement ..............----------------------------- 1, 826, 000 156, 000 1, 982, 000 Pawtucket, R. I............--------------------...--------------------2 Flood wall--------------------------------------- 196, 000 ..........--------------.... 196, 000 1 To be borne by local interests. 5o 2 For details, see individualreport. Co C;' FLOOD CONTROL--NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 125 66. WOONSOCKET, BLACKSTONE RIVER BASIN, R. I. Location. On the reach of the Blackstone River within the city of Woonsocket, R. I., approximately 13 miles north of Providence, R. I. Existing project. This project provides for the replacement of the existing Woonsocket Falls Dam with a concrete overflow dam equipped with two drum type gates, each 125 feet in length, to maintain the present pool level during low river stages; excavation of the channel of Blackstone River upstream from Woonsocket Falls Dam to Single- ton Street Bridge; and alteration or reconstruction of the present Edward Street footbridge, and Sayles Street Bridge. The improved channel, together with the reductions in flood discharge to be realized by construction of the West Hill Reservoir, will provide protection against the maximum flood of record for adjoining areas in Woonsocket. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act ap- proved December 22, 1944 (H. Doc. 624, 78th Cong., 2d sess.). The estimate of cost for new work (1953) is $1,826,000 for construction and $156,000 for bridge alterations, lands, and rights-of-way. Local cooperation. See page 4-5 for requirements. In addition to the usual requirements of local cooperation, local interests are required to furnish assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of the Army that they will alter 1 highway bridge and 1 footbridge. Official notifica- tion of the requirements of local cooperation was forwarded to the city of Woonsocket on March 7, 1949. Operations and results during fiscal year. None. Condition at end of fiscal year. No planning or construction work has been done under the project. 67. THAMES RIVER BASIN, CONN., R. I., AND MASS. Location. The works covered by this project are a series of dams and reservoirs on tributaries of the Thames River in Massachusetts and Connecticut, within a radius of 45 miles from Norwich, Conn., and a channel enlargement on the Shetucket River where it discharges into the Thames River at Norwich. Existing project. The Flood Control Act approved August 18, 1941, approved the plan for a system of reservoirs and channel im- provements in the Thames River Basin in accordance with House Document No. 885, 76th Congress, 3d session, and authorized $6 million for initiation and partial accomplishment of the project. The Flood Control Act approved December 22, 1944, authorized the completion of the approved plan. The following individual projects comprise the approved plan: 277309--53-voL. 1- 9 Reservoirs Distance Estimated cost above Name Nearest city mouth of Height Type Reservoir Thames capacity Construc- Land and River tion damages 1 Total 0 Miles Feet Acre-feet CM Hodges Village ._______________________....Oxford,Mass .------------------------ 74. 5 55 Earth fill-__ 13, 000 $1, 382, 000 $1, 579, 000 $2, 961, 000 i Buffumville 2 .. ._ . _ Buffumville, Mass _.... . . 74. 7 66 . .do-. 12, 700 1, 938, 500 627, 500 2, 566, 000 i East Brimfield__---------------------- East Brimfield, Mass__------------------ 83. 0 48 Concrete-gravity and 20, 800 1, 694, 500 3, 534, 500 5, 229, 000 i earth fill. Q Westville __________________________ ___ Westville, Mass _____________ ..... _ 77. 2 36 Concrete-gravity._... 12, 000 2, 463, 500 3, 296, 500 5, 760, 000 Mansfield Hollow 2_________________________ Mansfield Hollow, Conn ... ________ 40. 0 70 Earth fill 51,000 4, 502, 900 2,122, 100 6, 625, 000 H Andover______________________________ Andover, Conn .. ---------------------- ..... 47. 0 80 ... do- - 16, 800 3, 664, 500 1, 106, 500 4, 771, 000 I South Coventry___........_______ ______________... --.. South Coventry, Conn .....---------------- 41. 6 94 _ do-- 36, 900 4, 279, 000 5, 547, 000 9, 826, 000 1 Includes highway, railroad, and utility relocations. 0 2 For details, see individual report. Local protection projects 1 Distance Estimated cost W above Location mouth of Type of structure Thames 0 River Total CO Miles Norwich, Conn.2_____________________ _-__ -_______ _ 15 - Channel improvement----------- _._______- .__ $1,290,000 i To be borne by local interests. 2 For details, see individual report. All operations previously reported are now contained in individual reports, and previous costs and expenditures have also been trans- ferred to those projects. FLOOD CONTROL---NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 127 68. BUFFUMVILLE RESERVOIR, THAMES RIVER BASIN, MASS. Location. The site of the proposed Buffumville Dam is on the Little River, 1.3 miles above its junction with the French River and 8 miles northeast of Southbridge, Mass. The reservoir will extend upstream approximately 1.7 miles northerly and 1.9 miles southerly. Existing project. This project provides for the construction of a rolled-earth fill dam 3,390 feet long, rising 66 feet above the stream. bed, and providing a flood control storage capacity of 11,300 acre-feet: and a recreation storage capacity of 1,400 acre-feet, a total of 12,7000 acre-feet. A combined spillway and outlet founded on firm bedrock will be located in the right or south abutment. The spillway will be of the concrete overflow type, having a crest length of 220 feet and a peak discharge capacity of 24,900 cubic feet per second. The outlet will consist of three 3- by 4 1/2-foot conduits provided with sluice gates. The gates will be electrically operated from a control house on the right abutment. An earth dike 630 feet long will be constructed 23/4 miles from the spillway. The drainage area controlled is 26.5 square miles. The reservoir will be operated as a unit of a coordinated system of reservoirs for the control of floods in the Thames River Basin. The estimate of cost for new work (1953) is $1,938,500 for construc- tion and $627,500 for lands and damages, including highway reloca- tion, a total of $2,566,000 for new work. The latest (1952) approved estimate for annual cost of operation and maintenance is $21,000. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved August 18, 1941. (See H. Doc. 885, 76th Cong., 3d sess.) Local cooperation. Section 2 of the Flood Control Act of June 28, 1938, applies. Operations and results during fiscal year. None. Condition at the end of fiscal year. Detailed plans were complete. Contract plans and specifications were approximately 45 percent com- plete. No construction work has been done. Total costs and expendi- tures from regular funds for new work have been $114,637.68. Cost and flnancial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 prior to 1949 New York: Appropriated__-. i.. ..........-- --- ' . $40, 000. 00 -$54, 362. 32- ..... $114, 637. 68 Cost .. ....---------------. $4, 401. 80 Expenditures......... 4, 404. 9 $2, 368.Of 848. 41_-- -__- ___- ____- _ --... 114, 637. 68 2, 348. 91 869. 3( I __ -______--..-_____ 114, 637. 68 Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to be appropriated for completion of existing projects--- ______---_____ -- __ $2, 451, 362. 32 C9. MANSFIELD HOLLOW RESERVOIR, THAMES RIVER BASIN, CONN. Location. The site of Mansfield Hollow Dam, for flood control, is at Mansfield Hollow, Conn., on the Natchaug River about 5.3 miles above its confluence with the Willimantic River. It is located about 4 miles northeast of the city of Willimantic, Conn. The reservoir 128 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 will extend upstream 3.2 miles on the Natchaug River, 2.7 miles on the Mount Hope River, and 3.7 miles on the Fenton River. Existing project. This project provides for the construction of a rolled earth fill dam, about 70 feet maximum height, on both sides of a concrete gravity spillway, which is located across the main chan- nel of the Natchaug River. The total length of the dam will be 12,400 feet. In addition, a dike, 830 feet long with a maximum height of 55 feet, across Chapin Brook, and 4 dikes, averaging 6 feet in height and, respectively, 210, 275, 265, and 790 feet long, across sad- dles north of the main dam, and 1 dike 100 feet long, with an average of 6 feet in height across the saddle at the south end of the dam, will be required. The crest length of the concrete spillway will be 690 feet. The dam will provide a total storage capacity of 51,000 acre- feet. The reservoir outlets will consist of five conduits through the ,spillway section. Each conduit will be provided with a 5-foot 6-inch by 7-foot slide gate, hydraulically operated from a control house at the right end of the spillway. The drainage area controlled is approximately 159 square miles. The reservoirs will be operated as a unit of the coordinated system for the control of floods in the Thames River Basin. The estimate of cost for new work (1953) is $4,502,900 for construction and $2,122,- 100 for lands and damages including highway and utility relocation, a total of $6,625,000. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act ap- proved August 18, 1941 (H. Doc. 885, 76th Cong., 3d sess.). Local cooperation. Section 2 of the Flood Control Act of June 28, 1938, applies. Operations and results during fiscal year. New work: Operations consisted of initiation of relocation of State roads and telephone line; negotiations with utility companies in connection with relocations; consummation of agreement with the town of Mansfield for relocation of Windham Airport facilities; acquisition of lands; completion of cemetery protection, construction of utility building and miscellaneous features. Costs from regular funds were $992,384.32. Maintenance: Work consisted of periodic checking of gates and operating equipment and general maintenance of roads, buildings, grounds. Costs from regular funds for maintenance were $21,640.25. Reservoir operation: There were two periods of regulation during the year. In January 4,000 acre-feet, or 8 percent, of the total reser- voir capacity was utilized. The computed peak inflow was 4,200 c. f. s. and the maximum regulated outflow was 2,000 c. f. s. In March, during the spring runoff, 5,000 acre-feet, or 10 percent, of the total storage capacity was utilized. The computed peak inflow was 4,300 c. f. s. and the maximum regulated outflow was 2,850 c. f. s. Total costs during the fiscal year from regular funds were $1,014,- 024.57. Expenditures were $1,039,115.83. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the dam, initiated in July 1949, was completed in May 1952. Work to be done consists of completion of relocation of State roads and utilities, disposition of land acquisition cases in condemnation reservoir clearing, and mis- cellaneous cleanup work. Total costs have been $6,134,868.09, of FLOOD CONTROL---NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 129 which $6,113,227.84 was for new work and $21,640.25 for maintenance, Expenditures have been $6,134,644.06. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 prior to 1949 New work: Appropriated--.. .....------------ $2,500,000.00 $3,000,000.00 -$385,000.00 ...------------ $6, 625,000. 00 Cost-----_ -------- $98, 012. 80 $1,365,908.75 2, 252, 138. 84 1, 132, 651. 53 992, 384. 32 6, 113, 227. 84 Expenditures-----.. -- _ 86, 689. 89 955, 077. 81 2, 369, 560. 61 1, 412, 068. 32 1, 017, 699. 61 6, 113, 227. 84 Maintenance: Appropriated-------- ......------------------ --------------------............ -- 23, 000.00 23,000.00 Cost ----------------------------------------------------- 21,640. 25 21,640.25 Expenditures...--------- -- ------------ ------------ ----------- 21, 416. 22 21, 416. 22 Other new work data: Unobligated balance, June 30, 1953------------------------- $283, 321. 57 Unobligated balance available for fiscal year 1954------------- 283, 321. 57 70. NORWICH CHANNEL IMPROVEMENT, THAMES RIVER BASIN, CONN. Location. The site of the proopsed work is in the channel of the Shetucket River immediately upstream from its confluence with the Yantic River to form the Thames River at Norwich, Conn. Existing project. This project provides for deepening and wid- ening of a 700-foot reach of the Shetucket River at Norwich, Conn., centering about Laurel Hill Bridge. The improved channel will be 108 feet wide at Laurel Hill Bridge, and will extend in depth 32 feet below mean sea level, representing an increase in channel area of 40 percent. At the upper and lower limits, the width will be 140 and 132 feet and the depths will be 20 and 25 feet, respectively, below mean sea level. A transition section at each end will grade the proposed widening and deepening into the dimensions of the existing channel. The estimate of cost for new work (1953) is $1,218,000 for con- struction. The estimated cost of local cooperation is $72,000 for relocation of the Laurel Hill Bridge and for lands and damages. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved August 18, 1941 (H.Doc. 885, 76th Cong., 3d sess.). Local cooperation. See page 4-5 for requirements. In addition, local interests are required to bear the cost of necessary bridge modi- fications and reconstruction. Requirements of cooperation have been fully complied with for the completed portion of the work. Construc- tion of the remaining portion of the project cannot be initiated until relocation of a bridge has been accomplished by local interests. Operationsand results during fiscal year. None. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the initial portion of the project, initiated in June 1947, was completed in March 1949. Project is 70 percent complete. Work remaining to be done is being deferred pending relocation of a bridge by local interests. Total costs and expenditures from regular funds for new work have been $643,144.08. 130 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 priorto 1949 New work: Appropriated.---------.-------- 1290,000.00 -------------------------------- $1,014,000.00 Cost --------------- $90,150. 56 127. 60 09 ------------------------ $449. 643,144. 08 Expenditures . 140, 810. 27 157. 60 44. 09 .... . ... .......... 643, 144. 08 Other new work data: Unobligated balance, June 30, 1953_____------- -------- $370, 855. 92 Unobligated balance available for fiscal year 1954------------- 370, 855. 92 Estimated additional amount needed to be appropriated for completion of existing project---------------------- ------ 204, 000.00 71. CONNECTICUT RIVER BASIN, VT., N. H., MASS., AND CONN. Location. The works covered by this project are a series of dams and reservoirs on tributaries of the Connecticut River in Vermont, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts, within a radius of 230 miles from Hartford, Conn., and local protection works at several cities in the basin. Existing project. The Flood Control Act, approved June 22, 1936, as amended by the act approved May 25, 1937 (Public Law 111, 75th Cong.), authorized the construction of 10 reservoirs on tributaries of the Connecticut River in accordance with plans in House Document No. 412, 74th Congress, 2d session, as the same may be revised upon :further investigation of the 1936 flood. The Flood Control Act, approved June 28, 1938, approved a general comprehensive plan for the control of floods and other purposes in the Connecticut River Valley, as set forth in House Document No. 455, 75th Congress, 2d session, and authorized the sum of $11,524,000 for construction of local flood-protection projects in the plan. The act FLOOD CONTROL--NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 131 of October 15, 1940, modified the act of June 28, 1938, to provide addi- tional protection at East Hartford, Conn., as set forth in House Docu- ment No. 653, 76th Congress, 3d session. The act of August 18, 1941, modified the comprehensive plan approved in 1938 to include the improvements recommended in House Document No. 653, 76th Con- gress, 3d session, and House Document No. 724, 76th Congress, 3d session, with such further modifications as may be found justifiable in the discretion of the Secretary of the Army and the Chief of Engineers. The latter act also authorized to be appropriated the additional sums of $6 million for local protection works and $10 million for reservoirs. The act of October 26, 1942 (Public Law 759, 77th Cong., 2d sess.), further modified the plan by including the construction of Gully Brook conduit at Hartford, Conn. The Flood Control Act, approved December 22, 1944, authorized the expenditure of $30 million in addition to the previous authoriza- tion for the comprehensive plan approved in 1938 and modified the plan by (1) directing specific consideration of an alternative plan of the Vermont State Water Conservation Board instead of the Williams- ville Reservoir in the West River Basin, Vt., (2) directing consultation with the affected States during the course of investigations and trans- mission of the proposal and plans to each affected State for written views and recommendation for reservoir projects heretofore author- ized for construction at Cambridgeport, Ludlow, South Tunbridge, and Gaysville, and resubmission of the projects or modifications thereof to the Congress, and (3) rescinded the authorization for con- struction at the Sugar Hill site. The Flood Control Act of 1950 (Public, No. 576, 81st Cong., 2d sess.), modified the project for flood control at Hartford, Conn., authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, as amended, to include Folly Brook dike and conduit. Following are lists of the reservoirs and local protection works which were proposed for construction in the modified comprehensive plan: Dams and reservoirs Distance Estimated cost above Reservoir Name Nearest city mouth of Height Type it Land and Connecti- capacity Constru- Land and Total 0 cut River tion damages 1 Vermont: Miles Feet Acre-feet Victory 2 . - North Concord, Vt---- --------------- .------------------------- 306. 0 76 Earth fill.............. 106, 400 $3, 590, 000 $881, 000 $4, 471,000 Union Village 2-- _ --- Union Village, Vt--.....------------------. 228.4 170 -.... do __..-........-- . 38,000 3,111,000 895,000 4,006,000 Gaysville----- ------------------- Gaysville, Vt------------------------_ 246. 8 178 Concrete------------- 124,150 11,131,000 5,215,000 16, 346,000 South Tunbridge.....------------------ South Royalton, Vt--...----------------- 234. 5 105 Earth fill--------------..... 32, 600 3, 046, 000 2, 254,000 5, 300, 000 North Hartland..-------------------.. North Hartland, Vt------------------ 211. 7 176 .... do .............---------------- 71, 100 8, 296, 300 1,090, 700 9, 387, 000 Ludlow--..--- Ludlow, Vt------------------------- .-------------------- 211. 8 118 -... do.....-------.......... 23,900 2,451,600 3,102,400 5, 554, 000 North Springfield----------------- North Springfield, Vt----------------- 191.3 106 -.... do---------------- 50, 600 7, 642, 000 1,358, 000 9,000, 000 Brockway.------------ -- Brockway Mills, Vt-_- -------------- 182.0 132 -.... do....------------- 37, 700 4,634,000 5, 743,000 10, 377,000 Cambridgeport --------------------.. Cambridgeport, Vt------------------- 180.3 101 -__ do................ 21,600 3, 954, 000 1,073, 000 5, 027, 000 The Island-....----.----------------- Londonderry, Vt--.. ------------------ 189. 6 100 ... do ..............---------------- 19, 400 2, 333, 400 881, 600 3, 215, 000 0C O Ball Mountain 2------------------------ Jamaica, Vt_------------------------- 178. 2 240 Concrete arch ....... 54, 600 14, 502, 300 352, 700 14,855, 000 Townshend---- ----------------- Townshend, Vt---------------------- 168. 3 130 Earth fill--------------......... 33, 000 8, 704, 000 1, 156, 000 9, 860, 000 New Hampshire: Sugar Hill 3---------------------- Lisbon, N. H. .. ... 280. 9 ...------------------------ 163 do.......---------------- 91,600 3, 500, 000 3, 385, 000 6, 885, 000 0 West Canaan......--------------------- West Canaan, N. H------------------- 233. 8 80 do ..............---------------- 54,000 3, 365, 500 5, 438, 500 8, 804, 000 Claremont .....----------------------- Claremont, N. H .--------------------- 202. 4 128 -do- ............ 78, 300 7, 913, 000 4, 723, 000 12, 636, 000 Surry Mountain 2- -_ Keene, N. H_------------------------ 174.4 86 --.. do ........---------------- 32, 500 1, 407, 222' 324, 097 1, 731, 319 Honey Hill...........----------------------- - do... ....-------------- 168. 9 ....------------- 65 ... do....... 26, 200 2, 577, 300 1, 374, 700 3, 952, 000 Massachusetts: Birch Hill 2-- -- ---- - South Royalston, Mass---------------- 153. 3 56 -- do.....---------------- 49, 900 1,239, 200 2, 997, 750 4, 236, 950 Tully 2------------------- Fryville, Mass----------------------- 148. 7 62 - do- .... ....... 22, 000 1,201, 500 361, 500 1,563, 000 C. Barre Falls2 ..---------------.... -_ Barre, Mass ....------------------------- 130. 2 62 Rock fill earth...-------- 24,300 2,397,000 29,000 2,426, 000 West Brookfield .... .....------------------- . West Brookfield, Mass---- ......------------- 100. 5 30 Earth fill--......-.... 33, 000 3, 322, 500 5, 460, 500 8, 783, 000 c0 Knightville 2---------------.. _-_ - Knightville, Mass___--------------------- 102. 8 160 -... do ............ . 49, 000 2, 387, 700 819, 300 3, 207, 000 1Includes highway, railroad, and utility relocations. 2For details, see individual reports. 3 Alternate site to be selected. Cost has not been revised on current price basis. Locat protectson projects Distance Estimated cost above Location mouth of Type of structure Connecti- Construction Land and dam- Total cut River ages 2 Miles Northampton, Mass----------------------------- --------- 94 Wall and levee------------------------------------ $960, 000 $150, 000 $1, 110,000 0 Holyoke, Mass------------------------------------------ 85 --.. do ----------------------------------------- 3, 418, 000 150, 000 3, 568, 000 Springdale, Mass----------------------------------------- 84 .. do...... 700, 000 57, 000 757, 000 0 Chicopee, Mass 1.... ... . ...--------------. 80 . -.. do-........-....... .... . ....-... -. 1, 729, 000 500, 000 2, 229, 000 Riverdale, Mass-------- ............. ..--------------------- 80 do-----.... ---.. ......... ... -. 1, 138, 075 50, 000 1,188, 075 0 West Springfield, Mass.--------------------76 - do- ...... _ _ 1, 593, 000 30,000 1,623,000 Springfield, Mass..... ....... ..---------------------------------------- 76 do . ... 932, 000 272, 000 1, 204, 000 Hartford, Conn.-------------------------- -------------- 52 do..........----------------------------------------- 6, 765, 000 900, 000 7, 665, 000 East Hartford, Conn__---------------------------------- Winsted, Conn.--- ------------------------------------- 52 115 do Channel improvement ------------------------------- 2, 135, 171, 500 500 270, 000 30, 000 2, 405, 500 201, 500 z0 1 Details of these projects are given in individual reports. 2 To be borne by local interests. i All operations, costs, and expenditures are contained in the individual reports. LiJ H Ct H 0 1A W~ 134 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 72. VICTORY RESERVOIR, CONNECTICUT RIVER BASIN, VT. Location. The site of the proposed Victory Dam is on the Moose River, 17.4 miles above its junction with the Passumpsic River and 12 miles northeast of St. Johnsbury, Vt. The reservoir will extend upstream approximately 5 miles. Existing project. This project provides for the construction of an earth-11ll-type dam having a crest length of 1,000 feet rising 85 feet above the stream bed and providing a total storage capacity of 106,400 acre-feet for flood control and conservation storage. The spillway will be an overflow type in the right abutment having a crest length of 50 feet and a discharge capacity of 13,600 cubic feet per second. The outlet works will consist of a 9-foot diameter conduit controlled by a gate structure provided with gates mechanically operated from a control house. The drainage area controlled is approximately 75 square miles. The reservoir will be operated as a unit of a coordinated system of reservoirs for the control of floods on the Connecticut River. The conservation storage will be operated for the benefit of downstream powerplants. The estimate of cost for new work (1953) is $3,590,000 for con- struction and $881,000 for lands and damages, including highway and utilities relocations, a total of $4,471,000. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Acts approved June 22, 1936, and June 28, 1938 (H. Doe. 455, 75th Cong., 2d sess.). Local cooperation. Section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, applies. Operations and results during fiscal year. Advance engineering and design was continued. Costs during the fiscal year amounted to $64,613.62. Expenditures were $64,020.50, all for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year. No construction work has been done on the project. Advance engineering and design was 46 per- cent complete. Total costs have been $87,855.03. Total expenditures have been $87,261.91. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30,1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 prior to 1949 New work: Appropriated_________...... __ ___.. . $146, 000 -$122,758.59 $69, 705. 00 $92, 946. 41 Cost ._......------------------------ 20 23, 221. 41 64, 613. 62 87, 855. 03 Expenditures_.. -_ .. ___.... . _..-. - -...... 20 23, 221. 41 64, 020. 50 87, 261.91 Other new work data: Unobligated balance, June 30, 1953---------------- ---- $167. 08 Appropriated for fiscal year ending June 30, 1954---------- 70, 000. 00 Unobligated balance available for fiscal year 1954 71, 167. 08 ------------ Estimated additional amount needed to be appropriated for completion of existing project_-------------------------- 4, 308, 053.59 FLOOD CONTROL---NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 135 73. UNION VILLAGE RESERVOIR, CONNECTICUT RIVER BASIN, VT. Location. The site of the Union Village Dam is on the Ompom- panoosuc River, about 4 miles above its junction with the Connecticut River and one-quarter mile north of Union Village, Vt. The reser- voir will extend upstream approximately 31/2 miles. Existing project. This project provides for the construction of a rolled-fill earth dam, 1,167 feet long at the crest line, rising 170 feet above the stream bed and providing a total storage capacity of 38,000 acre-feet. The spillway has an ogee weir, 388 feet long, built on rock, with a discharge capacity of 84,900 cubic feet per second. The, outlet consists of a 13-foot diameter tunnel 1,169 feet long. Control isaccomplished by gates mechanically operated from a house over a shaft near the middle of the tunnel. The drainage area controlled iss approximately 126 square miles. The reservoir is operated as a unit of a coordinated reservoir system for the control of floods in the Connecticut River Basin. The estimate of cost for new work (1953) is $3,111,000 for construc- tion and $895,000 for lands and damages, including highway reloca- tion, a total. of $4,006,000. The latest (1952) approved estimate for annual cost of operation and maintenance is $19,000. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Acts approved June 22, 1936, and June 28, 1938 (H. Doc. 455, 75th Cong.,. 2d sess.). Local cooperation. Section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, applies. Operations and results during fiscal year. New work: Operations consisted of land acquisition, preparation of as-built drawings, outlet channel protection work, and reservoir clearing. Construction of fire- fighting facilities was substantially completed. Costs from regular funds were $10,924.16. Maintenance: Work consisted of periodic checking of gates and operating equipment, and general maintenance of roads, buildings, and grounds. Cost from regular funds were $13,497.21. Reservoir operation: Regulation was required for a flood occurring in March. A maximum storage of 14,400 acre-feet, or 38 percent, of the total capacity was utilized. The computed peak inflow was 4,400 c. f. s. and the maximum regulated outflow was 2,000 c. f. s. Total costs during the fiscal year from regular funds were $24,421.37. Expenditures were $37,651.18. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the dam was in- itiated in March 1947 and completed in June 1950. Work remain- ing to be done consists of disposition of condemnation cases in con- nection with land acquisition, relocation of telephone line and grading of slopes. Total costs from regular funds have been $3,958,592.47, of which $3,906,335.15 was for new work and $52,257.32 for maintenance. Expenditures have been $3,958,506.27. 136 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June .... 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 prior to 1949 New work: Appropriated -__- Cost.-------------- Expenditures......... -$1,530,000.00 -$50, 000. 00 -$15, 000. 00 1,594,223.83 366, 619. 49 1,649,351.54 577, 175. 35 67, 684. 71 68, 645. 08 $50, 000. 00 .----- 17, 095. 79 16, 090. 10 $10, 924. 16 23, 947. 43 - -$3, 984, 000. 00 3,906, 335. 15 3, 906, 335. 15 Maintenance: Appropriated-------------------........... 19, 000. 00 8, 200. 00 12, 400. 00 13, 500. 00 53, 100. 00 Cost_ --- _7, 118. 94 19, 241. 56 12, 399. 61 13, 497. 21 52, 257. 32 Expenditures--- 5, 887. 41 19, 520. 71 13, 059. 25 13, 703. 75 52, 171. 12 Other new work data: Unobligated balance, June 30, 1953_______________ _______ $44, 420.30 Appropriated for fiscal year ending June 30, 1954______________ 22, 000. 00 Unobligated balance available for fiscal year 1954____________ 66, 420. 30 74. BALL MOUNTAIN RESERVOIR, CONNECTICUT RIVER BASIN, VT. Location. The site of the proposed Ball Mountain Dam is on the West River, 29.0 miles above its junction with the Connecticut River at Brattleboro, Vt., and approximately 3 miles north of Jamaica, Vt. The reservoir will extend upstream approximately 6 miles. Existing project. This project provides for the construction of a concrete arch dam, 1,100 feet long at the crestline, rising 240 feet above the stream bed and providing a total storage capacity of 54,600 acre-feet. An overflow spillway in the center of the dam will have a discharge capacity of 148,000 cubic feet per second. The outlet will ,60 consist of four 5-foot by 7-foot 6-inch conduits through the dam, feet long. Control will be accomplished by hydraulically operated gates. The drainage area controlled is approximately 172 square miles gross, 132 square miles of which are below The Island dam site. The reservoir will be operated as a unit of a coordinated reservoir system for control of floods in the Connecticut River Basin. The estimate of cost for new work (1953) is $14,502,300 for con- struction and $352,700 for lands and damages, including relocations, a total of $14,855,000. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved December 22, 1944 (Public Law 534, 78th Cong., 2d sess.). Local cooperation. Section 2 of the Flood Control Act of June 28, 1938, applies. Operations and results during fiscal year. Subsurface explorations were conducted in connection with preparation of plans and specifica- tions. Costs from regular funds were $8,345. Condition at the end of fiscal year. Advance engineering and de- sign is 55 percent completed. No construction work has been initiated. Total costs from regular funds have been $453,167.95. Expenditures have been $452,706.95. FLOOD CONTROIr-NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 137 Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 priorto 1949 New work: Appropriated----_ $120, 150. 52 $90, 000. 00 $105, 000. 00 -$48, 000. 00------------ $472, 150. 52 Cost--------------- 119, 655. 52 163, 867. 10 34, 355. 00 14, 120. 91 $8,345. 00 453, 167. 95 Expenditures-------- 118, 861. 28 162, 947. 42 38, 403. 71 13, 507. 27 8, 766. 75 452, 706. 95, Other new work data: Unobligated balance, June 30, 1953------------------------- $2, 986. 53 Unobligated balance available for fiscal year 1954_ 2, 986. 53 Estimated additional amount needed to be appropriated for completion of existing project----------------------14, 382, 849.48 75. SURRY MOUNTAIN RESERVOIR, CONNECTICUT RIVER BASIN, N. H. Location. The site of the Surry Mountain Dam is on the Ashue- lot River, about 34.6 miles above its junction with the Connecticut River and 5 miles north of Keene, N. H. The reservoir will extend up stream about 3 miles. Existing project. This project provides for the construction of a rolled-fill earth dam 1,670 feet long at its crest, rising 86 feet above the stream bed, and providing a total storage capacity of 32,500 acre- feet. The spillway consists of an open side channel with a low concrete weir 337.5 feet long, with a discharge capacity of 40,900 cubic feet per second. The outlet consists of a 10-foot-diameter tunnel 383 feet long. Control is accomplished by gates mechanically operated, through a shaft, from a house above. The drainage area controlled is approximately 100 square miles. The reservoir is operated as a unit of a coordinated reservoir system for the control of floods in the Connecticut River Basin. The cost of new work for the completed project was $1,407,222 for construction and $324,097 for lands and damages, including highway relocations, a total of $1,731,319. The latest (1952) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $24,000. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Acts approved June 22, 1936, as amended, and June 28, 1938 (H. Doc. 455, 75th Cong., 2d sess.). Local cooperation. Section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, applies. Operations and results during fiscal year. New work: None. Maintenance: Work consisted of periodic checking of gates and operating equipment, and general maintenance of roads, buildings, and grounds. Costs from regular funds for maintenance were $17,072.09. Reservoir operation: There were minor rises on the Ashuelot River in January and February requiring short periods of regulation at the reservoir. Maximum storage occurred in January, when 16 percent of the total capacity was utilized. In March excessive rainfall augmented by runoff from melting snow produced several minor floods making it necessary to operate the reservoir throughout March, April, and May. The computed peak: inflow of 1,900 c. f. s. occurred in March. Four periods of complete 138 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 closure of the gates were necessary, resulting in a maximum storage cof 22,400 acre-feet, or 68 percent of the total capacity. The maximum regulated outflow was 850 c. f. s. At the request of the State of New Hampshire a minimum summer pool of 12 feet was maintained for recreational purposes at Surry Mountain Reservoir during June, July, and August, 1952. Total costs during the fiscal year from regular funds were $17,072.09. Expenditures were $17,663.22. Condition at end of fiscal year. The project is complete. Con- struction of the dam and appurtenant work was initiated in August 1939 and completed in June 1942. Total costs for the project have been $1,915,202.68, of which $1,731,318.90 was for new work and $183,883.78 was for maintenance. Expenditures have been $1,915,160.15. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 priorto 1949 New work: Appropriated--- .--------------------- 2-$6, 000. 00 ------------ $2, 681.10 $1,731,318.90 Cost-__--__---------- $15,468.03 $14,628.30 776.22 24, $46.32- 1,731,318.90 16, 229.43 Expenditures .....-----... 14, 521.36 24, 727. 22 297. 87------------1, 731, 318. 90 Maintenance: Appropriated ...--------- 19, 000. 00 22, 000. 00 13, 000.00 17, 800. 00 16, 000. 00 184, 600. 00 Cost__-------------- 24, 865. 11 23, 713.89 17, 499. 49 16, 858. 42 17, 072. 09 183, 883. 78 Expenditures ......--------- 24, 021. 10 24, 333. 96 16, 984. 43 17, 646. 54 17, 663. 22 183, 841. 25 76. BIRCH HILL RESERVOIR, CONNECTICUT RIVER BASIN, MASS. Location. The site of the Birch Hill Dam is on the Millers River, about 27.3 miles above its junction with the Connecticut River, and 1.3 miles northeast of South Royalston, Mass. The reservoir extends up the Millers River about 61/2 miles and up the Otter River about 3 miles. Existing project. This project provides for an earth dam of rolled-fill construction, extending across the Millers River and over- flow spillway sections closing natural saddles in the right bank. The dam is 1,400 feet long and rises 56 feet above the riverbed. The spill- way weir consists of two concrete overflow sections, separated by a natural knoll and a short weir closing an abandoned railroad cut. The main spillway is approximately 810 feet long, the adjacent spillway 350 feet, and the small one 30 feet. The total discharge capacity is approximately 57,000 cubic feet per second at a surcharge of 6 feet. The outlet works consists of an intake channel 1,500 feet long, with a bottom width of 70 feet; a gate structure with operating gatehouse directly above; and an outlet channel 1,150 feet long, with a bottom width of 70 feet. The intake and gate-operating tower contain gates mechanically controlled from the operating house above. The gross drainage area controlled is approximately 175 square miles. The reservoir provides a storage capacity of 49,900 acre-feet at spillway crest. The reservoir is operated as a unit of a coordinated reservoir system for the control of floods in the Connecticut River Basin. The cost of new work, revised in 1953, is $1,239,200 for construction and $2,997,750 for lands and damages, including highway and rail- FLOOD CONTROI--NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 139 road relocations, a total of $4,236,950. The latest (1952) approved estimate for annual cost of operation and maintenance is $17,800. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Acts approved June 22, 1936, as amended, and June 28, 1938 (H. Doc. 455, 75th Cong., 2d sess.). Local cooperation. Section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, applies. Operations and results during fiscal year. New work: Operations consisted of preparation of plans and specifications for operator's quarters and land acquisition. Costs from regular funds were $4,222.52. Maintenance. Work consisted of periodic checking of gates and operating equipment, and general maintenance of roads, buildings, and grounds. The costs from regular fugids were $12,601.14. Reservoir operation: The reservoir was regulated to reduce flows on the Millers River during the spring runoff in March and April. There was a maximum of 10,750 acre-feet, or 22 percent of the total storage capacity utilized. The maximum computed inflow was 2,100 c. f. s.; the maximum regulated outflow 1,600 c. f. s. Total costs dur- ing the fiscal year from regular funds were $16,823.66. Expenditures were $17,699.23. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the dam and ap- purtenant works was initiated in June 1940 and completed in Febru- ary 1942. Work remaining consists of disposition of condemnation cases in connection with land acquisition and abandonment of a section of road and consummation of agreements for relocation of utilities. Total costs for the project have been $4,328,390.82, of which $4,145,- 436.23 was for new work and $182,954.59 was for maintenance. Ex- penditures have been $4,328,381.47. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 prior to 1949 New work: Appropriated- -------. $100, 000. 00 $40, 000.00 -$18, 000. 00---------........--..$14, 000. 00 $4, 236, 950. 00 --- Cost.------------.. 152, 321. 29 50, 977. 55 7, 932. 15 $445. 72 4, 222. 52 4, 145, 436. 23 Expenditures--------- 151, 365. 34 38, 699. 65 20, 105. 78 369. 50 4, 461. 88 4, 145, 436. 23 Maintenance: Appropriated ------- 18, 000. 00 22, 000. 00 9, 000. 00 13, 900. 00 13, 800. 00 184, 450.00 Cost_ 25, 894. 16 22, 811.86 18, 204. 45 13, 612. 06 12, 601. 14 182, 954. 59 Expenditures ......... 25, 068. 02 23, 419. 98 18, 238. 20 13, 919. 76 13, 237. 35i 182, 945. 24 Other new work data: Unobligated balance, June 30, 1953 ___-___-__-------____ $697.44 Unobligated balance available for fiscal year 1954---------------697. 44 77. TULLY RESERVOIR, CONNECTICUT RIVER BASIN, MASS. Location. The site of the Tully Dam is on the Tully River, about 3.9 miles above its junction with the Millers River, and 1 mile north of Fryville, Mass. The reservoir will extend up the Tully River about 61/2 miles. Existing project. This project provides for the construction of a rolled earth fill dam, 1,570 feet long at its crest and rising 62 feet above the stream bed, providing a total storage capacity of 22,000 acre-feet. 140 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 A spillway constructed on rock is located in a saddle located about 800 feet south of the left abutment of the dam. The outlet consists of a 6-foot-diameter tunnel approximately 243 feet long. Control is ac- complished by gates mechanically operated from a tower located at the upper end of the tunnel. The drainage area controlled is approxi- mately 50 square miles. The design includes provisions for future raising and adaptation to the development of hydroelectric power. The reservoir is operated as a unit of a coordinated reservoir system for the control of floods in the Connecticut River Basin. The cost of new work revised in 1952 is $1,201,500 for construction and $361,500 for lands and damages, including highway and utilities relocation, a total of $1,563,000. The latest (1952) approved estimate for annual cost of operation and maintenance is $16,800. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Acts ap- proved June 22, 1936, as amended, and June 28, 1938 (H. Doc. 455, 75th Cong., 2d sess.). Local cooperation. Section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, applies. Operations and results during fiscal year. New work: Operations consisted of land acquisition. Costs from regular funds were $1,020.32. Maintenance: Work consisted of periodic checking of gates and operating equipment, and general maintenance of roads, buildings, and grounds. The costs from regular funds for maintenance were $12,131.52. Reservoir operation: Regulation was required in March and April during the spring runoff. There were two periods of complete closure of the gates which resulted in a maximum storage of 5,500 acre-feet, or 25 percent of the total capacity. The computed peak inflow was 1,000 c. f. s. The maximum regulated outflow during the emptying period was 430 c. f. s. Total costs for the fiscal year from regular funds were $13,151.84. Expenditures were $13,626.28. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the dam was ini- tiated in March 1947 and completed in September 1949. Work re- maining to be done consists of completion of land acquisition. Total costs have been $1,588,849.07, of which $1,538,691.76 was for new work and $50,157.31 was for maintenance. Expenditures have been $1,588,841.82. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30,1953, includ. ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 prior to 1949 New work: Appropriated_-....... $100, 000. 00------.._---- -$22, 000. 00 ____________ .. $1, 563, 000. 00 Cost--------------- 769, 734. 17 $82, 508. 94 5, 931. 09 $2, 624. 69 $1, 020. 32 1, 538, 691. 76 Expenditures Maintenance: . - 851, 433. 27 84, 592. 79 6, 644. 91 2, 683. 63 1, 024. 66 1, 538, 691. 76 Appropriated......------- .....------------ 16, 000.00 10, 000. 00 12, 600. 00 13 800. 00 52, 400. 00 Cost_________ _____-----------_ .... 12, 933. 31 12, 584. 59 12, 507. 89 12, 131. 52 50, 157. 31 Expenditures .. ___ -.. _.-___--- . 12, 335. 33 12, 346. 27 12. 866. 84 12, 601. 62 50, 150. 06 Other new work data: Unobligated balance, June 30, 1953 ------------------ $83. 24 Unobligated balance available for fiscal year 1954-------_ 83. 24 FLOOD CONTROL-NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 141 78. BARRE FALLS RESERVOIR, CONNECTICUT RIVER BASIN, MASS. Location. The site of the proposed Barre Falls Dam is on the Ware River about 31.9 miles upstream from its confluence with the Swift River and about 4 miles east of Barre, Mass. The reservoir will extend approximately 4 miles up the East Branch of the Ware River, about 2 miles up the West Branch of the Ware River, about 2.5 miles up Steven Brook, and about 1.5 miles up Longmeadow Brook. Existing project. This project provides for the construction of an earth and rockfill dam approximately 885 feet long at its crest and rising 62 feet above the stream bed providing a flood control storage capacity of 24,300 acre-feet. Three dikes, totaling 3,215 feet at the southern end of the Steven Brook arm of the reservoir, will be located at low points in the reservoir rim. The spillway, consisting of a concrete weir and chute, will be located in the right abutment. A re- inforced concrete conduit under the dam and on rock will be con- structed as an outlet works and will be controlled by mechanically operated gates from a gate tower at the intake end. The drainage area controlled is 57 square miles. The reservoir will be operated as a unit of a coordinated reservoir system for the control of floods in the Connecticut River Basin. No provisions are made for the de- velopment of hydroelectric power. The estimate of cost for new work (1953) is $2,397,000 for con- struction and $29,000 for lands and damages, including highway re- location, a total of $2,426,000. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved August 18, 1941. Local cooperation. Section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, applies. Operations and results during fiscal year. None. Condition at the end of fiscal year. Contract plans and specifica- tions were substantially complete. No construction work has been done. Total costs and expenditures from regular funds for new work have been $216,971.68. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 prior to 1949 New work: Appropriated------...--.... $77, 143. 97 $10, 000. 00 ----------- -$17, 571. 14----------...--........ $216, 971. 68 Cost---- ---------- 40, 255. 74 26, 850. 60 $4, 096. 09------------------------ 216, 971. 68 Expenditures-- -.........43, 804. 07 26, 850. 60 4, 096. 09_ - - ._ _- - - . _ 216, 971. 68 Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to be appropriated for completion of existing project_________-- $2, 209, 028. 32 79. KNIGHTVILLE RESERVOIR, CONNECTICUT RIVER BASIN, MASS. Location. The site of the Knightville Dam is on the Westfield River, about 27.5 miles above its junction with the Connecticut River and 4 miles north of the town of Huntington, Mass. The reservoir 277309-53-vOL. 1-10 142 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 extends up the Westfield River about 6 miles and up the Little River about 1 mile. Existing project. This project provides for the construction of a hydraulic-fill earth dam, 1,600 feet long at the crestline, including 400 feet of spillway, rising 160 feet above the stream bed and providing a total storage capacity of 49,000 acre-feet. The outlet consists of a 16-foot-diameter tunnel approximately 605 feet long. Control is accomplished by gates mechanically operated from a tower located at the intake end of the tunnel. The drainage area controlled is approximately 1624 square miles. Provision has been made for future installation of penstocks for the development of hydroelectric power. The reservoir is operated as a unit of a coordinated reservoir system for the control of floods in the Connecticut River Basin. The cost, revised in 1951, is $2,387,700 for construction and $819,300 for lands and damages, including highway relocations, a total of $3,207,000 for new work. The latest (1952) estimate for annual cost of operation and maintenance is $22,000. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936, as amended and June 28, 1938 (H. Doc. 455, 75th Cong., 2d sess.). Local cooperation. Section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, applies. Operations and results during the fiscal year. New work: Opera- tions consist of installation of flood-warning system and initiation of construction of operator's quarters. Costs from regular funds were $7,068.72. Maintenance: Work consisted of periodic checking of gates and operating equipment, and general maintenance of roads, buildings, and grounds. Costs from regular funds were $15,113.29. Reservoir operation: The reservoir was regulated to reduce flows on the Westfield River during six flood periods. The following is a summary of regulation for the year: Computed Maximum Storage Total Date peak regulated utilized capacity inflow outflow utilized capacity c. f. s. c. f. s. acre-feet percent September..------------------------------------------ 4, 000 1, 700 1, 600 3 November..------------------------------------------ 2, 600 1, 900 2, 000 4 December------- ----------------------------------- 9,000 2, 600 8, 200 17 January----------------------------------------------- 5, 400 2, 700 5, 300 11 March (13-18) ------------------------------------- 6, 900 3, 600 14, 300 28 March (24-31) ------------------------------------- 8, 500 4, 000 33, 500 68 Total costs during the fiscal year from regular funds were $22,182.01. Expenditures were $22,738.21. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the dam was initi- ated in August 1939 and completed in December 1941. Work re- maining to be done consists of disposition of condemnation in con- nection with land acquisition and completion of operator's quarters. Total costs for the project have been $3,364,200.93, of which $3,189,- 821.61 was for new work and $174,379.32 was for maintenance. Ex- penditures have been $3,364,161.20. FLOOD CONTROL---NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 143 Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June S.... .. ... ....... .30,1953, . includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 prior to 1949 New work: Appropriated__ __________________ $25, 000. 00 $12, 000. 00 $3, 207, 000. 00 Cost_ $25, 354. 01 20,168. 04 24, 112. 38 $1, 365. 35 $7, 068. 72 3, 189, 821. 61 Expenditures ... . 26, 138. 62 20, 343. 33 24, 299. 22 1, 456. 55 7, 068. 72 3, 189, 821. 61 Maintenance: Appropriated _...._ _ 24, 000. 00 22, 000. 00 2, 500. 00 16, 300. 00 16, 000. 00 176, 050. 00 Cost .------------------ 22, 229. 58 18, 564. 10 16, 916. 42 16, 900. 87 15, 113. 29 174, 379. 32 Expenditures --- 21, 873. 44 18, 839. 82 16, 956. 00 17, 230. 47 15, 669. 54 174, 339. 59 Other new work data: Unobligated balance, June 30, 1953_________________---____----- $8, 954.87 Unobligated balance available for fiscal year 1954__--__-- __---- 8, 954.87 80. HOLYOKE, CONNECTICUT RIVER BASIN, MASS. Location. Holyoke, Mass., is located in Hampden County on the west bank of the Connecticut River, 85 miles above the mouth. Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for the con- struction of a system of levees and concrete floodwalls, consisting of the following features: Approximately 400 feet of earth levee and approximately 5,600 feet of concrete floodwall along the Connecticut River, extending from the Holyoke Water Power Co. dam southerly to high ground near Mosher Street; about 10,000 feet of concrete floodwall along the Connecticut River, from high ground near Apple- ton Street southerly to the existing Springdale levee, including a concrete floodwall along both banks of a power canal, the level of which is below flood grade; 6 pumping plants for the disposal of interior drainage; 18 stop-log structures; 20 gate structures for inlet and outlet works of existing power developments; and appurtenant drainage structures. The levees and walls are designed to protect against a flood, greater than any of record, reduced by the approved plan of reservoirs. The levee and wall grades are at all points above the maximum stage of the greatest flood of record, that of March 1936. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, and modified by the Flood Control Act of August 18, 1941. The cost of new work for the completed project was $3,418,000 for construction and $150,000 for lands and damages. In addition to the authorized existing project, supplementary work with relief labor has been undertaken at a cost of $344,236.87 pursuant to the provisions of the Emergency Relief Act approved June 21, 1938. Local cooperation. Fully complied with. In addition, $3,355.70 was contributed by the city of Holyoke to cover cost of relocation of poles of the Holyoke Water Power Co. and connecting certain inter- secting city sewers with the project drainage system. An additional $24,446.45 was contributed by the city of Holyoke to cover the cost of miscellaneous work desired by the city. Operations and results during fiscal year. Operations consisted of completion of as-built drawings. Costs and expenditures from reg- ular funds were $907.18. 144 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the first portion of the authorized project which provides flood protection for the area north of Mosher Street was initiated in December 1938 and completed in 1940. Construction of the remaining portion was ini- tiated in April 1947 and completed in February 1950. Total costs and expenditures have been $610,000 from Public Works Administra- tion funds, $2,808,000 from regular funds, and $24,446.45 from con- tributed funds, a total of $3,442,446.45. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30,1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 priorto 1949 New work: $940, 000. 00 Appropriated- ..----.... $80, 000. 00 ...---------- -$50, 000. 00 -$7, 550. 00 1 $3, 418, 000 Cost--------------- 910, 750. 88 90, 044. 59 -$344. 46 4, 869. 38 907. 18 13, 418, 000 Expenditures -- . 1,053, 390. 91 109, 871. 55 284. 04 7, 662.18 907. 18 1 3, 418, 000 1Includes $610,000 Public Works funds. In addition $24,446.45 was expended from contributed funds. 81. CHICOPEE, CONNECTICUT RIVER BASIN, MASS. Location. Chicopee, Mass., is located in Hampden County on the east bank of the Connecticut River, 80 miles above the mouth. Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for the con- struction of a system of levees and floodwalls, approximately 25,700 feet in length, and pumping stations for the disposal of interior drain- age. The protection system consists of two short sections of dike in the Willimansett section in the extreme northern portion of the city; 20,200 feet of levee extending from high ground about 2 miles below the Willimansett Bridge downstream along the Connecticut River and up the north bank of the Chicopee River to high ground above the Boston & Maine Railroad bridge; 3,200 feet of floodwalls and 1,500 feet of levee along the south bank of the Chicopee River and Connecticut River from high ground above the highway bridge over the Chicopee River to high ground north of the highway bridge over the Connecticut River; 3 stop-log structures; 6 pumping stations, and appurtenant drainage structures. The levees and walls are de- signed to protect against a flood greater than any of record, reduced by the approved plan of reservoirs. The levee and wall grades are at all points above the maximum stage of the greatest flood of record, that of March 1936. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938. The estimate of cost for new work (1953) is $1,729,000 for construction and $500,000 for lands and damages. In addition to the authorized existing project, supple- mentary work with relief labor has been undertaken at a cost of $168,677.26 pursuant to the provisions of the Emergency Relief Act approved June 21, 1938. Local cooperation. See page 4-5 for requirements. Operations and results during fiscal year. Operations consisted of engineering studies. Cost and expenditures from regular funds amounted to $1,700. FLOOD CONTROL---NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 145 Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the authorized project was initiated in March 1939 and completed in 1941, with the exception of a section of dike in Willimansett and the Charbonneau Terrace pumping station. Work remaining to be done consists of the completion of design and construction of the dike in the Willi- mansett section and the Charbonneau Terrace pumping station and tie-in dike construction. Total costs and expenditures for new work have been $295,000 from Public Works Administration funds and $1,134,907.29 from regular funds, a total of $1,429,907.29. In addi- tion, costs and expenditures of $385 apply to contributed funds. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 priorto 1949 New work: Appropriated.._...._ $256, 000. 00 -$88, 500. 00 -$155,000,00 ........... _- - ....- ----- 1 $1,434, 500.00 Cost---------------- _ 9, 663. 62 4, 450. 06 189. 65 $2. 50 $1, 700 11,430, 355. 29 Expenditures..--------- 9, 644. 63 4,165. 57 431. 13 64. 50 1, 700 11,429, 970. 29 1 Includes $295,000 Public Works funds. In addition, the sum of $385 has been expended from contributed funds for new work. Other new work data: Unobligated balance, June 30, 1953___________________------------ $4, 529.71 Unobligated balance available for fiscal year 1954_______ ___ 4,529. 71 Estimated additional amount needed to be appropriated for com- pletion of existing project________- __-__-_________ ____ 276, 500. 00 82. WEST SPRINGFIELD, CONNECTICUT RIVER BASIN, MASS. Location. West Springfield, Mass., is located in Hampden County on the west bank of the Connecticut River, 76 miles above the mouth. Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for the con- struction of a system of levees and floodwalls, approximately 24,500 feet in length, extending along the Connecticut and Westfield Rivers for the protection of the section of town located on the point of land above the junction of and between the two rivers. Three pumping stations are provided for the disposal of the interior drainage. The protection system extends from high ground in the vicinity of Harri- son Place downstream along the Connecticut River and thence up- stream along the Westfield River to high ground at the Boston & Albany Railroad and involves the construction of approximately 2,300 feet of concrete floodwall, enlargement of 13,700 feet of existing levee, 2,400 feet of bank improvement, 6,100 feet of foundation treatment and 3 pumping stations. The levees and walls are designed to pro- tect against a flood greater than any of record reduced by the ap- proved plan of reservoirs. The levee and wall grades are at all points above the maximum stage of the greatest flood of record, that of March 1936. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Con- trol Act approved June 28, 1938 (H. Doc. 455, 75th Cong., 2d sess.), and modified by the Flood Control Act of August 18, 1941 (H. Doc. 653, 76th Cong., 3d sess.). The estimate of cost for new work (1953) is $1,593,000 for construction and $30,000 for lands and damages. In addition to the authorized existing project, supplementary work with 146 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 relief labor has been undertaken at a cost of $223,947.21 pursuant to the provisions of the Emergency Relief Act approved June 21, 1938. Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Operation and results during fiscal year. Construction of relief well and drainage system completed. Costs from regular funds were $298,295.77. Expenditures were $298,751.43. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the authorized project was initiated in March 1939 and completed in July 1942, with the exception of the foundation treatment along the Westfield River, south of the Agawam Bridge, which was initiated in May 1947 and completed in November 1947. Construction of relief well and drain- age system was initiated in August 1952 and completed in July 1953. Work remaining to complete consists of minor grading, revision of operations manual, and preparation of as-built drawings. Total costs and expenditures have been $245,000 as from Public Works Admin- istration funds and $1,326,061.77 from regular funds, a total of $1,571,061.77. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 priorto 1949 New work: Appropriated_______ _...........------------ ....... -$72, 000. 00 $400, 000. 00 -$85, 000. 00 1 $1, 593, 000. 00 Cost_------- ------- $2, 044. 65 $17, 062. 57 11, 216. 79 8, 277. 73 298, 295. 77 1 1, 571, 061. 77 Expenditures --------- 1, 807. 17 16, 352. 46 11, 983. 02 8, 003. 43 298, 751. 43 1 1, 571, 061. 77 1 Includes $245,000 public works funds. Other new work data: Unobligated balance, June 30, 1953___________------_________ $19, 724.50 Unobligated balance available for fiscal year 1954_------------ 19, 724. 50 83. HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT RIVER BASIN, CONN. Location. Hartford, Conn., is located in Hartford County on the west bank of the Connecticut River, 52 miles above the mouth. Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for the con- struction of a system of levees and floodwalls approximately 38,000 feet long, along the Connecticut River from high ground immediately north of town to high ground immediately south of town, with the Park River, which discharges into the Connecticut River at about the center of town, confined between concrete walls discharging through a short conduit section through the Connecticut River dike, including pumping stations for the disposal of interior drainage. The improvements as planned involved the construction of approxi- mately 4,000 linear feet of concrete floodwall, 22,000 feet of earth dike, and an enlargement of 12,000 feet of existing dike along the Connecticut River, the construction of 5,600 linear feet of concrete conduit on the Park River, construction of 2,400 feet of conduit on Gully Brook, construction of 1,900 feet of conduit on Folly Brook, construction of 5 stop-log structures, 3 pumping stations, and other appurtenant drainage structures and facilities. The project grade for levees and walls was designed to protect against a flood greater FLOOD CONTROL--NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 147 than any of record, as modified by an approved plan of reservoirs for flood control in the Connecticut River Basin. The grades at all points were above the maximum stage of the record flood, that of March 1936. At the request of the city of Hartford, the wall and dike grades were increased 5 to 6 feet, the crown width for levees increased from 10 to 15 feet, a conduit provided for the Park River in lieu of the open channel improvement; special equipment provided for the Keney Lane and Bushnell Park pumping stations, and a superstructure of special architectural treatment provided for the Bushnell Park pump- ing station. Additional expense of approximately $2,528,000 in- volved in these changes was borne by the city of Hartford. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938 (H. Doc. 455, 75th Cong., 2d sess.), and modified by the Flood Control Act of August 18, 1941 (H. Doc. 653, 76th Cong., 3d sess.), the act of October 26, 1942 (Public Law 759, 77th Cong., 2d sess.), and the act of 1950 (Public Law 516, 81st Cong., 2d sess.). The estimate of cost for new work (1953) is $6,765,000 for construc- tion and $900,000 for lands and damages, exclusive of the cost of the additional work desired by the city. In addition to the authorized existing project, supplementary work with relief labor has been under- taken at a cost of $388,221.82, pursuant to the provisions of the Emer- gency Relief Act approved June 21, 1938. Local cooperation. Fully complied with. In addition, $2,771,630 has been contributed by the city to cover the increased cost of con- structing the dikes to a higher grade, constructing a conduit instead of walls for the Park River, including special features in the Keney Lane and Bushnell Park pumping stations, and for a portion of the cost of constructing Folly Brook conduit. Operations and results during fiscal year. None. Condition at the end of fiscal year. Construction of the authorized project was initiated in December 1938 and is substantially completed. Work remaining to be done consists of the construction of Folly Brook conduit and construction to final grade of a stop-log structure and a short section of earth dike. The costs and expenditures have been $835,000 from Public Works Administration funds, $5,637,089.90 from regular funds, and $2,527,613.69 from contributed funds, a total of $8,999,703.59 for new work. Cost and financial summary UNITED STATES FUNDS Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 priorto 1949 New work: Appropriated_________ $60, 000.00 $10, 000. 00 -----............. -$6, 910.10 1$6, 472, 089. 90 Cost ___323, 933. 88 29, 452. 88 $8, 093. 56---------------------1 6, 472, 089. 90 Expenditures 339, 269. 69 99, 470. 02 8, 689. 00 ----------- ----------- 1 6, 472, 089. 90 1 Includes $835,000 Public Works Administration funds. Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to be -------------- $_292, 910. 10 appropriated for completion of existing project_ 148 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 Cost and financial summary CONTRIBUTED FUNDS Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 priorto 1949 New work: Appropriated .........------ ........ ........-- ..-----....------ -------------------- ---------------- $2, 771,630. 00 .. ........ $192, 971. 71 Cost-------------- $11, 000 ---------..------------------------ 2, 527, 613. 69 Expenditures- ........ 192, 971. 71 11, 000 --------.. ------------------------ 2, 527, 613. 69 Other new work data: Unobligated balance, June 30, 1953----------------------- $244, 016.31 Unobligated balance available for fiscal year 1954_----------__ 244, 016. 31 84. WINSTED, CONNECTICUT RIVER BASIN, CONN. Location. Winsted is located in Litchfield County, on the Mad River, a tributary of the Farmington River, which in turn is a tributary of the Connecticut River, 115 miles from the mouth. Existing project. The plan of improvement involves improve- ment of the channel of Mad River to reduce flood heights. The work consists of the removal of one dam and the excavation of a trapezoidal channel from Lake Street, to a point approximately 1,600 feet below the Case Avenue Bridge with an average bottom width of 7 feet and 1 on 21/ side slopes. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved August 18, 1941 (H. Doc. 724, 76th Cong., 3d sess.). The estimate of cost for new work (1950) is $171,500 for construction and $30,000 for lands and damages. Local cooperation. See page 4-5 for requirements. Assurances of cooperation were accepted by the Chief of Engineers on March 16, 1949. Operationsand results duringfiscal year. Work consisted of prepa- ration of operation and maintenance manual. Costs from regular funds were $98. Expenditures were $1,140.50. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the project ini- tiated in May 1950 was completed in October 1951. Work remaining to be done consists of completion of operation and maintenance manual and as-built drawings. Total costs and expenditures from regular funds have been $246,399.46. A portion of the expenditures indicated for this project which are in excess of the estimated cost are reim- bursable from the bonding company due to default of contractor. FLOOD CONTROL--NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 149 Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 130, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 prior to 1949 New work: ..... Appropriated..-----... ------------ $88, 500. 00 $75, 000. 00 ........-------- -$38, 159. 54 $246, 840. 46 Cost----------------- $516.61 20,591.03 64, 662. 52 $152, 019. 14 98.00 246,399.46 Expenditures- .... . 514. 99 19, 087. 07 47,094.42 170,050.32 1,140.50 246, 399. 46 Other new work data: Unobligated balance, June 30, 1953 __---_______----------$441. 00 Unobligated balance available for fiscal year 1954 ---- __-- __- 441. 00 85. PRELIMINARY EXAMINATIONS, SURVEYS, AND CONTINGENCIES FOR FLOOD CONTROL The cost of work during the year amounted to $281,234.89, of which $250,998.30 was for work in connection with the New England-New York Inter-Agency Committee. Expenditures were $308,998.14. Total costs have been $2,097,286.15. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending]June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 priorto 1949 Maintenance: Appropriated-..-..... $108, 900.00 $175, 000.00 $485, 500.00 $281, 700.00 $211,015. 26 1 $2,111, 704.81 Cost--------------.................107, 342. 10 180, 247. 15 362, 681. 35 335, 475. 43 281, 234. 89 2 2, 097, 286. 15 Expenditures.-....... 108, 618. 51 173, 327. 71 314, 770. 76 363, 006. 77 310, 454. 43 3 2,097,115.35 1 Includes $922,000 for New England-New York Inter-Agency Committee survey. 2 Includes $908,125.05 for New England-New York Inter-Agency Committee survey. = Includes $907,954.25 for New England-New York Inter-Agency Committee survey. 150 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 86. INACTIVE FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS For last Cost and expenditures to Estimated full report, June 30, 1953 amount Name of project see annual required to report report •required to for- New work Maintenance complete 1. Hopkinton-Everett Reservoir, Merrimack River Basin, N. H_________________________ 2. Mountain Brook Reservoir, Merrimack River 1941 $67, 131. 49 _ -- o_ (1) Basin, N. H___-- ------------ 1949 56, 890. 52 - (2) 3. Bennington Reservoir, Merrimack River Basin, N. H___ ____ 4. Beards Brook Reservoir, Merrimack River 1949 204, 692. 27 --4 $11,773,307.73 Basin, N. H-_-- -- - -___ 1949 77, 811. 55 46, 946, 188. 45 5. Nashua, Merrimack River Basin, N. H ... _ 1950 270, 000. 00 - (5) 6. North Andover and Lawrence, Merrimack River Basin, Mass -__- _ ______________ 1949 19, 488. 54 __---1, 4 603, 511. 46 7. Lowell, Merrimack River Basin, Mass ....... 1945 490, 600. 00 ----------- (5) 8. Pawtucket, Blackstone River Basin, R. I. 1949 - __ _. 4196, 000. 00 9. Clyde, Pawtuxet River Basin, R. I.. __ 1948 8, 830. 09 - - .- 8601,169. 91 10. Pontiac diversion, Pawtuxet River Basin, R. I_._ _ 1948 24, 216. 64 - -. 3 85, 245, 783. 36 11. Westville Reservoir, Thames River Basin, Mass _ _ _-------------------- 1949 78, 567. 85 ------------... 4 5, 681, 432. 15 12. South Coventry Reservoir, Thames River Basin, Conn_ -- 1951 96, 000. 00 ------------ 49, 730, 000. 00 13. Thomaston Reservoir, Housatonic River Basin, Conn _________- _ . . -__ 1952 25, 042. 31----__---1---- 4, 507, 957. 69 14. Norwalk, Norwalk River Basin, Conn _ 1952 52, 150. 50 -------- ( 8) 15. North Hartland Reservoir, Connecticut River Basin, Vt_ 1951 28, 960. 87 --- ------- 9, 358, 039. 13 16. North Springfield Reservoir, Connecticut River Basin, Vt .-. .. ___- __... ... 1949 9, 004. 96 ------------ 8, 990, 995. 04 17. Brockway Reservoir, Connecticut River Basin, Vt , --- _ 1946 ..---..-- ..--------.........---------.10, 377, 000. 00 18. Townshend Reservoir, Connecticut River Basin, Vt 1951 70, 505. 48 ----------- 49, 789, 494. 52 19. Williamsville Reservoir, Connecticut River Basin, Vt--------------- _ ..........--- 1949 146, 501.62 -------------- (7) 20. West Canaan Reservoir, Connecticut River Basin, N. H---------------------- 1948 91, 900. 31 ---...-------- 4 8, 712, 099. 69 21. Claremont Reservoir, Connecticut River Basin, N. H 1949 206, 794. 68 412, 429, 205. 32 .------------. 22. Honey Hill Reservoir, Connecticut River Basin, N. H1 1949 92, 215. 07 ------------- 3, 859, 784. 93 23. West Brookfield Reservoir, Connecticut River Basin, Mass__ 1948 67, 154. 11 ------------- 48, 715, 845. 89 24. Northampton, Connecticut River Basin, Mass .-.--------------------------. 1950 960, 000. 00 -------------- (5) 25. Springdale, Connecticut River Basin, Mass___ 1952 700, 000. 00 -------------- (5) 26. Riverdale, Connecticut River Basin, Mass___ 1952 1, 137, 421. 91 - (5) 27. Springfield, Connecticut River Basin, Mass_ 1950 932, 000. 00 ------------ (5) 28. East Hartford, Connecticut River Basin, Conn ...- --- 1951 2, 135, 447. 02 .....-------------- (5) 29. West Hill Reservoir, Blackstone River Basin, Mass ------------------ ------ 1951 82, 723. 72 _-_-------- 2, 567, 276. 28 30. Worcester diversion, Blackstone River Basin, Mass _-- 1951 69, 736. 88 ------------- 4 3, 992, 263. 12 31. East Brimfield Reservoir, Thames River Basin, Mass -------------------- 1951 69, 942. 28 ....----------......-- 5,159, 057. 72 1 Bennington and Beards Brook Reservoirs have been substituted. 2 A dam has been constructed by private interests at the site. 3 Cost revised in 1949. 4 Cost revised in 1953. 5 Completed. 6 Authorization expired due to failure of local interests to furnish assurances within the 5-year period allowed by law. 7 The Island, Townshend, and Ball Mountain Reservoirs have been substituted. 8 Flood control work under authority of sec. 205, Public Law 858, 80th Cong., 2d sess. FLOOD CONTROL---NEW ENGLAND DIVISION 151 87. MISCELLANEOUS ACTIVITIES Status of all investigations for flood control called for by Flood Control Acts and committee resolutions Date trans- Document Recom- Locality Authorization act mitted to No. mendation Congress Acushnet River and New Bedford River and Harbor Act, - and Fairhaven Harbors, Mass., Mar. 2, 1945. particularly to provide greater depth in the eastern portion of the anchorage basin and for the improvement of navigation, flood control, and related purposes. Ammonoosuc River, N. H., tribu- Flood Control Committee tary of the Connecticut River. resolution, May 28, 1941. Aroostook River and tributaries, Flood Control Act, June - Maine. 30, 1948. Connecticut and Chicopee Rivers_ Flood Control Act, Aug. 28, 1937. Connecticut and Merrimack Rivers Flood Control Act, May -17,..... and their tributaries, and such 17, 1950. other streams in the States of Maine, New Hampshire, Ver- mont, Massachusetts, Connecti- cut, and Rhode Island, where power development appears feas- ible and practicable, to determine the hydroelectric potentialities, in combination with other water and resource development. Connecticut River and tributaries Flood Control Committee .... including Westfield River. resolution, June 16,1938. Connecticut River and tributaries, Senate Public Works Com- -. . for flood control on Passumpsic mittee resolution, June River and tributaries, particu- 9, 1948. larly in vicinity of St. Johnsbury, Vt. Connecticut River and tributaries, Flood Control Committee ...... for substitute flood-control proj- resolution, May 28, 1941. ect in place of Sugar Hill Dam and Reservoir on Ammonoosuc River, N. H. Connecticut River, Mass., between Flood Control Act, Aug. 11, Hatfield and Mount Tom. 1939. Fairhaven and New Bedford Har- River and Harbor Act, ------------------------ bors and the Acushnet River, Mar. 2, 1945. Mass., greater depth in the eastern portion of anchorage basin and for navigation, flood control, and related purposes. Green River, Mass______.____ Flood Control Act, Aug.---------------------- 11, 1939. Housatonic River, Conn., Mass., Senate Public Works Com---------- ------------ and N. Y. mittee resolution, Feb. 4, 1949. Israel River, at and in the vicinity Flood Control Act, May .------------ - --------- of Lancaster, N. H., in the in- 17, 1950. terest of flood control and related purposes. Kennebec River, Maine_ _....... Commerce Committee res- ----------- olution, Mar. 28, 1936. Kennebec River and tributaries, Flood193control Act, June - -- Maine. 20, 1936. Kennebec River, Maine--...-.... Flood Control Act, June -------------------- 22, 1936. Merrimack and Connecticut Rivers Flood Control Act, May - ------------ and their tributaries and such 17, 1950. other streams in the States of Maine, New Hampshire, Ver- mont, Massachusetts, Connecti- cut, and Rhode Island, where power development appears feas- ible and practicable. 152 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 Status of all investigations for flood control called for by Flood Control Acts and committee resolutions-Continued Date trans- Locality Authorization act mitted to Do. mendation Congress Merrimack River, Mass. and N. H., River and Harbor Act, with a view to improvement for June 20, 1938. navigation, flood control, and water power. Mystic River and its tributaries, Flood Control Act, May Massachusetts (between the Wel- 17, 1950. lington Bridge and the Craddock Bridge). New Bedford and Fairhaven Har- River and Harbor Act, bors and the Acushnet River, Mar. 2, 1945. Mass., to provide greater depth in the eastern portion of the an- chorage basin and for the im- provement of navigation, flood control, and related purposes. Passumpsic River and tributaries, Senate Public Works Com- particularly in the vicinity of mittee resolution, June 9, St. Johnsbury, Vt. St. Johnsbury, Vt., Passumpsic River and tributaries in vicinity 1948. .....do _ ................. --------------- of. Sugar Hill Dam and Reservoir, substitute flood-control project on Flood Control Committee resolution, May 28, 1941. --------------- Ammonoosuc River, Connecticut River Basin. Thames River and its tributaries, House Public Works Com- Connecticut. mittee resolution, June 17, 1948. --------------------- Westfield River, tributary of the Connecticut River. Flood Control Committee resolution, June 16, 1938. -------------- ---------- IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS IN THE NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT This district comprises western Vermont, small portions of western Massachusetts and Connecticut, eastern New York, including Long Island, and northeastern New Jersey, embraced in the drainage basins tributary to Lake Champlain and the St. Lawrence River system east thereof and to the Atlantic Ocean from New York-Connecticut State line to but not including Manasquan Inlet, N. J. It exercises jurisdiction, however, over all matters pertaining to the improvement of the Great Lakes to Hudson River waterway; and, for the purposes of study, investigation, and survey for the St. Lawrence River seaway and power project, over the International Rapids section of the St. Lawrence River, extending from Chimney Point to the foot of Cornwall Island. Under the direction of the Secretary of the Army, the district engineer, as Supervisor of New York Harbor, also exercises jurisdiction under the laws enacted for the preservation of the tidal waters of New York Harbor, its adjacent or tributary waters, and the waters of Long Island Sound. District engineer: Col. A. H. Davidson, Jr., Corps of Engineers. Division engineer of the North Atlantic Division, New York, N. Y., comprising the New York, N. Y., Philadelphia, Pa., Baltimore, Md., Washington, D. C., and Norfolk, Va., districts: Col. B. B. Talley, Corps of Engineers. IMPROVEMENTS Navigation Navigation-Continued Page Page 1. Port Chester Harbor, N. Y___ 154 24. Bay Ridge and Red Hook 2. Echo Bay Harbor, N. Y 156 Channels, N. Y 190 3. East Chester Creek, N. Y_____ 157 25. Gowanus Creek Channel, N. Y_ 192 4. Westchester Creek, N. Y -. _ 158 26. Buttermilk Channel, N. Y - 193 5. Bronx River, N. Y __ 160 27. East River, N. Y ______.... 195 6. Harbor at Flushing Bay, N. Y_ 162 28. Wallabout Channel, N. Y. 197 7. Hempstead Harbor, N. Y_____ 163 29. Newtown Creek, N. Y 198 8. Glencove Creek, N. Y--__ 164 30. Harlem River, N. Y . 201 9. Huntington Harbor, N.Y 166 31. Hudson River Channel, New 10. Port Jefferson Harbor, N. Y__ 168 York Harbor . .. 203 11. Mattituck Harbor, N. Y- -... 170 32. New York Har:o-, collection 12. Greenport Harbor, N. Y ______ 171 of drift .... 205 13. Peconic River, N. Y 172 33. Rondout Harbor, N. Y 206 14. Sag Harbor, N. Y 173 34. Hudson River, N. Y ... 208 15. Lake Montauk Harbor, N. Y _ 174 35. Great Lakes to Hudson River 16. Long Island Intracoastal Wa- Waterway-Enlargement of terway, N. Y__ - 176 New York State Barge Cana._ 212 17. Great South Bay, N. Y-. 177 36. Narrows of I ake Champlain, 18. Fire Island Inlet, N. Y 179 N. Y. and Vt_ _ .. 214 19. Jones Inlet, N. Y------------ 180 37. Bulington Harbor, Vt___-- 216 20. East Rockaway (Debs) Inlet, 38. 1-lattslburg Harbor, N. Y_ .- 217 N. Y-----------------_ 182 39. Newark Bay, Hackensack nd 21. 22. Jamaica Bay, N. Y- New York Harbor: Entrance 183 Passaic Rivers, N. J 40. New York and New Jersey --- _ . 219 Channels and Anchorage Channels .________ ._ _._ 223 Areas -------------- _ 186 41. Ra itan River to Arthur Kill 23. Coney Island Channel, N. Y__ 189 Cutoff Channel, N. J__ _ 227 153 154 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 Navigation-Continued Flood Control-Continued Page I Page 42. Elizabeth River, N. J_ _..___ 227 60. Adams, Hoosic River Basin, 43. Woodbridge Creek, N. J -- 229 Mass_ - - 254 44. Great Kills Harbor, Staten 61. Snagging and clearing under Island, N. Y--------------230 authority of section 2 of the 45. Raritan River, N. J_-------- 231 Flood Control Act approved 46. Washington Canal and South Aug. 28, 1937, as amended__ 256 River, N. J ------- ---- 234 61. Preliminary examinations sur- 47. Cheesequake Creek, N. J _____ 235 veys and contingencies for 48. Keyport Harbor, N. J-L-- 236 flood control -------------- 257 49. Matawan Creek, N. J .------ 237 63. Inspection of completed works- 258 50. Shoal Harbor and Compton 64. Inactive flood control projects_ 258 Creek, N. J ___ __ __ 238 51. Shrewsbury River, N. J -- 240 65. Miscellaneous activities ._____ 259 52. Shark River, N. J _ 243 66. Emergency bank protection 53. Examinations, surveys, and work under authority of the contingencies (General) ---- 244 Flood Control Act approved -- 54. Plant allotment_ __ _ 245 Dec. 22, 1944, as amended__ 259 55. Inactive navigation projects__ 245 67. Emergency flood control work 56. Miscellaneous activities------- 246 under authority of the Flood 57. Supervision of New York Har- Control Act approved Aug. bor_ --------- 248 18, 1941, as amended, and the Flood Control Act, approved Flood Control June 30, 1948------------- 260 58. Hoosick Falls, Hoosic River 68. Flood protection work under Basin, N. Y_ 251 authority sec. 205 of the 59. North Adams, Hoosic River Flood Control Act approved Basin, Mass__ 252 June 30, 1948, as amended _ 261 1. PORT CHESTER HARBOR, N. Y. Location. This harbor, located at the boundary between the States of New York and Connecticut, comprises the tidal mouth, about 1.7 miles in length, of the Byram River whose source is in Byram Lake about 12 miles north of Port Chester. The river empties into Long Island Sound about 32 miles by water east of the Battery, New York City. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 222.) Previous projects. Adopted by River and Harbor Act of June 10, 1872, modified in 1884 and 1888, and by the River and Harbor Acts of March 3, 1899, and March 2, 1907. For further details, see Annual Report for 1915, page 1758, and Annual Report for 1938, page 157. Existing project. This provides for an anchorage basin near the breakwater constructed at Byram Point under a previous project, 12 feet deep, for fenders on the east bank opposite the southern end of Fox Island, and for a channel 12 feet deep at mean low water and 150 feet wide from Long Island Sound to the mouth of the river at the southerly point of Fox Island; thence 10 feet deep and 100 feet wide to 900 feet below the fixed bridge at Mill Street in Port Chester, including a turning basin opposite the steamboat landing; and thence 3 feet deep and 175 to 100 feet wide to 100 feet below the fixed bridge. The length of the section included in the project is about 1.7 miles. RIVERS AND HARBORS--NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 155 Mean tidal range, 7.1 feet; mean range of spring tides, 8.5 feet; irregu- lar fluctuations due to wind and barometric pressure vary from 4 feet below mean low water up to 8.6 feet above mean high water. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1953, is $446,500 exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects, and $5,500 to be contributed by local interests. The latest (1950) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance after completion is $4,500. The existing project was authorized by the following River and Harbor acts: Acts Work authorized Documents June 25, 1910 Entrance channel 12 feet deep, thence 10 feet deep to H. Doc. 1165, 60th Cong., 2d sess. and including turning basin, thence 3 feet deep to head of improvement. July 3,1930 Widening turning basin, dredging anchorage basin. Rivers and Harbors Committee and constructing fenders on east bank. Doc. 23, 70th Cong., 2d sess. (Contains latest published map.) Local cooperation. The River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930, pro- vides that local interests shall contribute $5,500 in cash toward widen- ing the channel at the turning basin. This condition has not been fulfilled and there is no indication as to when compliance may be expected. Termninal facilities. There are 34 terminals in Port Chester Harbor between Fox Island and the Mill Street Bridge, with a total berthage of about 5,300 feet, of which 3,210 feet are available for dockage. The village of Port Chester owns several bulkheads which are used as public landings for small pleasure craft. Several boatyards with storage space for 75 boats and equipped with a total of 3 marine railways are available for pleasure craft. The facilities appear to be adequate for existing commerce. (For latest full description of terminal facilities, see Port and Terminal Facilities of the Port of New York, 1942, Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year. None. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was about 94 percent completed. When examined in June 1952, the controlling mean low water depth was 11 feet for a width varying from 130 to 50 feet from Long Island Sound to Fox Island, 8 feet in the anchorage, thence 10 feet for a width varying from 50 to 100 feet to the turning basin, 10 feet in turning basin, thence depths vary from 4 feet to 1 foot for full width to upper limit of 3-foot project. The work remaining to be done under the existing project consists of widening the turning basin and constructing fenders on the bank opposite the southern end of Fox Island. The total cost and expenditures of the existing project to June 30, 1953, were $482,835.55, of which $358,475.33 was for new work and $124,360.22 for maintenance. 156 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 prior to 19491 New work: Appropriated--- .......... ...........-----------....-------.--..---------- ------------........----------....... $433, 470. 43 Cost .------------ ----- - ----- ---- ----------- ---------- ------------........... 433, 470. 43 Expenditures------............-----------........-----------------------...............-------------..........---------- 433, 470. 43 Maintenance: Appropriated--------------- ------------------... $582. 30 ...........--- 140, 729. 34 Cost .--- --------------- --------------- . 582. 30 ......... 140, 729. 34 Expenditures ------------------------------- ----------- 582. 30 ------------ 140, 729. 34 1Includes $74,995.10 for new work and $16,369.121 for maintenance for previous projects. ,Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to be appropriated for completion of existing project___ _----__-- - $88, 500 2. ECHO BAY HARBOR, N. Y. Location. This harbor is situated on the north shore of Long Island Sound, 8 miles west of the Connecticut State line and 24 miles by water east of the Battery, New York City. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 222.) Previous projects. Adopted by the River and Harbor Act of June 18, 1878, and modified by River and Harbor Acts of June 13, 1902, and March 2, 1907. For further details, see Annual Reports for 1915 and 1938, pages 1760 and 162, respectively. Existing project. This provides for a channel 10 feet deep at mean low water and 100 feet wide, extending from the 10-foot contour in Echo Bay to the city wharf at Beaufort Point (Hudson Park), and a turning basin of the same depth at the inner extremity of the channel. Length of section included in project, 1,300 feet. Mean tidal range, 7.3 feet; mean range of spring tides, 8.6 feet; irregular fluctuations due to wind and barometric pressure vary from 3.9 feet below mean low water up to 8.1 feet above mean high water. The cost for new work for the completed project was $17,216.14, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1950) approved estimate of cost of annual maintenance is $1,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of June 25, 1910 (H. Doc. 1118, 60th Cong., 2d sess.). The latest pub- lished map is in the project document. Terminal facilities. Water terminals, 11 in number, with available dockage of 2,800 feet, are scattered along the waterfront at and between Beaufort Point and the head of navigation. Seven are publicly owned; 2 are privately owned; and 2 are corporately owned. The facilities provided are adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year. None. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was completed in 1911. When examined in April 1949, the controlling mean low water depth in the entrance channel was 9 feet for a width varying from 80 to 100 feet and 8 feet in the turning basin. The total cost and expenditures of the existing project to June 30, 1953, were $24,377.18- $17,216.14 for new work and $7,161.04 for maintenance. RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 157 Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 prior to 19491 New work: ............ Appropriated--------......... ------------ ----------.................------------ -----------....... ------ $64, 583. 89 Cost--------------------.............--------------------........................--------------64,583.89 Expenditures. ... ------------ ------------ -------- ------------- _-- ----------- 64, 583.89 Maintenance: Appropriated------........ $500 ....................... $200--------------------------------- 7,171.45 Cost ------------------ 500 200 ----------------------------------- 7,171.45 Expenditures ........ 500 200 ,_------------,_-------------- ---------- 7,171.45 IIncludes $47,367.75 for new work and $10.41 for maintenance for previous projects. 3. EAST CHESTER CREEK, N. Y. Location. This creek, also known as Hutchinson River, is a small tidal stream emptying into East Chester Bay, an indentation in the north shore of Long Island Sound immediately north of Throgs Neck, 12 miles southwest of the Connecticut State line and 21 miles by water northeast of the Battery, New York City. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 223.) Previous projects. Adopted by the River and Harbor Acts of March 3, 1873, June 25, 1910, and July 3, 1930. For further details, see Annual Report for 1915, page 1761; Annual Report for 1929, page 167; Annual Report for 1938, page 163; and Annual Report for 1949, page 208. Existing project. This provides for a channel 10 feet deep at mean low water and generally 150 feet wide from Long Island Sound through East Chester Bay to a point 700 feet below the Boston Post Road Bridge, and thence 70 feet wide extending to a point where the creek divides into a Y, thence approximately 1,000 feet into the east branch of the Y and approximately 500 feet into the west branch of the Y; a passing basin south of the Boston Post Road Bridge; widen- ing of the channel at the Boston Post Road Bridge; and for construc- tion of a check dam at the head of navigation. Length of section included in project, 5 miles. Mean tidal range, 7.3 feet in the estuary; mean range of spring tides, 8.6 feet; irregular fluctuations due to wind and barometric pressure vary from 3.9 feet below mean low water up to 8.1 feet above mean high water. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1953, is $664,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The estimate of annual cost of maintenance, revised in 1950, is $29,800. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of May 17, 1950 (H. Doc. 749, 80th Cong., 2d sess.). The latest pub- lished map is in the project document. Local cooperation. The River and Harbor Act of May 17, 1950, provides that local interests shall: a. Furnish free of cost to the United States all lands, easements, rights-of-way, and suitable areas for disposal of dredged material during construction of the project and for subsequent maintenance, as and when required. 277309-53-voL. 1-- 11 158 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 b. Hold and save the United States free from damages due to the construction works and subsequent maintenance. These conditions have not been fulfilled. Terminal facilities. There are 24 terminals with at total berthage space of 7,800 feet available for use along the upper end of the water- way. Ten of the wharves are equipped with mechanical handling devices. The existing terminal facilities are adequate to meet the present requirements of commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year. Under a contract for maintenance dredging to restore previous project depth of 8 feet, work was commenced April 15, 1952, and was completed on July 17, 1952. During the fiscal year 44,061 cubic yards, place measurement, of material were removed at a cost of $68,853.05 for maintenance under the previous project. The total expenditure was $129,030.13. Condition at end of fiscal year. No work has been done under the existing project and there have been no costs or expenditures. When examined between April 1949 and July 1952, the controlling depth at mean low water was 8 feet for a width of 150 feet from Long Island Sound to 700 feet below Boston Post Road Bridge, thence of same depth for a width varying from 40 to 70 feet to 300 feet below Fulton Avenue Bridge, thence the depths decrease from 8 feet to 1 foot in the Y-shaped portion of the waterway. The minimum width through bridge draws is 59.6 feet. The head of navigation is about 1,550 feet above the Fulton Avenue Bridge. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 prior to 1949 12 New work: Appropriated .......................-------...--- $592,056. 65 ..-----------.....................------------....-----------.........------------ Cost...............--------------.......------------ .....----------- ...........------------ ..------------....----------- 592, 056. 65 Expenditures--------......---------- ---------------------------------------------- 592,056. 65 Maintenance: Appropriated .---.. --.. $2, 400 $150 $2, 591.00 $203, 291. 65 -$10, 086. 62 380, 232. 35 Cost---------------- 2, 400 150 1, 661. 73 125, 281. 25 68, 853. 05 380, 232. 35 Expenditures......--------... 2, 400 ... 150------------.... 66, 765. 90 129, 030. 13 380, 232. 35 1In addition, $14,402.80 for new work was expended from contributed funds for previous projects. s Includes $592,056.65 for new work and $380,232.35 for maintenance on previous projects. Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to be appropriated for completion of existing project_ _--------------- $664, 000. 00 4. WESTCHESTER CREEK, N. Y. Location. This creek is a tidal stream flowing into the East River from the north at a point 14 miles by water northeast of the Battery, New York City. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 226.) Previous projects. Adopted by the River and Harbor Act of June 25, 1910. For further details, see page 238 of Annual Report for 1921, and page 164 of Annual Report for 1938. RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 159 Existing project. This provides for a channel 12 feet deep at mean low water, 100 feet wide for a length of 2,000 feet through the estuary; thence 80 feet wide for 3,000 feet; and thence 60 feet wide to the head of navigation at East Tremont Avenue (Fort Schuyler Road), a dis- tance of 8,800 feet, with widening at bends, and with two turning basins, one near the upper end of the channel and another near the Eastern Boulevard (Unionport) Bridge, a total length of about 2.6 miles. Mean tidal range, 7 feet; mean range of spring tides, 8.4 feet; irregular fluctuations due to wind and barometric pressure vary from 3.9 feet below mean low water up to 8.4 feet above mean high water. The cost for new work for the completed project was $98,667, ex- clusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1950) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $15,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act approved September 22, 1922 (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. 8, 67th Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map is printed in House Document No. 370, 64th Congress, 1st session. Recommended modification of project. Under date of January 2, 1951, the Chief of Engineers recommended modification of the existing project to provide for a turning basin 12 feet deep and approximately 250 by 250 feet in extent, located about 500 feet downstream from the head of navigation, at an estimated cost to the United States of $27,000 for construction and $1,000 annually for maintenance in addi- tion to that now required, subject to certain conditions of local cooperation. Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Terminal facilities. There are 15 terminals with a total usable berthage of 3,500 feet located along the waterway. Eight of the terminals are equipped with mechanical handling devices. One wharf with a berthage of 50 feet is open to the public. Two boatyards with storage space for 70 boats and equipped with marine railways are available for pleasure craft. The facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year. None. Condition at end of fiscal year. Work under the existing project was commenced March 1932 and completed May 1933. The upper 0.5 mile of the channel was relocated by the city of New York in 1941. When examined in June 1952, the controlling mean low water depth was 12 feet for a width varying from 100 to 20 feet from the East River to 1,500 feet south of Unionport Bridge, thence 10 feet for a width varying from 60 to 30 feet to 1,100 feet north of Unionport Bridge, thence 8 feet for a width of 60 feet to the head of project. The head of navigation is at East Tremont Avenue, Bronx, about 2.6 miles above the mouth. The total cost and expenditures of the existing project to June 30, 1953, were $290,149.88, of which $98,666.88 was for new work and $191,483 for maintenance. 160 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 priorto 19491 New work: Appropriated--- ---------------------------- ------------------------ $175, 848. 52 Cost--- ----------- ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ 175, 848. 52 Expenditures....------------------------ ---------------------------------- 175, 848. 52 Maintenance: Appropriated-........ $129, 000. 00 -$1, 042. 68 ------------ $713. 18 $700 258, 783. 14 Cost-------------- 122, 743. 02 853. 46 ------------ 713. 18 ------------ 258, 083. 14 Expenditures--- - . 127, 681. 62 903.36 ------------ 713. 18 .......... 258, 083. 14 1 Includes $77,181.64 for new work and $66,600.14 for maintenance for previous projects. 5. BRONX RIVER, N. Y. Location. This stream empties into a shallow bay in the north shore of East River, 11 miles by water northeast of the Battery, New York City. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 226.) Previous project. Adopted by the River and Harbor Act of June 3, 1896. For further details, see Annual Report for 1915, page 1762, and Annual Report for 1938, page 166. Existing project. This provides for a channel 10 feet deep at mean low water and 100 feet wide, to extend from deep water in East River to the head of navigation at the dam at East 177th Street, involving the first dredging from East River at Randall Avenue to a width of 200 feet; thence to Spofford Avenue, 150 feet; thence to Watson Avenue, 125 feet; thence to the railroad bridge near West- chester Avenue, 100 feet, except in the southern approach to the bridge, where it is to be 140 feet; and above the bridge 100 feet, with increase at bends where permissible, including a turning basin at the head of the improvement. The length of the section included in the project is about 3.3 miles. Mean tidal range, 6.9 feet in the estuary; mean range of spring tides, 8.2 feet; irregular fluctuations due to wind and barometric pressure vary from 4 feet below mean low water up to 8.5 feet above mean high water. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1953, is $1,367,000, exclusive of amounts expended under previous projects and exclusive of $10,000 contributed by local interests. The latest (1950) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $16,500. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 4, 1913 (H. Doc. 897, 62d Cong., 2d sess.). For latest pub- lished map, see Annual Report for 1912, page 1470. Local cooperation. The River and Harbor Act of March 4, 1913, provides that any right-of-way that may be necessary for the execu- tion of the project shall be furnished free of cost to the United States. Right-of-way within the bulkhead lines below the Westchester Avenue Bridge was accepted by the Chief of Engineers under date of June 9, 1920, and above the Westchester Avenue Bridge under date of October 4, 1928. Under date of September 10, 1940, the Chief of Engineers approved releases from damages furnished by adjoining property owners in the reach of the river between Westchester Avenue and East 174th Street. Under date of November 12, 1940, the Chief of Engi- neers approved an agreement under which the city of New York would reimburse the United States for the cost of a retaining wall to RIVERS AND HARBORS---NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 161 protect adjoining property in the reach of the river between West- chester Avenue and New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad bridge in lieu of furnishing additional right-of-way. On October 28, 1940, the Secretary of War authorized the acceptance of $10,000 from the city of New York to defray the cost of the retaining wall. The $10,000 was deposited to the credit of the United States on December 7, 1940. Additional right-of-way required in the section above East 174th Street has not been furnished. The city of New York has in- dicated that it does not feel justified in acquiring any additional land along the river. Terminal facilities. There are 17 terminals with 3,600 feet of bulk- heads and wharves available for dockage, located along the east and west banks from Randall Avenue to East 173d Street. One of the terminals is publicly owned. Five of the terminals are equipped with mechanical handling devices. Additional terminals with modern facilities will be needed when the existing project is developed. Operationsand results during fiscal year. None. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was about 82 percent completed. A channel to project dimensions was completed from deep water in East River up to the Westchester Avenue Bridge in 1926. A channel 10 feet deep and 65 to 123 feet wide from West- chester Avenue Bridge to East 174th Street was completed in 1941. When examined in June 1952, the controlling mean low water depth was 10 feet for a width varying from 50 to 100 feet from East River to 800 feet south of Bruckner Boulevard Bridge, thence 8 feet for a width varying from 50 to 60 feet to 800 feet south of Westchester Avenue Bridge, thence 7 feet for a width varying from 40 to 80 feet to the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad bridge. The work remaining to be done under the existing project consists of widening to project width the reach between Westchester Avenue Bridge and East 172d Street. The channel between East 172d Street and the upper limit of the authorized project is in process of being filled in by the city of New York under a Department of the Army permit, and is no longer a waterway. The total cost and expenditures of the existing project to June 30, 1953, exclusive of $10,000 contributed funds for new work, were $1,420,200.96, of which $1,080,910.37 was for new work and $339,290.59 for maintenance. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 prior to 1949 1 2 New work: Appropriated .......------..---......----....---..----- ........------------.... .......------------------------.......... $1, 149, 946.09 ---- Cost-----..........-------------...--------.......-------------------------..........--------........................ 1,149,946.09 Expenditures ...........................-------........--------------. 1,149, 946. 09 ........----------- .....-----------.......------------ Maintenance: Appropriated-------- ..............--------- .............--------- ------------............ $667. 86 .....------------.. 366, 211. 92 Cost .---------------------- ------------ ----------- 667. 86 .......-----------.... 366, 211. 92 Expenditures-------.........------------ 667. 86 ------------ -------........................--....----..------... 366, 211.92 1Includes $69,035.72 for new work and $26,921.33 for maintenance for previous projects. 2 In addition, $10,000 for new work was expended from contributed funds. Other new work data : Estimated additional amount needed to be appro- priated for completion of existing project -------------------- $286, 000 162 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 6. HARBOR AT FLUSHING BAY, N. Y. . Location. The harbor is located on the north shore of Long Island, 12 miles by water northeast of the Battery, New York City, and con- sists of Flushing Bay, 2 miles long, and Flushing Creek, 1 mile long. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 226.) Previous projects. Adopted by River and Harbor Acts of March 3, 1879, and March 4, 1913. For further details, see Annual Reports for 1915, 1932, and 1938, pages 1772, 169, and 168, respectively. Existing project. This provides for a channel 12 feet deep at mean low water from that depth in East River through Flushing Bay and in Flushing Creek to the Main Street Bridge with widths of 200 feet through the bay and in the creek to the Northern Boule- vard Bridge, thence decreasing uniformly to 160 feet at the Main Street Bridge; a branch channel 12 feet deep and 200 feet wide from the main channel to a maneuvering area of the same depth outside the municipal boat basin at the south end of the bay, with an anchor- age basin of 8-foot depth and approximately 700-foot width west of the branch channel; and for the repair and reconstruction of 3,739 linear feet of dike. The length of the section included in the project is about 3.7 miles. Mean tidal range, 6.8 feet; mean range of spring tides, 8.1 feet; ir- regular fluctuations due to wind and barometric pressure vary from 4 feet below mean low water up to 7.6 feet above mean high water. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1953, is $1,080,00, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1950) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $20,000. The existing project was authorized by the following River and Harbor Acts: Acts Work authorized Documents Mar. 4, 1913 __- Construction of new dike; repair of old dike ...._ H. Doc. 1333, 61st Cong., 3d sess. H . Doc. 124, 68th Cong., 1st sess. M ar. 3,1925 Dredging 12-foot channel .. . . . . . . . . . ..--------------- Aug. 26, 1937 Branch channel, maneuvering area, and anchorage Rivers and Harbors Committee 1 basin. Modified conditions of local cooperation. Doc. 35, 75th Cong., 1st sess. June 20,1938 Providing 6-foot channel along west 2 side of harbor Senate committee1 print, 75th during period of the World's Fair. Cong., 3d sess. Contain latest published maps. 2I No work was done. Local cooperation. The River and Harbor Act of August 26, 1937, provides that the branch channel and anchorage shall not be con- structed until local interests give assurances satisfactory to the Secre- tary of War that they will construct a suitable landing for excursion boats and a boat basin of appropriate capacity; provide and maintain a public landing of permanent construction for small boats, with necessary service and supply facilities; provide adequate parking spaces for automobiles in the immediate vicinity suitably connected to the public highway system and open to the public on equal terms, and that no dredging shall be done in the Flushing Creek Channel closer than 100 feet to the established harbor line at any wharf structure without previous consent of the owner and release of the United States from any resultant claims for damages. Assurances providing com- pliance with the local cooperation required for all improvements au- RIVERS AND HARBORS---NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 163 thorized under this act, except for dredging in the creek channel, were accepted by the Secretary of War on October 18, 1937. There is no indication as to when compliance with the remaining conditions affect- ing the 12-foot channel may be expected. Terminal facilities. There are 27 terminals with approximately 8,900 feet of bulkheads available for dockage. Two of the terminals and an excursion-boat landing and boat basin at the south end of the bay are owned by the city of New York, the latter being open to the public. Eleven of the terminals are equipped with mechanical han- dling devices. The facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year. The cost and expendi- tures of a survey to determine the condition of the channel were $486.84 for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. Work under the existing project was commenced March 1938 and is about 59 percent complete. The 12- foot channel in the bay, branch channel, maneuvering area and the 8-foot anchorage area were completed in November 1938. When ex- amined in May 1949 to June 1953, the controlling mean low water depth was 12 feet for width varying from 70 to 200 feet in the main channel through the bay to Willets Point Boulevard Bridge, thence 10 feet for a width varying from 70 to 200 feet to the Broadway Bridge, thence 8 feet for a width varying from 70 to 180 feet to the Roosevelt Avenue Bridge, thence decreasing to zero depth at Main Street Bridge. The depth in the Branch channel and maneuvering area was 7 feet and in the anchorage area the depth was 5 feet. The head of navigation is at the Main Street Bridge. The work remaining to be done under the existing project consists of the construction of the channel in the creek to a depth of 12 feet and the repair and reconstruction of dike. The total cost and expenditures of the existing project to June 30, 1953, were $393,582.50-$389,629.46 for new work and $3,953.04 for maintenance. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30,1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 prior to 1949 New work: Appropriated ...----.............------...----...-----------------------------------.....................-----------........... 1 $628, 502. 37 Cost-..-----------------......... --------.....------------ --... .......-----------..--------............--- 1 628, 502. 37 Expenditures---- ........ ----------- --------------------... ............ --- -- --- 1 628, 502. 37 Maintenance: Appropriated-----......---- $2, 000 $150 ............ $753. 60 $486. 84 210, 427. 67 Cost_------ --------- -- 2, 000 150------------ 753. 60 486. 84 210, 364. 51 Expenditures--....----..... 2, 000 150 ...........------------ 753. 60 486. 84 210, 364. 51 1Includes $238,872.91 for new work and $206,411.47 for maintenance for previous projects. Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to be appropriated for completion of existing project----------------- $690, 000 7. HEMPSTEAD HARBOR, N. Y. Location. This is an indentation of the north shore of Long Island, 25 miles by water northeast of the Battery, New York City, and 13 miles southwest of Stamford Harbor, Conn. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 223). 164 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 Existing project. This provides for a channel 6 feet deep at mean low water and 100 feet wide from the entrance to a point opposite Ward's wharf, a distance of about 5,600 feet; thence 80 feet wide to the Roslyn town wharf, a distance of about 3,200 feet; and thence 50 to 70 feet wide to the head of navigation, a distance of about 1,700 feet. Total length of channel included in the project is 2 miles. Mean tidal range, 7.1 feet; mean range of spring tides, 8.4 feet; irregular fluctua- tions due to wind and barometric pressure vary from 3.6 feet below mean low water up to 8.7 feet above mean high water. The cost for new work, for the completed project was $39,468. The latest (1950) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $6,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of June 25, 1910 (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. No. 1, 61st Cong., 2d sess.). There is no published map. Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Terminal facilities. Water terminals, 9 in number with available dockage of 2,700 feet, are located-8 along the east shore of the harbor from Glen Cove to Roslyn and 1 on the west shore; none has a railroad connection. The facilities are considered adequate for existing com- merce, which is local, and there is ample waterfront, both public and private, for additional terminals as needs arise. Operations and results during fiscal year. None. Condition at end of fiscal year. Work under the existing project was commenced March 1912, and completed October 1912. When examined in May 1950, the controlling mean low water depth was 6 feet for a width varying from 75 to 100 feet from the entrance at Bar Beach to opposite former site of Ward's wharf, thence 6 feet for a width varying from 80 to 30 feet to Old Town wharf, thence the depths vary from 1 to 6 feet to the head of the project. The head of navigation is the dam at Roslyn, about 2 miles by channel from the mouth. The total cost and expenditures of the existing project to June 30, 1953, were $107,567.04, of which $39,468.11 was for new work and $68,098.93 for maintenance. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 priorto 1949 New work: Appropriated----------------------------------------------- ----------- $39, 468.11 Cost----------... --------------------------------------.. ..........----------------.. 39, 468. 11 Expenditures--................................----------...----------------------------------------------- 39, 468. 11 Maintenance: Appropriated .......---- $800 $900 ............-----------------..........------.. $800 68, 898. 63 Cost- -------------- 800 900 -----------------------------------............ 68,098.63 Expenditures......... 800 900 -----------------------.................................------------ 68,098.63 8. GLEN COVE CREEK, N. Y. Location. This is a narrow tidal inlet extending eastwardly about 1 mile from the east side of Hempstead Harbor on the north shore RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 165 of Long Island, 26 miles northeast of the Battery, New York City. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 223.) Existing project. This provides for a channel 100 feet wide and 8 feet deep at mean low water from deep water in Hempstead HarbOr to the head of navigation at the city of Glen Cove, a total length of about 1 mile, to be protected by a sand fence along its north side where it crosses the beach. Mean tidal range, 7.4 feet; mean range of spring tides, 8.7 feet; irregular fluctuations due to wind and barometric pressure vary from 3.6 feet below mean low water up to 8.4 feet above mean high water. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1953, is $91,500, exclusive of $91,500 (one-half total cost) to be contributed by local interests. The latest (1950) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $4,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1925 (H. Doc. 207, 68th Cong., 1st sess.) The latest published map is in the project document. Local cooperation. The River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1925, provides that local interests shall pay one-half of the first cost of the work, provide without cost to the United States all rights-of-way, spoil-disposal areas, and bulkheads, and give assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of War that adequate terminals will be built. Complied with as to contribution of one-half of first cost of work done to date, cession of rights-of-way, provision of disposal areas, and the construction of terminals. Pending construction of bulkheads by local interests along the southerly side of the channel in the upper 1,600 feet of the improvement, a channel of less than project width has been excavated. In letter dated February 4, 1948, the Commis- sioner, Department of Public Works, city of Glen Cove, was notified of the conditions affecting the remaining work. There is no indication as to when compliance with these conditions may be expected. Terminal facilities. There are 1,875 feet of bulkheads located along the northerly side of the waterway. The terminals are ade- quate for present needs and there is ample waterfront, both public and private, for additional terminals as needs arise. Operationsand results during fiscal year. None. Condition at end of fiscal year. Work under the existing project was commenced August 1933 and is about 55 percent complete. The work done provided a channel 100 feet in width from deep water in Hempstead Harbor for a distance of 3,470 feet, thence gradually de- creasing to 50 feet in width for a distance of 180 feet, and 50 feet in width for a distance of about 1,450 feet to the head of the improve- ment. When examined in November 1947 and June 1948, the con- trolling mean low water depth was 8 feet for a width of 100 feet from the mouth to within 1,600 feet of the head of the improvement; thence 5 feet for a width varying from 50 to 30 feet to the head of the project. The head of navigation is at the city of Glen Cove, about 1 mile above the mouth. The work remaining to be done to complete the existing project consists in widening to 100 feet the upper 1,630 feet of channel and building a sand fence along the north side of channel where it crosses the beach. The total cost and expenditures of the existing project to June 166 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 30, 1953, were $88,641.79-$59,534.17 for new work, of which $29,- 760.06 was United States funds and $29,774.11 contributed funds, and $29,107.62 for maintenance. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ. ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 prior to 1949 1 New work: Appropriated-----------.........----- ------ ------------ ------------------------ $29, 760.06 Cost--------------------.................------------ ----------- ----------- ------------.......... 29, 760. 06 ....--...............-------- ..------------ Expenditures---- ..------------ ------------ ------------ 29, 760. 06 Maintenance: Appropriated- ........- $13, 192. 38 ..----------- --------------------------------- 29, 107. 62 Cost-....-------------- 22.17 ------------------------------------------- 29,107. 62 Expenditures--------- 4,167. 22 .................-------------------------------...----------- 29,107.62 Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to be ap- propriated for completion of existing project_____------------- 2 61, 500 1In addition, $29,774.11 for new work was expended from contributed funds. 2 Exclusive of $61,500 to be contributed by local interests. 9. HUNTINGTON HARBOR, N. Y. Location. This is an indentation of the north shore of Long Island, 40 miles northeast of the Battery, New York City, and 8 miles south- east of Stamford Harbor, Conn. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 224.) Previous projects. Adopted by the act of June 1872. For fur- ther details, see page 1772 of Annual Report for 1915, and page 174 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project. This provides for a channel 8 feet deep at mean low water and 100 feet wide from the 8-foot contour in Huntington Bay to a turning basin of same depth and 200 feet wide, located op- posite the Old Town dock, thence 6 feet deep and 100 feet wide to a point 450 feet north of the causeway, an anchorage of the same depth and 14 acres in extent on the west side of the 6-foot channel and a cross channel, 8 feet deep and 100 feet wide from the main 8-foot channel to and along the wharves on the west side of the harbor, extending to within 150 feet of the causeway. The length of the section included in the project is about 2.5 miles. Mean tidal range, 7.4 feet; mean range of spring tides, 8.7 feet; irregular fluctuations due to wind and barometric pressure vary from 3.6 feet below mean low water up to 6.4 feet above mean high water. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1953, is $107,500, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects and an estimated local contribution of $51,000. The latest (1950) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $8,000. The existing project was authorized by the following River and Harbor Acts: Acts Work authorized Documents Sept. 19, 1890 8-foot channel to and including turning basin at Old H. Ex. Doc. 200, 48th Cong., 2d Town dock. sess. June 20, 1938 6-foot channel, 6-foot anchorage area, and 8-foot cross H. Doc. 638, 75th Cong., 3d sess. channel. (Contains latest published map.) RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 167 Local cooperation. The River and Harbor Act of June 20, 1938, provides for the 6-foot channel and anchorage area, and the 8-foot cross channel subject to the conditions that local interests shall: a. Furnish free of cost to the United States suitable spoil-disposal areas for new work and subsequent maintenance as may be required. b. Agree to provide and maintain adequate landing facilities open to the public on equal terms to all. c. Contribute prior to commencement of work on either the 6-foot or 8-foot improvement one-half of the initial cost thereof, but not in excess of $51,000. Assurances of compliance with the conditions affecting the 6-foot improvement were accepted by the Chief of Engineers on May 2, 1940. The sum of $34,500, representing one-half of the estimated cost of the 6-foot channel and anchorage, was deposited to the credit of the United States by local interests on January 10, 1940. Fulfillment of condi- tions of local cooperation affecting the 8-foot improvement is expected within the next two years. Terminal facilities. Nine terminals, consisting of timber and con- crete bulkheads, with available dockage of 3,023 feet, of which town- owned wharfage amounting to 760 feet is open to the public, are located at the southern end of the harbor. Upon completion of the public dock to be constructed in accordance with the requirements of local cooperation, the terminals will be sufficient for existing and reasonably prospective commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year. The cost and expendi- tures of a survey to determine the condition of the channel were $800 for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. Work under the existing project was commenced September 1891 and is about 52 percent complete. The main 8-foot channel and the turning basin were completed in 1904. The 6-foot channel and anchorage on the east side of the harbor were completed in 1941. The controlling mean low water depth, when examined in July 1952, was 8 feet for full project width from Hunting- ton Bay to the vicinity of Old Town dock, except that within 800 feet of Old Town dock the width narrows to 20 feet, thence 6 feet for a width varying from 100 to 60 feet for a distance of 600 feet, thence the depths decrease to zero feet at the head of the project. The con- trolling mean low water depth was 8 feet in the turning basin and 5 feet in the anchorage area. In the cross channel the depth varied from 3 feet below mean low water at the entrance to 1 foot above mean low water at the head of the channel (May 1941). The work remaining to be done to complete the project consists of dredging the 8-foot cross channel. The total cost and expenditures of the existing project to June 30, 1953, were $120,137.03, of which $49,034.92 was from United States funds and $19,545.86 from contributed funds, a total of $68,580.78 for new work; and $51,556.25 from United States funds for maintenance. 168 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June .... 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 prior to 1949 1 New work: .------- Appropriated.------------------- ------------ ----------- ------------ $71, 534. 92 Cost---------------------------............-----------..........----------------------------- 71, 534.92 ... Expenditures--------- ----------- ----------- --------------------- ........... 71, 534. 92 Maintenance: Appropriated ..................... $2, 250 ........----- $800 51, 556. 25 Cost-------------------------............ 2, 250 ----------............ $800 51, 556. 25 Expenditures--....--....--............ ............ -800 2, 250 ...........------------ 51, 556. 25 Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to be ap- propriated for completion of existing project$---------------------- 58, 500 I Includes $22,500 for new work for previous projects. 2In addition, $19,545.86 for new work was expended from contributed funds. 3 Exclusive of $31,454.16 to be contributed by local interests. 10. PORT JEFFERSON HARBOR, N. Y. Location. This is an indentation of the north shore of Long Island, about 56 miles by water east of the Battery, New York City, and 13.5 miles southeast of Bridgeport Harbor, Conn. It is about 1.75 miles long and averages 0.7 mile wide. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Sur- vey Chart No. 361.) Previous projects. Adopted by River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1871, and modified in 1875 and 1877. For further details, see Annual Reports for 1875, 1877, and 1915, pages 265, 221, and 1771, respectively. Existing project. This provides for dredging a channel through the entrance 300 feet wide and 16 feet deep at mean low water, for repairing and enlarging two riprap jetties built under the previous project, and for extending the east jetty a distance of 450 feet. The length of channel included in the project is about 2,600 feet, the length of the west jetty is 940 feet, and the projected length of the east jetty about 2,000 feet. Mean tidal range, 6.4 feet inside of en- trance channel; mean range of spring tides, 7.7 feet; irregular fluctua- tions due to wind and barometric pressure vary from 3.9 feet below mean low water up to 6.2 feet above mean high water. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1953, is $1,189,000, exclusive of amounts expended under previous projects, of which $57,000 is to be contributed by local interests. The latest (1938) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $2,500. The existing project was authorized by the following River and Harbor Acts: Acts Work authorized Documents Sept. 9, 1890 Enlarging jetties and dredging channel 10 feet deep Annual Report, 1889, p. 751. and 200 feet wide. Aug. 18,1894 Dredging channel 12 feet deep...-------------. ------. Annual Report, 1895, p. 831. July 3, 1930 Channel 16 feet deep and 300 feet wide and extension H. Doc. 305, 75th Cong., 1st sess. of east jetty. (Contains latest published map.) RIVERS AND HARBORS---NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 169 Local cooperation. The River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930, provides that local interests shall dredge the channel to full project dimensions under plans to be approved by the Chief of Engineers and the Secretary of War, or shall contribute $57,000 to the cost of the work. Terminal facilities. There are 8 terminals with a total available berthage of 2,430 feet located at the head of the harbor, 1 of which is a shipyard with storage space for 50 vessels and equipped with 3 marine railways. One privately owned pier is open to the public. The facilities are adequate for existing and reasonably prospective commerce. Operationsand results during fiscal year. None. Condition at end of fiscal year. Work under the existing project was commenced in May 1891 and is about 30 percent complete. The channel was completed to a 12-foot depth by the United States in 1903, and was partially dredged to a 16-foot depth by private interests under the modified project in 1930 and 1931. The east jetty has been built to a length of 1,500 feet and the west jetty to a length of 940 feet, but of incomplete width and height. These jetties have aided materially in maintaining the width and depth of the dredged channel lying between them. No work of maintenance or improvement has been done by the United States since 1909. When examined in June 1947, the controlling depth at mean low water through the channel was 16 feet for a width varying from 100 to 300 feet. The work re- maining to be done under the existing project consists in completing the jetties to project dimensions and removing a few shoals left after the dredging of the 16-foot channel by private interests. The total cost and expenditures of the existing project to June 30, 1953, were $101,852.15, of which $91,226.71 was for new work and $10,625.44 for maintenance. Cost and financial summary Flscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 prior to 1949 1 New work: Appropriated ------------------------------------------- --.-------.----------- $171,426. 71 Cost .-...-------- ------------ ------------ ---------------------------------- 171, 426. 71 Expenditures .-------- ---------------------------------- ------------ 171, 426. 17 Maintenance: Appropriated-------- --------------- --------------------- ------.... $700 11, 325. 44 Cost-..------------------------- ----------- ------------------------------------ 10,625. 44 Expenditures ---------------------------------------------------------- 10, 625. 44 Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to be appropriated for completion of existing project-------------- $1, 098, 000 1Includes $80,200 for new work for previous projects. 2 Exclusive of $57,000 to be contributed by local interests.. 170 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 11. MATTITUCK HARBOR, N. Y. Location. This is a tidal inlet on the north shore of Long Island, 85 miles east of the Battery, New York City, and 24 miles southeast of New Haven Harbor, Conn., extending southward about 21/4 miles to the village of Mattituck. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 299.) Existing project. This provides for a channel 7 feet deep at mean low water from Long Island Sound to the bridge at Waterville, pro- tected at the entrance by two parallel jetties 400 feet apart, thence 7 feet deep at mean high water to the village of Mattituck, the widths being 100 feet at the entrance and 80 feet elsewhere. Total length of the channel is about 2.2 miles. Mean tidal range at entrance, 4.9 feet; at Old Mill Bridge, Waterville, 5.1 feet; mean range of spring tides at entrance, 5.8 feet; at Old Mill Bridge, 6 feet; irregular fluctu- ations due to wind and barometric pressure vary from 2.2 feet below mean low water up to 6.6 feet above mean high water. The cost for new work for the completed project, including the cost of maintenance up to June 30, 1909, was $133,344. The latest (1950) approved estimated cost of annual maintenance is $12,000. The existing project was authorized by the following River and Harbor Acts: Acts Work authorized Documents June 3,1896 The 7-foot channel, and 2riprap jetties.......--------------. Annual Report, 1891, p. 843. Aug. 30, 1935 250-foot extension to west jetty------------------- H. Doc. 8, 71st Cong., 1st sess. (Contains latest published map.) Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Terminal facilities. A bulkhead and pier approximately 200 feet in length are situated at the entrance to the harbor. There is a timber bulkhead at Waterville, with available wharfage of 710 feet. At the head of the project there is a crib pier, in poor condition, with 50 feet of available wharfage. These facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year. None. Condition at end of fiscal year. Work under the existing project was commenced September 1900 and substantially completed August 1938. The dredging was completed in 1914. The east jetty was com- pleted in 1906 for a length of 775 feet. The west jetty was completed in 1938. When examined in May and November 1950, the controlling mean low water depth was 7 feet for a width of 100 feet from Long Island Sound to 600 feet upstream from south end of west jetty, thence 7 feet for a width varying from 80 to 40 feet to Old Mill drawbridge, thence 4 feet for a width varying from 80 to 30 feet to Long Creek, thence the depths decrease to zero at the village of Mattituck. The total cost and expenditures of the existing project to June 30, 1953, were $346,740.30-$133,344.15 for new work and $213.396.15 for maintenance. RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 171 Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30,1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 priorto 1949 New work: Appropriated---- .................------------ ..........-----------------------...-----------..................------ $133, 344. 15 Cost....------------------------------------------------------------------ 133, 344.15 Expenditures....--------------------------------------------------------- 133,344.15 Maintenance: Appropriated .....--------.. $1, 650 $900 $14, 884. 55 ------------ $300 213, 696.15 Cost ----------------- 1, 650 900 14, 884. 55 - ..... .............. 213, 396. 15 Expenditures ....... 650 1--------, 900 14, 884. 55------------...........------------........... 213, 396. 15 12. GREENPORT HARBOR, N. Y. Location. The harbor is situated on the northerly side of Shelter Island Sound, at the eastern end of Long Island, about 28 miles by water southwest of New London, Conn., and 118 miles by water east of the Battery, New York City. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Sur- vey Chart No. 298.) Existing project. This provides for a breakwater extending south- erly from Joshua Point for a distance of 1,570 feet; an anchorage be- hind the breakwater 9 feet deep and 5 acres in extent; an anchorage area in Sterling Basin, 1,000 feet long, 360 feet wide, and 8 feet deep, and an entrance channel 8 feet deep and 100 feet wide connecting the inner anchorage with deep water in the outer harbor. All depths refer to mean low water. Length of section included in this project is about one-half mile. Mean tidal range, 2.4 feet; mean range of spring tides, 2.8 feet; irregular fluctuations due to wind and barometric pressure vary from 2.3 feet below mean low water to 5.4 feet above mean high water. The cost for new work for the completed project was $74,681. The latest (1950) approved estimate of cost of annual maintenance is $1,600. The existing project was authorized by the following River and Harbor Acts: Acts Work authorized Documents Aug. 2,1882 Breakwater--------- ----------------------- S. Ex. Doc. 84, 47th Cong., 1st sess., and Annual Report, 1882, p. 635. Chief of Engineers modified dimensions of break- Annual Report, 1891, p. 75. water and provided for 9-foot anchorage. Aug. 26,1937 Anchorage in Sterling Basin and approach channel Rivers and Harbors Committee thereto. Doc. 88, 74th Cong., 2d sess. (Contains latest published map.) Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Terminal facilities. Twenty-one terminals, with available wharf- age of 8,500 feet, are located on the waterway; 3 in Sterling Basin and 18 in Greenport Harbor proper. All the terminals are privately owned, of which three are open to the public. One terminal has rail connections. The terminal facilities are adequate for existing commerce. 172 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 Operations and results during fiscal year. None. Conditions at end of fiscal year. The existing project was completed in 1939. The breakwater, completed in 1891, was in fair condition and no repairs are contemplated at this time. When examined in May 1949, the controlling depth at mean low water was 8 feet in the entrance channel for a width varying from 65 to 100 feet, 8 feet in Sterling Basin anchorage, and 7 feet in the anchorage behind the breakwater. The total cost and expenditures of the existing project to June 30, 1953, were $93,145.24--$74,680.83 for new work and $18,464.41 for maintenance. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June .... 30, 1953, in clu d - ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 priorto 1949 New work: Appropriated....-----------.------------.------------.------------------------ $74, 680. 8 Cost------------... .....-------- ------ -------------------------------- 74,680. 89 Expenditures-------- ................. ............--------------------------- ............------------------------ 74, 680. 8 Maintenance: Appropriated--------. $600 -------------------------------------------- 18, 464. 41 Cost ------------------ 600 -......- -..... 18,464. 41 Expenditures ........ -----------------....................-----------------------............ 600 ......---..... 18, 464.41 13. PECONIC RIVER, N. Y. Location. This is a narrow tidal stream at the intersection of the north and south forks of Long Island, 74 miles by water east of the Battery, New York City. The head of navigation is at a culvert at Peconic Avenue, in the village of Riverhead, 4.7 miles west of the junction with Great Peconic Bay. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 299.) Existing project. This provides for a channel 6 feet deep at mean low water and 100 feet wide, extending from deep water in Great Peconic Bay westerly for a distance of 1,100 feet, thence of the same depth and a width of 75 feet to the former location of the Terry and Wells dock about 1,100 feet below Peconic Avenue. Length of section included in project, 4.6 miles. Mean tidal range, 2.9 feet; mean range of spring tides, 3.4 feet; irregular fluctuations due to wind and baro- metric pressure vary from 1.6 feet below mean low water to 4.5 feet above mean high water. The cost for new work for the completed project was $25,000. The estimate of annual cost of maintenance, made in 1950, is $6,000. The existing project was authorized by the following River and Harbor Acts: Acts Work authorized Documents Mar. 3,1871 Channel 6 feet deep and 75 feet wide to Flanders Bay. H. Ex. Doec. 60, 41st Cong., 3d sess. Mar. 2,1945 Extension of channel to Great Peconic Bay, 6 feet H. Doec. 237, 76th Cong., 1st sess. deep and 100 feet wide. (Contains latest published map.) Local cooperation. Fully complied with except that local interests are required to furnish suitable spoil disposal areas for maintenance. Terminal facilities. There are 16 terminals with a total available RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 173 dockage of 1,850 feet located along the upper end of the waterway. Two of the terminals, with a total dockage of 140 feet, are open to the public. Four boatyards with storage space for 111 craft and equipped with 5 marine railways are available for fishing and pleasure craft. The facilities are adequate for existing and reasonably prospective commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year. None. Condition at end of fiscal year. Work under the existing project was commenced August 1871 and was substantially completed June 1942. When examined in July 1948 and May 1952, the controlling low-water depth was 6 feet for a width varying from 100 to 75 feet from Great Peconic Bay to head of project, except for a shoal 1,320 feet below head of project with least depth of 3.7 feet. The head of navigation is at Riverhead, about 2.5 miles above the mouth of Pe- conic River. The total cost and expenditures of the existing project to June 30, 1953, were $133,387.95, of which $25,000 was for new work and $108,- 387.95 for maintenance. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June ........ 30,1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 prior to 1949 New work: Appropriated.....--------- ------------------------------------........................ $25,000.00 Cost -- --------------------------------- ----------------------- ----------- 25, 000. 00 Expenditures--------------------------- ----------------------------------- 25, 000. 00 Maintenance: Appropriated---...--..... $7, 020. 00 - .... ...-- --- $823. 70 ............ 108, 387. 95 Cost----.....--------- 7, 450. 39----------------------- 823. 70 108, 387. 95 Expenditures---......... 33, 797. 38-----.. ------ 823. 70 ------------ 108, 387. 95 14. SAG HARBOR, N. Y. Location. This harbor is located on the northern shore of the south fork of Long Island, about 24 miles west of Montauk Point. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 298.) Existing project. This provides for a breakwater 3,180 feet long extending northerly from Conklin Point; and for an entrance chan- nel 3,200 feet long, 100 feet wide, and 10 feet deep at mean low water from Shelter Island Sound by way of the village wharf to the mooring dolphins of the Standard Oil Co.; for a turning basin of the same depth; for an anchorage area 8 feet deep at mean low water between this channel and the breakwater; and for a small anchorage area 6 feet deep at mean low water between the village wharf and the Sag Harbor Yacht Club pier. The length of the section included in the project is about five-eighths mile. Mean tidal range, 2.5 feet; mean range of spring tides, 3.0 feet; irregular fluctuations due to wind and barometric pressure vary from 2 feet below mean low water up to 4.9 feet above mean high water. The cost for new work for the completed project was $121,805. The latest (1950) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $5,000. 277309-53-voL. 1-12 174 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 The existing project was authorized by the following River and Harbor Acts: Acts Work authorized Documents June 13,1902 Breakwater . - ....---------------------------------.... Doc. 77, 56th Cong., 1st sess. (Annual Report 1900 p. 1451.) Aug. 30,1935 Entrance channel, anchorages, and turning basin-.... Rivers and Harbors Committee Doec. 32, 74th Cong., 1st sess. (Contains latest published map.) Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Terminal facilities. There are seven terminals with a total avail- able berthage of 4,250 feet located in the harbor. Three of these terminals with berthage of 2,700 feet, and in addition two small basins, with suitable landing facilities, are open to the public. Mooring dolphins serve to tie up oil barges. One boatyard with storage space for 50 boats and equipped with 2 marine railways is available for pleasure craft. The facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year. None. Condition at end of fiscal year. Work under the existing project was commenced December 1902, and completed November 1938. The breakwater was completed in 1908. When examined in August 1948, the controlling mean low water depth in the entrance channel and turning basin was 10 feet for a width varying from 50 to 100 feet; in the southerly anchorage area, 6 feet; and in the main anchorage, 8 feet. The breakwater was in fair condition. The total cost and expenditures of the existing project to June 30, 1953, were $123,071.53-$121,805.39 for new work and $1,266.14 for maintenance. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June _ _ 30,1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 prior to1949 New work: Appropriated..----------- ---------...........--..... ------------ ------...............------..... ------------.......... $121, 805. 39 Cost .------ ---------------------------------------------------------- 121,805.39 Expenditures ..-- - I----------------------- ------------ ------------ ------------ 121, 805. 39 Maintenance: Appropriated--------------------------------------...................... .........................-----------------------......... 1,266. 14 Cost -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1,266.14 Expenditures------... $550 ................................................ 1, 266. 14 15. LAKE MONTAUK HARBOR, N. Y. Location. This harbor is located on the east end of Long Island, about 3 miles by land west of Montauk Point and 125 miles by water east of New York City. It is landlocked on the east, south, and west sides and is connected on the north with Block Island Sound by an artificial inlet. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1211.) Existing project. This provides for a channel 12 feet deep at mean low water and 150 feet wide extending from the 12-foot contour in RIVERS AND HARBORS---NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 175 Block Island Sound to the same depth in the existing yacht basin east of Star Island; for a boat basin 10 feet deep, 400 feet wide, and 900 feet long, located northwest of Star Island; and for the repair and extension shoreward of the east and west jetties. The length of section included in the project is 0.7 mile. Mean tidal range, 1.9 feet; mean range of spring tides, 2.2 feet; irregular fluctuations due to wind and barometric pressure vary from 2 feet below mean low water up to 7 feet above mean high water. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1953, is $440,000, exclusive of $82,737.73 from the Navy Department funds. The esti- mate of annual cost of maintenance, made in 1950, is $7,500. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1945 (H. Doc. 369, 76th Cong., 1st sess.). For latest published map, see project document. Local cooperation. The River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1945, provides that local interests shall: a. Furnish, free of cost to the United States, spoil disposal areas for initial work and for subsequent maintenance when and as re- quired. b. Hold and save the United States free from claims for damages that may occur from the construction and maintenance of the im- provements. c. Convey to the United States, free of cost, all necessary rights- of-way and structures, including such absolute and indefeasible ease- ment in the body of water known as Lake Montauk Harbor and in the shores and bed thereof as may be necessary to insure its permanent dedication to the use and purposes of a public navigable waterway. d. Give assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of War that they will construct and maintain for free public use suitable roadways to permit access to the boat basin and inner harbor. e. Give assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of War that they will construct and maintain a suitable public landing open to all on equal and reasonable terms. And provided further that no work be done by the United States until the rights-of-way, structures, and easement specified in c above have been conveyed to the United States; and title to rights-of-way required for roadways and landing facilities specified in d and e above, has been vested in the county of Suffolk or the town of East Hampton, in the State of New York. Under date of December 8, 1942, the Chief of Engineers approved the instruments complying with condition c above, and partially complying with items a and b. Work undertaken in Lake Montauk Harbor in 1942 was not then a part of an authorized river and harbor project but was per- formed for the Navy Department. The conditions of local coopera- tion required under the project were not considered wholly applicable. The supervisor, town of East Hampton, was notified of the condi- tions of local cooperation in letter dated January 24, 1946. Local interests have indicated that the remaining conditions will be met within the near future. Terminal facilities. Water terminals, seven in number, with a total available berthage of 1,390 feet, are located on the east side of Star Island, the lake area south of the island, and at the inner end of entrance channel. None of the terminals has rail connections or is 176 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 equipped with freight handling devices. All the terminals are pri- vately owned. Upon completion of a public landing to be constructed in accordance with the requirements of local cooperation, the terminals will be adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year. None. Conditions at end of fiscal year. Work under the existing proj- ect was 31 percent completed. Dredging of the entrance channel and shoreward extension of the west jetty were performed from August 1942 to January 1943 at the request of the Navy Department with Navy funds. When examined in June 1952, the controlling depth at mean low water was 11 feet for a width varying from 90 to 150 feet from a point in Block Island Sound about 300 feet north of the west jetty to the upstream limit in Yacht Basin east of Star Island. The work remaining to be done to complete the project con- sists of dredging a boat basin northwest of Star Island; repair of existing east and west jetties and shoreward extension of the east jetty. The total costs and expenditures to June 30,1953, were $139,946.88- $82,737.73, Navy funds for new work, and $57,209.15, regular funds for maintenance. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 priorto 1949 New work: Appropriated------ ........----...---------- --------------------------------- ------------ () Cost----------------------------- ----------------------------------------------- () Expenditures-------------------------------- ------------------------------------ (1) Maintenance: Appropriated------- - $1, 480 $54, 988.02 $413. 44 $327. 69 $400 $57, 609.15 Cost--------------- --.. 1, 480 54, 988. 02 413. 44 327. 69 ....-- ..... 57, 209. 15 Expenditures-------.. 1, 480 54, 988. 02 413.44 327. 69 ....---------- -- 57, 209.15 1The sum of $82,737.73 was spent from Navy funds for new work. Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to be appropriated for completion of existing project--------------- $440, 000 16. LONG ISLAND INTRAOOASTAL WATERWAY, N. Y. Location. This waterway extends from East Rockaway Inlet, on the south side of Long Island, to Great Peconic Bay at the eastern end of Long Island. The section included under this project extends from Great South Bay opposite Patchogue to the south end of Shinnecock Canal. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 578.) Existing project. This provides for a channel 100 feet wide and 6 feet deep at mean low water from the federally improved channel in Great South Bay, opposite Patchogue to the south end of Shinne- cock Canal. The length of the section included in the project is 34 miles. The mean tidal range varies from 1.0 foot in Shinnecock Bay to 0.7 foot in Patchogue Bay; mean range of spring tides varies from 1.2 feet to 0.8 foot; irregular fluctuations due to wind and barometric pressure vary from 1.8 feet below mean low water to 12.0 feet above mean high water. RIVERS AND HARBORS--NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 177 The cost for new work for the completed project was $235,964. The latest (1950) approved estimated cost of annual maintenance 'is $15,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of August 26, 1937 (H. Doc. 181, 75th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in the project document. Local cooperation. Fully complied with except that local interests are required to furnish suitable spoil disposal areas for subsequent maintenance as required. Terminal facilities. There are 17 boat repair and storage yards within the area immediately adjacent to the Federal improvement. There is ample room for expansion and development of terminals when future commerce warrants. Operations and results during fiscal year. None. Condition at end of fiscal year. Work under the existing project was commenced October 1939 and completed September 1940. When examined from April 1946 to August 1949, the controlling mean low water depth in the channel was 5 feet for a width varying from 50 to 100 feet. The total cost and expenditures of the existing project to June 30, 1953, were $327,137.02, of which $235,964.25 was for new work and $91,172.77 for maintenance. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June -30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 priorto 1949 New work: Appropriated ..---------..---.........-..----..........----- -------------.............--..------- ..-----------.... $235, 964.25 Cost.-----------------------------------------............---.. ....----- ------ 235, 964.25 Expenditures......--------- ------................--------- ----------............-- .........----------- ------------ 235, 964. 25 Maintenance: Appropriated-........ $30, 500.00 $6, 004.80 ............---- ............ $1,000 92,172.77 Cost__..-__..... _. 4, 276.12 32, 228.68 ....------------.........------------..-------.......... 91,172.77 Expenditures- .--- __. 4,122.85 32, 381.95 ..----------------..........-------....------------ 91,172.77 17. GREAT SOUTH BAY, N. Y. Location. This is a lagoon inside the south shore of Long Island, N. Y., about 26 miles long and 2 to 6 miles wide. The principal en- trance, through Fire Island Inlet, is about 50 miles by water south and east of the Battery, New York City. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 578.) Previous projects. Adopted by the River and Harbor Act of Sep- tember 19, 1890. For further details, see page 1773, Annual Report for 1915, and page 182, Annual Report for 1938. Existing project. This provides for a channel 200 feet wide and 10 feet deep at mean low water from Fire Island Inlet to the central basin in Great South Bay, and a channel 8 feet deep and 100 feet wide from the central basin in the bay to the head of navigation in Pat- chogue River. The length of section included in the project is about 19.1 miles. Mean tidal range in the bay, 0.7 foot; mean range of spring tides, 0.8 foot; irregular fluctuations due to wind and barometric pres- 178 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 sure vary from 1.7 feet below mean low water up to 4.6 feet above mean high water. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1953, is $208,000, exclusive of amount expended under previous project. The latest (1950) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $4,500. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of June 13, 1902 (H. Doc. No. 103, 56th Cong., 2d sess.). For latest pub- lished map, see Annual Report for 1916, page 2018. Terminal facilities. Water terminals, 13 in number, with available wharfage of 5,000 feet, are located along the shores of Patchogue River. These facilities consist of a lumberyard with wharfage of 2,000 feet, having rail connection; 7 boat-building yards; 2 fuel-oil termi- nals; a coal yard; and 2 village wharves open to the public. These facilities are considered adequate for the existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year. None. Condition at end of fiscal year. Work under the existing project was commenced November 1902 and is about 60 percent complete. The channel in Patchogue River was completed in 1904. Of the dredging through three bars, necessary to provide the projected channel, only the easterly one, bar C, was dredged. The west jetty, 1,700 feet long, completed under the previous project in 1897 and repaired in 1914, and the east jetty, formed of a sand spit, 1,000 feet long, with a riprap extension 330 feet long, completed in 1917, are in good condition. When examined in March, October 1946, October-November 1949 and July 1950, the controlling mean low water depth was 10 feet for a width of 200 feet from Fire Island Inlet to a point 8 miles east, thence 7 feet for the same width to the channel opposite Patchogue, thence 8 feet for a width varying from 80 to 100 feet to the head of the project in Patchogue River. The head of navigation is Division Street, Patchogue, about 19.1 miles by channel from the entrance at Fire Island Inlet. The work remaining to be done to complete the project consists of dredging through two bars necessary to provide the projected channel to Patchogue River. The total cost and expenditures of the existing project to June 30, 1953, were $253,283.98-$59,820.82 for new work and $193,463.16 for maintenance. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30,1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 priorto 19491 New work: ----------- ------------..------------ Appropriated.................. ....------------ ...------------ $99, 820.82 Cost .... -- ------------------------------------- -------- ,------------ 9-------- 99, 820.82 Expenditures..-------...... .........------------ .. ..........------------ ---......--------- -------............---------............ 99, 820.82 Maintenance: Appropriated-------........ $59, 500.00 -$17,157.90 $565.08------------.... ...... $800 194, 263.16 Cost....----------------- 3, 761.49 37, 528. 72 1, 616. 97------........ ------------..... 193, 463.16 Expenditures......---------.. ,656. 43 36, 818.31 2, 432.44 ---------------- 193, 463.16 1 Includes $40,000 for new work for previous projects. Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to be ap- propriated for completion of existing project ------------- $148, 000 RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 179 18. FIRE ISLAND INLET, N. Y. Location. Fire Island Inlet is situated on the south shore of Long Island, about 50 miles by water south and east of the Battery, New York City. It is the main entrance into Great South Bay from the Atlantic Ocean. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 578.) Existing project. This provides for the construction of a jetty extending generally southwest and south for a length of 5,000 feet from high ground on Democrat Point at the west end of Fire Island, and a channel 10 feet deep and 250 feet wide from deep water in the ocean to deep water within the inlet. Mean tidal range at ocean and inlet ends of Democrat Point are 4.1 and 2.6 feet, respectively. Irregular fluctuations due to wind and barometric pressure vary from 2.5 feet below mean low water up to 2.6 feet above mean high water. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1953, is $850,000, exclusive of $90,190.39 contributed by local interests. The estimate of annual cost of maintenance, revised in 1950, is $110,000. The existing project was authorized by the following River and Harbor Acts: Acts Work authorized Documents Aug. 26,1937 Construction of jetty-..........--..........--........--------------------- Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. 33, 75th Cong., 1st sess. May 17,1950 Channel 10 feet deep.__--.----------------------------H. Doc. 762, 80th Cong., 2d sess. (Contains latest published map.) Local cooperation. The River and Harbor Act of May 17, 1950, provides that local interests shall: a. Furnish free of cost to the United States all lands, easements, rights-of-way, and spoil disposal areas necessary for the new work and subsequent maintenance, when and as required. b. Hold and save the United States free from any damages resulting from the improvement. These conditions have not been fulfilled. The requirements under the act of August 26, 1937, have been fully complied with. Terminal facilities. No terminals are within the area immediately adjacent to the Federal improvement. There are 42 commercial and pleasure boating terminals with a total berthage of 15,935 feet located at Patchogue, Sayville, West Sayville, Islip, and Bay Shore. In addi- tion, 49 boat repair and storage yards are located along the shores of Great South Bay and adjacent creeks. The facilities are ample for present and probable future needs. There is room for expansion should future commerce warrant. Operations and results during fiscal year. The cost and expendi- tures of a survey to determine the condition of the channel were $1,382.90 for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. Work under the existing project was commenced June 1939 and is about 72 percent complete. When examined in May 1953, the controlling mean low water depth through Fire Island Inlet was 8 feet along a circuitous course. The jetty, which is approaching its capacity as a sand entrapping agent, was in fair condition, when examined in July-August 1950. The work 180 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 remaining to be done under the existing project consists of dredging the channel through the inlet. The total costs and expenditures of the existing project to June 30, 1953, were $688,156.75-$594,354.69 United States funds and $90,- 190.39 contributed funds--a total of $684,545.08 for new work and $3,611.67 for maintenance. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30,1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 priorto 19491 New work: .......---------............--............---............------------............--............ Appropriated---------------------------- ------- $594, 354. 69 594,354 69 Cost...........--------------------------------............---............ ....................---------------...-----------......... Expenditures--------.........---............-...-------............------.........---------- ..........------------------------ 594, 354. 69 Maintenance: Appropriated......... - -$587. 81 ......------------...... $151.45 ............ $2,000. 00 4, 228. 77 Cost..............--------.............-----------...------------............ 151. 45 ---............ 1,382. 90 3, 611.67 Expenditures---.........-------....................... ---- 151.45 ----............ 1, 382. 90 3, 611. 67 1 In addition, $90,190.39 for new work was expended from contributed funds. Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to be appropriated for completion of existing project--------------- $256, 000 19. JONES INLET, N. Y. Location. This is a small inlet on the south shore of Long Island connecting Hempstead Bay with the Atlantic Ocean. It is 37 miles by water southeast of the Battery, New York City. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 579.) Existing project. This provides for an entrance jetty and a channel 12 feet deep and 250 feet wide, from that depth in the ocean through the inlet to the Loop Causeway Bridge over Long Creek. The length of section included in the project is about 2.1 miles. The mean tidal range varies from 4.2 feet at the ocean entrance to 3.1 feet at the Loop Causeway Bridge; the mean range of spring tides varies from 5.0 feet to 3.7 feet, respectively; irregular fluctuations due to wind and baro- metric pressure vary from 3.9 feet below mean low water up to 8.5 feet above mean high water. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1953, is $1,668,500, exclusive of $1,668,500 (one-half of total cost) to be contributed by local interests. The estimate of annual cost of maintenance, revised in 1949, is $65,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 2 1945, (H. Doc. 409, 77th Cong., 1st sess.). For latest pub- lished map see project document. Local cooperation. The River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1945, provides that local interest shall: a. Contribute 50 percent of the first cost of the improvement. b. Furnish assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of War that they will provide free of cost to the United States all lands, easements, rights-of-way, and spoil disposal areas needed for the initial work and subsequent maintenance, when and as required. c. Hold and save the United States free of claims for damages resulting from the improvements. RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 181 d. Provide and maintain a channel 12 feet deep and generally 200 feet wide from the Loop Causeway Bridge over Long Creek to the head of navigation in Freeport Creek at Mill Road. Assurances of compliance with the above conditions were accepted by the Secretary of the Army on April 15, 1953. Authority was also granted by the Secretary of the Army on September 16, 1952, to accept an advance of funds amounting to $2,000,000 offered by the State of New York, the County of Nassau and the town of Hempstead to carry out the improvement at this time. The sum of $2,715,000, $1,355,000 advanced and $1,360,000 contributed, was deposited to the credit of the United States on July 2, 1953. Terminal facilities. Within the area tributary to Jones Inlet them are a number of privately owned small wharves and 40 boat repair and storage yards. The latter are equipped for the repair of pleasure craft and fishing vessels. In addition, there are nine public wharves open to the public free of charge, with a total dockage of 2,180 feet. Additional terminals would have to be constructed for the receipt of commercial freight in any sizable quantity. Operationsand results duringthe fiscal year. The cost and expendi- tures of a brief definite project report to serve as a basis for final plans and specifications were $5,000 for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year. No new work has been done on this project. The controlling mean low water depth through the inlet was 6.5 feet along a circuitous course when examined in September 1952. The total cost and expenditures of the existing project to June 30, 1953, were $7,560, of which $5,000 was for new work and $2,560 for maintenance. Cost and financial summary UNITED STATES FUNDS Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 priorto 1949 New work: Appropriated--------..........----------------------............----------------............--............ $5,000 $5,000 Cost- --------- Expenditures-------- --------------- ---------------------------------- ------------............ ............--.........--------............ ............ 5,000 5, 000 ---- 5, 000 5, 000 Maintenance: Appropriated--------........ $2, 560 -....---... - 2, 560 Cost------------------.............. 2, 560 ................................................ 2, 560 Expenditures......... 2, 560 ------------------------------------............------------ 2,560 Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to be ap- propriated for completion of existing project ----------------- $1, 663, 500 1 Exclusive of $1,668,500 to be contributed by local interests. ADVANCED FUNDS Other new work data: Appropriated for fiscal year ending June 30, 1954 ------------- $1, 355,000 Unobligated balance available for fiscal year 1954-------------- 1, 355, 000 Estimated additional amount needed to be appropriated for com- pletion of existing project-------------------------------308, 500 CONTRIBUTED FUNDS Other new work data: Appropriated for fiscal year ending June 30, 1954------ $1,360, 000 Unobligated balance available for fiscal year 1954------------- 1, 360, 000 Estimated additional amount needed to be appropriated for com- pletion of existing project--------... --------------- - 308, 500 182 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 20. EAST ROCKAWAY (DEBS) INLET, N. Y. Location. The inlet is situated on the south shore of Long Island between the main body of the island and the western end of Long Beach. It is 10 miles east of Rockaway Inlet and about 27 miles by water south and east from the Battery, New York City. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 579 and 1215.) Existing project. This provides for a channel 12 feet deep at mean low water and 250 feet wide from the 12-foot contour in the Atlantic Ocean to the 12-foot contour in Long Beach Channel, a distance of about 0.6 mile, protected by jetties. Mean tidal range, 4.1 feet; mean range of spring tides, 4.9 feet; irregular fluctuations due to wind and barometric pressure vary from 4.1 feet below mean low water up to 5.2 feet above mean high water. The estimate of cost for new work made in 1953 is $1,304,000 (ex- cluding $100,000, local contribution). The latest 1950 approved es- timate for annual cost of maintenance is $20,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930 (H. Doc. 19, 71st Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in the project document. Local cooperation. The River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930, pro- vides that local interests shall contribute $100,000 to the cost of the work; give assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of War and the Chief of Engineers that they will provide and maintain at their own expense interior channels suitable for navigation, not less than 12 feet deep, from East Rockaway Inlet to the Hempstead-Oyster Bay line, a distance of about 15 miles, to Hewlett Harbor and to Freeport Harbor; furnish, without expense to the United States, necessary land, easements and rights-of-way for construction and maintenance of the jetties, and agree to hold and save the United States free of claims for damages to public and private property resulting from the improve- ment. Assurances of compliance with the conditions of local cooperation precedent to construction of entrance channel and east jetty were ap- proved by the Chief of Engineers and Secretary of War on July 14 and 15, 1932, respectively. Local contribution of $100,000 was de- posited to the credit of the United States on August 23, 1932. Since the construction of the west jetty is not considered necessary at this time, easements, rights-of-way, and release of claims for damages necessary for construction are not being secured. Terminal facilities. No terminals are within the area immediately adjacent to the Federal improvement. The waterfront on the north side of Long Beach has been bulkheaded. There are five water ter- minals at Oceanside with an available wharfage of 2,000 feet. Three are oil terminals, of which one has a spur railroad connection; the other two are unused at present. There are two terminals at Island Park having wharfage of 400 feet. There are public wharves at East Rockway and Woodmere. The facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year. The cost of condition surveys, studies, and miscellaneous inspections and reports was $1,- 830.89 for maintenance. The total expenditure was $2,027.72. RIVERS AND HARBORS--NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 183 Condition at end of fiscal year. Work under the existing project was commenced February 1933, and is about 85 percent complete. The east jetty, 4,250 feet long, was completed in July 1934. The project channel was completed in May 1935. When examined in May 1953, the controlling mean low water depth through the best available channel from deep water in Atlantic Ocean to deep water in East Rockaway Inlet was 12 feet for a width varying from 250 to 130 feet. The east jetty was in good condition. The work remaining to be done under the existing project consists of building a west jetty, if neces- sary, to protect the channel. The total cost and expenditures of the existing project to June 30, 1953, were $766,683.37-$421,368.68 from regular funds and $82,- 600 from Public Works funds, a total of $503,968.68 for new work and 262,714.69 from regular funds for maintenance. In addition, the costs and expenditures from contributed funds were $100,000 for new work. Cost and ftnancial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June _. . 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 prior to 1949 1 New work: Appropriated....---....-----..........------......... ............------------ ......---------- ------------.......... $503, 968. 68 Cost...........----------------..........--------------- --------------------------------....................... 503,968.68 Expenditures---------................-------...-------------------------....................-----------------............ 503, 968.68 Maintenance: Appropriated- __--_... -$24, 800. 00 ------------ $454. 22 $96, 505.00 -$8, 727.46 262, 783. 80 Cost-----... ......-----------. 1,380. 70------------ 454. 22 85, 877. 54 1, 830. 89 262, 714. 69 Expenditures ...--------.... 1, 435. 25------------......... 454. 22 85, 680. 71 2, 027. 72 262, 714. 69 1In addition, $100,000 for new work was expended from contributed funds. Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to be appropriated for completion of existing project--------------- $800, 000 21. JAMAICA BAY, N. Y. Location. This is a bay inside the south shore of Long Island, the entrance being about 17 miles by water south and east of the Battery, New York City. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 542.) Previous projects. Adopted by the acts of June 14, 1880, and July 13, 1892. For further details, see page 1770 of Annual Report for 1915, and page 185 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project. This provides for an interior channel extending from the vicinity of the Marine Parkway Bridge along the west and north shores of the bay, 18 feet deep at mean low water and 300 feet wide to Mill Basin, with a swinging basin 1,000 feet wide and 1,000 feet long at that point; thence 12 feet deep and 200 feet wide to Fresh Creek Basin; and interior channel extending from the same locality along the south shore to Head of Bay, 15 feet deep and 200 feet wide; a channel in Mott Basin, 15 feet deep and 200 feet wide extending from the channel along the south shore, 3,000 feet to the junction of the two branches, thence 2,200 feet in the north branch (Inwood Creek) and 3,200 feet in the south branch; and an entrance channel connecting the two interior channels with deep water in the Atlantic 184 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 Ocean, of suitable hydraulic dimensions to maintain the present tidal prism in the bay, but not less than 18 feet deep and 500 feet wide from opposite Barren Island to Rockaway Point, thence enlarging to not less than 20 feet deep and 1,000 feet wide to sea, protected by one riprap jetty. Length of section included in project is 19.7 miles. Mean tidal range, 4.9 feet at Barren Island, and 5.1 feet at Head of Bay; mean range of spring tides, 5.9 and 6.1 feet, respectively; irregu- lar fluctuations due to wind and barometric pressure vary from 4 feet below mean low water to 4.9 feet above mean high water. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1953, excluding amounts expended on previous projects but including $4,228,439 ex- pended for new work under River and Harbor Act of June 25, 1910, is $5,149,000. The estimate of annual cost of maintenance, revised in 1950, is $103,500. The existing project was authorized by the following River and Harbor Acts: Acts Work authorized Documents June 25, 1910 Construction of 1 jetty _--_____----------------------- H. Doc. 1488, 60th Cong., 2d sess. Mar. 2,1945 Interior channel along west shore of bay, 18 and 12 H. Doc. 700, 76th Cong., 3d sess. feet deep; interior channel along south shore, 15 feet deep; entrance channel, 20 and 18 feet deep; and 1 riprap jetty, all in lieu of work heretofore authorized. Modified conditions of local coopera- tion. May 17,1950 Channel 15 feet deep in Mott Basin including its 2 H. Doc. 665, 80th Cong., 2d sess. branches. (Contains latest published map.) Local cooperation. The River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1945, provides that in lieu of conditions heretofore prescribed, local inter- ests shall furnish free of cost to the United States, suitable areas for the disposal of dredged materials for new work and subsequent main- tenance, when and as required, and shall hold and save the United States free from claims for damages resulting from the improve- ment. The city of New York was notified of the conditions of local cooperation in letter dated January 25, 1946. In letter dated Febru- ary 7, 1946, the mayor of the city of New York advised that disposal areas are available and that the necessary document "holding the United States free from claims for damages" would be executed. The River and Harbor Act of May 17, 1950, provides that local interests shall: a. Furnish free of cost to the United States all lands, easements, rights-of-way, and suitable areas for disposal of dredged material during construction of the project and for subsequent maintenance, as and when required. b. Hold and save the United States free from damages due to the construction works and subsequent maintenance. c. Perform all necessary alterations to the existing terminals and bulkheads, and dredge adequate approaches thereto. These conditions have not been fulfilled. Terminal facilities. There are 68 terminals with a total berth- age of 22,590 feet located along the shores of Jamaica Bay, most of RIVERS AND HARBORS---NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 185 which are concentrated at two general localities; Mill Basin on the west shore, and from Seaside to and including Head of Bay on the south shore. Five of the terminals are available for public wharfage; none has direct rail connections. Nineteen yacht clubs and 18 boat- yards, equipped with marine railways, are located within the bay. In addition, there are a number of small landings for pleasure craft. The existing facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year. Under a contract for repair of 225 linear feet of the jetty, work was commenced June 10, 1953, and was in progress at the end of the fiscal year. During the fiscal year, 579.6 tons of stone were placed at a cost of $14,088.61 for maintenance. The cost of condition surveys, miscellaneous inspections and reports, and surveys and engineering preliminary to repair of the jetty was $2,564.99 for maintenance. The total cost of work was $16,653.60 for maintenance. The total expenditure was $3,612.60. Condition at end of fiscal year. Work under the existing proj- ect was commenced August 1912 and is about 87 percent complete. The westerly interior channel from Barren Island to Fresh Creek Basin and the swinging basin at Mill Basin have been dredged to project dimensions. No new work dredging of the entrance channel was done, since depths were greater than those required under the project. The east jetty, completed August 4, 1933, for a total length of about 8,400 feet, was in fair condition when examined in April 1949. The controlling mean low water depths of the channels included in this project are as follows: Section Depth (feet) Width (feet) Date Entrance channel: From Atlantic Ocean to Rockaway Point------------........... 20 1,000 June 1952. Rockaway Point to Barren Island ..... 18 .......------------------- 500 Do. Interior channel (north and west shores): Barren Island to Mill Basin_ _------------------------ 18 300 Do. Swinging Basin --------------------------------- 18 1, 000 Do. Mill Basin to Fresh Creek Basin_---.-------.-...-- 12 200 Do. Interior channel (south shore): Barren Island to Cross Bay Boulevard Br .........------------ 115 200 June 1950. Cross Bay Boulevard Br. to Long Island R. R. Br_.- 11 200 Do. Long Island R. R. Br. to Sommerville Basin_ ..... 6. 5 125-200 Do. Sommerville Basin to Mott Basin...............-------------------- 0 100-200 July 1950. Mott Basin to Head of Bay.......................-------------------------. 15 150-200 Do. Mott Basin--------------------------------------- (2) (2) Aug. 1946. 1 Except for a shoal of 7 feet across the channel at Neponsit about 1.2 miles above junction. 2 The controlling depth of existing channels is 5 feet for widths varying from 50 to 150 feet. The work remaining to be done under the existing project consists of dredging the southerly interior channel, and the channel in Mott Basin. The total cost of the existing project to June 30, 1953, was $4,335,- 992.08-$4,228,439.36 for new work and $107,552.72 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $4,322,951.08. 186 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 Cost and ftnancial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 prior to 19491 New work: Appropriated........- -.------------------- - ------------ ------------.------------ $4,307, 771.72 Cost --------------------------------------------------------------- 4, 307, 771.72 Expenditures--- ..---.---- _- - - - - - - - - - - 4,307, 771.72 Maintenance: ........--- Appropriated------- $317. 89 $1,900. 00 -$290. 17 $1,400. 00 $38, 014.30 132, 360. 57 Cost.._------- ------- ------------ 1, 179. 73 430. 09 914.30 16, 653. 60 110, 514. 17 --- Expenditures-------..................... 486. 65 1, 123. 18 914. 30 3, 612. 60 97, 473. 17 1 Includes $79,332.36 for new work and $2,961.45 for maintenance for previous projects. Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to be ap- propriated for completion of existing project - 000 $_________------- 22. NEW YORK HARBOR: ENTRANCE CHANNELS AND ANCHORAGE AREAS Location. The works included under the above title are in the upper and lower bays, New York Harbor. The harbor is 330 miles southwest by water of Boston Harbor, Mass., and 165 miles north- east of the entrance to Delaware Bay, N. J. and Del. The upper bay extends southerly from the junction of Hudson and East Rivers opposite the Battery, New York City, a distance of about 51/2 miles to the Narrows. The lower bay extends from the Narrows to the sea, a distance of about 9 miles. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 369 and 541.) Existing project. This provides for the Ambrose Channel 45 feet deep and 2,000 feet wide, extending from the sea to deep water in the lower bay, length about 10.2 miles; for the Anchorage Channel, an extension of Ambrose Channel, with the same depth and width, in the upper bay, opposite the anchorage grounds, length about 5.7 miles; for Bayside-Gedney Channel 35 feet deep and 800 feet wide, extend- ing from the sea to the junction with Main Ship Channel, length about 6.2 miles; for the Main Ship Channel 30 feet deep and 1,000 feet wide, extending from Bayside-Gedney Channel to deep water in the lower bay, length about 5.3 miles; for the removal of Craven Shoal to a depth of 30 feet; for a channel 16 feet deep, 200 feet wide, and about 2.3 miles long, extending from bell buoy 23 to Hoffman and Swinburne Islands for an irregularly triangular-shaped anchorage area in the southerly half of Red Hook Flats (approximately 442 acres in extent), 40 and 30 feet deep; an anchorage in the vicinity of Liberty (Bedloe) Island (about 160 acres in extent) 20 feet deep, and for a channel along the New Jersey pierhead line connecting Kill Van Kull with deep water in Anchorage Channel, south of the Liberty Island anchorage, 20 feet deep for a width of 500 feet with widening at bends to 800 feet and a length of about 3 miles The project depths refer to mean low water. Mean tidal range, 4.7 feet; mean range of spring tides, 5.6 feet; irregular fluctuations due to wind and baro- metric pressure vary from 3.9 feet below mean low water up to 5.2 feet above mean high water. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1953, is $17,648,000. RIVERS AND HARBORS---NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 187 The latest (1950) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $315,000. The existing project was authorized by the following River and Harbor Acts: Acts Work authorized Documents July 5,1884 Main Ship-Bayside-Gedney to 30 feet for width of Annual Reports, 1887, p. 62, and 1,000 foot (dimensions fixed by Secretary of War, 1888, p. 63. Dec. 27, 1886, by authority of the act of Aug. 5, 1886). Mar. 3, 1899 Ambrose Channel (East Channel) to 40 feet-......... H. Doc. 159, 55th Cong., 3d sess. (Annual Report 1899, p. 1279.) June 25.1910 Maintenance of entrance channel under 1 head .---- Aug. 8,1917 Anchorage Channel, the extension of Ambrose Chan- H. Doc. 518, 63d Cong., 2d sess. nel into Upper Bay. Do....... Removal of Craven Shoal_.....--..-..----.---.----- H. Doc. 557, 64th Cong., 1st sess. Do----...... Channel between Staten Island and Hoffman and H. Doc. 625, 64th Cong., 1st sess. Swinburne Islands. July 3,1930 Relocation of southerly section of Anchorage Channel_ Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. 18, 71st Cong., 2d sess. 1 Aug. 30,1935 Dredging south end of Red Hook Flats, Liberty H. Doc. 183, 73d Cong., 2d sess. Island Anchorage, and channel along New Jersey pierhead line. 1 Do ......Deepening Bayside-Gedney Channel to 35 feet for a H. Doc. 133, 74th Cong., 1st sess. width of 800 feet. Aug. 26,1937 Deepening Ambrose and Anchorage Channels to 45 Senate committee print, 75th feet for a width of 2,000 feet. Cong., 1st sess.1 1Contain latest published maps. Terminal facilities. The harbor consists of Upper Bay and Lower Bay. In the Upper Bay there are 43 piers with a total berthage of 68,600 feet and 10,300 feet of bulkheads and wharves available for dockage. In addition there are 5 car-float (railroad) bridges and 3 ferry terminals. These terminals are located along the westerly shore of the bay, from St. George, Staten Island, to the Narrows and from Constable Hook, Bayonne, to Ellis Island. The terminals along the Brooklyn waterfront are reported under Bay Ridge and Red Hook Channels. The Lower Bay is largely undeveloped, the terminals being confined to Gravesend Bay. There are 9 piers with a total berthage of 10,500 feet and 1 bulkhead providing dockage of 1,185 feet. Of the terminals in the harbor, 28 are publicly owned, 5 are open to public use, 29 are equipped with mechanical handling devices, and 26 have railroad connections. The facilities are considered ade- quate for present commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year. The U. S. seagoing hop- per dredge Essayons was employed intermittently from Decem- ber 1, 1952, to June 9, 1953, in deepening the easterly 600-foot strip of Anchorage Channel to 45 feet. During the fiscal year 1,515,- 668 cubic yards, place measurement, of material were removed at a cost of $478,855.54 for new work. The U. S. seagoing hopper dredge Goethals was employed inter- mittently from July 31, 1952, to September 12, 1952, in restoring por- tions of Bayside and Gedney Channels to project depth of 35 feet. During the fiscal year 105,600 cubic yards, place measurement, of ma- terial were removed at a cost of $96,329.81 for maintenance. The cost of condition surveys, studies, miscellaneous inspections and reports, and surveys and engineering preliminary to dredging was $24,833.29, of which $1,647 was for new work and $23,186.29 was for maintenance. 188 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 The total cost of work was $600,018.64, of which $480,502.54 was for new work and $119,516.10 was for maintenance. The total expendi- ture was $600,828.54. Condition at end of fiscal year. Work under the existing project was commenced in 1.885 and is about 95 percent complete. Main Ship-Bayside Gedney Channels were completed to a depth of 30 feet in February 1891. The deepening of Bayside-Gedney Channel to 35 feet for a width of 800 feet was completed inr June 1939. Ambrose Channel was completed to a depth of 40 feet for a width of 2,000 feet in April 1914, and was substantially completed to a depth of 45 feet for a width of 2,000 feet in 1951. Relocation of Anchorage Channel was completed to a depth of 40 feet in October 1932. The center 800 feet was dredged to 45 feet in June 1947 and the westerly 600-foot strip in April 1948. The easterly 600-foot strip was substantially completed in June 1953. The channel between Staten Island and Hoffman and Swinburne Islands was completed in December 1920 up to within 300 feet of the southerly limits of the project. The dredged channel meets all the needs of navigation and no further work of improvement is con- templated for the present. The channel along the New Jersey pierhead line from Kill Van Kull to Anchorage Channel was completed in March 1939. Widening at bends near the southerly and northerly ends authorized in 1948 has not yet been done. The Red Hook Flats anchorage was completed to 40 and 30 feet and the Liberty (Bedloe) Island anchorage was completed to 20 feet in October 1944. The controlling mean low water depths of the channels included in this project are are follows: Section Section(feet) Depth Width (feet) Date Date Ambrose Channel.---------.--___.----- 45 August 1950 to August 1,900 to 2,000---------......... 1951. Main Ship Channel_ -------- ____- -- ____-_ 29 600 to 1,000--------......... June 1953. -- Bayside-Gedney Channel________-- -______ 35 700 to 800--____------ Do. Anchorage Channel-------------------------- 45 2,000--------___- April 1951 to June 1953 Craven Shoal------------------------------ 30.......-------------------July 130 1931. Channel between Staten Island and Hoffman and Swinburne Islands: Buoy 23 to Hoffman Island _______-_ 13 100 to 200 ....-------- November 1943. Hoffman Island to Swinburne Island ... 10 120 to 200 ----------- Do. Red Hook Flats Anchorage: 40-foot area ---------------------------- 40 March 1950. 30-foot area------ _ ---------------------- 3 30 --------------------- Do. Liberty (Bedloe) Island Anchorage_..___..... 20 ------------------ January 1950. Along New Jersey pierhead line --..--- ___ 19 500 to 200 .. February to March 1948. 1 Except for a shoal 100 by 600 feet with least depth of 27 feet located along westerly channel line. 2 Except for scattered shoals having a minimum depth of 38 feet. 3 Except for scattered shoals having a minimum depth of 28 feet. 4Except for scattered shoals along the westerly side having a minimum depth of 12 feet. The work remaining to be done under the existing project consists of widening the existing 500-foot channel along the New Jersey pierhead line to 800 feet at the southerly and northerly bends. RIVERS AND HARBORS---NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 189 The total cost and expenditures of the existing project to June 30, 1953, was $20,501,330.59-$16,656,465.98 for new work, including $116,530 applied to removing wrecks authorized by acts prior to the adoption of the existing project, and $3,844,864.61 for maintenance. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30,1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 priorto 1949 New work: Appropriated--------..............--------......$412,000.00 $350,000. 00 $400,000. 00 $482, 000. 00 $16, 657, 963. 44 Cost..............-----------------. $110. 21 382, 828. 92 470, 733. 00 309, 326. 46 480, 502. 54 16, 656, 465. 98 Expenditures---------...... 185. 08 382, 627. 71 470, 474. 74 309, 746. 14 480, 502. 54 16, 656, 465. 98 Maintenance: Appropriated-......... 240, 000. 00 117, 300. 00 5, 000. 00 134, 393. 50 17, 000. 00 3, 857, 848. 51 Cost--------------.. 210, 400. 07 125, 803. 96 5, 902. 69 18, 177. 32 119, 516. 10 3, 844, 864. 61 Expenditures-......... 241, 602. 64 129, 200. 22 5, 199. 24 18, 311. 45 120, 326. 00 3, 844, 864. 61 Other new work data: Unobligated balance, June 30, 1953------ __- __- $1, 497.46 Unobligated balance available for fiscal year 1954__ , 497. 46 1-------___ Estimated additional amount needed to be appropriated for completion of existing project--- ------------------ --- 990, 000. 00 23. CONEY ISLAND CHANNEL, N. Y. Location. This channel is situated on the east side of Lower Bay, New York Harbor, about 9 miles south of the Battery, New York City. The channel is shown on United States Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 369, but it is not named. Existing project. This provides for a channel 600 feet wide and 20 feet deep at mean low water, extending from deep water southwest of Nortons Point to deep water off Rockaway Inlet, a total length of about 11/3 miles. Mean tidal range, 4.7 feet; mean range of spring tides, 5.6 feet; irregular fluctuations due to wind and barometric pressure vary from 3.9 feet below mean low water up to 5.2 feet above mean high water. The cost for new work for the completed project was $111,371. The latest (1950) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $12,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1907 (H. Doc. 442, 59th Cong., 2d sess.). The latest published map is in the project document. Terminal facilities. There is a municipally owned pier built out from the Coney Island shore for summer passenger travel; it does not extend to the channel. It is sufficient for this use. Commercially the channel is part of the water route between New York Harbor and Jamaica Bay and points east along the southern shore of Long Island. (For further details, see Port Series No. 20, Corps of Engineers.) Operationsand results during fiscal year. None. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was completed in 1913. When examined in March 1949, the controlling mean low water depth was 20 feet for a width varying from 340 to 600 feet. 277309-53-voL. 1- 13 190 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 The total cost and expenditures of the existing project to June 30, were $330,112.85-$111,371.21 for new work and $218,741.64 for 1.953, maintenance. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June -- 30 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 priorto 1949 New work: Appropriated ..................... -............-........................ . ..... $111, 371. 21 Cost-........---------.......---------..-----------...--------------------------------............--............ 111, 371.21 Expenditures--------....... ---------------- ----------------------------------- 111, 371. 21 Maintenance: .......- Appropriated-------- $1, 180 ............ ----------- 218, 741.64 Cost------------------ 1,180 ....................................----------............ 218, 741.64 Expenditures......... 1, 180 ................................................ 218, 741. 64 24. BAY RIDGE AND RED HOOK CHANNELS, N. Y. Location. These channels lie along the east shore of the Upper Bay, New York Harbor, and with Buttermilk Channel, form an easterly channel along the Brooklyn waterfront from the Narrows to East River. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 369 and 541.) Previous projects. Adopted by River and Harbor Acts of March 3, 1881, August 11, 1888, September 19, 1890, August 18, 1894, and June 3, 1896. For further details, see page 1768 of Annual Report for 1915, and page 195 of the Annual Report for 1938. Existing project. This provides for a channel 1,200 feet wide and 40 feet deep at mean low water from the Narrows to Bay Ridge Avenue, Brooklyn, thence 1,750 feet wide to the junction of Bay Ridge and Red Hook Channels, thence 1,200 feet wide through Red Hook Chan- ijel to the junction with Buttermilk Channel and a channel of the same depth extending into Gowanus Bay from the junction of Bay Ridge Channel with Red Hook Channel, narrowing uniformly in width to about 500 feet at Twenty-eighth Street, Brooklyn. Length of section included in the project, 4 miles. Mean tidal range, 4.7 feet; mean range of spring tides, 5.6 feet; irregular fluctuations due to wind and barometric pressure vary from 3.9 feet below mean low water up to 5.2 feet above mean high water. The cost for new work, for the completed project. was $4,277,196, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1950) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $230,000. The existing project was authorized by the following River and Harbor Acts: Acts Work authorized Documents Mar. 3, 1899 Channel 40 feet deep and 1,200 feet wide------------......... H. Doc. 337, 54th Cong., 2d sess. (Annual Report, 1897, p. 1177.) Mar. 2,1907 Dredging to obtain, first, a depth of 35 feet, subse- quently increasing depth to 40 feet for full width. July 3, 1930 Widening of Bay Ridge Channel to 1,750 feet-......... Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. 44, 71st Cong., 2d sess. (Contains latest published map.) RIVERS AND HARBORS--NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 191 Terminal facilities. There are 49 piers with a total berthage of 75,628 feet and 8,232 feet of bulkheads and wharves available for dockage. Twenty-one of the terminals have mechanical handling de- vices and 19 have railroad connections. In addition, there are 6 rail- road float bridges and 2 ferry slips. Of the terminals, 10 are Govern- ment-owned, 16 are owned by the city of New York, and 1 is open to public use. The terminal facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year. The U. S. seagoing hopper dredge Essayons was employed from May 20, 1953, to June 24, 1953, to restore sections of Bay Ridge and Red Hook Chan- rnels to partial project depth of 35 feet. During the fiscal year 324,000 cubic yards, place measurement, of material were removed at a cost of $111,478.11 for maintenance. The cost of surveys and engineering preliminary to dredging was $1,396.71 for maintenance. The total cost of work was $112,874.82 for maintenance. The total expenditure was $122,492.81. Condition at end of fiscal year. Work under the existing project was commenced March 1901 and completed June 1940. The controlling mean low water depths of the channels included in the project are as follows: Section Depth (feet) Width (feet) Date survey Date survey In Bay Ridge Channel from Narrows to Bay Ridge Ave., 37 1,200-700 March-April 1952. Brooklyn. From Bay Ridge Ave. to 41st St. (Pier 7)---------------- 35 1, 200-750 May-July 1953. From 41st St. to junction with Red Hook Channel.... 33 1, 300- Do. 1,200 Branch in Gowanus Bay-..........-------- ---- .. -.- - 30 650-370 April 1952. Red Hook Channel_---------.--------------------........ 37 1,100-500 March 1952 The total cost and expenditures of the existing project to June 30, 1953, were $8,548,771.88-$4,212,636.95 regular funds and $64,559.68 Public Works funds, a total of $4,277,196.63 for new work and $4,271,- 575.25 for maintenance.. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June S_____30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 priorto 19491 New work: Appropriated--........------------........- -------------------------------......... -------......-----......... $5, 523, 296. 63 Cost--....--------- ................-------............-----------------------------............---............------------ 5, 523, 296. 63 Expenditures--....---------------------- ------------- --------- ------------ 5, 523, 296. 63 Maintenance: Appropriated .....-------- $6, 650. 70 $8, 000. 00 -$2, 038. 99 $184, 055. 00 $122, 200. 00 4, 280, 900. 43 Cost___ _______ __ 6, 650. 70 5, 961.01 .....----------- 184, 055. 00 112, 874. 82 4, 271, 575. 25 Expenditures --------- .... 6, 650. 70 5, 823. 80 137. 21 174, 437. 01 122, 492. 81 4, 271, 575. 25 1 Includes $1,246.100 for new work for previous projects. 192 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 25. GOWANUS CREEK CHANNEL, N. Y. Location. Gowanus Creek is a small tidal inlet extending about 11/2 miles from the north end of Bay Ridge Channel. The channel is shown on United States Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 369; the entrance is shown on Chart No. 541. Previous projects. Adopted by the River and Harbor Acts of March 3, 1881 (under title of Gowanus Bay), August 11, 1888, Sep- tember 19, 1890, and June 3, 1896. For further details, see Annual Report for 1915, page 1769, and Annual Report for 1938, page 198. Existing project. This provides for a channel 30 feet deep at mean low water, 500 to 200 feet wide, from 28th Street to Percival Street, thence with the same depth for a distance of about 500 feet to the vicinity of Sigourney Street and narrowing to a width of 100 feet, thence 18 feet deep and suitably widened to provide a width of 200 to 100 feet from Percival Street to the Hamilton Avenue Bridge, and a branch channel 30 feet deep and 150 feet wide in the lower 1,000 feet of Henry Street Basin. Length of section included in the project, about 0.8 mile. Mean tidal range, 4.7 feet; mean range of spring tides, 5.6 feet; irregular fluctuations due to wind and baro- metric pressure vary from 3.9 feet below mean low water up to 5.2 feet above mean high water. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1953, is $419,000, exclusive of amounts expended under previous projects. The latest (1950) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $7,500. The existing project was authorized by the following River and Harbor Acts: Acts Work authorized Documents Mar. 3,1881 Dredging 18-foot channel.......---..................... Annual Report 1896, p. 155. July 16,1952 Dredging 30-foot channel and branch channel-........ H. Doc. 318, 82d Cong., 2d sess. (Contains latest published map.) Local cooperation. The River and Harbor Act of July 16, 1952, provides that local interests shall: a. Provide without cost to the United States all lands, easements, and rights-of-way for the construction and maintenance of the project, when and as required. b. Deepen the approaches and berths at the ship terminals in order to secure the full advantages of the deeper channels. c. Hold and save the United States free from damages due to the construction works; and also subject to the condition that no dredging shall be done by the Federal Government within 50 feet of any wharf or structure unless a waiver of damage is signed by all parties having an interest in such wharf or structure or by the port authority or other financially competent agency. These conditions have not been fulfilled. Termjinal facilities. There are 102 piers and bulkheads along this waterway and Gowanus Canal, 4 of which, including a large grain elevator, are owned and operated by the Port of New York Authority as a grain terminal; 10 are owned by the city of New York; 17 are owned and operated by 2 shipyards; and the remainder are privately RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 193 owned and operated. The total available berthage is about 45,950 feet. The terminals occupy practically the whole of the waterfront. None has rail connections. Operations and results during fiscal year. None. Condition at end of fiscal year. Work under the existing project was commenced July 1881 and is about 16.7 percent complete. When examined in June 1952 the controlling mean low water depth was 26 feet for widths varying from 300 to 150 feet from the entrance up to Percival Street, thence 18 feet for widths varying from 200 to 50 feet to the head of the improvement at the Hamilton Avenue Bridge. The total cost and expenditures of the existing project to June 30, 1953, were $143,631.42-$70,000 for new work and $73,631.42 for maintenance. Cost and ftnancial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 priorto 19491 New work: Appropriated-------......... ------------............ -----------............ ----............. .......------------ .......------------ $145, 000. 00 Cost...........-------......--.....-----....--...--..------...--.....---..------.... ............-----------.......... ------------ 145, 000. 00 Expenditures....------------------- ---------------- --------- --------------- 145, 000. 00 Maintenance: Appropriated......... $700 $1, 762. 76 $1, 292. 18 $454. 60 .-----------......... 73, 631. 42 Cost------------------.................. 700 1, 762. 76 1, 292. 18 454. 60 ....-----... 73, 631. 42 Expenditures......... 700 1, 762. 76 1, 292. 18 454. 60 ..------------........ 73, 631.42 1 Includes $75,000 for new work for previous projects. Other new work data: Appropriated for fiscal year ending June 30, 1954_.............. $349, 000 Unobligated balance available for fiscal year 1954___---------- 349, 000 26. BUTTERMILK CHANNEL, N. Y. Location. This channel connects deep water in the Upper Bay, New York Harbor, southwest of Governors Island, with deep water in East River northeast of Governors Island, and with Bay Ridge and Red Hook Channels forms an easterly channel along the Brooklyn waterfront from the Narrows to East River. It lies between Gover- nors Island and Brooklyn Borough, New York City. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 541 and 745.) Previous projects. Adopted by River and Harbor Acts of June 14, 1880, July 13, 1892, and June 3, 1896. For further details see page 205, Annual Report for 1932. Existing project. This provides for a channel 1,000 feet wide, 40 feet deep at mean low water for the width of the existing 500-foot channel and 35 feet deep for the remaining 500-foot width west of the existing channel, with suitable widening at the junctions with East River and Red Hook and Anchorage Channels. Length of sec- tion included in the project, 21/4 miles. Mean tidal range 4.4 feet; mean range of spring tides, 5.3 feet; irregular fluctuations due to wind and barometric pressure vary from 3.8 feet below mean low water up to 5.2 feet above mean high water. The estimated cost for new work, revised in 1953, is $2,711,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest 194 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 (1950) approved estimated cost of annual maintenance is $45,000. The existing project was authorized by the following Riser and Harbor Acts: Acts Work authorized Documents une 13, 1902 Channel 1,200 feet wide and not less than 30 feet deep. H. Doe. 122, 56th Cong., 2d sess. (Annual Report, 1901, p. 1299). Aug. 30, 1935 Channel 1,000 feet wide to depths of 40 and 35 feet___. Rivers and Harbors Committee Doe. 55, 74th Cong., 1st sess. (Contains latest published map.) Terminal facilities. There are 19 piers with a total berthage of 25,082 feet, and 3,696 feet of bulkheads and wharves available for dockage. Of the terminals, 13 are equipped with mechanical han- dling devices and 14 have railroad connections. Four of the termi- nals are owned by the city of New York of which 1 is open to public use. In addition, there are 2 float bridges and 4 ferry slips. Prac- tically all of the available waterfront is occupied and facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year. The U. S. seagoing hopper dredge Goethals was employed from August 25, 1952, to Oc- tober 1, 1952, in restoring portions of the channel to project depths of 40 and 35 feet. During the fiscal year 559,900 cubic yards, place measurement, of material were removed at a cost of $138,127.74 for maintenance. The cost of miscellaneous inspections and reports, and surveys and engineering preliminary to dredging was $2,572.17 for maintenance. The total cost and expenditures of the work were $140,699.91 for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. Work under the existing project was commenced October 1903 and is about 68 percent complete. The easterly 500-foot width of channel from Anchorage Channel to East River was completed to a 40-foot depth in May 1935. The westerly 500-foot channel, including the widening at the junction with the East River, was completed to a 35-foot depth for the northerly three-quar- ters of a mile of its length in December 1939, and for the southerly 2,000 feet in October 1944. The widenings at the junctions with Red Hook and Anchorage Channels were completed in December 1943. The work remaining to be done under the existing project consists of completing the deepening to 35 feet of the westerly 500-foot channel. The controlling mean low water depths of the sections included in this project are as follows: Section Depth WidthDate (feet) (feet) East half of channel: Anchorage Channel to junction with Red 37 .......... 500 to 290---------- December 1952 to Jan- Hook Channel. uary 1953. Junction with Red Hook Channel to the 40 100 to 500----------_. March 1950. East River. West half of channel: Anchorage Channel to 4,000 feet north --- 23 ......... 500 to 250--------- May 1951. 4,000 feet north of Anchorage Channel to 25 250 to 500----...---........ March 1950. 8,010 feet north. 8,000 feet north of Anchorage Channel to 35 500 --------------- March 1950. the East River. RIVERS AND HARBORS--NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 195 When examined in March 1950 and December 1952 to January 1953, the controlling depths in the widenings at the junctions with Anchorage, Red Hook, and East River Channels were 34, 36, and 35 feet, respectively. The total cost and expenditures of the existing project to June 30, 1953, were $2,152,895.85-$122,051.24 Public Works funds and $1,323,- 616.66 regular funds, a total of $1,445,667.90 for new work and $697,- 227.95 for maintenance. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June .... ...... . 30,1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 prior to 19491 New work: Appropriated--- -.---------- -----------.------------ ------------ ..------------ . $1,941,917.90 Cost-------------- .------------.---------.------------.------------ ..------------ 1, 941, 917. 90 Expenditures--------- --------------......... ----------......................------------ -----------.................................... 1, 941, 917. 90 Maintenance: Appropriated--------......... $11,000. 00 ........... $2, 782. 04----------- $155, 000 -$14, 131. 9( 697, 396. 14 Cost....------------------ 805. 62 2, 782. 04 --------------------- 140, 699. 91 697, 227. 95 Expenditures..-------- 11, 000. 00 2, 782. 04 ---------- 140, 699. 9i .------------ 697, 227. 95 1 Includes $496,250 for new work for previous projects. Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to be ap- propriated for completion of existing project ------------------ $1,265, 000 27. EAST RIVER, N. Y. Location. This is a tidal strait about 16 miles long and 600 to 4,000 feet wide, connecting Hudson River and the Upper Bay at the Battery, New York City, with Long Island Sound at Throgs Neck, New York City, and separating Long Island from Manhattan Island and the mainland. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 223, 226, and 745.) Previous projects. Adopted by River and Harbor Acts of August 30, 1852, July 25, 1868, March 3, 1899, and June 25, 1910. For further details, see page 210, Annual Report for 1932. Existing project. This provides for channels of the following dimensions (depths refer to mean low water): From deep water in the Upper New York Bay to Wallabout Channel, 40 feet deep and 1,000 feet wide; from Wallabout Channel to Throgs Neck, 35 feet deep, with widths varying from about 550 to 1,000 feet, according to locality; east of Welfare (Blackwells) Island up to English Place (43d Dr.), Long Island City, 30 feet deep and varying in width from 500 to 900 feet, with widening in the approach from the main channel; between South Brother and Berrian Islands, 20 feet deep and 300 feet wide, with widening in the approach from the main channel; for the removal of Coenties Reef to a depth of 40 feet, also the removal of the following rocks and reefs lying outside of the limiting lines of the main channel to give access to wharves: Along the Brooklyn shore, Brooklyn Bridge to Manhattan Bridge (Fulton Ferry Reef), to a depth of 25 feet; Jay Street Reef, 25 feet; Corlears Reef, 35 feet; Shell Reef, 25 feet; Horns Hook, 40 feet; Rhinelander Reef, 26 feet; and reef off Oak Point, 30 feet; and for the construction of a dike in 196 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 Pot Cove in Hell Gate. The length of the section included in the improvement is about 16.5 miles. The mean range of tide varies ac- cording to locality from 4 feet at North Third Street, Brooklyn, and 4.4 feet at the Battery to 4.9 feet at Hallets Point, 6.3 feet at Port Morris, and 7.1 feet at the eastern entrance at Throgs Neck; mean range of spring tides 4.8, 5.3, 5.9, 7.6, and 8.5 feet, respectively; ir- regular fluctuations due to wind and barometric pressure vary ac- cording to locality from 3.8 feet below mean low water at the Battery, 2.4 feet at North Third Street, Brooklyn, and 3.8 feet at Throgs Neck up to about 5.2 feet above mean high water at the Battery and 8.4 feet above mean high water at Throgs Neck; extreme fluctuations do not seriously affect navigation. The cost for new work for the completed project, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects, was $23,849,719. The latest (1950) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $25,000. The existing project was authorized by the following River and Harbor Acts: Acts Work authorized Documents Mar. 3, 1915 1 Removal of Coenties Reef to 35 feet, conditioned H. Doc. 188, 63d Cong., 1st sess. upon local interests increasing depth to 40 feet. July 27,1916 Channel across Diamond Reef 35 feet deep and 1,000 Do. feet wide. Aug. 8,1917 Channel east of Blackwells Island to 20 feet; channel Do. between South Brother and Berrian Islands, to 20 feet; channel between North and South Brother Islands to 26 feet. Do-....... Channel 40 feet deep through East River and Hell H. Doc. 140, 65th Cong., 1st sess. Gate. July 18,1918 Secure a depth of 40 feet in channel through East Specified in act. River and Hell Gate as soon as practicable. Sept. 22,1922 Depth limited to 35 feet in the through channel be- Rivers and Harbors Committee tween Wallabout Channel and Throgs Neck. Doec. 3, 67th Cong., 2d sess. Channel east of Blackwells Island, 30 feet to Eng- (Contains latest published map.) lish Place and eliminated 20-foot channel north of English Place. Eliminated channel between North and South Brother Islands except as authorized prior to existing project. Removal of certain rocks and reefs and construction of dike in Pot Cove, Hell Gate. 1 Pub. Res. 67, 63d Cong., 3d sess. Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Terminal facilities. There are 105 piers with a total berthage of 72,748 feet and 49,145 feet of bulkheads and wharves available for dockage along both shores of the East River from the Battery to Clason Point. In addition, there are 10 ferry slips and 20 carfloat bridges. Of the terminals, 120 are publicly owned, 3 are open to public use, 98 are equipped with mechanical-handling devices, and 44 have railroad connections. The facilities are considered adequate for present needs. Operations and results during fiscal year. Under a contract for dredging to a depth of 40 feet in the vicinity of Corlears Reef, work was commenced March 9, 1953, and was completed March 19, 1953. During the fiscal year 18,674 cubic yards, place measurement, of mate- rial were removed at a cost of $51,781.66 for maintenance. The cost of miscellaneous inspections and reports, and surveys and engineering preliminary to dredging were $7,492.07 for maintenance. The total cost and expenditures of work were $59,273.73 for mainte- nance. RIVERS AND HARBORS--NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 197 Condition at end of fiscal year. Work under the existing project was commenced June 1916 and was substantially completed Septem- ber 1935. The controlling n~ean low water depths of the various channels, as determined by intermittent surveys made during the period 1910 to 1953, are as follows: Section Depth Width (feet) (feet) From Upper Bay to Wallabout Channel -------------------------------------- 40 950-1, 000 Corlears Reef---------------------- ------------------------------------ 40 From Wallabout Channel through west channel at Welfare (Blackwells) Island 35 550-1, 000 and Hell Gate to Throgs Neck at Long Island Sound. East Channel at Welfare (Blackwells) Island: From Newtown Creek to English Place (43d Dr.) Long Island City----------........... 30.......... From English Place to deep water off north end of Welfare Island.............. 24... Between South Brother and Berrian Islands ..................................----------------------------------- 20 300 Coenties Reef .............. --------------------------------------------------------- 40 Fulton Ferry Reef------........------------------------------------------------ ......................... 25 Jay Street Reef------------------------------------------------------------ 20------ Shell Reef----------------------------------------------------------------- 25 ------ Horns Hook Reef............................................................-------------------------------------------------------.40............ Rhinelander Reef----- ------------------------------------------------- 26 Reef off Oak Point ------------------------------------------------------ 30 1 Except for scattered shoals in the vicinity of Belmont Island with least depth of 25.5 feet. The removal of a small shoal area along the east side of the 35-foot channel between Grand Street and North Third Street, Brooklyn, the construction of the dike at Pot Cove in Hell Gate, a part of the widen- ing near the pierhead line in Jay Street Reef, and North Third Street, Brooklyn, were omitted as unnecessary, the work completed being considered sufficient for the needs of navigation. The total cost and expenditures of the existing project to June 30, 1953, were $24,745,639.83-$1,743,265.42 Public Works funds and $22,106,453.80 regular funds, a total of $23,849,719.22 for new work and $895,920.61 for maintenance. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30- Total to June 30,1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 prior to 1949 1 New work: Appropriated ------------ .........----. ----.------------ -------------.-----------$30, 037, 412. 72 Cost- -- -..-------------- -..--- ------------ ------------------------------------ 30, 037, 412. 72 ------------ 30,037,412.72 -----------...... .............................---------------.........------------ Expenditures----- Maintenance: Appropriated---------......... $1,000 $5, 900 $1, 229.42 $14, 000.00 $55,180.31 934, 910. 83 Cost----------------- 1,000 5, 900 1,229.42 8, 580. 31 59, 273. 73 933, 584. 56 Expenditures--------- .... 1,000 5, 900 1, 229. 42 8, 580. 31 59, 273. 73 933, 584. 56 1 Includes $6,187,693.50 for new work and $37,663.95 for maintenance for previous projects. 28. WALLABOUT CHANNEL, N. Y. Location. This channel is a tidal branch of East River, N. Y., about 2.5 miles by water northeast of the Battery, New York City. It is located on the east side of the river immediately east of the ordnance dock of the United States navy yard. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 745.) 198 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 Existing project. This provides for a channel 20 feet deep at mean low water, 230 to 350 feet wide, extending from the East River to the inner end of the causeway at Clinton Avenue. The length of the sec- tion included in the project is about 2,000 feet. Mean tidal range, 4 feet; mean range of spring tides, 4.8 feet; irregular fluctuations, due to wind and barometric pressure, vary from about 3.5 feet below mean low water up to about 4 feet above mean high water. The cost for new work for the completed project was $18,173.69. The latest (1950) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $2,400. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1899 (H. Doc. 50, 55th Cong., 3d sess.). The latest published map is in the project document. Terminal facilities. The entire channel front is occupied by three bulkheads; the total available dockage is 923 feet. There is no space left available for the construction of additional terminals. Operations and results during fiscal year. None. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was completed in 1900. When examined intermittently between April 1948 and January 1949, the controlling mean low water depth was 20 feet for a width varying from 350 to 300 feet from the East River to 400 feet below Division Street, thence 18 feet to the head of the project for a width varying from 50 to 170 feet. The total cost and expenditures of the existing project to June 30, 1953, were $53,468.93-$18,173.69 for new work and $35,295.24 for maintenance. Cost and flnancia summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30,1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 prior to 1949 New work: Appropriated---... . ...-------------------- ------------------ ------------- -- - $18, 173. 69 Cost ...----------------......------------ ------------ ---------------------------- 18,173.69 Expenditures ....-... ------------ ----------- ------------ I------------ ------------ 18,173. 69 Maintenance: Anropriated. ---.....---..--...--------......--------........... ............------------------------------- 35, 295. 24 Cost---------.....................................----------.....------------ ----------------------- ....------------...... 35, 295. 24 Expenditures........------------.. ----------- ------------------------ ..... ------------ 35, 295. 24 29. NEWTOWN CREEK, N. Y. Location. This creek is a tidal waterway entering the East River, N. Y., and 41/2 miles by water northeast of the Battery, New York City, and forms a part of the boundary between the boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens, New York City. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 745.) Previous projects. Adopted by River and Harbor Acts of June 14, 1880, July 5, 1884, and June 3, 1896. For further details see page 1769 of Annual Report for 1915, and page 207 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project. This provides for a channel 23 feet deep and 130 feet wide from East River to a point about 150 feet north of Maspeth Avenue; for a turning basin at the former location of RIVERS AND HARBORS---NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 199 Mussel Island and a triangular area lying on the north side of the entrance to the creek of the same depth; for a channel 20 feet deep at mean low water elsewhere in Newtown Creek, including Dutch Kills, Maspeth Creek, and English Kills, of the following widths: 150 feet wide from Maspeth Avenue to Grand Street Bridge, thence 125 feet wide to Metropolitan Avenue on the East Branch; 100 feet wide for a distance of 2,000 feet up Maspeth Creek; 75 to 100 feet wide for a distance of 2,800 feet up Dutch Kills with a turning basin at the head; and 150 feet wide in English Kills, or West Branch, to the Metropolitan Avenue Bridge, including the easing of bends, and for a channel 12 feet deep and 100 feet wide in English Kills from the Metropolitan Avenue Bridge to within 80 feet of the Montrose Avenue Bridge, suitably widened at bends and materially widened by excavating upland at the second bend above the Metropolitan Avenue Bridge. The total length of channel included in the project is about 5.2 miles. Mean tidal range, 4.2 feet; mean range of spring tides, 5 feet; irregular fluctuations due to wind and barometric pressure vary from 3.8 feet below mean low water up to 4.2 feet above mean high water. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1953, is $1,327,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1950) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $36,000. The existing project was authorized by the following River and Harbor Acts: Acts Work authorized Documents 1 Mar. 2, 1919 20-foot channel.....------------------------------- H. Doc. 936, 64th Cong., 1st sess. July 3,1930 23-foot channel.... ------------------------------- Rivers and Harbors Committee 1 Doc. 42, 71st Cong., 2d sess. Aug. 26,1937 12-foot channel in English Kills.. ------------------- Rivers and Harbors Committee, 1 Doc. 4, 75th Cong., 1st sess. Minor modification of project in the vicinity of Mus- sel Island, without change in cost, approved by the Secretary of War, Mar. 22, 1920. 1Contains latest published maps. Local cooperation. The River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1919, requires that all land needed for rights-of-way be furnished without cost to the United States, and provides that no work shall be done in Maspeth Creek, in the removal of Mussel Island, or in English Kills until this has been done in each case and corresponding changes made in existing harbor lines; also that no work shall be undertaken under the existing project in Dutch Kills until the obstructive bridges near its mouth have been suitably modified. The River and Harbor Act of August 26, 1937, requires that local interests furnish, free of cost to the United States, necessary easements or rights-of-way for the enlargement of the channel in English Kills above Metropolitan Avenue and give assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of War that they will remove obstructive deposits resulting from the discharge of sewage into the waterway. That act also re- quires that before widening the second bend south of Metropolitan Avenue local interests shall furnish necessary lands or rights-of-way and construct a new bulkhead on the widened channel. 200 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 The lands needed in Maspeth Creek, Mussel Island, and the East Branch have been ceded to the United States by the city of New York by deed. The work of modifying the bridges near the mouth of Dutch Kills was completed in 1923. No action has been taken by the city authorities to comply with the requirements for dredging in Eng- lish Kills (West Branch). Terminal facilities. The length of waterfront measured along both sides of the improvement is 11.6 miles, of which 9.6 miles are bulk- headed and about 2 miles of frontage, distributed over the entire length of this waterway, is yet undeveloped. There are 3 piers with a total berthage of 2,002 feet and 39,712 feet of bulkheads and wharves available for dockage. Of the terminals, 5 are owned by the city of New York, of which 2 are open to public use; 51 are equipped with mechanical handling devices, and 27 have railroad connections. The terminal facilities are considered adequate for present needs. Operations and results during fiscal year. None. Final cost of $8.90 was reported for maintenance during the fiscal year for a condition survey of the channel in East Branch completed in June 1952. The total expenditure was $318.27. Condition at end of fiscal year. Work under the existing project was commenced May 1921 and is about 64 percent complete. The work of enlarging the main channel to 23-foot depth and 130-foot width from the entrance to 150 feet north of Maspeth Avenue, in- cluding the triangular area at the entrance, and a turning basin at the former location of Mussel Island, is about 90 percent completed. Dutch Kills has been dredged to project depth, 20 feet, for a width of 75 to 100 feet except at a few places near the head of improvement where unstable bulkheads restricted dredging operations. Maspeth Creek has been dredged to project dimensions throughout. Newtown Creek is navigable on the West Branch (English Kills) to Johnson Avenue, 3.92 miles from East River and on the East Branch to Metro- politan Avenue, 3.29 miles from the East River. The controlling mean low water depths of the channels included in this project are as follows: Section Depth (feet) Width (feet) Date Main Channel: From East River to south end of turning basin at 23 280-100 July 1950. Mussel Island. From south end of turning basin at Mussel Island to 18 130-160 August 1949. 150 feet below Maspeth Ave. Turning Basin at Mussel Island___........................ 19 .......... Do. Dutch Kills: From Newton Creek to 100 feet below Borden Avenue 15 30-1.00 February 1949. Bridge. From 100 feet below Borden Avenue Bridge to turning 12 25-100 Do. basin at the head. Maspeth Creek--.........................................._ East Branch: 1 8 50-100 August 1949. From 150 feet below Maspeth Ave. to Grand Street 16 60-130 June 1952. Bridge. From Grand St. Bridge to Metropolitan Ave.......... 13 125-85 Do. English Kills (West Branch): From junction with East Branch to Metropolitan 16 150 February 1952. Avenue Bridge. From Metropolitan Ave. to within 80 feet of Montrose 8 80-100 March 1949. Ave. 1Excludes a length of 300 feet below easterly limit of project where the depth ranges from 8 feet to 0. RIVERS AND HARBORS---NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 201 The work remaining to be done consists of completing to project dimensions: The 23-foot main channel between Greenpoint and Meeker Avenues, and between 800 and 150 feet north of Maspeth Ave- nue; the 20-foot channel in the East Branch; and the 20- and 12-foot channels in English Kills. The total cost and expenditures of the existing project to June 30, 1953, were $1,262,658.72-$767,093.96 for new work and $495,564.76 for maintenance. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30,1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 prior to 19491 New work: Appropriated ........-------------------- ....................................----------------------------------- $1, 168, 354. 47 Cost....----------.......... --...--- -- ------------------------------------------ 1,168,354.47 Expenditures--------------......... ............ ----------------- -----------------------........... ---- 1,168,354.47 Maintenance: Appropriated--------......... $1, 490 $342, 500. 00 -$8, 698. 95 $84,370.00 -$500. 00 917, 926. 81 Cost----------------- 1, 490 216, 417. 59 117, 383.46 83, 316. 43 8. 90 917, 382. 14 Expenditures -------- 1, 490 92, 85. 19 240, 947. 06 83, 007. 06 318. 27 917, 382. 14 1 Includes $401,260.51 for new work and $421,817.38 for maintenance for previous projects. Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to be appropriated for completion of existing project-----------------$560, 000 30. HARLEM RIVER, N. Y. Location. Harlem River and Spuyten Duyvil Creek, both included in the project for the improvement of Harlem River, are two con- necting tidal waterways, of a joint length of about 8 miles, lying wholly within the limits of Greater New York and separating Man- hattan Island from the mainland. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 274.) Previous projects. Adopted by the River and Harbor Act of June 23, 1874. For further details, see Annual Report for 1915, page 1762, and Annual Report for 1938, page 210. Existing project. This provides for a continuous channel 15 feet deep at mean low water and 400 feet wide from East River to Hudson River, except in the vicinity of Washington Bridge, where the adopted width is 354 feet, and at the rock cut through Dyckmans Meadow, where it is 350 feet and the depth is 18 feet. It also provides for straightening the channel at Johnson Iron Works by making a cut 15 feet deep and 400 feet wide. The length of channel included in the project is about 8 miles. The main tidal range varies, according to locality, from 4.9 feet at Willis Avenue Bridge to 3.8 feet at Spuyten Duyvil Bridge; range of spring tides, 5.9 and 4.5 feet, respectively. Irregular fluctuations due to wind and barometric pressure vary from 3.8 feet below mean low water up to 4.7 feet above mean high water at Willis Avenue Bridge and from 3.7 feet below mean low water up to 4.9 feet above mean high water at Spuyten Duyvil Bridge. The cost for new work, for the completed project, was $3,595,119, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. - The latest (1950) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $25,000. 202 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U, S. ARMY, 1953 The existing project was authorized by the following River and Harbor Acts: Acts Work authorized Documents June 18, 1878 Channel 15 feet deep and 350 feet wide--- ......----------........ H. Ex. Doc. No. 75, Pt. 9, 43d Cong., 2d sess. (Annual Re- port, 1875, pt. 2, p. 224.) Chief of Engineers authorized widening to 400 feet Annual Report, 1886, p. 674. throughout except at Dyckmans Cut, where width was kept at 350 feet and depth increased to 18 feet. Chief of Engineers in 1893 reduced width of channel Annual Report, 1912, p. 198. in vicinity of Washington Bridge to 354 feet. Mar. 4,1913 Straightening channel at Johnson Iron Works ....--- H. Doe. No. 557, 62d Cong., 2d sess. (Contains latest published maps.) Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Terminal facilities. The length of the waterfront along both shores of the Harlem River is about 16 miles, of which 4 miles are unavailable for commercial use. About 5 miles of the waterfront are occupied by three piers with a total berthage of 1,431 feet and 20,165 feet of bulkheads and wharves available for dockage. Twenty-eight of the terminals are owned by the city of New York. Of the terminals owned by the city, six are open to the public on equal terms. Thirty-seven of the terminals are equipped with mechanical handling devices and 11 have railroad connections. In addition, there are four railroad float bridges. The terminal facilities are considered adequate for present needs. Operations and results during fiscal year. None. Condition at .end of fiscal year. Work under the existing project was commenced January 1888, and was substantially completed May 1938. Remaining widening to be done in the section above High Bridge is prohibited by the proximity of bulkheads to the channel line. The present width is considered adequate for navigation. No further improvement is contemplated under the project. A channel 15 feet deep at mean low water and 400 feet wide has been excavated from East River to High Bridge, thence 15 feet deep and 350 to 400 feet wide to the Hudson River. The rock cut through Dyckmans Meadow was completed to 18-foot depth and 350-foot width in 1896. The straightening of the channel at Johnson Iron Works was com- pleted to 15-foot depth and 400-foot width in 1938. The controlling depth from East River to Hudson River, as shown by examination made in December 1949-June 1951 was 15 feet at mean low water through a navigable channel varying from 50 to 400 feet in width, except for a shoal in the vicinity of Little Hell Gate having a minimum depth of 14 feet and scattered shoals between Sherman Creek and Broadway Bridge having a minimum depth of 10 feet. . The total cost and expenditures of the existing project to June 30, 1953, was $3,866,698.60-$3,595,119.48 for new work and $271,579.12 for maintenance. RIVERS AND HARBORS--NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 203 Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 prior to 19491 New work: .......---.......... --------------- Appropriated------- ......... ....------------.......------------... .......-----------. $3, 616,119. 48 Cost---- ------------ -------------------------------------------- 3, 616,119. 48 Expenditures..---------------------------------------------------------3, 616,119.48 Maintenance: Appropriated ...--------........ ....------------ $4, 800 $2,316. 00 ......------------ -$941. 91 271, 579. 12 Cost ---------------------------- 4, 800 987. 02 $387. 07 .........------------. 271, 579.12 Expenditures------...------------- - 4, 800 179. 98 1, 194. 11 .......... 271, 579. 12 1Includes $21,000 for new work for previous projects. 31. HUDSON RIVER CHANNEL, NEW YORK HARBOR Location. Hudson River empties into the Upper Bay of New York Harbor at the Battery, New York City. The section included under this title extends from deep water in upper New York Bay to just north of Harlem River (Spuyten Duyvil Creek), a distance of about 14.5 miles. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 274, 745, and 746.) Previous projects. Adopted by River and Harbor Acts of March 3, 1875, June 6, 1900, and March 3, 1905. For further details, see Annual Report for 1915, page 1765, and Annual Report for 1938, page 213. Existing project. This provides for a channel 48 feet deep and 2,000 feet wide, suitably widened at the bends, from West 59th Street, Manhattan, to West 40th Street, thence 45 feet deep of the same width to deep water in Upper Bay; for a channel 40 feet deep for the full width of the river extending from the north line of 59th Street to the south side of Little Basin, and thence a channel of the same depth to deep water in the Upper New York Bay off Ellis Island, substantially as shown on maps in House Document 309, 72d Congress, 1st session, subject to the provision that no dredging shall be done under the project within 50 feet of the pierhead lines; a channel 750 feet wide and 30 feet deep along the Weehawken-Edgewater water front; the removal of a shoal on the New York side between West 59th and West 61st Streets to a depth of 40 feet; and the removal of an obstruction north of the mouth of Spuyten Duyvil Creek to the depth of the sur- rounding river bottom. The length of channel included in the project is about 11 miles. The plane of reference is mean low water. Mean tidal range at the Battery, 4.4 feet, and at West 129th Street, 4.1; mean range of spring tides, 5.3 feet and 4.9 feet, respectively; irregu- lar fluctuations due to wind and barometric pressure vary from 3.8 feet below mean low water at the Battery up to 5.2 feet above mean high water and at West 129th Street from 3.6 feet below mean low water up to 5.3 feet above mean high water. The cost for new work for the completed project was $6,702,240, exclusive of the amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1950) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $390,000. 204 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 The existing project was authorized by the following River and Harbor Acts: Acts Work authorized Documents Mar. 4,1913 Channel 30 feet deep from Ellis Island to Newark St., H. Doc. 719, 62d Cong., 2d sess. 40 feet deep through the shoal from Newark St. to Castle Point and channel 26 feet deep and 550 feet wide along Weehawken-Edgewater waterfront. Removal of shoal east side of river between West 19th and West 32d Sts.; removal of rock near the Battery to 40 feet, and removal of obstruction near Spuyten Duyvil Creek. Mar. 4,1915 Additional dredging through shoal from Newark St. Annual Report, 1914, pp. 234-235. to Castle Point. Aug. 8, 1917 Removal of shoal between West 32d and West 61st H. Doe. 1697, 64th Cong., 2d sess. Sts. to 40 feet and widening the 40-foot channel be- tween the Battery and Canal St. to 2,000 feet. Mar. 3,1925 Channel 30 feet deep and 750 feet wide along Wee- H. Doc. 313, 68th Cong., 1st sess. hawken-Edgewater waterfront. Jan. 21,1927 Modification of conditions of local cooperation affect- ing channel along Weehawken-Edgewater water- front. July 3,1930 Channel 40 feet deep between pierhead lines from 20th H. Doc. 450, 70th Cong., 2d sess.' St., Manhatten, to a point 1,300 feet below Newark St., Hoboken, thence 2,800 feet wide to deep water off Ellis Island. Channel 30 feet deep between 40- foot channel and channel along Jersey City water- front. Aug. 30,19352 Widening the 40-foot channel to full width of river H. Doc. 309, 72d Cong., 1st sess.' from north line of 59th St. to south side of Little Basin, thence a channel of same depth to deep water off Ellis Island. Do--....... Waiver of all conditions of local cooperation affecting Rivers and Harbors Committee the channel along the Weehawken-Edgewater Doc. 49, 72d Cong., 2d sess. waterfront. Aug. 26, 1937 Channel 45 and 48 feet deep and 2,000 feet wide-....... Senate committee print, 75th Cong., 1st sess.1 1 Contain latest published maps. 9 Also Public Works Administration Sept. 6, 1933, and Apr. 27, 1935. Term-inal facilities. The length of waterfront included in the proj- ect for improvement, measured along both shores of the river, is 32 miles; of this length, 7 miles of the Manhattan waterfront and 10 miles of the New Jersey waterfront have been developed for commer- cial use. Along the Manhattan waterfront, there are 85 piers with a total berthage of 113,451 feet, 5,550 feet of bulkheads and wharves available for dockage, 23 ferry slips, and 8 car-float bridges. Along the Jersey waterfront there are 117 piers having a total berthage of 134,723 feet, 20,228 feet of bulkheads and wharves available for dock- age, and 17 ferry slips, 21 car-float bridges, 6 small-boat-repair yards, and 2 large shipyards. Of the terminals, 121 are publicly owned, 15 are open for public use, 157 are equipped with mechanical handling devices, and 133 have railroad connections. The facilities are adequate for present requirements. Operations and results during fiscal year. The U. S. seagoing hop- per dredges Goethals and Essayons were employed intermittently from July 15, 1952, to April 12, 1953, in dredging to restore the channel along the Weehawken-Edgewater waterfront to a depth of 30 feet. During the fiscal year, 2,201,000 cubic yards, place measurement, of material were removed at a cost of $413,087.60 for maintenance. Final cost of $4,096.91 was reported during the fiscal year for new work dredging in the 45-foot section of the main channel completed on June 10, 1952. The cost of condition surveys, studies, miscellaneous inspections and RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 205 reports, and surveys and engineering preliminary to dredging was $11,706.52 for maintenance. The total cost of work was $428,891.03, of which $4,096.91 was for new work and $424,794.12 was for maintenance. The total expenditure was $429,612.43. Conditionat end of fiscal year. Work under the existing project was commenced April 1913 and was completed in September 1952. The work of widening and deepening Weehawken-Edgewater Channel to project dimensions was completed in August 1937. The work of widening the 40-foot channel for the full width of the river from Ellis Island to West 59th Street, Manhattan, was completed in March 1939. The work of widening the 48-foot project to full project width of 2,000 feet from West 40th Street to West 59th Street was completed in November 1950. Deepening of the 45-foot channel for a width of 2,000 feet from Upper Bay to West 40th Street was completed to project dimensions in September 1952. The controlling mean low water depths of the sections included in the project are as follows: Section Depth (feet) Width (feet) Date 40-foot channel: From Ellis Island to W. 59th St-------------------................... 40 3, 200-2, 200 April-June 1953. 45-foot channel: From Ellis Island to W. 40th St------------------- 45 2,000-1, 700 Do. 48-foot channel: From W. 40th St. to West 59th St-----........-----------......... 48 1, 800-1, 500 Do. Weehawken-Edgewater channel: From W. 59th St. to opposite Valvoline oil dock. 30 250-750 August 1951-April 1953. From opposite Valvoline oil dock to W. 156 St., 24 400-750 November 1952-April Manhattan. 1953. The total cost and expenditures of the existing project to June 30, 1953, were $11,027,999.92-$668,820.36 Public Works funds, and $6,033,420.06 regular funds-a total of $6,702,240.42 for new work and $4,325,759.50 for maintenance. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June .... 30,1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 prior to 19491 New work: Appropriated......... ------------ ..... $400, 000.00 $300, 000.00 $250,000.00 -$75,382.89 $6, 771,869. 54 Cost -___ -- ------------- _ 336, 452. 79 362. 551. 49 171, 515. 92 4, 096. 91 6, 771, 869. 54 Expenditures ....-------- ----------. 330,642. 83 368, 361.45 170, 928. 34 4, 684. 49 6, 771, 869. 54 Maintenance: Appropriated-......... $243, 692. 38 340, 000. 00 158, 677.19 290, 000. 00 225, 990. 74 4, 337, 565. 38 Cost ....--------------- 277, 412. 16 320, 598. 96 174, 286. 11 84, 364. 36 424,794.12 4, 325, 759. 50 Expenditures.......-------- 277, 404.64 294, 617. 83 199, 693. 55 84, 811. 75 424, 927. 94 4, 325, 759. 50 1Includes $69,629.12 for new work for previous projects. 32. NEW YORK HARBOR--COLLECTION AND REMOVAL OF DRIFT Location. This project applies to the Lower and Upper Bays, New York Harbor; East River, Harlem River, Hudson River Channel, N. Y., New York and New Jersey Channels, Newark Bay, N. J., and their tributaries. 277309-53-vo. 1-----14 206 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 Existing project. This provides for the collection and removal of drift from New York Harbor and its tributary waters, and authorizes the Secretary of War to allot such amounts as may be necessary for the work from appropriations for maintenance and improvement of exist- ing river and harbor works or other available appropriations, and that this work shall be carried as a separate and distinct project. It is wholly a work of maintenance. The purpose of the work is to afford relief from variable conditions of obstruction, and no advance esti- mate of the amount of work required and its proper cost can be made. The existing project was authorized by the following River and Harbor Acts: Acts Work authorized Documents Mar. 4, 1915 Allotment from appropriations made for New York Aug. 8,1917 Harbor and its immediate tributaries may be used for collection and removal of drift in these water- ways. July 3, 1930 Carrying on this work as a separate and distinct project. Terminal facilities. Described in the separate reports covered. Operationsand results during fiscal year. The U. S. drift collector Driftmaster,steam lighter Gorham, motor tenders Daly and Stanwix and auxiliary plant were assigned to the work of removing and dis- posing of drift when not employed on other work. There were re- moved and disposed of during the fiscal year 341,965 cubic feet (2,671.6 cords) of driftwood ranging in size from small blocks to timbers of large dimensions, including piles and pieces of wreckage. The cost of this work was $240,907.36 for maintenance. The total ex- penditure was $242,624.24. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project is one of continuous maintenance for which no percentage of completion exists. Navigation has been made safer by the continual patrol of the harbor and the removal of large quantities of drift material. The total cost of operations and expenditures to June 30, 1953, amounted to $4,467,- 595.03 for maintenance. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30,1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 priorto 1949 Maintenance: Appropriated......... $290, 000. 00 $258, 000. 00 $295, 300. 00 $304, 500. 00 $237, 224. 87 $4, 469, 187. 67 Cost_---------------_ _ 287, 408. 40 258, 330. 49 295, 850. 85 301, r88.24 240, 907. 36 4, 467, 595.03 Expenditures---..-- 287, 451. 55 261, 847. 81 291, 312. 15 303, 087. 18 242, 624. 24 4, 467, 595. 03 33. RONDOUT HARBOR, N. Y. Location. This harbor comprises the tidal mouth, about 1.8 miles in length, of Rondout Creek, whose source is about 18 miles west of Rondout. The creek empties into the Hudson River from the west, about 89 miles north of the Battery, New York City, and 55 miles south RIVERS AND HIARBORS-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 207 of Albany. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 283.) Existing project. This provides for a channel 100 feet wide, widen- ing at the bends, and 14 feet deep from deep water in Hudson River to the highway bridge, 1.3 miles above the mouth, thence 12 feet deep to the west end of Island dock, 1.8 miles above the mouth, two parallel dikes 350 feet apart, to maintain the channel, and for a branch dike to extend upstream from the outer end of the north dike to protect that dike from running ice in Hudson River. Mean tidal range, 3.7 feet; mean range of spring tides, 4.2 feet; extreme range, 8.2 feet; irregular fluctuations due to freshets vary from 2 feet below mean low water up to 2.5 feet above mean high water. The cost for new work for the completed project was $123,108. The latest (1950) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $11,500. The existing project was authorized by the following River and Harbor Acts: Acts Work authorized Documents June 10,1872 Parallel dikes, branch dike, and entrance channel, S. Ex. Doc. 35, 42d Cong., 2d sess. 14 feet deep. Annual Report, 1872, p. 810. Aug. 30,1935 Extension of the 14-foot channel and for the 12-foot Rivers and Harbors Committee channel. Doc. 17, 73d Cong., 2d sess. (Con- tains latest published map.) Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Terminal facilities. There are 17 timber wharves with a total avail- able dockage of 12,132 feet located along the waterway. Four of the terminals are equipped with transfer facilities; all are privately owned. The existing terminals appear to be adequate for present needs of commerce. (For latest full description of terminal facilities, see Port and Terminal Facilities at the Ports on the Upper Hudson River, 1941, Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year. The cost and expendi- tures of miscellaneous inspections and reports and surveys were $2,822.47 for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. Work under the existing project was commenced April 1873 and substantially completed November 1938. Part of the diking originally proposed was not built because deemed of doubtful usefulness. Two parallel dikes of an aggregate length of about 5,000 feet, generally 350 feet apart, with a now obso- lete spur from the old lighthouse south of the south dike, have been built across the bar at the mouth of the creek. A branch dike about 1,000 feet long, extending northerly from the outer end of the north dike, was also constructed. The project channel was completed in 1938. When examined in June 1952, the controlling depth at mean low water, from the Hudson River to the highway bridge, was 12 feet for a width varying from 50 to 100 feet, thence 10 feet for a width varying from 50 to 100 feet to the head of the project. The total cost and expenditures of the existing project to June 30, 1953, were $332,642.71-$123,108.63 for new work and $209,534.08 for maintenance. 208 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30,1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 priorto 1949 New work: Appropriated----------- -----------------------..........-........-------..------------... $123, 108. 63 Cost....---------------------------------------------------------------- 123,108. 63 Expenditures.........---------........................---------------------...........---------------....------------..... 123,108.63 Maintenance: Appropriated--------.-------.---- -------------------- $800.00 $6,120.39 213,111.61 Cost------- ---------- $752. 82 ------------------------ 520. 39 2,822. 47 209, 534. 08 Expenditures--.......------. 752. 82 .........-------------..........--------...... 520. 39 2, 822. 47 209, 534. 08 34. HUDSON RIVER, N. Y. Location. This river has its source in the Adirondack Mountains, about 250 miles in a direct line and 315 miles along its course from the Battery, New York City, and flows in a generally southerly direc- tion into New York Bay. The section under improvement extends from New York City to Waterford, a distance of about 156 miles. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 281 to 284, inclusive.) Previous projects. The original project for improvement by the United States was adopted by River and Harbor Act of June 30, 1834, and modified in 1852 and 1866. A second project was adopted by River and Harbor Act of July 13, 1892, and modified in 1899. For further details, see page 1764, Annual Report for 1915, and page 226, Annual Report for 1938. Existing project. This provides for a channel 27 feet deep at mean low water and 300 feet wide up to Hudson; thence of same depth and 400 feet wide through rocks cuts and 300 feet wide elsewhere, from Hudson to the site of the former Albany-Greenbush Bridge at Albany; thence 14 feet deep at lowest low water and generally 400 feet wide to the Federal lock at Troy; and thence of same depth and 200 feet wide to the southern limit of the State barge canal at Water- ford; with widening at bends and in front of the cities of Troy and Albany to form harbors 12 feet deep at lowest low water; and removal of State dam at Troy and the construction of a lock and dam about 21/2 miles below Waterford. The channel is to be formed by dredging and rock excavation, and to be maintained by dredging and by constructing new, and raising and repairing old, longitudinal dikes, built partly under previous projects and partly by the State of New York. The mean range of pool elevation above the Federal dam at Troy, in seasons of moderate rains, is about 2.2 feet, as determined in 1934. The mean tidal range is about 4.7 feet at the Federal dam at Troy and about 4.6 feet at Albany, extreme range due to freshets is 33.4 and 25.7, feet, respectively. The normal pool level above the Federal dam from Troy to Water- ford is 14.33 feet above mean sea level at Sandy Hook, N. J. In the tidal section of the river below the dam the assumed lowest low water plane from Troy to Albany is 3 feet below mean sea level at Sandy Hook, N. J. RIVERS AND HARBORS--NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 209 The following table contains information concerning the various features of the lock and dam included in the existing project: Location: Below Waterford .__-.----miles_ 2. 2 Above Battery, New York City ----------------------- do-... 153. 8 Locks. Clear width----------------- -------------------- feet 44. 44 Greatest length available for full width---------------do - 492. 5 Lift at lowest stages-__ ------ do.... 17. 3 Depth on miter sills: Upper (at normal pool level) _----------- ------ do... 16. 3 Lower (at lowest low water) . . do ... ..--------------------- 13. O0 Character of foundation: Rock. Kind of dam: Fixed. Type of construction: Concrete. Completed : 1917. Cost : $1,463,014.07. The estimated cost for new work, revised in 1953, is $17,628,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1950) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $381,300, including $65,300 for operation and care of the lock and dam. The existing project was authorized by the following River and Harbor Acts: Acts Work authorized Documents a June 25, 1910 Channel 12 feet deep from Hudson to Waterford, re- H.Doc. 719, 61st Cong., 2d sess. moval of State lock and dam at Troy and construc- tion of a new lock and dam. Mar. 3,1925 Channel 27 feet deep from Hudson to Albany- ....... H. Doc. 350, 68th Cong., 1st sess. July 3, 1930 Channel 27 feet deep below Hudson --------------- H. Doc. 210, 70th Cong., 1st sess. (2) Operation and care of lock and dam at Troy were in- cluded in project July 1, 1935. Aug.30,19353 Relocation of the 12-foot channel between Troy and S. Doc. 155, 72d Cong., 2d sess. Waterford. June 20,1938 Deepening channel between Albany and Waterford H. Doe. 572, 75th Cong., 3d sess. to 14 feet, with no change in depths for harbors in front of Albany and Troy. 1These documents contain latest published maps. 2 Permanent Appropriations Repeal Act approved June 26, 1934. a PWA, Sept. 6, 1933. Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Terminal facilities. The piers and other terminal or transfer fa- cilities served by the improvement are as follows: Between Waterford and the Federal dam at Troy there are 14 wharves aggregating approximately 5,000 feet in length. The State of New York has constructed a barge-canal terminal at Cohoes. There is a dock 325 feet long on the west side of the river just north of the Federal dam. At Troy there are nine terminals with available dockage of 2,383 feet, including the State barge-canal terminal with 960 feet. In addi- tion, 11/4 miles of concrete bulkhead were constructed along the water- front by the city of Troy. At Watervliet there is a stone bulkhead 755 feet long. Between this point and Albany there are 5 timber wharves aggregating 4,275 feet in length. At Albany, and Rensselaer on the east side of the river, there are 30 terminals aggregating 18,661 feet of available berthage, including a city-owned recreation pier of 900 feet and the State barge-canal ter- 210 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 minal with 1,586 feet located on the west side of the river. These terminals are adequately served with railroad trackage. There are 5 transit sheds, 1 warehouse, a 13,500,000-bushel grain elevator, and a molasses-storage plant, all provided by the Albany Port District Com- mission. Between Albany and Hudson there are about 100 timber wharves aggregating 36,700 feet in length; at Hudson there are 12 timber wharves aggregating 5,000 feet in length; at Athens there are 9 tim- ber wharves aggregating 4,000 feet in length. Between Hudson and the upper limits of New York City the entire waterfronts of Poughkeepsie, Newburgh, and Yonkers are equipped with transfer facilities. At Poughkeepsie there are 14 terminals with available dockage of 7,823 feet, including a city-owned pier of 270 feet. At Newburgh there are 17 terminals with a total dockage of 8,431 feet, of which 1 with 90 feet of dockage is open to the public. At Yonkers there are 28 terminals with dockage of 10,659 feet, of which 531 feet are for public use. The existing wharves are ample for Hudson River traffic. (For latest full description of terminal facilities, see Port and Terminal Facilities at the Ports on the Upper Hudson River, 1941, and Port and Terminal Facilities at the Port of New York, 1942, Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year. U. S. derrickboat H. R. No. 1 with attendant plant was employed in removing a shoal at the mouth of Poestenkill Creek from June 10, 1952, to July 9, 1952. Dur- ing the fiscal year, 1,523 cubic yards, place measurement, of material were removed at a cost of $5,069.77 for maintenance. U. S. derrickboat H. R. No. 1 with attendant plant was employed from September 19, 1952, to October 7, 1952, in removing a shoal op- posite Van Wies Point. During the fiscal year 2,519 cubic yards, place measurement, of material were removed at a cost of $9,891.94 for maintenance. By use of Government plant and hired labor, brush and small trees growing on 36,094 linear feet of dike between Troy and Coxsackie were sprayed with herbicide from June 15, 1953, through the end of the fiscal year at a cost of $3,946.62 for maintenance. By use of Government plant and hired labor, stumps and snags which formed a potential menace to navigation and other obstructions were removed from the shores and channel of the river during the fiscal year at a cost of $14,070.72 for maintenance. The cost of condition surveys, tiday observations, miscellaneous in- spections and reports, and surveys and engineering preliminary to dredging and contingencies was $41,924.68 for maintenance. The lock and dam in the Hudson River at Troy, N. Y., was operated and maintained during the fiscal year. Operation of the lock for the 1952 navigation season was suspended December 11, 1952, and re- sumed April 5, 1953, for the 1953 season. Under contract for re- pairs to lock, gates, and walls at Troy lock and dam, work was com- menced December 18, 1952, and completed March 20, 1953. The cost of work during the fiscal year was as follows: Operations, $26,764.20; ordinary maintenance and repairs, $58,329.66; emergency repairs $44,- 969.52; a total of $130,063.38. Collections during fiscal year 1953 for RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 211 damages due to collision of vessels with Troy lock and dam in fiscal year 1952 amounting to $9,461.09 were applied to costs incurred for emergency repairs. The total cost of work was $204,967.11-$74,903.73 for maintenance and $130,063.38 for operation and care of the lock and dam at Troy, N. Y. The total expenditure was $261,969.15. Condition at end of fiscal year. Work under the existing project was commenced July 1910 and is about 96 percent complete. The con- struction of new lock and dam at Troy, removal of old dam at Troy, and construction of 15,545 linear feet of new dikes have been com- pleted. In the reconstruction of old dikes, 39,672 linear feet have been raised to the adopted crest height. The channel from Albany to Waterford has been completed to a depth of 14 feet, with the excep- tion of a small part of the widening to form a harbor at Troy, which work is not deemed necessary for the present. The work of deepening the channel south of Albany to 27 feet mean low water has been com- pleted with the exception of about 1,500 linear feet at the northern end. The controlling mean low water depth from New York City to Hud- son, N. Y., is 27 feet for a width varying from 150 to 400 feet, thence 26 feet for a width varying from 150 to 450 feet to about 3,500 feet be- low the Dunn Memorial Bridge, thence 14 feet for a width varying from 150 to 300 feet to the Dunn Memorial Bridge. The controlling lowest low water depth from Albany to the lock and dam at Troy is 14.0 feet for a width varying from 400 feet at Al- bany to 145 feet near the south entrance to the lock at Troy. At the lock entrance it is 14 feet deep for a width of 45 feet. Controlling depth over the lock sills is 13.0 feet at the lower sill. The controlling pool level depth above the lock at Troy to Waterford, the head of the improvement, is 14 feet for a width of about 200 feet. The work remaining to be done under the existing project consists of completing the widening to form a harbor 12 feet deep in front of Troy, the construction and reconstruction of dikes, and deepening the northerly 1,500 feet of the 27-foot channel from New York City to the site of the former Albany-Greenbush Bridge. The total costs under the existing project to June 30, 1953, were as follows: New work Maintenance Operating Total Regular funds-___--- ....---.--- - $15, 577, 937. 61 $5, 182, 166. 83 $1, 824, 149. 32 $22, 584, 253. 76 Public works funds-_ _. _-. ___--- -- 238, 350. 00 .238, 350. 00 Emergency Relief funds.._--.......... . 311, 461. 08 ............... 311, 461. 08 Total ----------------------- 16, 127, 748. 69 5, 182, 166. 83 1, 824, 149. 32 23, 134, 064. 84 The total expenditures under the existing project to June 30, 1953, were $22,679,791.91-$22,129,980.83 regular funds, $238,350.00 Public Works funds, and $311,461.08 emergency relief funds. In addition, the sum of $454,272.93 was expended between August 18, 1915, and June 30, 1935, on the operation and care of the work of improvement under the provisions of the permanent indefinite appro- priation for such purposes. 212 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June . 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 priorto 19491 New work: Appropriated- ....... $329, 300.00 $19, 300. 00--- -$18, 366. 46--.....------....... ........---.... $21,240,342. 19 Cost _-_-. -- _ 329, 300.00 933. 54 ............------------........................ 21, 240, 342. 19 Expenditures-- ...--- 329, 300. 00 933. 54 .........--------............-----------............ 21, 240, 342. 19 Maintenance: Appropriated--.... 155, 900. 00 1, 073, 500. 00 -210, 292. 18 449,368.00 $207,188.89 2 7, 376, 486. 37 Cost --------------- .. 164, 692.45 448, 427.93 346, 651.66 512, 480. 55 204, 967. 11 2 7,353,113.23 Expenditures--------......... 177, 299. 95 447, 699.33 310, 816. 23 497, 762. 17 261, 969. 15 2 7, 353, 113. 23 1 Includes $5,112,593.50 for new work and $346, 797.08 for maintenance for previous projects. sIncludes O. & C. Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to be appropriated for completion of existing project_ _------------- $1, 500, 000 35. GREAT LAKES TO HUDSON RIVER WATERWAY--ENLARGEMENT OF NEW YORK STATE BARGE CANAL Location. This waterway consists of that portion of the New York State Barge Canal system extending from the Hudson River at Water- ford to Oswego Harbor on Lake Ontario. (See U. S. Lake Survey Charts Nos. 182, 183, 184, and 185.) Eaxiting project. This provides for the allotment of Federal funds to the State of New York for expenditure under suitable Federal con- trol and supervision in the improvement of the canal connecting Lake Ontario with the Hudson River. The improvement provides for a depth of 13 feet below normal pool level through all locks between Waterford and Oswego, deepening between locks to 14 feet below normal pool levels, widening at bends and elsewhere, and increasing the overhead clearance to 20 feet at maximum navigable stage at bridges and other overhead structures. The widths of channel to be provided under the project are 104 feet in earth cuts, 120 feet in rock cuts, 200 feet in river sections, with widening at bends and elsewhere as may be necessary. The length of the waterway included in this project is about 184 miles, of which 160 miles are in the Erie Canal from Waterford to Three Rivers Point and 24 miles are in the Oswego Canal from Three Rivers Point to Oswego. The estimated cost for new work, made in 1953, is $32,407,000, of which not more than $27,000,000 shall be expended on deepening be- tween locks and raising of bridges and other overhead clearances as contained in River and Harbor Committee Doc. 20, 73d Congress, 2d session. No estimate of maintenance with Federal funds is included, as maintenance of the canal is not a part of the Federal project. Acts Work authorized Documents May 28,19351 Deepening between the locks to 14 feet, increasing Rivers and Harbors Committee, Aug. 30, 1935 overhead clearances to 20 feet and widening at Doc.20, 73d Cong., 2d sess.s bends and elsewhere. Mar. 2,1945 Depth of 13 feet below normal pool level through all S. Doc. 252, 79th Cong., 2d sess.2 locks between Waterford and Oswego. 1 Emergency Relief Act of 1935. 2 Containslatest published map. RIVERS AND HARBORS---NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 213 Local cooperation. The River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1945, authorized the deepening of the locks subject to the condition that an agreement be entered into between the United States and the State of New York embodying certain limitations and provisions to safeguard the interests of general commerce and navigation, insure Federal con- trol of the disposition of Federal funds, and provide for Federal super- vision of the work performed. A supplemental agreement dated June 5, 1947, containing all provisions necessary for efficient prosecution of the improvement, was entered into by the Chief of Engineers and the Department of Public Works, State of New York. The require- ments under the prior acts have been fully complied with. Terminal facilities. The State of New York has provided terminal and transfer facilities at all important points along the Erie and Oswego Canals, and at Buffalo, Troy, Albany, and New York Harbor. The freight-handling equipment, as well as the storage and dock facil- ities, is governed by the requirements of the particular locality. The State-owned terminal at Oswego is equipped with a grain elevator of 1,000,000 bushels' capacity. The Albany Port District Commission has erected a grain elevator of 13,500,000 bushels' capacity at Albany. The Port of New York Authority grain terminal in New York Harbor on Gowanus Bay has a capacity of approximately 1,800,000 bushels. Terminals at Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, Schenectady, Troy, Albany, and Oswego are provided with direct railroad connections. All State-owned terminals are open to the public on equal terms. Lakeport terminals are extensive in character. The available termi- nals appear ample to meet all requirements. Operationsand results during fiscal year. The cost of engineering studies for lowering sills and dive culverts at various locations between Waterford and Oswego, N. Y., was $1,499.08 for new work. The total expenditure was $2,242.77. Condition at end of fiscal year. Work under the existing project was commenced in September 1935 and is about 79 percent complete. The status of the channel deepening and widening is as follows: Distance (miles) Work remaining to From- To-Corn- From- Topleted be done to project Work in Future depth progress work Hudson River.........------------ ........ Guard gate 2 at Waterford ....... 2. 6 ----------..... 0. 2 Guard gate 2 at Waterford......--------...... Lock 10 at Cranesville- ....... 32. 2 . . Lock 10 at Cranesville____....--------------.. Lock 16 at Mindenville ......... 36.1 -- Lock 16 at Mindenville-.....-------------...... Guard gate 5 at Herkimer ..... 15.5 ---.....-- .7 Guard gate 5 at Herkimer-------- ---- Oswego Harbor-------------...... --- 96. 7 Total (184 miles)------------------------------------------ .... 183.1 ......... .9 Thirty-five barge canal bridges have been raised and one lengthened to project clearance with Federal funds under this improvement. Project vertical clearance has been provided at two additional bridges with Federal funds by construction of additional spillway capacity at Herkimer, N. Y. Three additional bridges were raised, 4 were 214 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 removed, and 2 were removed and replaced by new structures at project clearance; all by other agencies. The present depth is 14 feet at normal pool levels for the following width: 75 feet in earth cuts, 94 feet in rock cuts, and 200 feet in canal- ized rivers and lakes. The 29 locks, 22 in Erie Canal east of Three Rivers Point, and 7 in Oswego Canal, north of Three Rivers Point, have a clear width of 43.5 feet, usable length of 300 feet, and depth over miter sills of 12 feet. Numerous fixed bridges, transmission lines, and other structures span the waterways. There are 66 bridges between Waterford and Three Rivers Point and 13 between Three Rivers Point and Oswego. The minimum clearance under existing bridges and other overhead structures is 14.66 feet above maximum navigable stage. The work remaining to be done to complete the project consists of widening and deepening the channel by excavation, including the re- moval of ledge rock and work incidental thereto, for a total distance of 0.9 mile, as described in the above table, the raising of 21 barge canal bridges, the raising of 4 guard gates, the revetment of banks with quarry stones where necessary and the deepening to 13 feet through 27 locks. The total cost of the existing project to June 30, 1953, was $22,776,- 201.43 for new work-$17.962,801.27 from regular funds and $4,813,- 400.16 from Emergency Relief funds. The total expenditures were $22,776,201.43, of which $17,962,801.27 were regular funds and $4,813,400.16 Emergency Relief funds. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30- Total to June 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 prior to 1949 New work: Appropriated _--------.. . _____ -.----. _ _ . _ --$156,466.00 -$52, 337. 97----------1 $22, 776,496. 19 Cost____---------------____$91, 889.06 $1,022,889.07 644, 470. 17 20, 666. 97 $1,499.08 1 22,776,201.43 Expenditures.......--------- 103,048.32 808, 287. 54 791, 887. 79 87, 829. 89 2, 242. 77 122, 776, 201. 43 Other n ew work data: Unobligated balance, June 30, 1953---_-------__------------ $294. 76 Unobligated balance available for fiscal year 1954 _________ 294.76 Estimated additional amount needed to be appropriated for completion of existing project ______________------------9, 630, 000. 00 Exclusive of $52,337.97 held in reserve by O. C. E. for future requirements. 36. NARROWS OF LAKE CHAMPLAIN, N. Y. AND VT. Location. This waterway, 37 miles long, comprises the southern end of Lake Champlain and extends from Whitehall to Crown Point, N. Y. The portion included in the project extends from Whitehall, N. Y., at the southern extremity of the lake, northerly to Benson Landing, Vt., a distance of 13.5 miles. (See U. S. Lake Survey Chart No. 174.) Previous projects. Adopted by River and Harbor Acts of July 4, 1836, March 3, 1837, July 7, 1838, August 5, 1886, July 13, 1892, and March] 3, 1899. For further details, see page 256, Annual Report for 1932. RIVERS AND HARBORS--NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 215 Existing project. This provides for a channel extending from Whitehall, N. Y., at the head of Lake Champlain, to Benson Landing, to be 12 feet deep at low lake level and generally 200 feet wide, and the installation of fender booms at Putts Rock, Putts Leap, Narrows near Dresden, Pulpit Point, and Cedar Mountain. The reference plane of low level is 92.5 feet above mean sea level at Sandy Hook, N. J. The length of the section included in the project for improve- ment is about 13.5 miles. The usual annual variation of the lake level is 5.8 feet, and the extreme variation varies from 0.6 foot below up to 8.8 feet above the low lake level. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1953, is $2,075,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1950) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $9,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of August 8, 1917 (H. Doc. 1387, 62d Cong., 3d sess.). The latest pub- lished map is in the project document. Terminal facilities. Terminal facilities are located in Whitehall Harbor and consist of three timber wharves, aggregating 4,200 feet in length. The State of New York has constructed a barge canal terminal at Whitehall, just south of the terminus of the canal, which has been equipped with a 15-ton hand-operated derrick and a store- house. The facilities are considered adequate for present commerce. Operationsand results during fiscal year. Repairs to fender booms were made during the fiscal year by Government plant and hired labor at a cost of $1,917.07 for maintenance. The cost of a survey to determine the condition of the channel was $129.06 for maintenance. The total cost of work was $2,046.13 for maintenance. The total expenditure was $2,654.23. Condition at end of fiscal year. Work under the existing project was commenced June 1919 and is about 47 percent complete. A chan- nel 12 feet deep at low lake level and least width of 150 feet has been excavated throughout the length of the improvement, except at the Elbow, where the width is 110 feet. Fender booms have been placed at the Elbow (Putts Leap and Putts Rock) and opposite the Delaware & Hudson railroad trestle. No fender booms appear to be needed at the Narrows near Dresden, Pulpit Point, and Cedar Mountain. The controlling depths at low lake level, as disclosed by surveys made in August 1948 and July 1950, through the reach included in the project, were as follows: ocality Depth Width Locality (feet) (feet) Whitehall to the Elbow ..........................................--------------------------------...-------------------... 12 180-300 At the Elbow...................................----------------------------------------------------------. 12 110 From the Elbow to Maple Bend------......----.......--------.....-------..----.........------------- 12 100-150 From Maple Bend to Red Rock Bay...........................----------------------------------------12 150 From Red Rock Bay to Benson Landing ------------------------------------- 12 140 The work remaining to be done to complete the project consists of widening the channel throughout its length to the project width of 200 feet. 216 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 The total cost and expenditures of the existing project to June 30, 1953, were $850,499.97-$566,811.14 for new work and $283,688.83 for maintenance. Cost and ftnancial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 prior to 19491 New work: .......------------ Appropriated--------- $681, 811. 14 --------........................------------............------- -------............--............ Cost ------------------------------------------------------------------ 681,811.14 Expenditures---- ------------- -------------------------------------- 681,811.14 Maintenance: Appropriated-..-... $1, 000. 00 $102, 000. 00 -$40. 96 $3, 200. 00 386. 47 307, 283. 05 C )st.....---------------- 5, 009. 26 55, 809.05 42,649. 21 740. 40 2, 046. 13 302, 829. 18 -------- 3, 848. 68 Expenditures......... 7, 967. 57 91, 055. 20 728. 37 2, 654. 23 302, 829. 18 1 Includes $115,000 for new work and $19,140.35 for maintenance for previous projects. Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to be ap- propriated for completion of existing project------ --------- $1, 508,000 37. BURLINGTON HARBOR, VT. Location. This harbor, about 100 acres in extent, is located in a half-moon-shaped indentation in the eastern shore of Lake Cham- plain, about 40 statute miles south of the international boundary line, 70 statute miles north of the southern end or head of the lake, and 20 statute miles southeast of the harbor at Plattsburg, N. Y. (See U. S. Lake Survey Chart No. 172.) Existing project. This provides for a breakwater 6,000 feet long located about 1,000 feet from the shore and practically parallel with it, to be built of stone-filled timber cribs capped with large stone or concrete. The completed breakwater is to be in two sections, the northerly 500 feet being separated from the southerly 5,500 feet by a gap 200 feet wide for the purpose of safety in entering the harbor during storms. The reference plane of low lake level is 93.0 feet above mean sea level at Sandy Hook, N. J. The level of the lake has varied from 0.6 foot below up to 8.8 feet above the low lake level. The usual annual variation is 5.8 feet. The cost for new work for the completed project was $706,414. The latest (1950) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $8,000. The existing project was authorized by the following River and Harbor Acts: Acts Work authorized Documents 1 July 4, 1836 Construction of first 1,000 feet of breakwater--------........ H. Doc. 131, 23d Cong., 1st sess. June 23, 1866 Extension of 1,500 feet to breakwater.......--------------... H. Ex. Doc. 56, 39th Cong., 2d sess., pp. 17 and 179, printed in pts. 3 and 4, Annual Report, 1866. Mar. 3,1875 Extension of 2,000 feet to breakwater-------------- Annual Report, 1874, p. 274. ................. Chief of Engineers authorized extension southerly of Annual Report, 1887, p. 2407. 1,000 feet and northerly for 500 feet. 1 For latest published map, see Annual Report for 1897, p. 3298. RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 217 Terminal facilities. The terminals consist of bulkhead shore front and open pile and solid filled piers having a total dockage of 6,520 feet. Of the terminals, 5 wharves, 2 piers, and 1 ferry slip are in use. Five of the terminals have railroad connections. The facilities are considered adequate for present needs of commerce. Operationsand results during fiscal year. None. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was prac- tically completed in 1890; part of the breakwater originally proposed was not built, the work completed being considered sufficient for the needs of navigation. The breakwater has been built in two sections, 364 and 3,793 feet in length, respectively, separated by a gap of 200 feet. Sections of the stone and concrete superstructure of the break- water have been displaced by wave action and the failure of the timbers in the tops of the wooden cribs. The controlling depth in August 1948 was about 10 feet at low lake level at the wharves, in- creasing considerably toward the breakwater. The distinction between new work and maintenance was not made in the early reports, hence it is impossible to separate the costs prior to July 1, 1886. The total cost and expenditures of the existing project to June 30, 1953, were $984,065.73; since June 30, 1886, the cost of maintenance was $277,651.62, leaving $706,414.11 as the cost of new work, including maintenance prior to June 1, 1886. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30- Total to June 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 priorto 1949 New work: Appropriated .....--------- --..................-----.................----------------- ------------.........------------ $706, 414. 11 Cost .-- ..........------------ --.............................................-------------------------- .........------------...... 706, 414.11 Expenditures .....-------------..............--.............--...------....---------- ....--------...--- ..........-------....--... 706, 414.11 Maintenance: Appropriated .....---------. ......------------ $560.00 ........--------------------......------------ 277, 651. 62 Cost___ 878. 25 --------.................------------------------------------ 277, 651.62 Expenditures---------... 878. 25 ...................................... ...... 277, 651. 62 38. PLATTSBURG HARBOR, N. Y. Location. This harbor embraces an area of about 25 acres along the westerly shore of Cumberland Bay, an arm of Lake Champlain. The harbor proper is that portion of the bay between the wharf front of the city of Plattsburg, N. Y., and the breakwater constructed by the United States. (See U. S. Lake Survey Chart No. 172.) Existing project. This provides for a breakwater about 1,565 feet long, built of timber cribs filled with rubblestone and capped with large stone and extending from a point about 750 feet south of the outer face of South dock in a generally northeasterly direction to a point about 1,400 feet from shore; for dredging to a depth of 9 feet at low lake level between the breakwater and the wharves; and for the revetment of the beach in front of the United States reservation. The reference plane of low lake level is 93.0 feet above mean sea level at Sandy Hook, N. J. The usual variation of the lake level is 5.8 218 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 feet, and the extreme variation varies from 0.6 foot below up to 8.8 feet above the low lake level. The cost for new work for the completed project was $198,415. The latest (1950) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $6,000. The existing project was authorized by the following River and Harbor Acts: Acts Work authorized Documents 1 July 4, 1836 Construction of 1,000 feet of breakwater .....----------H. Doc. 131, 23d Cong., 1st sess. July 11, 1870 Extension of 400 feet to breakwater, dredging between H. Doc. 89, 39th Cong., 2d sess., breakwater and wharves and beach revetment. and Annual Report, 1870, p. 55. Sept. 19, 1890 Extension of 300 feet to 1,250 feet of breakwater Annual Report 1889, p. 2458. already built. June 25,1910 Completion of improvement by dredging areas not H. Doc. 759, 61st Cong., 2d sess. heretofore dredged to 9 feet. 1 For latest map, see H. Doc. 406, 64th Cong., 1st sess. Terminal facilities. The terminal facilities which serve the im- provement consist of four timber wharves, aggregating 1,780 feet in length, 400 feet of which are open to the public; all are privately owned. The State of New York has constructed a barge canal ter- minal about 1 mile north of the breakwater. The existing facilities appear adequate for the existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year. None. Condition at end of fiscal year. The project has been completed. The breakwater was completed in 1893, and the dredging was com- pleted in 1913. As now constructed, with its lake face protected by a rubble mound for practically its entire length, the breakwater is in a generally good condition except at the ends which are broken away. Maintenance will be necessary in the future. The controlling depth in August 1950 was 9 feet at low lake level. Revetment of the beach in front of the United States reservation has not been undertaken, as the material washed therefrom into the harbor can be more readily and economically removed by dredging. The distinction between new work and maintenance was not made in the early reports, hence it is impossible to separate the costs prior to July 1, 1910. The total costs and expenditures of the existing project to June 30, 1953, were $300,867.13; the cost of maintenance since June 30, 1910, amounts to $102,452.00, leaving $198,415.13 at the cost of new work and maintenance prior to July 1, 1910. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30,1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 priorto 1949 New work: Appropriated ...------ ----------------.....-----------................------------ ----- $198, 415.13 Cost--------------------------------------------------------------------198,415.13 .........---............--- ------------.... -------------------------- Expenditures-------- ............ -------- 198, 415. 13 Maintenance: Appropriated ..-------.....--------........--... $40, 000.00 $23, 064.52 ...........------------------------........... 102, 452.00 Cost-----------------. $500 1, 994. 20 61, 070. 32 ............---------------------.......... -- 102, 452. 00 Expenditures ...... 500 1, 116. 83 61, 947. 69 ............------- ............ 102, 452. 00 RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 219 39. NEWARK BAY, HACKENSACK AND PASSAIC RIVERS, N. J. Location. Newark Bay is an estuary about 11/4 miles wide and 6 miles long extending southerly from the confluence of the Hackensack and Passaic Rivers to New York and New Jersey Channels. The Hackensack River rises near Haverstraw, Rockland County, N. Y., and flows into Newark Bay. It is about 45 miles long. The Passaic River rises in the highlands of northeastern New Jersey and flows into Newark Bay. It is about 80 miles long. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 287 and 369 and U. S. Geologi- cal Survey chart of New York City and vicinity.) Previous projects. Adopted by River and Harbor Acts of August 30, 1852, June 10, 1872, June 14, 1880, June 13, 1902, March 2, 1907, July 25, 1912, March 2, 1919, and September 22, 1922. For further details see pages 265 and 266 of Annual Report for 1926; page 301, Annual Report for 1929; and page 244, Annual Report for 1938. Existing project. This provides for the following: a. Newark Bay: A main channel 37 feet deep in rock and 35 feet deep in other material, 550 feet wide at the entrance and narrowing to 400 feet at 4,000 feet above the Central Railroad of New Jersey bridge; thence continuing to that width and same depths to the branch channel to Port Newark Terminal; thence 30 feet deep and 400 feet wide to the junction of the Passaic and Hackensack River channels; removal of the east and west cutoffs at the junction with Kill Van Kull and widening of bend above the Central Railroad of New Jersey bridge to the same depths, a distance of about 4.7 miles. b. A branch channel in Newark Bay 37 feet deep in rock and 35 feet deep in other material, 600 feet wide to the inshore channel at Port Newark terminal, widened at the turn; thence an inshore channel of the same depths and 400 feet wide; a total distance of about 1.6 miles. c. Hackensack River: A channel 30 feet deep and 400 feet wide from the upper end of the Newark Bay channel to the Central Railroad of New Jersey bridge, about 1.1 miles; thence 30 feet deep and 300 feet wide to a point about 2,000 feet north of the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad bridge, 2.8 miles; thence 12 feet deep and 200 feet wide to Little Ferry, 10.1 miles and then 12 feet deep and 150 feet wide to the New York Susquehanna & Western Railroad bridge, 2.5 miles, a total distance for the Hackensack River of about 16.5 miles. d. Passaic River: A channel 30 feet deep and 300 feet wide, from Newark Bay to a point 3,000 feet above the Lincoln Highway bridge, 2.6 miles; thence 20 feet deep and 300 feet wide to the Nairn Linoleum Works, about 4.4 miles; thence 16 feet deep and 200 feet wide to the Montclair & Greenwood Lake Railroad bridge, about 1.1 miles; thence 10 feet deep and 150 feet wide to the Eighth Street Bridge at Passaic, 7.3 miles, a total distance for the Passaic River of 15.4 miles. All depths refer to the plane of mean low water. The mean tidal range in Newark Bay is 4.9 feet; in Hackensack River at Court Street Bridge, 5.3 feet; in Passaic River at Pennsylvania Railroad freight bridge, 5.1 feet; and in Passaic River at the Gregory Avenue Bridge, 5.1 feet; mean range of spring tides, 5.8, 6.4, 6.1, and 6.1 feet, respectively; irregular fluctuations due to wind and barometric pres- sure vary from 3.7 feet below mean low water up to 6.2 feet above mean high water. 220 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1953, is $10,103,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1950) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $250,000. The existing project was authorized by the following River and Harbor Acts: Acts Work authorized Documents Mar. 2, 1907 16-foot channel in Passaic River ............-------......-----------. H. Doc. 441, 59th Cong., 2d sess. Feb. 27,1911 Widening 16-foot channel in Passaic River.------------Do. July 25,1912 20-foot channel in Passaic River------------------ H. Doc. 707, 62d Cong., 2d sess. Do ....- 12-foot channel in Hackensack River.......----------....--.. H. Doc. 643, 61st Cong., 2d sess. 1 Sept. 22,1922 30-foot channel in Hackensack River below Central H. Doec. 206, 67th Cong., 2d sess. RR. of New Jersey bridge, 30-foot channel in Newark Bay, and 30-foot Port Newark connecting channel. Jan. 21,1927 10-foot channel in Passaic River ...------------------ H. Doc. 284, 69th Cong., 1st sess. 1 Do_ ..... 30-foot channel in Hackensack River above Central H. Doc. 429, 69th Cong., 1st sess. R R. of New Jersey bridge. 1 July 3, 1930 30-foot channel in Passaic River------------------ H. Doc. 156, 71st Cong., 2d sess. Mar. 2, 1945 35 and 37 feet in main channel of Newark Bay and S. Doc. 250, 79th Cong., 2d sess. branch channel to and inshore channel at Port Newark Terminal and removal of portion of rock area at Bergen Point to same depths. Do-_... Modification of local cooperation for 10-foot channel H. Doec. 430, 76th Cong., 1st sess. in Passaic River. 1 Contains latest published map. Recommended modification of project. Under date of July 30, 1951, the Chief of Engineers recommended modification of the existing project to provide for deepening the existing 30-foot project channel in Hackensack River, including the 30-foot approach channel in New- ark Bay upstream from the branch channel at Port Newark Terminal, to a depth of 34 feet at mean low water in rock and 32 feet deep in other material with widening at bends, and for a turning basin 25 feet deep at the upper end of this channel, 800 feet wide and 1,000 feet long, at an estimated cost to the United States of $1,463,000 for construction and $10,000 annually for maintenance in addition to the amount now re- quired, subject to certain conditions of local cooperation. Local cooperation. Fully complied with as required by the River and Harbor Act approved January 21, 1927, except that local interests are required to provide suitable spoil disposal areas for maintenance dredging in the 30-foot channel in the Hackensack River above Central Railroad of New Jersey bridge; in the 10-foot channel in the Passaic River; and whenever required by the Secretary of War, for dredging in the 30-foot channel in Newark Bay and the Hackensack River below the Central Railroad of New Jersey bridge, as required by the River and Harbor Act approved September 22, 1922. The River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1945, provides that local interests shall: a. Agree to furnish, free of cost to the United States, all lands, easements, rights-of-way, and spoil disposal areas needed for new work and subsequent maintenance, when and as required; b. Hold and save the United States free from claims for damages resulting from the improvements; RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 221 c. Provide and maintain suitable berthing areas at Port Newark terminal. Assurances providing compliance with the local cooperation require- ments under this act were accepted by the Chief of Engineers on March 22, 1950. In addition, the sum of $285,599.62 was contributed by the Port of New York Authority to cover the cost of dredging the berthing areas at Port Newark Terminal, which work was completed by the United States in conjunction with the excavation of the project channel during 1951. It further provided, for the 10-foot channel in Passaic River from Montclair & Greenwood Lake Railroad bridge to the Eighth Street Bridge in Passaic, that when spoil disposal areas are not available, or the placing of dredge spoil ashore is uneconomical as compared with other methods of disposal, local interests shall not be required to fur- nish disposal areas for maintenance dredging. Terminal facilities. There are 12 piers with a berthage of 9,336 feet, 62,116 feet of bulkheads available for dockage and a large shipyard along the waterways included in the project. Nineteen of the terminals are publicly owned, the largest of which, Port Newark, owned and operated by the New York Port Authority, provides about 11,280 feet of wharfage. Eight of the terminals are open for public use, 60 are equipped with mechanical handling devices, and 66 have railroad con- nections. The facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year. Under a contract for dredging to a depth of 35 feet in the branch and inshore channels at Port Newark and to a depth of 30 feet in Newark Bay, in Hackensack River to about 1,500 feet north of the Pulaski Skyway Bridge, and in Passaic River to 500 feet north of the junction with Hackensack River, work was commenced April 6, 1953, and was in progress at the end of the fiscal year. During the fiscal year 522,956 cubic yards, place measurement, of material were removed at a cost of $403,030.67 for maintenance. The cost of condition surveys, miscellaneous inspections and reports, and surveys and engineering preliminary to dredging was $22,689.11, of which $1,586 was for new work and $21,103.11 was for maintenance. The total cost of work was $425,719.78, of which $1,586 was for new work and $424,133.78 was for maintenance. The total expenditure was $433,461.71. Conditionat end of fiscal year. Work under the existing project was commenced August 1907 and is about 89 percent complete. The chan- nels included in the project have been completed to full project dimen- sions except for deepening the 20-foot main channel in Passaic River from Jackson Street to Nairn Linoleum Works. Deepening of the 35- foot main channel in Newark Bay, including the triangular cutoffs at the entrance was completed during April 1952. The controlling mean low water depths of the various channels, as 277309-53-vOL. 1- 15 222 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 shown by surveys made intermittently from September 1939 to June 1953, are as follows: Section Depth Width (feet) (feet) In Newark Bay from mouth to junction with branch channel to Port Newark terminal -------------------- - - -------- -- 35 400-535 From junction with branch channel to Port Newark terminal to junction of Hackensack and Passaic Rivers - _ --- ------ _ __ 29 220-400 In Hackensack River from Newark Bay to about 2,000 feet above the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western RR bridge _---- --------- ----- ----- _ 29 180-400 From 2,000 feet above Delaware, Lackawanna & Western RR bridge to head of project at the New York, Susquehanna & Western R R bridge- __ 12 130-200 In Passaic River from Newark Bay to Central RR of New Jersey bridge _...... 28 180-300 From Central RR of New Jersey bridge to 3,000 feet above Lincoln Highway bridge .-----------------.-.-.-. . -.- -..-.--.. 22 200-300 From 3,000 feet above Lincoln Highway bridge to Jackson Street bridge .------- 17 300-180 From Jackson Street bridge to Nairn Linoleum Works - 15 150-300 From Nairn Linoleum Works to Montclair & Greenwood Lake RR bridge ..-- 12 150-100 From Montclair & Greenwood Lake RR bridge to 8th Street bridge .__ - ... - - 10 80-150 From branch channel in Newark Bay to inshore channel at Port Newark ter- minal---...--.......-------------------- ------------------------------------- 35 600-400 Minimum widths through bridge draws: Hackensack River : Feet 30-foot project- ----------------- 93 12-foot project------------------------------------- ------ 56 Passaic River: 30-foot project ----------------------------------------------- 100 20- and 16-foot projects----------------------------------------75 10-foot project--------------------------------------------- 45 Hackensack River is navigable 201/2 miles above mouth to New Milford. Passaic River is navigable 16 miles above mouth of Dun- dee Rapids. The work remaining to be done under the existing proj- ect consists of the completion of the 35-foot main channel in Newark Bay and the 20-foot channel in Passaic River from Jackson Street to the Nairn Linoleum Works. Work in the Passaic River includes the removal of a small quantity of rock on the west side of the channel above Center Street Bridge. Adjacent property owners are opposed to this work. The total cost of the existing project to June 30, 1953, exclusive of $285,599.62 contributed funds, was $12,659,397.76-$9,017,958.45 for new work and $3,641,439.31 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $12,549,900.94, all from regular funds. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 prior to 1949 1 2 New work: ........------------ Appropriated----- $800, 000.00 $1,100,000.00 $732, 000.00 $495, 897. 71 $10, 773, 279. 91 Cost _ --- --- - 72, 902. 08 1, 613, 209. 03 1, 440, 200. 60 1, 586.00 10, 773, 279. 91 Expenditures_-__ -_ -----...... - 20, 999. 69 1, 441, 179. 80 1, 549, 793. 28 115, 924. 94 10, 773, 279. 91 Maintenance: Appropriated ..------.... 517, 000.00 469, 714. 86 268, 262. 43 3,986.90 554, 899. 81 4, 911, 173. 78 Cost-_ 375, 552. 64 603, 096. 71 275, 792. 70 3, 416. 13 424, 133. 78 4, 779, 807. 56 Expenditures-......... 268, 881. 23 709, 539. 18 280, 101. 61 516. 32 317, 536. 77 4, 670, 310. 74 1 Includes $1,755,321.46 for new work and $1,138,368.25 for maintenance for previous projects. 2 In addition, $285,599.62 for new work was expended from contributed funds. Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to be appropriated for completion of existing project -- ------ -$1, 085,000 RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 223 40. NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY CHANNELS Location. These channels extend from deep water northwest of Sandy Hook, through lower New York Bay and Raritan Bay, to Perth Amboy, and thence through Arthur Kill, lower Newark Bay, and Kill Van Kull to deep water in upper New York Bay. This route is located approximately along the boundary line between the States of New York and New Jersey. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 285, 286, and 369.) Previous projects. a. Raritan Bay. Adopted by River and Har- bor Acts of March 3, 1881, September 19, 1890, and June 3, 1896. b. Staten Island Sound. Adopted by River and Harbor Acts of June 23, 1874, March 3, 1875, June 14, 1880, August 11, 1888, May 15, 1889, and October 20, 1890, June 3, 1896, June 13, 1902, June 25, 1910, and March 4, 1913. c. New York and New Jersey channels. Adopted by River and Harbor Act of September 22, 1922. For further details, see page 284 of the Annual Report for 1923, and page 194 of the Annual Report for 1934. Existing project. This provides for a channel through lower New York Bay, Raritan Bay, Arthur Kill, lower Newark Bay, and Kill Van Kull to upper New York Bay, the depth to be 37 feet in rock and 35 feet in soft material throughout, the width to be 600 feet across lower New York Bay and Raritan Bay and in the Arthur Kill to a point 1,000 feet north of Smith Creek, widened to 800 feet in the vicinities of Seguine Point and Wards Point, respectively, thence 500 feet wide to a point 1,000 feet south of the former location of Buckwheat Island, thence 500 to 600 feet wide and passing north of Shooters Island and protected by a dike on its northern side to the junction of the channel into Newark Bay; and thence 800 feet wide through Kill Van Kull to upper New York Bay; with 2 anchorages 38 feet deep to accommodate 5 vessels each, I in the vicinity of Sandy Hook and 1 south of Perth Amboy, all with suitable easing at the bends and junctions. Length of section included in project, 30.8 miles. In addition, the construction of a dike north of Shooters Is- land and two secondary channels 30 feet deep and 400 feet wide, one south of Shooters Island and the other in Raritan Bay connecting with Raritan River, have been completed under previous projects and are maintained under the existing project. All depths refer to the plane of mean low water. The mean range of tides varies between 4.7 and 5.1 feet; the mean range of spring tides, 5.6 to 6.1 feet; irregu- lar fluctuations due to wind and barometric pressure vary from 3.9 feet below mean low water up to 6.9 feet above mean high water. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1953 is $58,678,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects and exclusive of $7,711.82 contributed by local interests. The estimate of annual cost of maintenance, revised in 1950, is $195,000. 224 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 The existing project was authorized by the following River and Harbor Acts: Acts Work authorized Documents Sept. 6,19331 Anchorage off Perth Amboy to 33 feet..-------------... Rivers and Harbors Committee Aug. 30, 1935 Doc. 17, 71st Cong., 2d sess. May 28, 19352 Channel 35 feet deep from lower bay to upper bay, H. Doc. 133, 74th Cong., 1st sess.' Aug. 30,1935 except between vicinity of Smith Creek and vicinity of Piles Creek to 30 feet with anchorages 38 feet deep at Sandy Hook and Perth Amboy. May 17,1950 Channel 35 feet deep from vicinity of Smith Creek to H. Doc. 233, 81st Cong., 1st sess. vicinity of Piles Creek 1 Public Works Administration. 2 Emergency Relief Act of 1935. & Contain latest published maps. Local cooperation. Work under the acts of May 28, 1935, and August 30, 1935, is subject to the following conditions of local co- operation: a. That where the project channel encroaches upon upland property and extends shoreward of harbor lines, the completion of the encroach- ing portions of the project shall be deferred until the necessary rights- of-way for channel purposes shall have been granted free of cost to the United States; and b. That local interests provide areas of land adjacent to the water- way, free of cost to the United States, for the disposal of dredged ma- terials, except where, in the judgment of the Chief of Engineers, no suitable disposal areas exist. Under condition a, a portion of Buckwheat Island necessary for channel purposes has been ceded to the United States. An easement dated August 4, 1942, approved by the Chief of Engineers on Septem- ber 5, 1942, conveyed to the United States, free of cost, rights-of-way for channel purposes at Howland Hook, Staten Island, N. Y. Con- dition b is being complied with. Authority was granted by the Chief of Engineers on November 11, 1935, to require local interests to pro- vide areas for the disposal of dredged material only in the section of the waterway extending from the vicinity of Outerbridge Crossing at Perth Amboy to the vicinity of the channel north of Shooters Island. The River and Harbor Act of May 17, 1950, provides that local interests shall: a. Provide without cost to the United States all lands, easements, rights-of-way, and spoil disposal areas necessary for the construction and subsequent maintenance of the project, when and as required. b. Hold and save the United States free from damages due to the construction and subsequent maintenance of the project. c. Deepen the approaches and berths at the terminals which would use the recommended improvement in order to secure the full advan- tages of the deeper channel. Fulfillment of the conditions of local cooperation required under the act of May 17, 1950, is expected within the next 2 years. Terminal facilities. There are 100 piers with a total berthage of 62,704 feet, 35,094 feet of bulkheads and wharves available for dock- age, 7 ferry landings, and 2 car-float (railroad) bridges. Of the RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 225 terminals, 15 are publicly owned, 7 are open to the public, 89 are equipped with mechanical handling devices, and 69 have railroad connections. Included in the terminals are five large shipyards. The facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operationsand results during fiscal year. Under a continuing con- tract for dredging in Perth Amboy Anchorage to a depth of 25 and 37 feet, work was commenced July 24, 1951, and was in progress at the end of the fiscal year. During the fiscal year 2,310,660 cubic yards, place measurement, of material were removed at a cost of $1,598,790.80 for new work. The U. S. seagoing hopper dredges Goethals and Essayons were em- ployed intermittently from July 1, 1952, to June 30, 1953, in dredging a portion of the channel in lower New York Bay between Wards Point and about 18,000 feet east of Seguine Point to a depth of 35 feet and widening from 400 to 600 feet. During the fiscal year 421,800 cubic yards, place measurement, of material were removed at a cost of $150,532.27 for new work. Under a contract for dredging to a depth of 30 feet in the channel south of Shooters Island, work was commenced March 1, 1953, and was completed June 10, 1953. During the fiscal year 570,734 cubic yards, place measurement, of material were removed at a cost of $301,278.19 for maintenance. Under a contract for dredging to restore previous project depth of 30 feet in Arthur Kill between Tufts Point and Sewaren, N. J., work was commenced May 16, 1953, and completed June 11, 1953. During the fiscal year 78,653 cubic yards, place measurement, of material were removed at a cost of $66,539.26 for maintenance under the previous project. Final costs of $152.81 were reported during the fiscal year for main- tenance dredging in Perth Amboy Anchorage completed in May 1952. The cost of condition surveys, miscellaneous inspections and reports, and surveys and engineering preliminary to dredging was $20,264.52, of which $4,593.56 was for new work and $15,670.96 was for mainte- nance. The total cost of work was $2,137,557.85, of which $1,753,916.33 was for new work and $383,641.22 was for maintenance--$315,240.34 under the existing project and $68,400.88 under the previous project. The total expenditure was $2,447,202.79. Condition at end of fiscal year. Work under the existing project was commenced October 1933 and is about 70 percent complete. Work completed thus far has consisted of providing project depth of 35 feet in soft material and 37 feet in rock, 600 feet wide, through lower New York Bay, Raritan Bay, and Arthur Kill to a point 1.000 feet north of Smith Creek, except in the vicinity of Seguine Point, where the width is 400 feet, the channel for full width from 1,000 feet south of Buckwheat Island through Kill Van Kull to upper New York Bay; and of providing depths of 37 and 25 feet in Perth Amboy Anchorage. In addition to the above-mentioned work, the construction of a dike north of Shooters Island, two secondary channels 30 feet deep and 400 feet wide, one south of Shooters Island, the other in Raritan Bay con- necting with Raritan River and a channel 30 feet deep and 400 feet wide in Arthur Kill from a point 1,000 feet north of Smith Creek to 226 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 1,000 feet south of Buckwheat Island have been completed under previous projects. The controlling mean low water depths of the channel included in the project are as follows: Section Depth Width Date (feet) (feet) From main ship channel to Wards Point-_ -- 35 200-800 May-June 1953. From Wards Point to Sewaren______ ______________ 33 450-800 Do. From Sewaren to Piles Creek____________________________ 30 250-400 June 1951. From Piles Creek to Elizabethport_-__ ... _ _ 35 500-600 November 1939 to Au- gust 1949. From Elizabethport to Bergen Point .... 35 600-800 September 1951. From Bergen Point to Upper New York Bay--------- 35 800 March 1944 to Jan. 1949. Channel south of Shooters Island __ _ 30 400 March-May 1953. Anchorage in the vicinity of Sandy Hook_________________ 21. 5 .. April 1951. Anchorage south of Perth Amboy 37 and 25 - June 1953. Channel in Raritan Bay connecting with Raritan River___ 28 200-400 April 1951. The work remaining to be done under the existing project con- sists of completing the deepening and widening of the entire channel to dimensions authorized by the River and Harbor Acts of August 30, 1935, and May 17, 1950, and dredging the anchorage in the vicinity of Sandy Hook. The total costs and expenditures under the existing project to June 30, 1953, were as follows: Cost Expenditlres New work Maintenance Total Regular funds-_ _ _---------- -$32, 928, 033.97 $2, 529, 938. 18 $35, 457, 972. 15 $35, 457, 385. 55 Public works funds___ 807, 000. 00 ------ __ 807, 000. 00 807, 000. 00 Emergency Relief funds__ __ 2, 023, 308. 41 ...............------------- 2, 023, 308. 41 2, 023, 308. 41 Total United States funds ...---- 35, 758, 342. 38 2, 529, 938. 18 38, 288, 010. 56 38, 287, 693.96 Contributed funds--__ _____________ 7, 711. 82 ---------------- 7, 711. 82 7, 711. 82 Total, all funds..----------------............. 35, 766, 054. 20 2, 529, 938. 18 38, 295, 992. 38 38, 295, 405. 78 Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 prior to 1949123 New work: Appropriated ---- $2,200,000.00 $1,260,000.00 $2,665,000.00 $1,414,000.00 $894, 000. 00 $48, 607, 084. 91 Cost__ 1, 944, 914. 13 849, 742. 25 1, 295, 693. 58 1, 800, 124. 10 1, 753, 916. 63 48, 568, 317. 10 Expenditures ... 1, 823, 900. 17 1, 053, 853. 88 1, 318, 674. 91 1, 511, 755. 03 2, 041, 292. 15 48, 567, 730. 50 Maintenance: Appropriated . --------- 110, 000. 00 118, 000. 00 860, 540. 27 290, 200.00 377, 686. 39 3, 723, 732. 04 Cost- ............ _ 127, 214. 20 123, 340. 17 415, 394. 25 708, 030. 32 383, 641. 22 3, 690, 173. 26 Expenditures _ 92, 994. 53 160, 684. 17 377, 350. 58 723, 922. 49 405, 910. 64 3, 690, 173. 26 1 Includes $12,809,974.72 for new work and $1,160,235.08 for maintenance for previous projects. 2 In addition, $7,711.82 for new work was expended from contributed funds. 3 Includes $6,621 for new work and $1,621 for maintenance of Lemon Creek, Staten Island, N. Y. Other new work data: Unobligated balance, June 30, 1953_------------------------ $22, 375. 70 Appropriated for fiscal year ending June 30, 1954_- -__- -_ 965, 000. 00 Unobligated balance available for fiscal year 1954___----- 822, 375. 70 Estimated additional amount needed to be appropriated for completion of existing project ------------------ -- 21,916, 000. 00 RIVERS AND HARBORS--NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 227 41. RARITAN RIVER TO ARTHUR KILL CUTOFF CHANNEL, N. J. Location. This channel is in the western portion of Raritan Bay, off Perth Amboy, and about 23 miles by water southwest of the Bat- tery, New York City. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 286.) Existing project. This provides for a channel 1 mile long, 20 feet deep at mean low water, and 800 feet wide, connecting the Raritan River channel with the southern end of the Arthur Kill channel, New York and New Jersey Channels project. Mean tidal range, 5.1 feet; mean range of spring tides, 6.1 feet; irregular fluctuations due to wind and barometric pressure vary from 3.6 feet below mean low water up to 6.9 feet above mean high water. The cost for new work for the completed project was $810,500. The latest (1950) approved estimate of annual cost of maintenance is $79,000. The existing project was authorized by the Public Works Adminis- tration under date of September 6, 1933, and by River and Harbor Act approved August 30, 1935 (H. Doc. 50, 73d Cong., 1st sess.), which document contains latest published maps. Terminal facilities. No terminal facilities are served by the im- provement, which is a connecting channel. Operations and results during fiscal year. The cost and expendi- tures of a survey to determine the condition of the channel were $303.15 for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was completed in 1935. When examined in April 1953, the controlling mean low water depth through the channel was 20 feet for a width of 500-800 feet. The total cost and expenditures of the existing project to June 30, 1953, were $1,780,998.18--$810,500 public works funds for new work and $970,498.18 regular funds for maintenance. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 priorto 1949 New work: ........---- ------------............-----------...........-------............ Appropriated------------ .......... $810,500.00 ------------............ Cost- --- -------------------------------------------------- ---------- 810,500.00 --- ------------------------------ Expenditures---........ --------------------- 500. 810, 00 Maintenance: Appropriated ........ $344,197 97 .........------------ $910 ............ $1,000 00 03 971,195. Cost_------------------ 344,197.97 .....-----------..... 910 .........-----------.. 303.15 498.18 970, Expenditures . ... 344,197.97 ....------------....... 910 ....-----------........ 303.15 970, 498.18 42. ELIZABETH RIVER, N. J. Location. This river rises in the city of East Orange, N. J., and empties into Arthur Kill about 11 miles, by water, southwest of the Battery, New York City. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 285 and 369.) Previous projects. Adopted by River and Harbor Acts of March 3, 1879, and March 4, 1913. For further details, see page 199 of Annual Report for 1934, and page 254 of Annual Report for 1938. 228 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 Existing project. This provides for dredging a channel 12 feet deep at mean low water and 60 feet wide, widened at the bends, from the mouth to Baltic Street Bridge, a distance of 1.1 miles. Mean tidal range, 4.9 feet; mean range of spring tides 5.8 feet; irregular fluctu- ations due to wind and barometric pressure vary from 3.3 feet below mean low water up to 4 feet above mean high water. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1953, is $185,000, ex- clusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1950) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $5,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act approved August 30, 1935 (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. 24, 72d Cong., 1st sess.), which document contains latest published map. Local cooperation. The existing project was authorized subject to the conditions that local interests shall remove all structures, bulk- heads, wharves, or parts thereof extending channelward of the harbor lines between the South Front Street Bridge and Baltic Street Bridge, and shall construct in advance of the dredging above South Front Street Bridge suitable continuous bulkheads along both banks of the river, and shall also furnish, free of cost to the United States, suitable areas for disposal of dredged material during initial construction. None of these conditions has been complied with. Terminal facilities. There are 4 privately owned wharves, all of which have rail connections; all are equipped with mechanical ap- pliances for handling freight. The facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operationsand results during fiscal year. None. Condition at end of fiscal year. No new work has been done, nor have any expenditures been made under the existing project. When examined in July 1946 and July 1949, the controlling mean low water depth was 6 feet for a width varying from 25 to 40 feet from the mouth to South Front Street Bridge, thence 4 feet for a width of 40 feet to Amboy Avenue, thence 1 foot to the head of the project at Baltic Street. The total cost and expenditures of the existing project to June 30, 1953, were $600, all for maintenance. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 prior to 1949 1 New work: Appropriated .------...............---- ----------------- ------------------------------- $60,481.15 Cost--.------------------....................-------------------------------------------........... 60,481.15 Expenditures---........------------- -----------------------------------........................ ---------- 60, 481.15 Maintenance: Appropriated--- ...-.........---------------------- ----------........----------------------- 59,391.21 Cost..........------------...--------------................------------------------.......................---- 59,391.21 Expenditures--------.........-............-....--..-----------..... ...........------------------------..................----------....... 59, 391. 21 1 Includes $60,481.15 for new work and $58,791.21 for maintenance for previous projects. Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to be ap- propriated for completion of existing project------------------ $185, 000 RIVERS AND HARBORS---NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 229 43. WOODBRIDGE CREEK, N. J. Location. This is a small creek, rising near Rahway, N. J., and flowing through marshes into the west side of Arthur Kill, about 20 miles, by water, southwest of the Battery, New York City. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 286 and 369.) Previous project. Adopted by River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1879. For further details, see page 1777, Annual Report for 1915, and page 256, Annual Report for 1938. Existing project. This provides for a channel 8 feet deep at mean low water and 50 feet wide, extending from Arthur Kill to the Sala- mander dock, a distance of about 1.9 miles. Mean tidal range, 5.1 feet; mean range of spring tides, 6.1 feet; irregular fluctuations due to wind and barometric pressure vary from 3.6 feet below mean low water up to 6.9 feet above mean high water. The cost for new work for the completed project was $30,823, ex- clusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1950) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $11,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of June 13, 1902 (H. Doc. 282, 56th Cong., 1st sess., and Annual Report for 1900, p. 1552). The latest published map is in the project docu- ment. Terminal facilities. There is 1 terminal with a total dockage of 68 feet. The terminal is adequate for present commerce. Operationsand results during fiscal year. None. Final expenditure of $50.79 was reported during the fiscal year for a condition survey of the channel completed in May 1952. Condition at end of fiscal year. Work under the existing project was commenced December 1902 and completed January 1908. The controlling mean low water depth from Arthur Kill to the vicinity of Shell Oil Co. dock was 5 feet when examined in May 1952; thence 3 feet for a width varying from 20 to 50 feet to 1,500 feet south of Berry Street, thence decreasing to zero depth at the head of the proj- ect when examined in March 1949. The total cost and expenditures of the existing project to June 30, 1953, were $208,495.36-$30,822.70 for new work and $177,672.66 for maintenance. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 prior to 1949 1 New work: Appropriated------- ---- -- ....---------.... .....----------------------- - ----------- $49, 822. 70 Cost------..---- ......------------...--- ......------------ - ..... 49, 822. 70 ......------........-- Expenditures----------- ------------------------............ ------------...................-----........... 49, 822. 70 Maintenance: Appropriated .. _.. $915 .------------ $606. 00 $321. 16 ............ 177, 672. 66 Cost......------------------915 ..........-------------. 373.66 553. 50 ........... 177, 672. 66 Expenditures .-- _--.. 915 ............ 375. 34 501. 03 $50.79 177, 672. 66 IIncludes $19,000 for new work for previous projects. 230 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 44. GREAT KILLS HARBOR, STATEN ISLAND, N. Y. Location. Great Kills is a small harbor contiguous to lower New York Bay, located on the southeasterly shore of Staten Island, N. Y., about 8 miles northwest of Sandy Hook, N. J., and 161/2 miles south- west of the Battery, New York City. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 369.) Existing project. This provides for an entrance channel 10 feet deep and 150 feet wide from deep water in lower New York Bay through the entrance to the harbor in the vicinity of the present west- erly end of Crooks Island, thence of same depth and width along the west side of the harbor and for an anchorage area of 138 acres and 8-foot depth. The length of the section included in the project is about 1.9 miles. The mean range of tide is 4.7 feet, mean range of spring tides, 5.6 feet; irregular fluctuations due to wind and baro- metric pressure vary from 3.9 feet below mean low water up to 5.2 feet above mean high water. The cost for new work for the completed project was $137,302, ex- clusive of $104,804.63 contributed by local interests. The latest (1948) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $15,000. The existing project was authorized by the following River and Harbor Acts: Acts Work authorized Documents Jan. 21, 1927 Entrance channel to Crooks Island _ H. Doc. 252, 69th Cong., 1st sess. June 20, 1938 Extension of entrance channel and for an anchorage H. Doc. 559, 75th Cong., 3d sess. area. (Contains latest published map.) Local cooperation. Fully complied with except that local interests are required to furnish suitable spoil disposal areas for maintenance. Terminal facilities. No terminals suitable for commercial purposes have been established. There are eight small piers used for mooring and landing purposes. Four commercial boatyards are located at Great Kills. Upon completion of the two public terminals to be con- structed in accordance with the requirements of local cooperation, the terminals will be sufficient for present needs. Operationsand results during fiscal year. None. Condition at end of fiscal year. Work under the existing project was commenced December 1934 and completed September 1948. Un- der a permit issued by the Secretary of the Army, the city of New York dredged a portion of the anchorage and channel along the west side of the harbor in order to obtain fill for park improvement pur- poses. When examined intermittently from May 1947 to May 1950, the controlling mean low water depth was 10 feet for a width of 150 feet in the entrance channel from lower New York Bay to about 3,000 feet south of Crooks Point, thence of same depth for a width of 150 feet to the head of the project, and 8 feet in the anchorage. The total cost and expenditures of the existing project to June 30, 1953, were $280,516.76-$36,000.00 Public Works funds, $101,301.69 regular funds, and $104,804.63 contributed funds, a total of $242,106.32 for new work and $38,410.44 for maintenance. RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 231 Cost and flnancia summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June _ 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years: 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 prior to 1949 1 New work: Appropriated ..... ..-------------- . $101, 247. 62 --------------------------------- $137, 301. 69 Cost_ 2 101, 247. 62 137, 301. 69 . Expenditures --------- _ _-------- 2101, 247. 62 --------------------------------- 137, 301. 69 Maintenance: Appropriated ..------- ----- 400.00----------------------........... .------------ 38, 410.44 Cost .........--------------------------- 400. 00 38, 410.44 Expenditures ....----------------- __ 400.00 -----------------......-------------- 38, 410. 44 1 In addition, $104,804.63 for new work was expended from contributed funds. 2 Reimbursement of advanced funds originally expended in prior fiscal years. 45. RARITAN RIVER, N. J. Location. Rises in the north-central part of New Jersey and flows in a general southeasterly direction into Raritan Bay, between Perth Amboy and South Amboy, about 24 miles, by water, south of the Battery, New York City. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 375.) Previous projects. A survey of Raritan River for the improvement of New Brunswick Harbor was made in 1836. Subsequent projects were adopted by acts of June 18, 1878, and'March 3, 1881. For further details, see page 1777 of Annual Report for 1915, page 359 of Annual Report for 1918, and page 259 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project. This provides for a channel 25 feet deep and 300 feet wide extending from the turn in New York and New Jersey Channels near Great Beds Light to the Government wharf on the main channel, a distance of 5.8 miles widened to 600 feet for a length of 1,000 feet opposite the wharf to form a turning basin of same depth; thence a channel 15 feet deep and 200 feet wide, to the Washington Canal, a distance of 3.0 miles; thence 10 feet deep in soft material, 11 feet deep in rock, and generally 100 feet wide with widening at bends to the Delaware Raritan Canal entrance at New Brunswick, a distance of 5 miles; and for a south channel, 25 feet deep and 300 feet wide from the junction with the main channel at Keasby to the upper limit of the Titanium Pigment Co. property, a distance of 0.8 mile; thence 10 feet deep and 150 feet wide to the upper junction with the main channel at Crab Island, a distance of 2.4 miles. The plane of reference is mean low water. The mean range of tides is 5.1 feet at the mouth of the river and 5.6 feet at New Brunswick; mean range of spring tides, 6.1 and 6.6 feet, respectively. Irregular fluctuations due to winds and barometric pressure vary from 3.6 feet below mean low water up to 6.9 feet above mean high water. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1953, is $1,257,000,1 exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects and exclusive of $66,000 contributed by local interests. The latest (1940) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $60,000. 232 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 The existing project was authorized by the following River and Harbor Acts: Acts Work authorized Documents IMar. Channel 15 feet deep and 200 feet wide to Washington 2, 1919 H. Doc. 1341, 62d Cong., 3d sess. Canal, thence 10 feet deep and 150 feet wide to canal locks and 10 feet deep through south channel. July 3, 1930 Channel 25 feet deep and 300 feet wide up to New H. Doc. 127, 70th Cong., 1st sess. York & Long Branch RR. bridge. Do _..... Channel 10 feet deep in earth and 11 feet in rock to H. Doc. 454, 70th Cong., 2d sess.t New Brunswick. Width reduced to 100 feet. Do .--- Relocation of lower reach of south channel ........... Rivers and Harbors Committee 1 Doc. 31, 71st Cong., 2d sess. Aug. 26, 1937 Channel 25 feet deep and 300 feet wide to junction of Rivers and Harbors Committee main and south channels, thence of same depth in Doc. 74, 74th Cong., 2d sess.' south channel to Titanium Pigment Co. Oct. 17, 1940 Channel 25 feet deep and 300 feet wide from junction Report on file in the Office, Chief of main and south channels to the Government of Engineers (report not printed). wharf, including a turning basin. 1 Contain latest published maps. Local cooperation. Fully complied with except that local inter- ests are required to furnish spoil disposal areas for the maintenance of the 25-foot channel from New York & Long Branch Railroad bridge to junction of main and south channels, and in the south channel to the Titanium Pigment Co. property. Terminal facilities. There are 16 piers and bulkheads with a total berthage of 10,361 feet along the shores of Raritan River. The Gov- ernment has established a large ammunition and storage depot and arsenal known as Raritan Arsenal on the river. One of the terminals is municipally owned and is leased to private interests. Ten of the terminals are equipped with mechanical handling devices and 8 have railroad connections. In addition, there is a boatyard with storage space for 100 craft. The terminals are considered adequate for exist- ing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year. Under a contract for dredging to a depth of 25 feet in the south channel from the junction with the main channel to the upper limit of the Titanium Pigment Co. wharf and to a depth of 18 feet in the main channel opposite the Raritan Arsenal wharf, work was commenced November 11, 1952, and was completed January 2, 1953. During the fiscal year 328,626 cubic yards, place measurement, of material were removed at a cost of $131,658.95 for maintenance. Final costs of $10.58 were reported during the fiscal year for main- tenance in connection with the model study of the Raritan River being conducted by the Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, Miss. The cost of condition surveys, miscellaneous inspections and re- ports, and surveys and engineering preliminary to dredging was $7,156.63 for maintenance. The total cost of work was $138,826.16 for maintenance. The total expenditure was $138,874.33. Condition at end of fiscal year. Work under the existing proj- ect was commenced September 1919 and is about 96 percent com- plete. The main channel has been dredged 25 feet deep and 300 feet wide from the junction with New York and New Jersey Channels to and including a turning basin of the same depth opposite the Gov- ernment wharf, except for a shoal along the northerly channel line in RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 233 the vicinity of the Victory Bridge, thence 15 feet deep and 200 feet wide to the mouth of the Washington Canal, thence 10 and 11 feet deep and 100 feet wide to the Delaware & Raritan Canal outlet locks at New Brunswick. The south channel has been dredged 25 feet deep and 300 feet wide for a distance of 3,200 feet, thence 10 feet deep and 150 feet wide for a distance of 12,400 feet to within 1,300 feet of the junction with the main channel at Crab Island. The model study of Raritan River was completed in March 1952.. The controlling depths at mean low water are as follows: Section Depth (feet) Width (feet) Date In main channel from New York and New Jersey chan- 25 300-150 April 1953. nels to junction with the south channel. From south channel junction to lower end of Govern- 17 300-170 March 1953. ment wharf. From lower end of Government wharf to upper end of 16 300-150 November 1952. Government wharf. Turning Basin, opposite Government wharf -_ 9 100-300 Do. From upper end of Government wharf to the Washington 15 100-200 July 1946-July 1947. Canal. From Washington Canal to the Delaware & Raritan 10 40-100 July 1946. Canal lock at New Brunswick. In south channel to upper limit of Titanium Pigment 25 300 December 1952. dock. From upper limit of Titanium Pigment Co. dock to 9. 5 150-50 December 1950. Crossman's dock. From Crossman's dock to junction with main channel 1 100-150 July 1947. opposite Crab Island. The work remaining to be done under the existing project is the dredging of the south channel to a depth of 10 feet and 150 feet wide for a length of 1,300 feet to the upper junction with the main channel at Crab Island, and the removal of a shoal along the northerly channel line in the vicinity of the Victory Bridge. The total cost of the existing project to June 30, 1953, was $3,347,- 735.80-$878,314.59 from regular funds, $292,685.07 from Ordnance funds, and $66,000 from contributed funds, a total of $1,236,999.66 for new work, and $2,110,736.14 from United States funds for main- tenance. The expenditures were $3,347,735.80-$2,989,050.73 from regular funds, $292,685.07 from Ordnance funds, and $66,000 from contributed funds. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 prior to 1949 1 2 New work: Appropriated ............ $1, 551, 469. 91 Cost_- - 1, 551, 469. 91 Expenditures- 1, 551, 469. 91 Maintenance: Appropriated $245, 000. 00 $219,137.24 $99,472. 00 $119, 953. 10 $133, 862. 63 i 2, 223, 529. 41 Cost- 280,914.93 210,635.53 104,787. 02 116, 802. 42 138, 826. 16 2,222,155.57 Expenditures_ 281,180.45 208,826. 03 105,567.93 117,797.14 138, 874. 33 2, 222, 155. 57 1Includes $673,155.32 for new work and $111,419.43 for maintenance for previous projects. 2 In addition, $292,685.07 for new work was expended from Ordnance funds and $66,000 for new work was expended from contributed funds. Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to be appropriated for completion of existing project __ __-____--___ $86, 000 234 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 46. WASHINGTON CANAL AND SOUTH RIVER, N. J. Location. South River rises in central New Jersey and empties into the Raritan River from the south, about 8 miles above South Amboy, N. J. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 375.) Previous projects. Adopted by River and Harbor Acts of March 3, 1871, June 14, 1880, and July 25, 1912. For further details, see page 1778 of Annual Report for 1915; page 323, Annual Report for 1929; and page 262, Annual Report for 1938. Existing project. This provides for a channel, to be obtained by diking and dredging, 12 feet deep and 100 feet wide in Washington Canal, 0.8 mile, and 12 feet deep and generally 150 feet wide in South River following cutoff No. 1 up to Old Bridge, 4.4 miles. The tidal variation at the canal is 5.2 feet, and at Old Bridge, 5.3 feet; mean range of spring tides, 6.2 and 6.4 feet, respectively. Irregular tidal fluctuations due to wind and barometric pressure vary from 3.6 feet below mean low water up to 6.4 feet above mean high water. The cost for new work for the completed project was $48,892, ex- clusive of amounts expended on previous projects and exclusive of $364.73 contributed by local interests. The latest (1950) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $20,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930 (H. Doc. 109, 71st Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in the project document. Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Terminal facilities. There is 1 publicly owned wharf at South River and 7 private wharves. These facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. (For further details, see Port Series No. 20, Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year. The cost and expendi- tures of a survey to determine the condition of the channel were $500 for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. Work on the section of the ex- isting project to be done by the United States, extending from the mouth of Washington Canal to the highway bridge at South River, was commenced July 1931 and completed November 1931. The sec- tion from the highway bridge at South River to Old Bridge was completed by the State of New Jersey. The controlling depth at mean low water when examined in March 1953 was 12 feet for a width of 100 to 35 feet through Washington Canal and South River to the highway bridge, thence 10 feet for a width of 70 to 150 feet to Pond Creek at Old Bridge, thence decreasing to 2 feet to the head of the project. The minimum width through bridge draws is 48 feet. The head of navigation is at Old Bridge, about 5.2 miles above the entrance. The total cost and expenditures of the existing project to June 30, 1953, were $172,897.90--$48,891.82 for new work and $124,006.08 for maintenance. In addition, the cost and expenditures from contributed funds were $364.73 for new work. RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 235 Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 prior to 1949 1 2 New work: Appropriated --- - -----------.------------ ------------ -----------. ------------ $206, 116. 23 Cost-_-- . . . . . . . .. . . . ----.. . . . . .--. 206, 116. 23 Expenditures - - -. _ ----------------------------------- ------------------------.. 206, 116. 23 Maintenance: Appropriated-------........ $900 ------------------------------------ $500 .208, 940. 54 Cost------------------ 900 ----------------------------------- 500 208, 940. 54 Expenditures......... 900 ------------------------------------ 500 208, 940. 54 1 Includes $157,224.41 for new work and $84,934.36 for maintenance for previous projects. 2 In addition, $364.73 for new work was expended from contributed funds. 47. CHEESEQUAKE CREEK, N. J. Location. Cheesequake Creek is a small tidal stream, 6 to 7 miles long, rising in the eastern part of New Jersey near Old Bridge and flowing in a northeasterly direction into Raritan Bay, about 2 miles southeast of South Amboy. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 286.) Existing project. This provides for a new outlet, 5 feet deep, from the creek into Raritan Bay, at right angles to the shoreline, through a beach which ran across the mouth of the creek from the right bank and which had forced the outlet nearly one-half mile to the westward. This improvement was to be obtained by dredging and constructing parallel jetties of stone 200 feet apart on each side of the dredged channel; the old outlet was to be closed by a pile dike, and a channel 4 feet deep at mean low water and from 50 to 100 feet wide was to be dredged from the mouth to the head of navigation, 31/2 miles up the creek. In this distance two dikes were to be built and a new channel to be made through the marsh to cut off a bend in the creek. Stump Creek, a tributary stream emptying into the creek near its mouth, was to be improved by dredging a channel 50 feet wide, 3 feet deep, and about 3,500 feet long. The mean range of tides is 4.9 feet; mean range of spring tides 5.9 feet; irregular fluctuations due to wind and barometric pressure vary from 3.6 feet below mean low water up to 6.7 feet above mean high water. The estimate of cost of new work, revised in 1953, is $350,000. The latest (1950) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $2,500. The project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of June 14, 1880 (S. Doc. 69, 46th Cong., 2d sess., and Annual Report for 1880, p. 525). The latest published map is printed in the Annual Report for 1905, page 1048. Terminal facilities. No public-owned wharf is located on this creek. Three commercial boatyards are located at the mouth of the creek, one of which is equipped with marine railways. The existing terminal facilities are sufficient for present needs. There is ample room for expansion and development of terminals when future com- merce warrants. Operationsand re8ults during fiscal year. None. 236 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 Conditions at end of fiscal year. Work under the existing project was commenced October 1882 and is about 45 percent complete. The last work done in carrying out the project was in 1884. Maintenance dredging has been done several times since then. The work accom- plished under the project consists of the construction of two parallel stone jetties at the mouth, the construction of a sheet-pile dike closing the old channel, and dredging a new outlet about 1,600 feet long, 100 feet wide, and 5 feet deep at mean low water. The head of navigation is Whitehead's dock. The controlling mean low water depth was 4 feet to the New York & Long Branch Railroad bridge when examined in June 1948; thence between 3 and 4 feet to the head of navigation when examined in June 1928. The unfinished parts of the project are: Dredging a channel 4 feet deep and 50 to 100 feet wide between the railroad bridge and the head of navigation, including the con- struction of two dikes; and dredging in Stump Creek. The total cost and expenditures of the existing project to June 30, 1953, were $66,151.73-$40,000 for new work and $26,151.73 for maintenance. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 priorto 1949 New work: Appropriated . .. ... ------------------------ ....------------..... ...----------- ------------ $40, 000. 00 Cost-----------------.. . ------------ --- 40, 000.00 Expenditures.... ------------------------ ------------......------------ . ..------------ 40,000.00 Maintenance: Appropriated ...... $700 ....--------------------------------..---------.. 26, 151. 73 Cost ....------------------- 700 ..-------- ------------ ....------------------------ 26,151.73 Expenditures.... _. 700 ........------------..--------.......------------------------ 26, 151. 73 Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to be appropriated for completion of existing project---------------- $310, 000 48. KEYPORT HARBOR, N. J. Location. This harbor lies at the mouth of Matawan Creek, on the south side of Raritan Bay, about 9 miles west of Sandy Hook. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 369.) Existing project. This provides for a channel about 1 mile long from Raritan Bay to the steamboat dock at Keyport, the width to be 200 feet and the depth to be 8 feet at mean low water. The mean range of tides is 4.9 feet; mean range of spring tides, 5.9 feet. High easterly or westerly winds cause the tides to fluctuate from 3.8 feet below mean low water up to 5.9 feet above mean high water. The cost for new work for the completed project was $40,475. The latest (1950) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $14,000. The project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act, approved August 2, 1882 (H. Doc. 153, 42d Cong., 3d sess., and Annual Re- port for 1873, p. 941). The latest published map is printed in the Annual Report for 1905, page 1040. Termninal facilities. There are two privately owned wharves located at the head of improvement, both in poor condition. Only one of RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 237 these is open to public use. The terminal facilities are considered adequate under existing conditions. Operations and results during fiscal year. None. Condition at end of fiscal year. Work under the existing project was commenced June 1883 and completed October 1911. The con- trolling depth at mean low water when examined in June 1946 was 7 feet for full project width from Raritan Bay to 3,300 feet below the head of the project, thence decreasing gradually to 3.5 feet at the head of the project. The total costs and expenditures of the existing project to June 30, 1953, were $215,230.33-$40,475.00 for new work and $174,755.33 for maintenance. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 priorto1949 New work: Appropriated __--------....------------ ------.......--- ------.....--- $40,475.00 Cost --.--.------- - ------------ --- .. ----- - ....--- .. 40,475.00 Expenditures ....---------------------------...--------.....----.....--...------ ------------. 40, 475.00 Maintenance: Appropriated . ..------------..------------ ...---------...... ------------... ----------- 174, 755. 33 Cost------- ------------ .....------------------------.......------- 174,755.33 Expenditures----.......---.. ..........------------..........------------.........------------..------------.. 174,755.33 49. MATAWAN CREEK, N. J. Location. This creek is a small stream rising near Matawan, N. J., and flowing through marshes into Keyport. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Chart No. 369.) Existing project. This provides for a channel 4 feet deep at mean low water and 100 feet wide to Winkson Creek, a distance of 1 mile, thence for about 1 mile 75 feet wide to the New York and Long Branch Railroad bridge at Matawan. The mean range of tides is 4.9 feet. Strong easterly and westerly winds cause the tides to fluctuate from 1 to 2 feet above or below the mean range. The estimate of cost for new work, made in 1953, is $44,000. The latest (1917) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $3,000. The project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act approved March 3, 1881 (H. Doc. No. 45, 46th Cong., 3d sess., and Annual Report for 1881, p. 720). The latest published map is printed in House Docu- ment No. 43, 63d Congress, 1st session. Terminal facilities. There is one publicly owned bulkhead wharf at Matawan in poor condition and unfit for use. There are eight small private wharves and a boat basin with marine ways suitable for small pleasure boats and yachts located on the creek. The termi- nals are connected with highways and are adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year. None. Condition at end of fscal year. The project is 90 percent completed. The project depth has been completed from the mouth to the town 277309- 53 voL. 1 16 238 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 dock at Matawan with the following widths: 90 to 100 feet from the mouth to the first highway bridge; thence 80 feet wide to Winkson Creek; and thence 60 to 70 feet wide to the town dock at Matawan. When examined in 1936 and 1940, the controlling mean low water depth was 1 foot for a width varying from 100 to 20 feet from Key- port Harbor to 2,300 feet above State highway bridge, thence de- creasing from 1 foot to zero at the head of the project. There re- mains to be done, to complete the project, widening of the channel from the mouth to the town dock at Matawan, and thence construc- tion of a channel of project dimensions to the railroad bridge. The total cost and expenditures of the existing project to June 30, 1953, were $94,964.09, of which $21,000 was for new work and $73,964.09 for maintenance. Cost and financial -sumary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 prior to 1949 New work: Appropriated ..---.. - $21, 000. 00 Cost------------------ 21, 000.00 Expenditures ------ - - 21,000.00 Maintenance: Appropriated- ..-- ----------- --------------------------------- --------- 73, 964. 09 Cost - . ..------- -- ---- -------------- ----- --------- -------- . 73, 73,964.09 Expenditures------.. ----------------------------------- ------------------------ 73, 964. 09 Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to be appropriated for completion of existing project-------------------- $23, 000 50. SHOAL HARBOR AND COMPTON CREEK, N. J. Location. Shoal Harbor is an indentation on the south shore of Sandy Hook Bay about 4 miles west of Sandy Hook. Compton Creek is a small stream rising on the west side of the Navesink Highlands and flowing north through the meadows into Shoal Harbor. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 369.) Previous projects. Adopted by River and Harbor Act of Sep- tember 19, 1890. For further details, see Annual Report for 1934, page 211, and Annual Report for 1938, page 265. Existing project. This provides for dredging a channel 8 feet deep at mean low water, extending from deep water in Sandy Hook Bay to a point 1,000 feet upstream from the Main Street Bridge across Comp- ton Creek with a width of 150 feet in the bay and 75 feet inside the mouth of the creek, with widening at bends. The length of section included in the project is about 1.5 miles. Mean tidal range, 4.8 feet; mean range of spring tides, 5.8 feet; irregular fluctuations due to wind and barometric pressure vary from 3.8 feet below mean low water up to 5.9 feet above mean high water. The estimate of cost of new work, revised in 1953, is $72,000, exclu- sive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1950) estimate of annual cost of maintenance is $20,000. RIVERS AND HARBORS--NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 239 The existing project was authorized by the following River and Harbor Acts: Acts Work authorized Documents Aug. 30,1935 8-foot channel in bay and creek to Main St. Bridge .... H. Doc. 58, 73d Cong., 1st sess. Mar. 2,1945 Extension of 8-foot channel to 1,000 feet upstream from H. Doc. 673, 76th Cong., 3d sess. Main St. Bridge. (Contains latest published map.) Recommended modification of project. Under date of December 12, 1950, the Chief of Engineers recommended modification of the existing project to provide for deepening the existing 8-foot channel to a depth of 12 feet at mean low water to the first bend in the creek, including extension of the channel to the 12-foot depth in Sandy Hook Bay, with widening at the bends, at an estimated cost of $105,000 with $12,000 annually for maintenance, in addition to that now required, :subject to certain conditions of local cooperation (H. Doc. 89, 82d 'Cong., 1st sess.). Local cooperation. The River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1945, provides that no work shall be undertaken until harbor lines have been established by the Secretary of War along that portion of Comp- ton Creek extending 1,000 feet upstream from Main Street Bridge .and until local interests have: a. Conveyed to the United States, free of cost, a perpetual easement to excavate all lands above ordinary high water included between said harbor lines and have removed all structures or parts thereof extending channelward of said harbor lines. b. Furnished, free of cost to the United States, suitable areas for the disposal of dredged material for new work and subsequent main- tenance as needed. c. Given releases to hold and save the United States free from all claims for damages resulting from the improvement. d. Constructed the public wharf, assurances for which were fur- nished under the project of August 30, 1935, at a location and in accordance with plans to be approved by the Chief of Engineers and Secretary of War and given assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of War and that they will maintain this wharf open to all on equal and reasonable terms. The clerk of Middletown Township was notified of the conditions of local cooperation in letter dated January 18, 1946. A letter dated July 2, 1946, advised that the township committee has given assur- ances that it will comply with all of the above conditions. The re- quirements under prior acts have been fully complied with. Terminal facilities. There is one terminal with a total available dockage of 1,460 feet located near the mouth of Compton Creek. The terminal is equipped with loading and unloading devices. It has railroad connections. Within the navigable sections of the creek, there are about 35 small landings and 2 boatyards equipped with 5 marine ways suitable for small fishing boats. The terminal is ade- quate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year. None. Condition at end of fiscal year. Work under the existing project was commenced August 1936, and is about 66 percent complete. The 240 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 controlling mean low water depth in the channel, when examined in July 1950, was 8 feet for a width of 150 feet from Sandy Hook Bay to the stone jetty, thence 6 feet for a width of 60 feet in the creek to the Main Street Bridge. From Main Street Bridge to the head of the project there was a controlling depth of 2 feet below mean low water for a width of 55 feet when examined in November 1939. The head of navigation is at the Central Railroad of New Jersey bridge about 1 mile above the mouth. The work remaining to be done under the project consists of extending the channel 1,000 feet upstream from the Main Street Bridge. The total cost and expenditures of the existing project to June 30, 1953, were $183,724.41-$30,281.99 for new work and $153,442.42 for maintenance. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 priorto 19491 New work: Appropriated .- -------- ---------------------- ------------..... ...... .....------------.... $47, 281. 99 Cost- ......-----..-----....------------. . - ..----------- .... ..... 47,281.99 Expenditures-...... ---....---...- ---- .........---.. -------.............. 47, 281.99 .....-- Maintenance: Appropriated- ... - - $4, 600. 00 $65, 000. 00 $1, 838. 00 $632. 06 .....---- .-- 323,151.25 Cost---------------- 4, 360.67 19, 950. 35 47,126. 98 632. 06 ------------ 323,151. 25 Expenditures... -_.- 4,310.17 14,009. 69 53, 118. 14 632. 06 .------------....... 323,151. 25 1Includes $17,000 for new work and $169, 708.83 for maintenance for previous projects. Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to be ap- propriated for completion of existing project__--------------- $42, 000 51. SHREWSBURY RIVER, N. J. Location. This river is mainly a large tidal basin in the eastern part of New Jersey, the outlet being at the southeast end of Sandy Hook Bay, about 4 miles south from the point of Sandy Hook. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 543.) Previous projects. Adopted by River and Harbor Acts of August 30, 1852, March 3, 1871, March 3, 1879, modified in 1883 and 1887, and by the River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1919. For further details, see page 1778 of Annual Report of 1915, page 373 of Annual Report of 1918, and page 267 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project. This provides for a channel 12 feet deep and 300 feet wide, following the westerly shore, from deep water in Sandy Hook Bay to a point 600 feet south of the railroad bridge at High- lands, a distance of 2.2 miles; then 9 feet deep and generally 150 feet wide, suitably widened at bends and turns, in the south branch of the river to the Branchport Avenue Bridge in the city of Long Branch, a distance of 6.8 miles; and for a channel in the north branch 6 feet deep and 150 feet wide from the junction to Red Bank, a distance of 6.1 miles; a turning basin and anchorage in the vicinity of Red Bank, 6 feet deep and about 19 acres in area; a channel in Claypit Creek, 6 feet deep and 100 feet wide from the 6-foot curve in the north branch to the head of the creek, a distance of about 1.0 mile; a channel in Oceanport Creek, 6 feet deep, 100 feet wide and 2 miles long from RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 241 the channel in south branch to the New York and Long Branch Rail- road Bridge; and for a channel in Little Silver Creek, 6 feet deep, 100 feet wide and 1.6 miles long from the channel in south branch to the Seven Bridge Road Bridge. All depths refer to the plane of local mean low water. The mean range of tides at Highlands, 3.8 feet; at Seabright, 1.7 feet; at Branchport, 1.7 feet; and at Red Bank, 3 feet. Mean range of spring tides is 4.7, 2.1, 2.2, and 3.6 feet, respectively. Irregular fluctuations due to wind and barometric pressure vary from 1.7 feet below mean low water up to 6.5 feet above mean high water. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1953, was $996,000. exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects and exclusive of $36,311.03 funds already contributed and $86,000 to be contributed by local interests. The estimate of annual cost of maintenance, revised in 1950, is $68,000. The existing project was authorized by the following River and Harbor Acts: Acts Work authorized Documents Mar. 2,1919 Channel 6 feet deep in North Branch H. Doc. 1296, 62d Cong., 3d sess. Aug. 30, 1935 Channel 12 feet deep .. _............................... H. Doc. 157, 71st Cong., 2d sess. Do__ ..-_ Channel 9 feet deep__________________ __ Rivers and Harbors Committee, Doec. 31, 74th Cong., 1st sess. May 17,1950 Turning basin and anchorage 6 feet deep at Red H. Doc. 285, 81st Cong., 1st sess. Bank, and channels 6 feet deep in Claypit, Ocean- (Contains latest published map.) port, and Little Silver Creeks. Local cooperation. The River and Harbor Act of May 17, 1950, provides that local interests shall: a. Provide without cost to the United States all lands, easements, rights-of-way, and spoil disposal areas necessary for the construction and subsequent maintenance of the project, when and as required. b. Hold and save the United States free from damages due to the construction and subsequent maintenance of the improvement. c. Provide and maintain a suitable public wharf on each of the creeks to be improved, which shall be open to all on equal terms. d. Remove at their own expense the Locust Avenue Bridge over Claypit Creek. e. Make cash contributions of $25,000, $33,000, and $27,500 toward the cost of improvement of Claypit, Oceanport, and Little Silver Creeks, respectively. Provided further that construction of any unit of the proposed improvement may be undertaken independently of the other units when the required local cooperation has been provided. These conditions have not been fulfilled. The requirements under prior acts have been fully complied with. Terminal facilities. There are 33 terminals with a total berthage of 7,986 feet located on the waterway. Eight of the terminals with a total berthage of 1,000 feet are open to the public. In addition, many private pleasure boat landings have been constructed by owners of riverfront estates. Fifteen boatyards with storage space for 670 craft and equipped with 21 marine railways are available. None of the terminals has direct rail connections. The facilities are con- sidered adequate for existing commerce. 242 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 Operations and results during fiscal year. None. Condition at end of fiscal year. Work under the existing project was commenced October 1919, and is about 57 percent complete. The controlling mean low water depths of the channels included in the project are as follows: Section Depth (feet) Width Date (feet) From Sandy Hook Bay to 600 feet south of railroad 12.0 300-250 September 1950. bridge at Highlands, N. J. From 600 feet south of railroad bridge at Highlands, 9.0 150 Do. N. J., to junction of north and south branches. From junction of north and south branches to Branch- 8. 0 80-150 May-June 1950. port Ave. bridge at Long Branch, N. J. NORTH BRANCH Junction with main channel to City Dock at Red Bank, 6. 0 75-150 Do. N. J. From City Dock to head of project opposite Maple Ave., 4. 5 150 Do, Red Bank, N. J. Anchorage and turning basin at Red Bank. N. J ....... _ 3.0 400 September 1947. Claypit Creek from mouth to Locust Avenue Bridge __. _ 1. 4 100 Do. Oceanport Creek, from junction with south branch to New 1. 6 100 Do. York and Long Branch Railroad Bridge. Little Silver Creek, from junction with south branch to 0. 8 100 Do. Seven Bridge Road. The river is navigable on the north branch to Red Bank; on the south branch to Branchport; on Claypit Creek to Locust Avenue; on Oceanport Creek to Oceanport Avenue; and on Little Silver Creek to Seven Bridge Road. The work remaining to be done under the existing project consists of dredging the turning basin and anchorage in the vicinity of Red Bank, and the channels in Claypit, Oceanport, and Little Silver Creeks as authorized by the River and Harbor Act of May 17, 1950. The total cost and expenditures of the existing project to June 30, 1953, were $799,511.47-$466,562.59 for new work and $332,948.88 for maintenance. In addition, the costs and expenditures from contributed funds were $36,311.03 for new work. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 . 1953 prior to 1949 1 2 New work: Appropriated .......---------------------------------------------------------- $687, 456. 54 Cost-----------_ -- --------- --------- ----------------------- ---------- -687,456. 54 Expenditures ..-- ------------ ------------ ------------------------ ----------- 687, 456. 54 Maintenance: Appropriated-_ _.... $1, 990. 00 $98, 000. 00 -$16, 009. 74 .........------------ ..........------------. 619, 554. 93 Cost _ _- __ 2, 174. 43 5, 216. 16 76, 774. 10 ------------.------------ 619, 554. 93 Expenditures ...... 2, 242. 97 --........----------. 81, 990. 26 ......------------.....------------ 619, 554. 93 Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to be appropriated for completion of existing project------------------ $529, 000 1Includes $220,893.95 for new work and $286,606.05 for maintenance for previous projects. 2In addition, $36,311.03 for new work was expended from contributed funds. a Exclusive of $86,000 to be contributed by local interests. RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 243 52. SHARK RIVER, N. J. Location. This is a small stream entering the Atlantic Ocean 20 miles south of Sandy Hook on the New Jersey coast. It is 40 miles by water south of the Battery, New York City. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts, Nos. 795 and 1215.) Existing project. This provides for a channel 18 feet deep at mean low water and 150 feet wide across the bar at the entrance to the inlet; thence 12 feet deep and generally 100 feet wide through main channel and south channel to the Route 35 bridge; thence 8 feet deep and 100 feet wide to the upper limit of the Belmar municipal boat basin, with additional depths and widths where necessary and practicable to produce satisfactory current velocities at bridges; and an anchorage 12 feet deep over about 7.3 acres east of Route 4-N bridge. The length of section included in the project is about 1.7 miles. Mean tidal range at the mouth is 4 feet; mean range of spring tides 4.8 feet; irregular fluctuations due to wind and barometric pressure vary from 2.6 feet below mean low water up to 8.4 feet above mean high water. The cost for new work for the completed project was $150,000. The estimate of cost for annual maintenance, made in 1938, is $30,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1945 (H. Doc. 102, 76th Cong., 1st sess.). For latest pub- lished map, see project document. Local cooperation. Fully complied with except that local interests are required to furnish suitable spoil disposal areas for maintenance. Terminal facilities. Two yacht basins are located on the south shore of the lower portion of Shark River. One is publicly owned and has a berthage of 2,600 feet. Several boatyards, boathouses, and landings for commercial and recreational craft are located in the lower portion of Shark River. Additional terminals adequate for prospective com- merce are expected to be provided upon improvement of the waterway. Operations and results during fiscal year. The cost and expendi- tures of a survey to determine the condition of the channel were $676.52 for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. Work under the existing project was commenced June 1947 and completed October 1947. The controlling mean low water depth, when examined in February- March 1953, was 6 feet for a width varying from 50 to 100 feet across the bar at the entrance to the inlet; thence 7 feet for a width varying from 50 to 100 feet through Main Channel and South Channel to Route 35 bridge; thence 8 feet for a width of 100-70 feet to the head of the project. The controlling depth in the anchorage area was 8 feet below mean low water. The head of navigation is at the head of the lagoon, a distance of about 3 miles toward the south end and 21/ miles to the north, both distances being measured from the mouth. The total cost and expenditures of the existing project to June 30, 1953, were $293,316.01-$150,000 for new work and $143,316.01 for maintenance. 244 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 prior to 1949 New work: Appropriated . $150,000.00 $150, 000. 00 Cost _-_ - - - - -----.---. 1 150, 000.00 150,000.00 Expenditures .- __. -- 1 150, 000.00 150, 000.00 Maintenance: Appropriated .... $20, 000. 00 85, 281. 47 $900. 00 143, 539. 49 Cost ___ - 26, 843. 97 86, 567. 97 676. 52 143, 316. 01 Expenditures- ... 6,195.93 107,369.72 676. 52 143, 316. 01 1 Reimbursement of advanced funds originally expended in prior fiscal years. 53. EXAMINATIONS, SURVEYS, AND CONTINGENCIES (GENERAL) During the fiscal year hired labor work was performed in making preliminary examinations, surveys, and reviews authorized by Con- gress at a cost of $16,850.59, exclusive of $2,642.24 contributed funds for the cooperative beach erosion study. In addition, permits to exe- cute work or erect structures in navigable waters were issued and the work done thereunder was inspected; commercial statistics were col- lected and compiled; investigations were made in connection with ap- plication for modifications to anchorage and bridge and navigation regulations; and miscellaneous inspections, surveys, and estimates were made; all by hired labor at a cost of $47,909.81. Under the supervi- sion of the North Atlantic Division, commercial statistics were com- piled by the Regional Office at a cost of $158,910.59. The total cost was $223,671.29, exclusive of $2,642.24 contributed funds. The ex- penditures were $237,638.87, all from regular funds. Cost and financial summary UNITED STATES AND TRUST FUNDS Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 prior to 1949 Maintenance: Appropriated- ....... $244, 500. 00 $306, 310. 00 $256, 200. 00 $247, 500. 00 $315, 140. 00 $4, 645, 976. 95 _ Cost----------- - 243, 526. 84 296, 134. 58 266, 767. 52 260, 901. 75 226, 313. 53 4, 552, 501. 49 Expenditures .- ... 252, 271. 33 295, 572. 52 263, 204. 28 260, 775. 91 237, 638. 87 4, 552, 227. 46 CONTRIBUTED FUNDS Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30. 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 priorto 1949 Maintenance: Appropriated--.--... _---_--------_----- ---- _------------ _--------- $29, 150.00 $29, 150.00 Cost... ....----------------------------------------------- 2, 642. 24 2, 642. 24 Expenditures_ RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 245 54. PLANT ALLOTMENT, NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 priorto 1949 Maintenance: Appropriated ..-... $225, 000. 00 -$20, 000. 00 $11,034,441.00 -2, 606, 601. 69 -$235,954.98 $13, 172, 588. 84 Cost -- -- - Expenditures.._ . 247, 799. 49 -86, 048. 40 10,659,498.45 -2, 357, 683. 22 63, 026. 33 12, 769, 796. 56 55. INACTIVE NAVIGATION PROJECTS For last Cost and expenditures to Estimated full report, June 30, 1953 amount Name of project see annual required to report complete for- New work Maintenance 1. Mamaroneck Harbor, N. Y-----------------1952 12$207, 404. 26 3 $55, 475. 16 (4) 2. Larchmont Harbor, N. Y 1916 5 76, 064. 85 211. 42 (4) 3. New Rochelle Harbor, N. Y.6 ............. _ 1949 7 73, 213. 67 22, 030. 38 (4) 4. Manhasset Bay, N. Y.8-...................... 1948 -------------- 460.00 9 $167, 000 5. Glen Cove Harbor, N. Y.8 10-............... 1911 72, 000. 00 .------.----- _ 1,030, 000 6. Northport Harbor, N. Y.11- 1949 1259, 000 7. Browns Creek, N. Y.6 -_ -- 1951 33, 976. 03 92, 507. 11 442, 000 8. Orowoc Creek, N. Y.8 1949 - - --------- 13 49, 000 9. Sumpawanus (Babylon Creek) Inlet, N. Y.s 10 1895 7, 000. 00_ (4)' 10. Sheepshead Bay, N. Y_ ______________________ 1948 1433, 827. 59 3, 762. 81 (4) 11. Coney Island Creek, N. Y _- - ._ 1952 69, 488. 84 1, 622. 30 205, 000 12. Irvington Harbor, N. Y.s 10 1948 - __ 360. 00 61, 000 13. Tarrytown Harbor, N. Y. 1951 69, 836. 48 57, 944. 03 (4) 14. Peekskill Harbor, N. Y.6 1951 19, 400. 00 59, 808. 07 (4) 15. Wappinger Creek, N. Y_ 1950 13, 000. 00 43, 025. 96 (4) 16. Saugerties Harbor, N. Y. o10 1949 1581, 904. 91 14 86, 294. 28 (4) 17. Otter Creek, Vt. o10 10 1950 60, 253. 50 7, 619. 46 130, 000 18. Gordon Landing, Lake Champlain, Vt. 1892 34, 750. 00 _- (4) 19. Channel between North and South Hero Island,s 10Lake Champlain, Vt_-_ 1909 1731, 000. 00 - (4) 20. St. Albans Harbor, Lake Champlain, Vt. 10__ 1917 3, 125. 45 384. 55 (4) 21. Swanton Harbor, Vt.6 o10 1888 70, 500. 00 - - _ 2, 002, 000 22. Rouses Point, Lake Champlain, N. Y.6 .--- 1895 98, 467. 55 - (4) 23. Great Chazy River, N. Y. 6 10__ -_ _ 1895 18, 000. 00 ----- ----- (4) 24. Port Henry Harbor, N. Y.6 1931 18 69, 406. 46 1, 252. 75 (4) 25. Ticonderoga River, N. Y. 10_________________ 1895 16, 500. 00 ------ 370, 000 26. Rahway River, N. J.8 ----- _ _ -_ 1949 1937, 000. 00 306. 87 185, 000 27. Lemon Creek, Staten Island, s N. Y.8---....... 1937 206, 621. 00 20 1, 621. 00 195. 000 28. Way Cake Creek, N. J. 1949 195. . . . . . . 117, 000 29. Sandy Hook Bay at Leonardo, N. J.8 _ 1950 78, 000 30. Sandy Hook Bay, N. J______________-------------------__1952 22 508, 936. 40 211, 270. 12 (4) 1 Includes $80,724.43 for new work for previous projects. 2 In addition, $18,728.06 for new work was expended from contributed funds. 3 Includes $13,414.86 for maintenance for previous projects. 4 Completed. 5 Includes $5,000 for new work for previous projects. 6 Improvement adequate for commerce. 7 Includes $43,174.79 for new work for previous projects. 8 Awaiting local cooperation. 9In addition, $50,000 to be contributed by local interests. I0 No commerce reported. 11No funds available. 12In addition, $15,000 to be contributed by local interests. 13In addition, $15,200 to be contributed by local interests. 14Includes $26,000 for new work for previous projects. 16Includes $42,000 for new work for previous projects. 18 Includes $15,000 for maintenance for previous projects. 17Includes $21,000 for new work for previous projects. 18In addition, $10,000 for new work was expended from contributed funds. 19Includes $37,000 for new work for previous projects. 20These amounts also included in report for New York and New Jersey Channels. No work has been done on the existing project for Lemon Creek. 21Includes final expenditures of $22.12 for maintenance which were reported during fiscal year 1953 for a condition survey of the anchorage area completed in July 1951. 22In addition, $53,790.03 for new work was expended from contributad funds. 246 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 56. MISCELLANEOUS ACTIVITIES Status of all investigations for navigation called for by River and Harbor Acts and committee resolutions Date trans- Document Recom- Locality Authorization act mitted to No. mendation Congress i Arthur Kill, N. Y. and N. J., New House Public Works Com- York and New Jersey Channels, mittee resolution, June with particular reference to pro- 11, 1952. vision of a turning basin in Arthur Kill, N. Y. and N. J. Atlantic coast of New Jersey from River and Harbor Act, Sandy Hook to Barnegat Inlet, July 3, 1930; Public Law beach erosion control study. No. 166, 79th Cong., July 31, 1945, and Public Law 727, 79th Cong., Aug. 13, 1946. Barnegat Inlet to Sandy Hook, River and Harbor Act, Atlantic coast of New Jersey, July 3, 1930; Public Law beach erosion control study. No. 166, 79th Cong., July 31, 1945, and Public Law 727, 79th Cong., Aug. 13, 1946. Bronx River, N. Y........______... River and Harbor Act, Mar. 2, 1945. Delaware Bay above Cape May House Public Works to Shrewsbury River-for ex- Committee resolution, tension of New Jersey Intra- Apr. 22, 1947. coastal Waterway from Manas- quan Inlet to Shrewsbury River and an alternate connec- tion to Delaware Bay. Delaware River-New York Bay Rivers and Harbors Com- Section of Intracoastal Water- mittee resolution, June way, water supply. 25, 1943. Dosoris Creek, N. Y. (Long Is- River and Harbor Act, land). June 30, 1948. East Basin of Mamaroneck Har- River and Harbor Act, bor, N. Y. July 24, 1946. East River and Flushing Bay Rivers and Harbors Com- and Creek, N. Y., seaplane chan- mittee resolution, Jan. nels and anchorage basins in 19, 1940. vicinity of North Beach Airport. East River and Hell Gate, N. Y., Rivers and Harbors Com- between South Brother and mittee resolution, Apr. Berrian Islands. 17, 1940. Endikill Creek, N. Y., at mouth River and Harbor Act, of, construction of small-boat Mar. 2, 1945. anchorage basin, Hudson River. Flushing Bay and Creek and East Rivers and Harbors Com- River, N. Y., seaplane channels mittee resolution, Jan. and anchorage basins in vicinity 19, 1940. of North Beach Airport. Gowanus Canal, Brooklyn, N. Y__ River and Harbor Act, May 17, 1950. Great Lakes-Atlantic Tidewaters Rivers and Harbors Com- Deep Waterway. mittee resolution, Mar. 7, 1928. Hashamomuck Creek, Long Rivers and Harbors Com- Island, N. Y. mittee resolution, Dec. 2, 1946. Hell Gate, N. Y., on East River, Rivers and Harbors Com- between South Brother and mittee resolution, Apr. Berrian Islands. 17, 1940. Hudson River, N. Y., from Al- River and Harbor Act, bany to New York City. Mar. 2, 1945. Hudson River, at or near North ..---- do .----------- . . Germantown, Columbia County, N. Y. Hudson River, N. Y., deep-water Rivers and Harbors Com- channel between Hudson and mittee resolution, Mar. Troy. 21, 1945. Hudson River at mouth of Endi- kill Creek, N. Y., construction River and Harbor Act, Mar. 2, 1945. I__------- -I------ of small-boat anchorage basin. Hudson and Mohawk Rivers, River and Harbor Act, N. Y., with view to elimination of July 24, 1946. water chestnut. Lake Champlain in vicinity of Senate Public Works Com- Milton and South Hero, Vt. mittee resolution, Sept. 12, 1951. RIVERS AND HARBORS---NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 247 Status of all investigations for navigation called for by River and Harbor Acts and committee resolutions-Continued Date trans- Document Recom- Locality Authorization act mitted to No. mendation Congress - - ---- - -~ - - - Long Island, Dosoris Creek, N. Y__ River and Harbor Act, June 30, 1948. Long Island, Hashamomuck Creek, Rivers and Harbors Com- ------ - - - - N. Y. mittee resolution, Dec. 2, 1946. Long Island, Manhasset Bay, N. Y_ Rivers and Harbors Com- --------"------ mittee resolution, Dec. 30, 1938. Long Island, Manhasset Bay, N. Y_ Rivers and Harbors Com- mittee resolution, Mar. ------ - - - - 25, 1938. Long Island, Moriches Inlet, N. Y__ River and Harbor Act, Mar. 2, 1945. ----------- "--- Long Island, St. James Harbor, -___d o ---... -----... ..... N. Y. Long Island, Shinnecock Inlet, -....do ................... --------------- N. Y. Long Island, southern coast from .... do ....-------------- New York City line to Montauk --------- Point, N. Y., for protection and improvement of the beaches along coast. Mamaroneck Harbor, N. Y., East River and Harbor Act, Basin of. July 24, 1946. Manasquan Inlet to Shrewsbury Rivers and Harbors Com- River section of the New Jersey mittee resolution, Mar. Intracoastal Waterway. 23, 1943. Manasquan Inlet to Shrewsbury House Public Works Com- River section of the New Jersey mittee resolution, Apr. Intracoastal Waterway. 22, 1947. Manhasset Bay, N. Y. (Long Rivers and Harbors Com- Island). mittee resolution, Dec. --- '------------ 30, 1938. --- --- --- Manhasset Bay, N. Y. (Long Rivers and Harbors Com- Island). mittee resolution, Mar. ------ - - - - ------------ 25, 1938. Matawan Creek, N. J .__________ Rivers and Harbors Com- mittee resolution, Jan. 24, 1936. Matawan Creek, N. J.____ _____ Rivers and Harbors Com- ---'--------------------- '-- mittee resolution, Jan. 26, 1940. --------- Mohawk River, N. Y___________ River and Harbor Act, Mar. 2, 1945. Mohawk and Hudson Rivers, River and Harbor Act, -- ---- N. Y., with view to elimination July 24, 1946. of water chestnut. Moriches Inlet, N. Y. (Long Island) River and Harbor Act, Mar 2, 1945. New Creek, Staten Island, N. Y___ River and Harbor Act, ----- - -- - - May 17, 1950. New Jersey Atlantic coast, from River and Harbor Act, Sandy Hook to Barnegat Inlet, July 3, 1930; Public Law beach-erosion-control study. No. 166, 79th Cong., July 31, 1945, and Public Law 727, 79th Cong., Aug. 13, 1946. New Jersey coast, from Sandy River and Harbor Act, Hook to Cape May, improvement Mar. 2, 1945. and protection of the beaches along said coast. New Jersey Intracoastal Waterway Rivers and Harbors Com- in the vicinity of Shrewsbury mittee resolution, Nov. -- - -- - -- - River, N. J. 11, 1943. New Jersey Intracoastal Waterway, Rivers and Harbors Com- Manasquan Inlet to Shrewsbury mittee resolution, Mar. River, N. J. 23, 1943. New Jersey Intracoastal Waterway House Public Works Com- from Shrewsbury River to Dela- mittee resolution, Apr. ware Bay above Cape May for 22, 1947. extension of waterway from Manasquan Inlet to Shrewsbury River and an alternate connection to Delaware Bay. 248 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 Status of all investigations for navigation called for by River and Harbor Acts and committee resolutions-Continued Date trans- Document Recom- Locality Authorization act mittCongressd to No. mendatio Congress I iI-_-- - -_-j - - - -C New York and New Jersey Chan- House Public Works Com- nels, with particular reference to mittee resolution, June provision of a turning basin in 11, 1952. Arthur Kill, New York and New Jersey. New York Bay-Delaware River Rivers and Harbors Com- Section of Intracoastal Waterway, mittee resolution, June water supply. 25, 1943. New York Harbor, Entrance Senate Public Works Com- Channels and anchorage area, mittee resolution June 9, with particular reference to 1948. South Channel. North Beach Airport, East River, Rivers and Harbors Com- and Flushing Bay and Creek, mittee resolution, Jan. N. Y. 19, 1940. Port Chester Harbor, N. Y ._.... Rivers and Harbors Com- mittee resolution, Nov. 30, 1945. Raritan River, N. J______________ Rivers and Harbors Com- mittee resolution, Nov. 13, 1945. Sandy Hook to Barnegat Inlet, River and Harbor Act, Atlantic coast of New Jersey, July 3, 1930; Public Law beach erosion control study. No. 166, 79th Cong., July 31, 1945, and Public Law 727, 79th Cong., Aug. 13, 1946. Shark River Inlet, N. J ___-__-___ House Public Works Com- mittee resolution, June 27, 1950. St. James Harbor, N. Y. (Long River and Harbor Act, Island). Mar. 2, 1945. Shinnecock Inlet, Long Island, _ . do .........-.-. -.-... N. Y. Shrewsbury River, N. J., entrance House Public Works Com- channel across Sandy Hook mittee resolution, June Peninsula. 2, 1949. Shrewsbury River, N. J., north House Public Works Com- branch above Red Bank. mittee resolution, Apr. 21, 1950. Shrewsbury River to Manasquan Rivers and Harbors Com- Inlet section of the New Jersey mittee resolution, Mar. Intracoastal Waterway. 23, 1943. Shrewsbury River, N. J., in the Rivers and Harbors Com- vicinity of, New Jersey Intra- mittee resolution, Nov. coastal Waterway. 11, 1943. Shrewsbury River to Delaware House Public Works Com- Bay above Cape May-for ex- mittee resolution, Apr. tension of New Jersey Intra- 22, 1947. coastal Waterway from Man- asquan Inlet to Shrewsbury River and an alternate connec- tion to Delaware Bay. Southern coast of Long Island River and Harbor Act, from New York City line to Mar. 2, 1945. Montauk Point, N. Y., for pro- tection and improvement of beaches along coast. Staten Island, New Creek, N. Y _-- House Public Works Com- mittee resolution, May 17, 1950. 57. SUPERVISION OF NEW YORK HARBOR Supervisor: Colonel A. H. Davidson, Jr., U. S. Army from July 30, 1952. The laws enacted for the preservation of the tidal waters of New York Harbor, its adjacent or tributary waters, and the waters of Long Island Sound are administered by the Supervisor of New York Harbor. The supervisor is charged under the laws with the duties of RIVERS AND HARBORS-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 249 preventing any obstructive or injurious deposits in the waters under his jurisdiction and the prevention of any interference with safe navigation of the channels of the harbor by deep-draft vessels. The laws relating to the supervision of New York Harbor are the act of Congress approved June 29, 1888 (25 Stat. 209), as amended by section 3 of the River and Harbor Act of August 18, 1894 (28 Stat. 360), section 8 of the River and Harbor Act of May 29, 1908 (35 Stat. 424, 426), act of February 16, 1909 (35 Stat. 623), and act of July 12, 1952 (66 Stat. 596) ; section 2 of the River and Harbor Act of August 18, 1894 (28 Stat. 360); and act of Congress approved June 24, 1924 (Oil Pollution Act, 43 Stat. 604). Supervision was exercised by means of the U. S. patrol boats Active, Argus, and San Luis II, four patrol launches, and shore patrol and inspection. Patrols were maintained to insure that no destructive or injurious material was deposited at places other than the designated dumping grounds; to keep the main channels free of any interference to their safe navigation by deep-draft vessels; and to prevent the discharge into navigable waters of waste oil and sludge, rubbish, and other types of debris. The total cost of all work during the fiscal year, including the cost of operating the vessels and the work of the office, was $457,494.05. The total expenditures were $357,638.05. The total cost and expendi- tures of the supervision of New York Harbor to June 30, 1953, were $10,704,673.49. Summary of legal actions. The disposition of legal actions to the end of the fiscal year 1953 for violations of act of June 29, 1888, as amended, and the Oil Pollution Act of 1924, is as follows: Number of cases reported to United States attorney for prosecution: Prior to fiscal year 1953 1----------------------- 1, 685 During fiscal year 1953 -------------------------------------- 16 --- Total___________________ __ ___ 1,701 Total-------------------------------------------1,70 Number of convictions obtained or cases settled by compromise: Prior to fiscal year 1953-----------------------------------1, 146 During fiscal year 1953--------------------------------------29 Total -- --------------- -------------------------- 1, 175 Number of cases nolle prossed or discontinued: Prior to fiscal year 1953__----------- --- - - 442 During fiscal year 1953___--__-----__---0_______ Total------------------------------------- ------------- 442 Number of cases dismissed after trial: Prior to fiscal year 1953__----------------------__-- 58 During fiscal year 1953_---------- -- - __-________ 0 Total - --------------------------------------------------- 58 Number of cases pending June 30, 1953-----------------------------26 Grand total-------- -------------------------------- 1. 701 250 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 prior to 1949 Maintenance: Appropriated ... 00 -1$362,360. 250.00 $432,058.76 $470,913.88 $315,954. $373, 98 $10, 704, 962. 06 Cost- 383,523.53 436, 459. 61 433, 369.61 342,310.38 457, 494. 05 10, 704, 673. 49 Expenditures ..... ___396, 807. 45 374,232.59 420, 589. 71 457, 277.91 357, 638. 05 10,704, 673.49 Summary of deposits. The amounts of material disposed of under the supervision of the Supervisor of New York Harbor since 1890, are as follows: Material deposited at the mouth of the harbor : Cubic yards From 1890 to 1952----------------------- _ 820, 865, 338 Fiscal year 1953: By U. S. seagoing hopper dredges from Anchorage Channel, Bay Ridge and Red Hook Channel, Buttermilk Channel, Hud- son River Channel, and Raritan Bay Channel------------------------------- 5, 104, 068 Operations by the United States under con- tract in maintenance and improvement of waterways_ ----------------------------- 172, 730 5, 276, 798 Other than United States operations ---- 5, 005, 518 10, 282, 316 831, 147, 654 Material deposited on shore, or behind bulkheads or dikes: From 1890 to 1952 ....... 495, 181, 021 Fiscal year 1953: Operations by the United States under con- tract in maintenance and improvement of waterways ----------------------------- 3, 702, 747 Other than United States operations------- 6, 759, 882 10, 462, 629 505, 643, 650 Material deposited in Hudson River at dumping grounds agreed upon with the District Engineer, New York District: From 1907 to 1952------------- -- ------- 32, 376, 951 Fiscal year 1953---------- ----------- 646, 650 33, 023, 601 Material deposited in Long Island Sound, Fishers Island Sound, Block Island Sound, and Little Narragansett Bay: From 1890 to 1952_--------------------------92, 777, 401 Fiscal year 1953 131, 316 1----------------------------, v , 908. 93. v , 717 -v, ... . Grand total- __________________-- _____- - 1, 463, 723, 622 All material deposited 1890 to, 1952 __ -___- -------- 1, 441, 200, 711 -__ All material deposited fiscal year 1953-- ------------------------ 22, 522, 911 FLOOD CONTROL--NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 251 58. HOOSICK FALLS, HOOSIC RIVER BASIN, N. Y. Location. The Hoosic River rises in northwestern Massachusetts, flows generally north and northwest, crossing the southwest corner of Vermont to the vicinity of Eagle Bridge, N. Y., where it turns west and joins the Hudson River about 16 miles above Troy, N. Y. It is 66 miles long and has a drainage area of 713 square miles. Hoosick Falls, N. Y., is situated on the Hoosic River about 26 miles above the mouth. (See U. S. Geological Survey map covering Hoosick, N. Y.-Vt. quadrangle.) Existing project. This provides for channel widening for 3,300 feet, for removal of White Dam and channel excavation for 700 feet, and for construction of earth levees and concrete walls on both banks of the river. The principal structures involved are reinforced concrete floodwalls approximately 900 feet in length on the right bank and 700 feet in length on the left bank, an earth levee approxi- mately 2,400 feet in length along the right bank, an emergency outlet section in the right bank flood wall, relocation of Woods Brook in a concrete flume, and interior drainage structures. The current estimated Federal cost for new work (1953) is $1,070,- 148, exclusive of land and other work to be provided by local interests at an estimated cost of $128,400. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936, and modified by the Flood Control Act approved August 18, 1941. (See H. Doc. 182, 76th Cong., 1st sess., which contains the latest published map.) Local cooperation. See pages 4-5 for requirements. In addition to the usual requirements for local cooperation as provided by law, local Interests are required to give assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of the Army that they will insure against future encroach- ments upon the flood channels to be provided by the improvements, and assume the cost of relocation of a sanitary sewer. The Superin- tendent of Public Works, State of New York, who is duly authorized to carry out the State's participation in the project, was requested to furnish assurances on March 6, 1945, and executed an agreement assuring State cooperation on March 12, 1945. The assurances were approved on April 23, 1945. Operation and results during fiscal year. Preparation of final engineering reports was initiated and was in progress at the end of the fiscal year. The cost was $8,574.81 for engineering and $8,281.38 for work completed under construction contract in prior fiscal year, a total of $16,856.19 for new work. The total expenditures were $55,654.56. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction work under the exist- ing project was commenced on May 28, 1950, and completed on June 6, 1952. Final engineering reports remain to be done. The total cost of the existing project to June 30, 1953, was $1,039,930.93 for new work. The total expenditures were $1,039,492.16. 252 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 priorto 1949 New work: Appropriated- -------... $8, 000. 00 $350, 000. 00 $500, 000. 00 $206, 000. 00 -$47, 852. 00 1,052,148. 00 Cost----------------- 2, 065. 01 39, 942. 67 514, 939. 46 430, 127. 50 16, 856. 19 1,039, 930.93 Expenditures.. ...--------- 1, 703. 19 36, 718. 17 403, 395. 68 506, 020.56 55, 654. 56 1, 039, 492. 16 Other new work data : Unobligated balance, June 30, 1953---____---------------- $12, 217. 07 Unobligated balance available for fiscal year 1954 2, 241. 87 1____________ 59. NORTH ADAMS, HOOSIC RIVER BASIN, MASS. Location. The Hoosic River rises in northwestern Massachusetts, flows generally north and northwest, crossing the southwest corner of Vermont to the vicinity of Eagle Bridge, N. Y., where it turns west and joins the Hudson River about 16 miles above Troy, N. Y. It is 66 miles long and has a drainage area of 713 square miles. North Adams, Mass., is situated on the Hoosic River about 14 miles below the source of the river. (See U. S. Geological Survey uap covering Greylock, Mass.-Vt., quadrangle.) Existing project. This project provides for local channel im- provement which would extend through the entire city for a distance of 9,100 feet along the North Branch, 8,100 feet along the South Branch, and 12,100 feet along the main stream downstream from the junction and including Braytonville. On the north branch the im- provements would consist of a debris basin above the Eclipse Dam; closure walls at the proposed new Hoosac Cotton Mill Dam and a rec- tangular paved concrete chute. On the south branch, the improve- ments would consist of a closure levee with a check dam and stilling basin; raising of the Boston & Albany Railroad track; a new trape- zoidal earth channel with levee; an improved trapezoidal and rectan- gular earth channel with levee and walls; and a rectangular paved con- crete chute. At the junction, the improvements would consist of a rectangular concrete chute to a drop structure and stilling basin below Brown Street; closure levees; and rock-paved and improved earth channels. At Braytonville the improvements would consist of a rock-paved trapezoidal channel; a levee; an improved trapezoidal channel with levee; and a new dam and stilling basin with closure levee. Other work appurtenant to the project would involve bridge reconstruction and approaches; street and utility relocations; in- terior drainage; and miscellaneous alteration, construction, and dem- olition works. The estimated Federal cost for new work (1953), is $15,240,000, exclusive of land and other work to be provided by local interests at an estimated cost of $2,007,500. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936, and modified by the Flood Control Act ap- proved August 18, 1941. (See H. Doc. 182, 76th Cong., 1st sess., which contains the latest published map.) FLOOD CONTROL-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 253 Local cooperation. See pages 4-5 for requirements. In addition to the usual requirements for local cooperation as provided by law, local interests are required to give assurances satisfactory to the Sec- retary of the Army that they will insure against future encroach- ments upon the flood channels to be provided by the improvements. General assurances of local cooperation in the entire project were executed by the mayor of North Adams on December 15, 1949. The assurances were approved on March 3, 1950. In accordance with a law enacted by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in 1950, the State Department of Public Works on November 21, 1950, furnished general assurances of local cooperation on the part of the State in the project, with the exception of operation and maintenance of the proj- ect within the city of North Adams which remains a responsibility of the city under assurances previously furnished by the city of North Adams. Lands, easements, and rights-of-way for the first and second units of construction were acquired by local interests on March 9, 1950, and March 27, 1952, respectively. Acquisition of lands, easements, and rights-of-way for the third unit of construction is in progress. Local interests contributed $54,000 on June 9, 1950; $55,000 on June 17, 1952; $4,000 on October 6, 1952; and $900 on December 2, 1952, a total of $113,900 for local work in connection with the first and sec- ond units of construction. Operations and results during fiscal year. Under the existing con- tract for new work, the second unit of construction in the Junction Reach involving construction of concrete chute, concrete walls, and bridge abutments from Brown Street Bridge upstream to tse junc- tion of the North and South Branches was completed. Relocation of utilities and bridge construction for local interests for the second unit of construction were completed. During the fiscal year, 20,957 cubic yards of material were excavated, and 4,480 cubic yards of con- crete and 8,853 cubic yards of fill were placed. Preparation of contract plans and specifications and model tests were initiated for the third unit of construction involving channel excavation and concrete chute upstream of the second unit for 600 feet on the South Branch and 5,350 feet on the North Branch. The cost, exclusive of $60,067.18 contributed funds, was $72,695.01 for preliminary engineering and $306,149.64 for construction, a total of $378,844.65 for new work. The total expenditures, exclusive of $60,067.18 contributed funds, were $407,668.97. Condition at end of fiscal year. Contract plans and specifications, and model studies for the first and second units of construction have been completed. Construction work under the existing project was commenced on July 31, 1950, and is about 8 percent complete. The first unit of construction, consisting of channel excavation, drop struc- ture and stilling basin, concrete walls and paving downstream from Brown Street Bridge below the junction of North and South Branches, was completed on May 29, 1952. The second unit of construction, consisting of channel excavation, and construction of concrete chute, concrete walls, and bridge abutments from Brown Street Bridge up- stream to the junction of the North and South Branches, was com- pleted on December 3, 1952. Preparation of plans and specifications, 277309--53--oL. 1-17 254 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 model studies, and the construction of protective works for the re- mainder of the project remain to be done. The total cost of the exist- ing project to June 30, 1953, exclusive of $108,753.01 contributed funds, was $1,181,613.60 for new work. The total expenditures, ex- clusive of $108,753.01 contributed funds, were $1,180,629.50. Cost and financial summary UNITED STATES FUNDS Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 priorto 1949 New work: Appropriated-----......--. $3, 000.00 $350, 000.00 $350, 000.00 $400,000.00 $1, 183, 000. 00 Cost---------------- 1, 585. 44 74, 415. 25 187, 214. 07 459, 554. 19 $378, 844. 65 1, 181, 613. 60 Expenditures---------......... 1, 495. 97 66, 353. 45 126, 943. 74 498, 167.37 407, 668.97 1,180, 629. 50 Other new work data: Unobligated balance, June 30, 1953 -____ _____-----___- $-l11, 801. 68 Unobligated balance available for fiscal year 1954 ___ -11, 801. 68 Estimated additional amount needed to be appropriated for completion of existing project--__-- 1-------------------- 4, 057, 000. 00 CONTRIBUTED FUNDS Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June . . .. .. . 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 prior to 1949 New work: Contributed---------------.........___.................... $54, 000. 00 ......---------- $59, 900. 00 $113, 900. 00 Cost___...._- ............. . ------------ 36,707. 52 $11, 978. 31 60, 067.18 108, 753.01 Expenditures--..--.....--- ------- ------------ 37, 046. 14 11, 639. 69 60, 067. 18 108, 753. 01 Other new work data: Unobligated balance, June 30, 1953__---------------------------- $5, 146. 99 Unobligated balance available for fiscal year 1954 ------------- 5, 146. 99 60. ADAMS, HOOSIC RIVER BASIN, MASS. Location. The Hoosic River rises in northwestern Massachusetts, flows generally north and northwest, crossing the southwest corner of Vermont to the vicinity of Eagle Bridge, N. Y., where it turns west and joins the Hudson River about 16 miles above Troy, N. Y. It is 66 miles long and has a drainage area of 713 square miles. Adams, Mass., is situated on the Hoosic River about 6 miles below the source of the river. (See U. S. Geological Survey map covering Greylock, Mass.-Vt., quadrangle.) Existing project. This provides for channel improvements, for a distance of approximately 2.2 miles, with floodwalls on both banks of the stream from high ground below Plunkett Dam to a proposed weir above Commercial Street; a concrete paved chute or flume from this weir to a proposed stilling basin above the mouth of the Tophet Brook and below Hoosac Street; an improved earth channel with floodwalls, earth levees, a closure levee and structure and two check dams from the mouth of Tophet Brook to Lime Street; and a concrete chute drop FLOOD CONTROL-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 255 structure and stilling basin on Tophet Brook from Hoosac Street to junction with Hoosic River. Other work appurtenant to the project involves alteration of existing raceways, bridge reconstruction, street and utility relocations, and channel improvement of tributary brooks. The estimated Federal cost for new work (1953) is $5,406,000, exclu- sive of land and other work to be provided by local interests at an estimated cost of $624,000. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved August 18, 1941. (See H. Doc. 182, 76th Cong., 1st sess., which contains the latest published map.) Local cooperation. See pages 4-5 for requirements. In addition to the usual requirements for local cooperation as provided by law, local interests are required to give assurances satisfactory to the Secre- tary of the Army that they will insure against future encroachments upon the flood channels to be provided by the improvements. General assurances of local cooperation in the entire project were executed by the Board of Selectmen, town of Adams, on November 22, 1949. The assurances were approved on January 31, 1950. In accordance with a law enacted by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in 1950, the State Department of Public Works on November 21, 1950, furnished general assurances of local cooperation on the part of the State in the project, with the exception of operation and maintenance of the project in the town of Adams which remains a responsibility of the town under assurances previously furnished by the town of Adams. Lands, easements, and rights-of-way for the first and second units of construction were acquired by local interests on March 29, 1950, and March 27, 1952, respectively. Local interests are engaged in prelimi- nary work to acquire lands, easements, and rights-of-way for the third, fourth, and fifth units of construction. The sum of $11,200 was con- tributed by local interests on June 1, 1950, for local utility relocation and bridge abutments accomplished under the first unit of construction. Operationand results during fiscal year. Under the existing con- tract for new work, the second unit of construction involving channel excavation and concrete chute on Tophet Brook from Mill Street to Hoosac Street was completed. During the fiscal year, 9,717 cubic yards of material were excavated, and 2,241 cubic yards of concrete and 6,010 cubic yards of fill were placed. Preparation of contract plans and specifications for the third unit of construction involving channel excavation and concrete walls from the downstream end of the first unit for a distance of about 800 feet was initiated. The cost was $23,526.80 for preliminary engineering and $136,723.07 for construction, a total of $160,249.87 for new work. The total expenditures, exclusive of a minus adjustment of $294.31 contributed funds, were $171,648.54. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the existing prccct was commenced on June 23, 1950, and is about 17 percent complete. The first unit of construction, consisting of channel excavation and paving, construction of a drop structure and stilling basin and concrete walls in the middle portion of the project downstream from Hoosac Street and Tophet Brook from its mouth to Mill Street, was completed April 3, 1952. The second unit of construction, consisting of channel 256 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 excavation and paving and construction of concrete walls on Tophet Brook from Mill Street to Hoosac Street, was completed on Novem- ber 20, 1952. Preparation of plans and specifications, model studies, and the construction of protective works for the remainder of the project remain to be done. The total cost of the existing project to June 30, 1953, exclusive of $10,725.10 contributed funds, was $808,- 413.52 for new work. The total expenditures, exclusive of $10,725.10 contributed funds, were $807,868.35. Cost and financial summary UNITED STATES FUNDS Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30,1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 prior to 1949 New work: ........ Appropriated------- $2,000.00 $350, 000.00 $245,000.00 $225, 000.00 ------------ $844,000. 00 Cost---.....------------ 1,390. 60 35, 145. K8 376, 180. 14 213, 447. 33 $160, 249.87 808, 413. 52 ------- Expenditures--........ 1, 284. 81 30, 701. 20 317, 876. 80 264, 357. 00 171, 648. 54 807, 868. 35 Other new work data: Unobligated balance, June 30, 1953_--------------------- $33, 741. 41 Unobligated balance available for fiscal year 1954_--___-- 33, 741.41 Estimated additional amount needed to be appropriated for completion of existing project_ --------------- ------ 4, 562, 000. 00 CONTRIBUTED FUNDS Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 prior to 1949 New work: Contributed------------------- .......... .....--------- $11, 200.00 ---- -------------------- . $11, 200.00 Cost .....------------------------------------- 358. 72 $10, 366.38 10, 725.10 Expenditures------ ------------------------ 356.99 10, 662. 42 -$294.31 10, 725.10 Other new work data: Unobligated balance, June 30, 1953 ------ ---------------- $368. 65 Unobligated balance available for fiscal year 1954_--.------- 368. 65 61. SNAGGING AND CLEARING UNDER AUTHORITY OF SECTION 2 OF THE FLOOD CONTROL ACT APPROVED AUGUST 28, 1937, AS AMENDED The Flood Control Act approved August 28, 1937, as amended by the Flood Control Acts approved August 11, 1939, August 18, 1941, and July 24, 1946, authorized the allotment of not to exceed $1 million from the flood control appropriations for any one fiscal year for the removal of accumulated snags and other debris from, and the clearing and straightening of channels in, navigable streams and tributaries thereof when such work is advisable in the interests of flood control; provided that not more than $50,000 shall be allotted for this purpose for any single tributary from the appropriations for any one fiscal year. During the fiscal year ending June 30, 1953, the following work was performed: Final construction operations and reports for snagging FLOOD CONTROL---NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 257 and clearing of Roaring Branch, Bennington, Vt., were completed at a cost of $43.06; final construction operations and reports for snagging and clearing of Esopus Creek in the vicinity of Mt. Pleasant, N. Y., were completed at a cost of $6,065.24; and a contract for snagging and clearing of Esopus Creek in the vicinity of Mt. Tremper and Shan- daken, N. Y., was awarded, construction work was initiated at a cost of $4,540.12, and is scheduled for completion on August 14, 1953. The total costs incurred during the fiscal year were $10,648.42 for new work. The total expenditures were $15,247.38. The total costs to the end of the fiscal year were $205,692.45 for new work. The total expenditures were $205,405.13. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30,1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 priorto 1949 New work: Appropriated--------......... $59,800.00 $89, 000.00 -$5, 676. 52 $41,366. 43 $41, 662. 42 $251, 152. 33 Cost------ ----------- 2, 083. 61 69, 270. 66 39, 821. 37 80, 584. 92 10, 648. 42 205, 692.45 Expenditures---------......... 1, 891. 38 64, 867. 81 44, 327. 27 75, 787. 82 15, 247. 38 205, 405. 13 Other new work data: Unobligated balance, June 30, 1953-------------------- $14, 786. 71 Unobligated balance available for fiscal year 1954_---. --- - 14, 786. 71 62. PRELIMINARY EXAMINATIONS, SURVEYS, AND CONTINGENCIES FOR FLOOD CONTROL The cost of work during the fiscal year amounted to $96,618.66 for maintenance, all for the New England-New York Inter-Agency Com- mittee resources survey. The expenditures were $103,611.64, includ- ing $103,610.74 for the New England-New York resources survey. See pages 4-5 for Nenyiac report. The balance unexpended at the end of the fiscal year amounting to $28,620.44 for the New England-New York resources survey, less accounts payable of $4,586.98, and together with an anticipated allotment of $131,000 for the New England-New York resources survey for fiscal year 1954, a total of $155,033.46 will be applied as needed during the fiscal year 1954 to payment of expenses incurred under this heading. Cost and financial summary NENYIAC FUNDS Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 priorto 1949 Maintenance: Appropriated......... -- -..- - ............ $40, 000.00 $57, 000.00 $106, 200. 00 $203,200.00 --- Cost ....---.. '-.......... 20, 740. 54 61, 807. 34 96, 618. 66 179, 166. 54 Expenditures....---------------------------- ............ 18, 715. 71 62, 253. 11 103, 610.74 174, 579.56 258 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 Cost and financial summary PRELIMINARY EXAMINATIONS, SURVEYS, AND CONTINGENCIES FOR FLOOD CONTROL EXCLUDING NENYIAC RESOURCES SURVEY Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 priorto 1949 Maintenance: Appropriated-.......I $65,000.00 $42, 000.00 $523, 800 $22,000.00------------------------............ Cost .....---------------....... 53,508.38 39,402. 50 33,640.55 $2,917.87 ............-- 523.800 Expenditures-_------ 55, 388.37 40,680.39 33,679.81 5,254.96 $0.90 523,800 63. INSPECTION OF COMPLETED WORKS The amount of $400 was allotted to the New York District during fiscal year 1953 to defray the costs of inspections of local protection projects. The total costs incurred during the fiscal year were $414.05 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $570.65. The total costs and expenditures to June 30, 1953, were $800 for maintenance. An amount of $300 allotted for fiscal year 1954 will be applied as needed during fiscal year 1954 to payment of expenses incurred under this heading. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 priorto 1949 Maintenance: Appropriated------------------------------- $400 ------------ $400. 00 $800 Cost .- - - - - - - - - - - --.. . $385. 95 414. 05 800 Expenditures--------------------------------------- 229.35 570.65 800 64. INACTIVE FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS For last Cost and expenditures to Estimated full report, June 30, 1953 amount Name of project see annual required to reportrequired to for- New work Maintenance complete 1. Lamoille River, Vt. ..................----------------------- 1939 2 $49, 837. 43 -------- ------ 4$147, 200 2. Proctor, Otter Creek Basin, Vt-------------- 1937 --------------------------- 3 4114,000 3. Bennington, Hoosic River Basin, Vt-...--..- 1941 --------------------------- 1, 398, 000 4. Waterford, Hudson, and Mohawk Rivers, N. Y.' _-------------------------------- 1939 --------------------- 1,644, 000 5. Winooski River, Vt------------------------ 1940 4, 897, 427. 37 -------------- () 6. Waterbury Reservoir, Winooski River Basin, Vt....----------...--..-----------------------1951 9,253.37 -------------- 749, 800 7. Waterbury, Winooski River Basin, Vt.. - 1951 - ------ .------------- ' 3, 166, 000 8. Wrightsville Resevoir, Winooski River -1951 Basin, Vt .....................-----... .... 44, 640. 00 ....-------......---- 2, 394, 400 9. East Barre Reservoir, Winooski River Basin, Vt ----------------------------------- 1951 82, 900. 51 -------------- 3,402,100 10. Rutland, Otter Creek, Vt .........-------------....----... 1952 4, 145, 600 7 82, 388. 22 .....--------------......... 1 Unit of project completed. - 2 Includes $23,507.43 Emergency Relief funds. 5 Completion not desired by local interests. 4 Revised in 1953. Awaiting local cooperation. * Completed. ' Revocation of $18.97 was made in fiscal year 1953. FLOOD CONTROL---NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 259 65. MISCELLANEOUS ACTIVITIES Status of all investigationsfor flood control called for by Flood Control Acts and committee resolutions Date trans- Document Recom- Locality Authorization act mitted to No. mendation Congress Big Chazy River, Champlain, House Public Works Com- . N. Y. mittee resolution, July 6, 1949. Champlain, N. Y., Big Chazy ---..... do ..---------------------- --- River, N. Y. Esopus Creek and tributaries, Senate Public Works Com- .. New York. mittee resolution, Feb. 15, 1951. Hackensack River and tributaries, Flood Control Act, July ..----------------------- New Jersey and New York. 24, 1946. Hudson River tributaries in Senate Public Works Com- .. Rensselaer County, N. Y. mittee resolution, July 29, 1949. Do-_-------------------------- House Public Works Com- . mittee resolution, Sept. 29, 1949. M ohawk River, N . Y ---------- --...Flood Control A ct, Aug. ..-------------.. ......... 11, 1939. Passaic River, N. J.............------------. Flood Control Act, June ...----..------........... 22, 1936. Do---------........----------------- Flood Control Act, May ...------ 6, 1936. ------ ---- Rahway River and tributaries, Flood Control Act, June ----------- ------------ New Jersey. 30, 1948. Rensselaer County tributaries, Senate Public Works Com- .. Hudson River, N. Y. mittee resolution, July 29, 1949. Do...........--------------------------- House Public Works Com- --........... mittee resolution, Sept. 29, 1949. Winooski River and tributaries, Flood Control Committee ... Vermont. resolution, June 20, 1940. 66. EMERGENCY BANK PROTECTION WORK UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE FLOOD CONTROL ACT APPROVED DECEMBER 22, 1944, AS AMENDED The Flood Control Act approved December 22, 1944, as amended by the Flood Control Act approved July 24, 1946, authorizes the allotment from flood control appropriations of not to exceed $1 million per year for construction of emergency bank protection works to pre- vent flood damage to highways, bridge approaches, and public works, when in the opinion of the Chief of Engineers such work is advisable: Provided,That not more than $50,000 shall be allotted for this purpose at any single locality from appropriations for any one fiscal year. Pursuant to this act, the amount of $27,160 was allotted to the New York District for emergency bank protection work on the Ramapo River at Suffern, N. Y. Work has commenced on July 13, 1950, and was completed on October 30, 1950. The total costs and expenditures during the fiscal year were $1,517.35 for new work. The total costs and expenditures of the Suffern project to June 30, 1953, were $27,160 for new work. The total costs and expenditures for all emergency bank protection work to June 30, 1953, were $39,854.08 for new work. 260 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 prior to 1949 New work: Appropriated---------.. $18,000. 00 $50, 000.00 -$5, 305. 92----------.. . -$22, 840. 00 $39, 854.08 Cost-- -1, 558. 83 13, 821. 50 22, 676. 13 $280.27 1, 517.35 39, 854.08 Expenditures--------- 1,087.05 14, 250.51 22, 706. 16 293.01 1,517.35 39, 854. 08 67. EMERGENCY FLOOD CONTROL WORK UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE FLOOD CONTROL ACT APPROVED AUGUST 18, 1941, AS AMENDED, AND THE FLOOD CONTROL ACT APPROVED JUNE 30, 1948 Section 5 of the Flood Control Act approved August 18, 1941, as amended by section 12 of the Flood Control Act of 1946, by section 206 of the Flood Control Act of 1948, and by section 210 of the Flood Control Act of 1950, authorizes an emergency fund in the amount of $15 million to be expended in rescue work or in the repair, restoration, or maintenance of any flood control work threatened or destroyed by flood, including the strengthening, raising, extending, or other modi- fication thereof as may be necessary in the discretion of the Chief of Engineers for the adequate functioning of the work for flood control. Section 208 of the Flood Control Act approved June 30, 1948, au- thorizes the sum of $25 million as an emergency fund to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of the Army and the supervision of the Chief of Engineers for the repair, restoration, and strengthen- ing of levees and other flood control works which have been threatened or destroyed by recent floods, or which may be threatened or destroyed by later floods, including the raising, extending, or other modification of such works as may be necessary in the discretion of the Chief of Engineers for the adequate functioning of the works for flood control. Pursuant to the Flood Control Act of 1941, as amended, the amount of $62,134.62 was allotted to the New York District for emergency repairs of a concrete floodwall on Roaring Branch, Bennington, Vt. An additional amount of $133,757.38 was allotted for this work pur- suant to section 208 of the Flood Control Act of 1948. The project is divided in two parts. The first part provides for reconstruction of a 125-foot section of floodwall on the left bank upstream of Brooklyn Bridge and the second part provides for repair and reconstruction of a 600-foot section of the floodwall downstream of Brooklyn Bridge. Construction of the first and second parts were completed on December 31, 1949, and April 24, 1952, respectively. The total costs incurred during the fiscal year were $2,899.60 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $3,709.66. The total costs to the end of the fiscal year were $195,892 for main- tenance. The total expenditures were $195,878.51. Pursuant to section 208 of the Flood Control Act of 1948, the amount of $42,326.13 was allotted to the New York District for emergency repair of 650 feet of concrete floodwall and dike on the left bank of Hoosic River at North Adams, Mass., between Brown Street and the junction of the North and South Branches. A contract was negotiated as a modification of a contract for the flood control project at North FLOOD CONTROL-NEW YORK, N. Y., DISTRICT 261 Adams, Mass. Construction work on the emergency repair was com- menced on February 6, 1951, and completed on April 25, 1951. The total costs and expenditures incurred during the fiscal year were $764.59 for maintenance. The total costs and expenditures to the end of the fiscal year were $42,326.13 for maintenance. Pursuant to section 208 of the Flood Control Act of 1948, the amount of $4,600 was allotted to the New York District for emergency repair work involving construction of a riprapped spoil bank on Esopus Creek in the vicinity of Mt. Pleasant, N. Y. A contract was negotiated as a modification of an existing contract for the snagging and clearing project at Mt. Pleasant. Work was completed on June 10, 1952. The total cost incurred during the fiscal year was $4,390.13 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $4,577.63. The total costs to the end of the fiscal year were $4,600 for main- tenance. The total expenditures were $4,577.63. The total costs to the end of the fiscal year for all emergency flood control work were $242,818.13 for maintenance. . The total expendi- tures were $242,782.27. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30,1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 priorto 1949 Maintenance: Appropriated...-----..... ............ $77, 100.00---------- $225, 000.00-.........-$59, 281.87 $242, 818.13 Cost......----------------- 3,180.82 $33, 201. 53 26, 364.96 $172,016. 50 8,054.32 242, 818.13 Expenditures--------........ 3,006. 68 32,963. 25 26, 625. 15 171, 135.31 9,051.88 242, 782.27 68. FLOOD PROTECTION WORK UNDER AUTHORITY OF SECTION 205 OF THE FLOOD CONTROL ACT APPROVED JUNE 30, 1948, AS AMENDED Section 205 of the Flood Control Act approved June 30, 1948, as amended by section 212 of the Flood Control Act approved May 17, 1950, authorizes the allotment from flood control appropriations of not to exceed $3 million for any one fiscal year, for the construction of small flood control projects not specifically authorized by Congress, and not within areas intended to be protected by projects so authorized, which come within the provisions of section 1 of the Flood Control Act of June 22, 1936, when in the opinion of the Chief of Engineers such work is advisable: Provided, That not more than $150,000 shall be allotted for this purpose at any single locality from the appropria- tions for any one fiscal year: Providedfurther, That the provisions of local cooperation specified in section 3 of the Flood Control Act of June 22, 1936, as amended, shall apply: And provided further, That the work shall be complete in itself and not commit the United States to any additional improvement to insure its successful operation, except as may result from the normal procedure applying to projects authorized after submission of preliminary exammnation and survey reports. 262 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 There were no costs and expenditures during the fiscal year. The total costs and expenditures to June 30, 1953, were $3,075.05 for new work. Cost and flnancial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 prior to 1949 New work: Appropriated. $95, 000-.........--------...-$91, 924. 95--- .-------------------- ............ $3,075.05 Cost-----......................-------------------.... ----------- $3, 075.05---------------------- 3,075.05 Expenditures........_ -------------.---.--. 3,075.051------. --------------- 3,075.05 IMPROVEMENTS OF RIVERS AND HARBORS IN THE PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT This district comprises a portion of southeastern New York, eastern Pennsylvania, western and southern New Jersey, northern and south- eastern Delaware, and a small part of northeastern Maryland embraced in the drainage basin of the Delaware Bay and River system and those basins tributary to the Atlantic Ocean from Manasquan River, N. J., inclusive, to the south boundary of Delaware. It also includes the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal and the approach channel thereto in Chesapeake Bay and Elk River, Md. District engineer: Col. Walter Krueger, Jr., Corps of Engineers. Division engineer of the North Atlantic Division, New York, N. Y., comprising the New York, N. Y., Philadelphia, Pa., Baltimore, Md., Washington, D. C., and Norfolk, Va., districts: Col. B. B. Talley, Corps of Engineers. IMPROVEMENTS Navigation Navigation-Continued Page Page 1. Delaware River between 21. Examination, surveys, and Philadelphia, Pa., and contingencies (general) .- 301 Trenton, N. J_____ 264 22. Plant allotment, Phila- 2. Delaware River, Pa., N. J., delphia, Pa., District- .. 301 and Del., Philadelphia, 23. Hopper dredge replacement__ 301 Pa., to the sea 266 24. Inactive navigation projects_ 302 3. Delaware River at Camden, 25. Miscellaneous activities__ 303 N. J------------ -- 269 4. Schuylkill River above Fair- mount Dam, Pa_ 271 Flood control 5. Schuylkill River, Pa__ . 272 6. Wilmington Harbor, Del - 274 26. Dyberry Reservoir, Dyberry 7. Inland Waterway from Dela- Creek, Pa_ _.---- 304 ware River to Chesapeake 27. Promptom Reservoir, Lacka- Bay, Del. and Md_____ .. 277 waxen River, Pa- - -.. 305 8. Murderkill River, Del ..... 280 28. Allentown, Lehigh River, Pa_ 306 9. Broadkill River, Del _...... 281 29. Snagging and clearing under 10. Inland Waterway between Section 2, Flood Control Rehoboth Bay and Dela- Act, approved August 28, ware Bay, Del_ 282 1937, as amended _ .. 307 11. Indian River Inlet and Bay, 30. Preliminary examinations, Del___ 284 surveys, and contingencies 12. Cooper River, N. J 286 for flood control- - - 307 13. Mantua Creek, N. J_ 287 31. Inspection of completed Fed- 14. Cohansey River, N. J 15. Cold Spring Inlet, N. J ------ 288 289 eral projects---------- 32. Inactive flood control proj- 307 16. Absecon Inlet, N. J___ 291 ects_ 308 17. Tuckerton Creek, N. J 293 33. Miscellaneous activities -- 308 18. Barnegat Inlet, N. J ....... 294 34. Small flood control projects, 19. Manasquan River, N. J __. 296 section 205, Flood Control 20. New Jersey Intracoastal Act approved June 30, Waterway.___..__ 298 1948, as amended .... __ 308 263 264 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 1. DELAWARE RIVER BETWEEN PHILADELPHIA, PA., AND TRENTON, N. J. Location. This river has its source in southeastern New York, flows in a general southerly direction 367 miles, forming the boundary line between the States of New York and New Jersey on the east and Pennsylvania and Delaware on the west, and empties into Delaware Bay. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 1218, 280, 294, 295, and 296.) Previous projects. Adopted by River and Harbor Acts of June 10, 1872; March 3, 1875; June 14, 1880; July 5, 1884; August 18, 1894; March 2, 1907; June 25, 1910; July 25, 1912; June 5, 1920; and March 3, 1925. For further details see page 1778 of the Annual Report for 1915, page 311 of the Annual Report for 1924, page 220 of the Annual Report for 1934, and page 296, Annual Report for 1938. Existing project. This provides for a channel 28 feet deep and 300 feet wide from Allegheny Avenue, Philadelphia, to thePennsylvania Railroad bridge at Delair; thence 25 feet deep and 300 feet wide to the upper end of the municipal marine terminal at Trenton, including a turning basin 500 feet wide and 1,700 feet long at the terminal; widen- ing the 25-foot channel at bends above Delair; and the maintenance of a channel 12 feet deep and 200 feet wide from the upper end of the 25-foot channel to the Pennsylvania Railroad bridge at Trenton, dredged under a previous project. The project also provides for an auxiliary channel 20 feet deep and 200 feet wide east of Burlington Island extending easterly. from the main channel to the upper end of the United States Pipe & Foundry Co.'s property at East Burlington, with a turning basin 450 feet wide at the upper end, an anchorage 22 feet deep, 100 feet wide, and 400 feet long along its west or landward side and 800 feet long along the west side of the ship channel, opposite the mouth of Biles Creek, Pa., and for the initial excavation only, of a cross channel 8 feet deep and 200 feet wide through the artificial island opposite Delanco, N. J. The total length of the section included in the project is about 301/2 miles, excluding the auxiliary channel east of Burlington Island which is 1.4 miles long, and the cross channel op- posite Delanco. The lower end is about 55 miles above the mouth of the river at Liston Point and about 105 miles above the harbor of refuge at the mouth of Delaware Bay. All depths refer to the plane of mean low water. The mean tidal range at Trenton is 6.7 feet, an increase of 1.3 foot since the completion of the 25-foot channel. Freshets, which occur usually during February and March, attain a height of 9 to 20 feet above mean low water in the vicinity of Trenton. Navigation is occasionally suspended during a portion of the winter months on account of ice. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1953, is $5,246,800, ex- clusive of amounts expended on previous projects and $15,000 con- tributed funds. The latest (1950) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $232,000. The existing project was authorized by the following River and Harbor Acts: RIVERS AND HARBORS--PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 265 Acts Work authorized Documents July 3,1930 A channel 28 feet deep, 300 feet wide between Alle- Rivers and Harbors Committee gheny Ave., Philadelphia, Pa., and Delair bridge. Doe. 3, 71st Cong., 1st sess. Aug. 30, 1935 2 Deepening the channel to 25 feet from Delair bridge Rivers and Harbors Committee to Trenton, N. J., and for maintenance of the 12- Doc. 11, 73d Cong., 1st sess. foot channel from the upper end of the 25-foot pr6j- ect to Pennsylvania RR. bridge at Ferry St., Trenton. Do----....... Auxiliary channel, 20 feet deep, east of Burlington Rivers and Harbors Committee Island. Doc. 66, 74th Cong., 1st sess.' Aug. 26,1937 A cross channel 8 feet deep, opposite Delanco, N. J.... Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. 90, 74th Cong., 2d sess. July 24,1946 Anchorage at mouth of Biles Creek H. Doc. 679, 79th Cong., 2d sess. --................... 1 Contains latest published maps. 9 Also Public Works Administration, Sept. 6, 1933, and Emergency Relief Administration, May 28, 1935. Local cooperation. Fully complied with except that local interests are required to furnish suitable areas for disposal of dredged material during maintenance as and when needed. Terminal facilities. There are 22 piers, wharves, and docks within the improvement, exclusive of those within limits of city of Phila- delphia. The facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. (For further details, see Port Series No. 9-Revised 1947-Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year. Maintenance dredging, by contract, to restore the channel between Philadelphia, Pa., and Newbold Island to project depth of 25 feet was commenced August 2, 1952, and completed January 17, 1953. There were removed 1,228,997 cubic yards, place measurement, of material at a cost of $667,146.59. Other costs were: Miscellaneous engineering, surveys and channel examiantions, $862.84; installation and operation of tide gage stations, $1,766.24; and miscellaneous inspections and reports, $2,494.76; a total of $5,123.84. The cost for all work was $672,270.43 for maintenance. The ex- penditures were $672,325.43. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was about 99 percent complete. The channel between Philadelphia and Trenton, including the channel east of Burlington Island, was completed in 1937 and the cross channel opposite Delanco in 1939. The work re- maining to be done is the dredging of the anchorage at the mouth of Biles Creek. The latest examinations show minimum depths, at mean low water as follows: Minimum depth Project Date Section depth Left Midchannel Right (feet) outside for half outside quarter project quarter (feet) width (feet) (feet) February 1951- Allegheny Ave. to Delair bridge...... 28 27. 8 26. 0 24. 7 January 1953.- Delair bridge to Newbold Island..... 25 19. 5 24. 8 16. 3 April 1951 ...- Newbold Island to Trenton marine 25 10.1 16.0 14.1 terminal. April 1951.... -jTrenton marine'terminal to Pennsyl- vania Railroad bridge. 12 8. 0 9. 7 3. 2 April 1951.... Channel east of Burlington Island__... 20 8. 0 16. 7 6. 5 266 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 The total costs and expenditures under the existing project were as follows : Public Works Emergency Regular Total funds Relief funds funds Costs: New work-------------------------..$2,189,955.51 $2, 636, 456. 26 $363, 405. 46 $5, 189, 817. 23 Maintenance ------------------------------- -------------- 1, 725, 981. 04 1, 725, 981.04 Total .............................---------------------------- 2, 189, 955. 51 2, 636, 456. 26 2, 089, 386. 50 6, 915, 798. 27 Expenditures.........................---------------------------. 2, 189, 955. 51 2, 636, 456. 26 2, 230, 320.04 7, 056, 731. 81 In addition, $15,000 contributed funds were expended for new work. Deferred charges, undistributed, for the amortization of the costs of disposal areas amount to $141,218.54. Cost and flnancial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 prior to 1949 1 2 New work: Appropriated.-----.------------------------------------------------------------- $7, 678,990. 68 Cost --------------------------------------------------------------- 7,678,990.68 Expenditures-....-----............-----------.... .....------------...----------------------- ----------- 7, 678, 990. 68 Maintenance: Appropriated.......--------. $5, 000. 00 $145, 000. 00 -$25, 000. 00 $149, 318. 54 $687, 500. 00 2, 435, 281. 70 Cost-----------------4,223. 98 36, 317. 44 80, 226. 22 12, 624. 03 672, 270. 43 2, 278, 701. 50 Expenditures----......--_ 2, 715. 90 19, 242. 59 98, 572. 49 153, 740. 73 672, 325. 43 2, 419, 635.04 1 Includes $2,489,173.45 for new work and $552,720.46 for maintenance for previous projects. 2In addition, $15,000 for new work was expended from contributed funds. Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to be appro- priated for completion of existing project---------....-----..------ $57, 000 2. DELAWARE RIVER, PA., N. J., AND DEL., PHILADELPHIA, PA. TO THE SEA Location. See page 264, also United States Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 1218, 294, 295, and 280. Previous projects. Adopted by River and Harbor Acts of July 4, 1836; March 3, 1873; March 3, 1875; June 18, 1878; March 3, 1879; July 5, 1884; August 11, 1888; and March 3, 1899. For further details, see page 1779 of Annual Report for 1915, and page 299, Annual Report for 1938. Existing project. This provides for a channel 37 feet deep from Allegheny Avenue, Philadelphia, Pa., to the Philadelphia Navy Yard, thence 40 feet to deep water in Delaware Bay, 800 feet wide in the straight reaches from Allegheny Avenue to a point in Delaware Bay near Ship John Light, thence 1,000 feet wide to deep water in Dela- ware Bay, with 1,200 feet width at Bulkhead bar and 1,000 feet width at other bends and in Philadelphia Harbor; for an anchorage at Port Richmond 37 feet deep and about 6,400 feet long; for an anchorage at Gloucester 30 feet deep and about 3,500 feet long; for an anchorage RIVERS AND HARBORS--PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 267 in the vicinity of Mantua Creek 37 feet deep, 1,400 feet wide, and hav- ing a mean length of 11,600 feet; and for an anchorage at Marcus Hook 37 feet deep, 1,400 feet wide, and having a mean length of 10,500 feet. It also provides for the construction of dikes and training works for the regulation and control of the tidal flow; for straighten- ing the channel and extending the 1,000-foot width from Philadelphia Harbor to Horseshoe Bend; and for the maintenance of an area on the north side of the channel opposite the Philadelphia Navy Yard between Shipway 3 and Schuylkill River to a depth of 40 feet and a width of 150 feet on Mifflin Range and 200 feet on West Horseshoe Range, and of any areas dredged by local interests to a depth of 35 feet between the channel and a line 100 feet channelward of the pier- head line between Point House wharf and the Philadelphia Navy Yard, when in the opinion of the Chief of Engineers such areas are so located as to be of benefit to general navigation. The total length of the section included in the project is about 96.5 miles. All depths refer to the plane of mean low water. The mean tidal range at various points on the river and bay is as follows: Philadelphia, Pa., 6.0 feet; Chester, Pa., 5.7 feet; New Castle, Del., 5.5 feet; Liston Point, Del., 5.8 feet; and Lewes, Del., 4.1 feet. Under the influence of heavy and long-continued winds the extreme tidal range is about 14 feet. The normal maximum velocity of tidal current in the dredge channel varies between 2 and 3:1/2 miles per hour. Storm tides may increase the maximum to as much as 41/2 miles per hour. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1953, is $34,033,600, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1950) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $6,165,000. The existing project was authorized by the following River and Harbor Acts: Acts Work authorized Documents June 25,1910 Channel 35 feet deep from Allegheny Ave., Phila- H. Doe. 733, 61st Cong., 2d sess. delphia, Pa., to Delaware Bay. 1 July 3,1930 Anchorages 35 feet deep at Port Richmond and H. Doc.304, 71st Cong., 2d sess. Mantua Creek, a 30-foot anchorage at Gloucester, N. J., and extending the 1,000-foot channel width in Philadelphia Harbor to Horseshoe Bend. Aug. 30, 1935 An anchorage 35 feet deep at Marcus Hook, Pa-..... Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. 5, 73d Cong., 1st sess. June 20,1938 A channel 37 feet feep from Philadelphia-Camden S. Doc. 159, 75th Cong., 3d sess.' Bridge to the navy yard, thence 40 feet deep to deep water in Delaware Bay. 1 Mar. 2,1945 A 37-foot depth in channel from Allegheny Ave., H. Doc. 580, 76th Cong., 3d sess. Philadelphia, Pa., to Philadelphia-Camden Bridge and in the anchorage at Port Richmond. 1 Do-...... A 37-foot depth in and enlargement of anchorages H. Doc. 340, 77th Cong., 1st sess. near Mantua Creek and Marcus Hook. Do--...... Maintenance of enlarged channel opposite Philadel- Specified in act. phia Navy Yard. 21Contains latest published maps. Also Public Works Administration, Sept. 6, 1933. Local cooperation. The River and Harbor Act of June 20, 1938, imposes the condition that the cities of Philadelphia and Camden shall agree to dredge not less than 110,000 cubic yards annually in 268 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 maintaining the channel and anchorages in Philadelphia Harbor be- tween Allegheny Avenue and the mouth of Schuylkill River. This condition will become effective after completion of initial dredging of the 40- and 37-foot channels below the Philadelphia-Camden Bridge. Terminal facilities. There are 244 wharves on the river between Allegheny Avenue, Philadelphia, and the sea, 188:located on the water- front of Philadelphia, Camden, and Gloucester and 55 below Phila- delphia. Eight are owned by the United States, 5 by the States of Pennsylvania and New Jersey, 28 by municipalities, 78 by railroad companies, and 125 by private interests. The public and railroad piers are open to public use, some free and others on payment of charges. Most of the piers which are equipped to handle general cargo have direct rail connections with three railroad systems op- erating in the area. The facilities are considered adequate for exist- ing commerce. (For further details, see Port Series Nos. 7 and 9- Revised 1947-Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year. Maintenance, contract: The work of making repairs to Pea Patch Island dike was com- menced April 1, 1953, and completed May 6, 1953. The costs were $38,265.46. Maintenance, hired labor: Dredging in the 40-foot channel was in progress throughout the year. A total of 6,631,860 cubic yards of material, place measurement, was removed by the U. S. hopper dredges Goethals and Comber, of which 2,269,099 cubic yards were rehandled by the U. S. pipeline dredge Gillespie and 4,362,761 cubic yards were deposited outside the channel limits. The costs were $1,462,459.61. Other costs were: Surveys and channel examinations, $94,864; mis- cellaneous inspections and reports, $16,419.73; model studies of shoal- ing in Delaware River by United States Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, Miss., $33,080.07; operation of sedimentation sta- tion at Morrisville, Pa., in cooperation with United States Geological Survey, $2,054.80; and operation of rain gages in cooperation with United States Weather Bureau, $396, a total of $146,814.60. Deferred charges, undistributed, amounting to $114,172.54 for main- tenance of disposal areas, were incurred. The cost of all work was $1,647,539.67 for maintenance. The ex- penditures were $1,768,214.59. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was about 82 percent complete. The 40-foot channel from Philadelphia Navy Yard to the sea was completed in 1942. The enlarging and deepening of Marcus Hook Anchorage was completed in 1947. The work remain- ing to be done is the completion of the deepening and enlarging of Mantua Creek Anchorage and the deepening of the channel from Al- legheny Avenue to the Philadelphia Navy Yard, including Port Rich- mond Anchorage, from 35 feet to 37 feet. The latest examinations show minimum depths, at mean low water, available to navigation as follows: RIVERS AND HARBORS---PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 269 Minimum depth Project Date Section depth Left Left Right Right (feet) outside inside inside outside quarter quarter quarter quarter (feet) (feet) (feet) (feet) December 1952_ Allegheny Ave. to Philadelphia- 37 23.0 29. 0 26. 0 24. 0 Camden Bridge. April 1953-..... Philadelphia-Camden Bridge to 37 29.1 34. 2 33. 0 30. 5 navy yard. May 1953_ _ __ -- Philadelphia Navy Yard to the sea 40 26.0 36. 8 35. 6 31. 0 The costs and expenditures under the existing project were as follows: Pulindorks Regular funds Total Costs: New work.------...............------------------- --------- $813, 045. 79 $27, 647, 562. 64 $28, 460, 608. 43 Maintenance- .......------------.....................---------------------------------------............... 65, 896, 515.41 65, 896, 515. 41 Total-----................--..........-----------------------------............ 813, 045. 79 93, 544, 078. 05 94, 357, 123. 84 ..................----------------------------------- Expenditures-------- 813, 045. 79 94, 608, 056. 89 95, 421,102. 68 Deferred charges, undistributed, for the amortization of the costs of disposal areas, amount to $1,066,805.41. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30,1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 prior to 19491 New work: Appropriated-......... $298,258.17----.......................------- ...----....---...----...---...---------....... $41, 436, 666.04 Cost ................----------- 885, 332.41 .....---------------------------------------- 41,436, 666. 04 Expenditures--------......... 953, 253. 47 ............----------......................-----------..------------............ 41, 436, 666. 04 Maintenance: Appropriated-......... 2, 559, 421.33 $3,705,410.66 $4,133,849.24 $3,905,448.67 $1,823,156.21 68, 055, 751. 27 Cost- ------------- 2, 732, 366. 66 3, 679, 898. 45 3, 178, 963. 69 3, 941, 639. 29 1, 647, 539. 67 66, 921, 924.43 Expenditures-.........2, 683, 053. 06 3, 688, 409. 81 3, 132, 453. 94 4, 976, 679. 87 1, 768, 214. 59 67, 985, 903. 27 SIncludes $12,976,057.61 for new work and $1,025,409.02 for maintenance for previous projects. Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to be appropriated for completion of existing project -------------- $5, 573, 000 3. DELAWARE RIVER AT CAMDEN, N. J. Location. Camden, N. J., is located on the east bank of the Delaware River, directly opposite the city of Philadelphia, Pa. It is about 51 miles above the mouth of the river and about 101 miles above the harbor of refuge at the mouth of Delaware Bay. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 295 and 280.) Previous projects. Adopted by River and Harbor Act of June 25, 1910. No work was done on this project. For further details, see page 321, Annual Report for 1932. 277309-53-voL. 1- 18 270 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 19 5 3 Existing project. This provides for dredging in front of Cam- den to a depth of 18 feet from that depth north of Cooper Point to Berkley Street and 30 feet from the latter point to Newton Creek, with the depth increased to 37 feet in front of the Camden marine terminals, these depths extending from the ship channel in Dela- ware River to a line parallel with and 50 feet distant from the estab- lished pierhead line, and the 37-foot depth in front of the Camden marine terminals extending about 2,900 feet along the inshore side and about 5,100 feet along the ship channel All depths refer to the plane of mean low water. The distance from Cooper Point to Berkley Street is about 1.5 miles, and from Berkley Street to Newton Creek is about 2.5 miles. The lower end of the project is about 49 miles above the mouth of the river at Liston Point and about 99 miles above the harbor of refuge at the mouth of Delaware Bay. The mean tidal range is 6.0 feet and the extreme tidal range under the influence of prolonged heavy winds is about 14 feet. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1953, is $1,131,000, exclusive of $15,000 contributed funds. The latest (1950) estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $60,000. The existing project was authorized by the following River and Harbor Acts: Acts Work authorized Documents 1 Mar. 2,1919 A depth of 30 feet from Newton Creek to Kaighn H. Doc. 1120, 63d Cong., 2d sess. Point, thence 18 feet to Cooper Point. July 3, 1930 Extending the 30-foot depth upstream to Berkley H. Doc. 111, 70th Cong., 1st sess. St. terminal. Mar. 2,1945 A depth of 37 feet in front of the Camden marine H. Doc. 353, 77th Cong., 1st sess. terminals. 1 Contain latest published maps. Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Terminal facilities. There are 60 piers, wharves, and docks along the Delaware River waterfront at Camden, including 3 oil terminals on Pettys Island. Two are modern terminals designed for overseas and domestic general cargo, and are open to all carriers on equal terms. They are the Beckett Street terminal, owned by the South Jersey port district, and the Spruce Street municipal pier, owned by the city of Camden. The piers have direct railroad connections. The facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. (For further details, see Port Series No. 7-Revised 1947-Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year. Maintenance dredging, by contract, to a depth of 12 feet in the upper section of the project opposite Cooper Point was commenced May 19 and completed June 3, 1953. There were removed a total of 41,822 cubic yards, place measurement, of material, at a cost of $42,675.78. Other costs were: Miscellaneous engineering, surveys, and channel examinations, $911.25, and miscellaneous inspections and reports, $700.08; a total of $1,611.33. The cost of all work was $44,287.11 for maintenance. The expenditures were $44,300.21. Conditionat end of fiscal year. The existing project was about 55 percent complete. The work remaining to be done is the deepening RIVERS AND HARBORS-PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 271 of the area in front of the Camden marine terminal from 30 feet to 37 feet. The latest examination (May 1952) indicates that project depths are well maintained in the completed portion of the project except near Cooper Point at the northerly end, and that the minimum depth in the 37-foot project depth area in front of the terminal is 26 feet. The costs under the existing project, excluding $15,000 contributed funds expended for new work, were $462,905.66 for new work and $232,745.32 for maintenance, a total of $695,650.98. The expenditures were $695,650.98. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 prior to 19491 New work: Appropriated ...---------- ------------- ------ $462, 905. 66 ----------------.........------------.. Cost--. ..........----------. ---------- 462,905.66 Expenditures ..... .....----------......... - - ....._.__.----------......... 462, 905. 66 Maintenance: Appropriated ---- -- _ $72, 000. 00 $22, 000.00 - $20, 000.00 -$700. 00 $46, 300.00 234, 815. 77 Cost--_-_-------- - 73, 108. 34 362. 53 922. 83 738. 60 44, 287. 11 232, 745.32 Expenditures--.. - . ..- 72, 801. 72 315. 24 1,265. 89 738. 43 44, 300. 21 232, 745.32 1 In addition, $15,000 for new work was expended from contributed funds. ,Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to be appropriated for completion of existing project________---- $668, 000 4. SCHUYLKILL RIVER ABOVE FAIRMOUNT DAM, PA. Location. Schuylkill River has its source in Schuylkill County, Pa., and flows southeasterly 150 miles to the Delaware River at Philadelphia, Pa. (See U. S. Geological Survey quadrangle sheets of Pennsylvania.) Existing project. This provides for the improvement of the Schuyl- kill River above Fairmount Dam in the interest of navigation and other purposes by the removal of ctlm deposits from the pools formed by Plymouth Dam, Flat Rock Dam, and Fairmount Dam. The estimate of cost for this work, revised in 1953, is $4,589,300. The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act of July 24, 1946 (H. Doc. 529, 79th Cong., 2d sess.). The latest pub- lished maps are contained in the project document. Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Operations and results during fiscal year. New work, contract: Removal of culm from Plymouth and Flat Rock Pools, under contract awarded June 4, 1952, was commenced June 4, 1952, and completed May 29, 1953. A total of 858,977 cubic yards of material was removed. Costs were $799,712.11. A contract for taking borings in the proposed Darby Creek disposal area to be used for culm removed from Fair- mount Pool was commenced November 7 and completed November 21, 1952, at a cost of $3,778.28. A contract for dredging to remove culm from Fairmount Pool was awarded June 29, 1953. At the end of the fiscal year, only preliminary work had been done. Costs were $302.84. New work, hired labor: Preliminary work for preparing disposal 272 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 areas and dredging for culm to be removed from Fairmount Pool was in progress. The cost was $19,806.07. The cost of all work was $823,599.30 for new work. The expendi- tures were $705,671.86. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was about 26 percent complete. Construction of disposal areas for culm to be removed from Plymouth and Flat Rock Pools and removal of culm from Plymouth and Flat Rock Pools have been completed. Work remaining to be done is the removal of culm from Fairmount Pool. The costs under the project were $1,215,240.85 for new work. The expenditures were $1,096,007.60. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 priorto 1949 New work: Appropriated .......------- $35, 000.00 $365, 000. 00--...------- $1,900,000.00 $994, 000. 00 $3,294,000.00 Cost ......---------------- 24, 046. 65 42,475. 67 $310, 785. 58 14, 333. 65 823, 599. 30 1, 215, 240.85 Expenditures-.......------- 22, 047. 12 31, 807. 24 322, 592. 31 13, 889.07 705, 671. 86 1, 096, 007.60 Other new work data: Unobligated balance, June 30, 1953__----------------------- $578, 650. 15 Appropriated for fiscal year ending June 30, 1954 __--____- 500, 000. 00 Unobligated balance available for fiscal year 1954 -- ____ 1, 078, 650,15 Estimated additional amount needed to be appropriated for completion of existing project__--_ __---------- 795, 300. 00 5. SCHUYLKILL RIVER, PA. Location. This river has its source in Schuylkill County, Pa., flows in a general southeasterly direction 150 miles, and empties into the Delaware River at Philadelphia, Pa. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 295 and 280.) Previous projects. Adopted by River and Harbor Act of July 11, 1870, and modified April 26, 1892. (For further details, see page 325, Annual Report for 1932.) Existing project. This provides for a channel 33 feet deep and 400 feet wide in Delaware River to the mouth and within the river to 29th Street, three-fourths mile above the mouth; thence the same depth and 300 feet wide to Passyunk Avenue Bridge, 31/ miles above the mouth; thence 26 feet deep and 200 feet wide to Gibsons Point, 41/ miles above the mouth; and thence 22 feet deep and 200 feet wide to University Avenue Bridge, 6 miles above the mouth, including widen- ing at bends. The total length of the section included in the project is about 61/2 miles. All depths refer to the plane of mean low water. The mean tidal range at the mouth is 5.9 feet and at Grays Ferry Bridge about one-half mile below University Avenue Bridge, 6.4 feet. The extreme tidal range, due to freshets and prolonged heavy winds, is about 14 feet. The estimated cost for new work, revised in 1953, is $2,805,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1950) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $966,000, in addition to $1,300,000 required to restore project depth below Passy- RIVERS AND HARIORS-PIILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 273 unk Avenue Bridge as provided by the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930, and $1,036,000 for the restoration of project depths above Passyunk Avenue Bridge as provided by the River and Harbor Act of July 24, 1946. The existing project was authorized by the following River and Harbor Acts: Acts Work authorized Documents Aug. 8,1917 Depths of 35 feet from mouth to Girard Point, thence H. Doc. 1270, 64th Cong., 1st sess. 30 feet, 26 feet, and 22 feet to University Ave. Bridge, Philadelphia. July 3,1930 A depth of 30 feet instead of 35 feet between the mouth Rivers and Harbors Committee 1 and Girard Point, and the conditional restoration Doc. 40, 71st Cong., 2d sess. and maintenance of the channel below Passyunk Ave., by the United States. July 24,1946 A depth of 33 feet from the channel in Delaware Riv- H. Doc. 699, 79th Cong., 2d sess.l er to Passyunk Ave., restoration of the project channel dimensions between Passyunk Ave., and University Ave., and full maintenance of the entire project. 2Contains latest published maps. Local cooperation. The River and Harbor Act of July 24, 1946, imposed the condition that the city of Philadelphia agree to remove 60,000 cubic yards (place measurement) of material annually from that portion or those portions of the project which the District En- gineer may designate until such time as adequate municipal sewage- treatment works are constructed and placed in effective operation. This condition is being satisfactorily complied with. All other re- quirements have been fully complied with. Terminal facilities. There are 43 wharves located within the limits of the improvement. These terminals are considered adequate for existing commerce. (For further details, see Port Series No. 7- Revised 1947-Corps of Engineers.) Operations and results during fiscal year. Dredging in the channel between Passyunk Avenue Bridge and B. & O. RR. bridge, under con- tract dated December 30, 1952, was commenced January 20, 1953, and completed April 4, 1953. There were removed 464,567 cubic yards, place measurement, of material, at a cost of $358,585.57. Dredging in the 33-foot channel between Delaware River and Passyunk Avenue Bridge by the U. S. hopper dredge Harding was in progress from July 1 to August 15, 1952. There were removed 576,913 cubic yards, place measurement, of material. The costs, including rehandling with a United States pipeline dredge, were $250,444.79. Preliminary work prior to dredging in the 33-foot channel by U. S. hopper dredge Comber was done at a cost of $5,684.17. Other costs were: Surveys and channel examinations, $7,857.64, and miscellaneous inspections and reports, $5,199.08, a total of $13,056.72. The cost of all work was $627,771.25 for maintenance. Expendi- tures were $629,369.36. In compliance with local cooperation requirements, the city of Philadelphia dredged a total of 60,550 cubic yards of material from the channel. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was about 98 percent complete. The 33-foot channel from Delaware River to Pass- 274 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 yunk Avenue Bridge was completed in 1949. The work remaining to be done is the removal of a few rock shoals above Passyunk Avenue Bridge. The latest examinations show minimum depths, at mean low water, available to navigation as follows: Minimum depth Project Date Section depth Left Midchannel Right (feet) outside for half outside quarter project quarter (feet) width (feet) (feet) April 1953_.___ Delaware River to 29th St ........ 33 23. 8 31. O 26. 0 Do _____ .. 29th St. to Passyunk Ave__...... ___ _ 33 9. 0 16. 8 18. 8 Do_ ....... Passyunk Ave. to Gibson Point__.... 26 15. 0 16. 3 14. 0 Do- ..... Gibson G Point to University Ave- .... 22 6. 8 7. 6 2. 4 The costs under the existing project were $2,753,037.88 for new work and $9,493,503.04 for maintenance, a total of $12,246,540.92. The expenditures were $12,246,540.92. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 priorto 1949 1 New work: Appropriated-......... $1,395,000.00 -$97, 963. 13 ---------- ----- - ---- .---. . $3, 278, 037. 88 Cost --------------- 1,156,453.87 - 70, 487. 23 ...........--....................... 3, 278, 037. 88 Expenditures-........ 1,226,728.05 70, 308. 82- ._------.. -----------.. --- -----. 3, 278, 037. 88 Maintenance: Appropriated..--------- 804,000.00 125, 078.40 $926,000.00 $404, 643.41 $885,070.00 9, 750, 905. 48 Cost--_- ----------- 649,575.61 261,248. 55 914, 823. 75 421, 245. 51 627, 771. 25 9, 493, 503.04 Expenditures....--------- 664,121.50 261, 761. 18 910, 635. 74 425, 859. 18 629, 369. 36 9, 493, 503.04 1 Includes $525,000 for new work for previous projects. Other new work data : Estimated additional amount needed to be ap- priated for completion of existing project -------------------- $52, 000 6. WILMINGTON HARBOR, DEL. Location. This harbor is formed by Christina River, which rises in New Castle County, Del., flows northeasterly 16 miles, passing through the city of Wilmington, Del., and empties into Delaware River about 29 miles below Philadelphia, Pa. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Sur- vey Chart No. 294.) Previous projects. Work was done on Christina River from 1836 to 1838. The original project was adopted by River and Harbor Act of July 11, 1870, and modified by River and Harbor Acts of March 3, 1881, and July 5, 1884. For further details, see page 1785 of Annual Report for 1915 and page 308 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project. This provides for a channel 30 feet deep and 400 feet wide in Delaware River to the mouth of Christina River and within the river to Lobdell Canal, three-fourths mile above the mouth; thence 21 feet deep and 250 feet wide to the mouth of Brandywine RIVERS AND HARBORS-PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 275 River 11/2 miles above the mouth; thence the same depth and 200 feet wide to the pulp works, 33/4 miles above the mouth; thence decreasing to a depth of 10 feet in 750 feet to the Pennsylvania Railroad bridge No. 4; and thence 7 feet deep and 100 feet wide to Newport, 9 miles above the mouth, including an inner basin 30 feet deep formed by widening the channel to an average width of 600 feet and extending upstream from the mouth to Lobdell Canal. It also provides for the removal of about 1,200 feet of the outer end of a stone-filled, pile- and timber-crib jetty constructed 2,150 feet long on the north side of the entrance; for a steel-sheet pile jetty 2,300 feet long, with 120-foot inshore wing, on the south side of the entrance, and for a V-shaped stone-filled pile and timber jetty at the mouth of Brandywine River, 430 feet long on the Brandywine side and 260 feet long on the Christina side. The total length of the section included in the project is about 912 miles. All depths refer to the plane of mean low water. The mean tidal range at the mouth is 5.6 feet, and at Newport 3.9 feet. The extreme tidal range due to prolonged heavy winds is about 13 feet. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1953, is $1,287,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1950) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $400,000. The existing project was authorized by the following River and Harbor Acts: Acts Work authorized Documents June 3,1896H. Doc. 66, 54th Cong., 1st sess.; Marune 3, 1896 }Depths of 21, 10, and 7 feet and jetties_--------------- Annual Report, 1896, p. 973; An- Mar. 3, 1899 nual Report, 1897, p. 1250. 1 July 25,1912 Purchase or construction of a dredge and auxiliaries, H. Doc. 359, 62d Cong., 2d sess. including a wharf and depot, and maintenance of the project. with 25-foot depth and H. Doc. 114, 67th Cong., 1st sess., Mar. 22,1922 Sept. 3,1925 Entrance channel construction local basin by and interests of the new south and Senate committee print, 68th Mar. 1925 jetty. Cong., 1st sess. July 3, 1930 A 30-foot depth between Delaware River and the Rivers and Harbors Committee Lobdell Canal and modification or removal of a Doc. 20, 71st Cong., 2d sess. portion of the north jetty. Aug. 30, 19352 Completion of the new south jetty by the United Rivers and Harbors Committee States; subject to the provision that the city of Doc. 32, 73d Cong., 2d sess. Wilmington shall reimburse the United States for the cost, without interest, of any part of the struc- ture that may subsequently be occupied and uti- lized for city activities. Oct. 17,1940 Permit temporary occupancy by the city of Wil- H. Doc. 658, 76th Cong., 3d sess. mington of any part of the south jetty for city ac- tivities under revocable license, provided the occu- pied portion of the jetty is properly maintained without expense to the United States. 1Contains latest published map. 2Also May 28, 1935, under Emergency Relief Administration. Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Terminal facilities. A modern marine terminal is located just in- side the entrance to the harbor. This terminal is operated for the city of Wilmington by a board of harbor commissioners, and is open to all on equal terms. Railroad connection on the terminal wharf provides for direct interchange of freight between car and ship. There are 29 other wharves and landings within the Christina River which forms the harbor. The facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce, (For further details, see Port Series No. 8-Revised 1947-Corps of Engineers.) 276 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 Operations and results during fiscal year. Maintenance dredging in the channel between Delaware River and Lobdell Canal was in progress at intervals during the fiscal year. There were removed 205,398 cubic yards, place measurement, of material by U. S. hopper dredge Comber at a cost of $94,360.03, and 612,694 cubic yards, place measurement, of material by U. S. pipeline dredge Gillespie at a cost of $229,611.31. Other maintenance costs were: Surveys and channel examinations, $4,058.29; miscellaneous inspections and reports, $664.54; and opera- tion of stream gage at White Clay Creek, near Newark, Del., in co- operation with United States Geological Survey $440, a total of $5,162.83. The cost of all work was $329,134.17 for maintenance. Expendi- tures were $329,137.24. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was about 99 percent complete. The channel above Lobdell Canal and the V-shaped stone-filled pile and timber jetty at the mouth of the Brandywine River, 430 feet long on the Brandywine side and 260 feet long on the Christina side, were completed in 1901. Removal of about 1,200 feet of the outer end of a stone-filled pile and timber jetty constructed 2,150 feet long on the north side of the entrance was completed in 1931. The steel-sheet pile jetty 2,300 feet long, with a 120-foot in- shore wing on the south side of the entrance, was completed in 1936. The harbor channel, with the exception of the deepening of the inner basin from 25 feet to 30 feet, was completed in 1931. The work re- maining to be done is deepening the inner basin from 25 to 30 feet. The latest examinations show minimum depths, at mean low water, as follows: Minimum depth Project Date Section depth Left Midchannel Right (feet) outside for half outside quarter project quarter (feet) width (feet) (feet) June 1953__.... Delaware River to Lobdell Canal..... 30 24.9 27.9 27.9 July 1949..... Lobdell Canal to Brandywine River.. 21 ------------ 114. 2.......... July 1949...... Brandywine River to Market St...... ------------ 21 ............ 15.0 . .... July 1949 ..... Market St. to pulp works.............. 21 1 16. 0 July 1949-...... Pulp works to Pennsylvania RR. 10 1 6.0 Bridge No. 4. July 1949-...... Pennsylvania RR. Bridge No. 4 to 7 1 6. 1.......... Newport. 1 In 80 percent of project width. The costs and expenditures under the existing project, excluding $60,000 contributed funds expended for maintenance, were as follows: Emergency Regular Total Relief funds funds Costs: New work -----------------------------------. $206,176. 75 $924,356.12 $1, 130, 532.87 . .. Maintenance--.-..- ---.---.-----.---.. . .---- .. 7, 570, 579. 59 7, 570, 579. 59 Total...-,-.-.. ---.----.------- 206, 176. 75 8, 494, 935. 71 8, 701,112. 46 Expenditures.--......------------------- 206,176. 76 8, 494, 935. 71 8, 701,112.46 RIVERS AND HARBORS---PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 277 Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30,1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 prior to 1949 1 5 New work: Appropriated--------- ............ ------------.........------ ----------............ ............ ---------------............ ---............-- $1, 532, 654. 08 Cost_-- ...-..-------------------------------------------. 1,532,654.08 Expenditures--------- ............ ------------.........--------........... - ------------............ ........... 1, 532,654.08 Maintenance: Appropriated-.........$413,216.43 $340,000.00 $475,000.00 $264,200.00 $396,000.00 7, 637, 477. 38 -------------- 427, 208.25 322, 869. 45 489, 984. 63 266, 781.34 329,134. 17 Cost_ 7, 570, 579. 59 Expenditures......... 434, 298. 55 332, 600. 24 482, 580. 98 266, 795. 56 329, 137. 24 7, 570, 579. 59 2 1 Includes $402,121.21 for new work for previous projects. In addition, $60,000 for maintenance was expended from contributed funds. Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to be ap- proprited for completion of existing project-$1-------------------- $56, 000 7. INLAND WATERWAY FROM DELAWARE RIVER TO CHESAPEAKE BAY, DEL. AND MD. Location. This waterway begins at Reedy Point on Delaware River, about 41 miles below Philadelphia, Pa., and passes through the sea level Chesapeake & Delaware Canal, a distance of 14 miles, to Back Creek, at Chesapeake City, Md. It then passes for 5 miles down Back Creek, thence 9 miles down Elk River to Chesapeake Bay and thence 18 miles down Chesapeake Bay to a point near Pooles Island. A branch channel connects Delaware River at Dela- ware City, Del., with the main channel at a point about 11/2 miles west of Reedy Point. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 294,1226, 570, and 572.) Previous projects. The River and Harbor Act of August 8, 1917, made appropriation for preliminary studies with a view to taking over the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal. The River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1919, provided for the purchase of the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal. The River and Harbor Acts of January 21, 1927, and July 3, 1930, provided for dredging in Back Creek, Md., and the construction of bridges and roadways. For further details, see An- nual Report for 1934, page 242, and Annual Report for 1938, page 312. Existing project. This provides for a sea-level channel to accom- modate vessels drawing 25 feet and having a depth of 27 feet and a width of 250 feet from Delaware River to Elk River and thence 400 feet wide down Elk River and Chesapeake Bay to deep water at or near Pooles Island; alteration of existing bridges over the canal; extension of the entrance jetties at Reedy Point; the enlargement of the anchorage and mooring basin in Back Creek to afford an area about 400 feet wide, 1,000 feet long, and 12 feet deep, including pro- vision of sluice gates at the fixed highway bridge; dredging the Delaware City Branch Channel to a depth of 8 feet and a width of 50 feet; deepening the existing basin to the same depth; revetment of both banks east of Fifth Street Bridge; and construction of bulk- heads. SThe project also provides for the construction of a four-lane high- level fixed highway bridge across the canal at or near St. Georges, 278 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 Del., of such type, design, and clearance for navigation as are ap- proved by the Chief of Engineers. The total length of the section included in the project, excluding the Delaware City Branch Channel, which is about 2 miles long, is about 46 miles. All depths refer to the plane of mean low water in Delaware River. The mean tidal range at the Delaware River entrance is 5.4 feet and in Elk River at the mouth of Back Creek, 2.2 feet. The extreme tidal range is from 6.3 feet above mean high water to 3.0 feet below mean low water. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1953, is $14,674,500. The latest (1950) approved estimate of cost for annual maintenance is $825,000, including $225,000 for operation and care of the waterway. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935 (H. Doc. 201, 72d Cong., 1st sess., and Rivers and Harbors Committee Does. 18 and 24, 73d Cong., 2d sess.). The act approved August 7, 1939 (Public Law 310, 76th Cong., 1st sess.), authorized the construction of a four-lane high-level fixed highway bridge at or near St. Georges, Del. The latest published map of the canal is found in Rivers and Harbors Committee Document No. 24, 73d Congress, 2d session. Op- eration and care of the canal and appurtenant works were included in the project July 1, 1935, under the provisions of the Permanent Appropriations Repeal Act approved June 26, 1934. Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Terminal facilities. Ample mooring facilities at the eastern and western ends of the canal and bulkheads at Delaware City and St. Georges have been constructed by the United States. A harbor for small boats has been provided and a wharf has been constructed at Chesapeake City. The facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year. Maintenance, contract: Dredging of shoals in the canal east of Summit Bridge was commenced November 29 and completed December 31, 1952. There were removed 42,732 cubic yards, place measurement, of material at a cost of $65,- 850.69. Stabilization of the south bank east of Summit Bridge was commenced July 15 and completed December 15, 1952, at a cost of $65,000.59. Dredging in Reedy Point entrance was commenced May 27 and was completed June 6, 1953. There were removed 158,444 cubic yards, place measurement, of material at a cost of $99,651.42. Maintenance, hired labor: Dredging by U. S. hopper dredge Goethals between Courthouse Point and Pooles Island was in progress from December 9 to December 20, 1952. There were removed 148,886 cubic yards, place measurement, of material, at a cost of $45,946.46. Dredging of shoals between Delaware River and Chesapeake Bay by U. S. pipeline dredge Gulfport was in progress from July 8 to August 15, 1952. There were removed 131,967 cubic yards, place measurement, of material, at a cost of $88,991.44. Removal of spot shoals in the canal by Derrickboat No. 37 was in progress during the year. There were removed 6,700 cubic yards, place measurement, of material, at a cost of $14,934.74. Other hired labor costs included: Maintenance and repairs to banks, $32,682.02; drainage of,banks, $34,270.69; maintenance and repair of auxiliary works, $40,949.78; miscellaneous RIVERS AND HARBORS-PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 279 engineering, surveys, and channel examination, $9,281.33; miscellane- ous inspections and reports, $2,300.45; and removing obstructions and debris, $4,529.39; a total of $124,013.66. Deferred charges, undistributed, amounting to $11,887.24 for main- tenance of disposal areas, were incurred. Operating and care, contract: Rehabilitation of Summit Bridge by underpinning the south abutment was in progress from July 24 to August 14, 1952, at a cost of $49,778.90. The south bank was re- graded and the concrete approach road removed coincidental with the bank stabilization contract at a cost of $33,736.47. Operating and care, hired labor: Emergency repairs and rehabili- tation of Summit Bridge, including the construction of a timber span for the south approach, were in progress from July 3 to October 27, 1952. The costs were $62,475.68. Check measurements of Summit Bridge were made at a cost of $6,854.84. The waterway and the high- way bridges across it were operated throughout the year. The costs were $302,585.29. The cost of all work was $504,389 for maintenance and $455,431.18 for operating and care, a total of $959,820.18. The expenditures were $978,868.01. Conditionat end of fiscal year. The existing project was practically complete. The 27-foot channel was completed in 1938 and the four- lane high-level fixed highway bridge at St. Georges in 1942. The work remaining to be done is deepening the Delaware City Branch Channel from 6 feet to 8 feet, from a point 400 feet east of Fifth Street Bridge to its junction with the canal. The latest examinations show minimum depths, at mean low water, as follows : Minimum depth Project Date Section depth Left Midchannel Right (feet) outside for half outside quarter project quarter (feet) width (feet) (feet) March 1953 .._ Delaware River to Elk River _..._... 27 12.0 22. 6 7. 5 April 1953 _..__ Elk River to Chesapeake Bay ........ 27 18. 1 21.3 16. 4 December 1946. Delaware City Branch Channel ....- 8 1 1..... ' In 80 percent of project width. The total costs and expenditures under the existing project were as follows: Emergency Regular Total Relief funds funds Costs: New work..........................------------------..------------------..... $4, 756, 247. 79 $9,788, 338.66 $14, 544, 586.45 Maintenance .........-----------------------............-----------------............... 13,076, 689. 96 13,076, 689.96 Operating and care...._....................................-------------------------------.. 6, 514, 588.31 6, 514, 588.31 Total------..................---------------------------------..4, 756, 247. 79 29, 379, 616. 93 34, 135, 864. 72 4, 756, 247. 79 29, 803, 881.82 Expenditures--...-------..................--------..................... 34, 560, 129. 61 280 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 Deferred charges, undistributed, for the amortization of the costs of disposal areas, amount to $424,469.50. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30,1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 prior to 1949 1 New work: Appropriated..................... -$2, 649.64---------- ............--......------------ $25, 254, 341.46 Cost ------------------------- 16,443.85 ----------- 25, 254,341.46 Expenditures_------ $517.43 16, 443. 85 -------------- 25, 254, 341.46 Maintenance: Appropriated-......... 2, 677, 608.46 923, 000.00 -$130,000.00 $1,051,129.89 $810, 000.00 26, 933,395. 36 Cost--------------... 2, 790,250. 29 1,127,153. 16 -25, 590. 97 501, 165. 34 959, 820. 18 26, 495, 026. 13 Expenditures........ 2, 451, 358. 24 1,570, 961.06 -91, 787. 73 987, 391. 88 978, 868. 01 26, 919, 291.02 1 Includes $10,709,755.01 for new work and $6,903,747.86 for maintenance for previous projects. Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to be ap- propriated for completion of existing project_------------------- $129, 914 8. MURDERKILL RIVER, DEL. Location. This river rises in Kent County, Del., flows north- easterly 19 miles through the county, and empties into Delaware Bay about 25 miles above Cape Henlopen. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1218.) Existing project. This provides for a channel 7 feet deep at mean low water, 150 feet wide in Delaware Bay to the mouth, and thence 80 feet wide to Frederica, 71/ miles above the mouth. The total length of the section included in the project is about 81/ miles. The mean tidal range at the mouth is 4.9 feet and at Frederica 2.5 feet. The extreme tidal range is from about 1 foot below mean low water to about 2 feet above mean high water. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1953, is $120,400. The latest (1950) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $7,800. This project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act of July 13, 1892 (H. Ex. Doc. 21, 52d Cong., 1st sess., and Annual Report for 1892, p. 981). The latest published map is in House Document No. 1058, 62d Congress, 3d session. Local cooperation. None required. Terminal facilities. There are a number of light timber wharves on both sides of the river near the mouth and two wharves at Frederica, all of which are privately owned. The facilities are considered ade- quate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fscal year. Under maintenance, surveys and channel examinations were made. Costs and expendi- tures were $1,083.42. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was about 63 percent complete. A channel 7 feet deep and 60 feet wide from Dela- ware Bay to Frederica was completed in 1911. The work remaining to be done is the widening of the channel to project width. The latest examinations show controlling depths at mean low water as RIVERS AND HARBORS-PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 281 follows: In February 1953, in Delaware Bay to the mouth, 4.6 feet; and thence, in June 1945, to Frederica, 5 feet. The costs and expendi- tures under the existing project were $37,630.07 for new work and $204,604.37 for maintenance, a total of $242,234.44. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 prior to 1949 New work: Appropriated---.......------.............---..... ....------------------------...................----------- .........------------ $37, 630. 07 Cost--...-------------------------------------------------........................-----------. 37,630.07 Expenditures---...................--..------- ..................------------......-----------...........---------- ..--------........... 37, 630. 07 Maintenance: Appropriated--------......... $35, 000.00 -$13, 000.00 -$2, 290. 57------------............ $1, 083.42 204, 604. 37 Cost.........--------------........ 7, 545. 24 ............-----------............ 12, 164. 19----------- 1,083. 42 204, 604.37 Expenditures--------......... 3, 891. 57 15, 717.86 100. 00------------ ............ 1,083.42 204, 604. 37 Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to be appro- priated for completion of existing project-------------------------- $82, 800 9. BROADKILL RIVER, DEL. Location. This river rises in Sussex County, Del., flows northeast- erly 13 miles, and empties into Delaware Bay about 5 miles above Cape Henlopen. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1218.) Existing project. This provides for a channel 6 feet deep at mean low water with a least width of 40 feet from the junction of Broadkill River and Inland Waterway between Rehoboth Bay and Delaware Bay, upstream to Milton. The total length of the project is 101/4 miles. The mean range of tide is 4.1 feet at the mouth and 3.5 feet at Milton. The extreme range of tide is from 1 foot below mean low water to 5 feet above mean high water. The cost for new work for the completed project was $68,228. The latest (1950) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $4,500. The existing project was authorized by the following River and Harbor Acts: Act Work authorized Documents Mar. 3,1873 For 6-foot depth of channel---------------------Annual Report 1872, p. 792. Mar. 2,1907 For new mouth ... H. Doc. 214, 59th Cong., 2d sess.' ....------------------------------ 1 This document, together with H. Doec. 128, 67th Cong., 2d sess., contains latest published maps. The project was further modified by act approved June 26, 1953 (Public 78, 83d Cong., 1st sess.), which authorized the abandon- ment of the part of the Federal project which provides for an entrance channel from such river to Delaware Bay. Terminal facilities. There are four wharves of pile and timber construction; the terminals are considered adequate for existing commerce. 282 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 Operations and results during fiscal year. None. There were no costs or expenditures. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project, including the abandoned entrance from Delaware Bay, was completed in 1913. The controlling depths, at mean low water in June 1941, were as follows: From Delaware Bay through the new entrance to the Lewes-Rehoboth Canal to the junction of the canal with Broadkill River, 5.1 feet; thence to the bascule highway bridge, 4.1 feet, and thence to Milton, 3.3 feet. The costs and expenditures under the existing project were $68,- 227.97 for new work and $101,853.67 for maintenance, a total of $170,081.64. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 priorto 1949 New work: Appropriated ---- - ------------ -- $68, 227. 97 Cost------------ ------- 68, 227. 97 Expenditures-- -- --. 68, 227. 97 Maintenance: Appropriated .- Cost -- ------------. ------------. --. ----.. .... ---------- ----- ---- .....- .... - ..- - ----- ----- 101, 853. 67 101,853.67 Expenditures- _ -- __-_ 101, 853. 67 10. INLAND WATERWAY BETWEEN REHOBOTH BAY AND DELAWARE BAY, DEL. Location. This waterway, a tidal canal, is situated in the south- easterly part of Sussex County, Del. It extends 12 miles northward from Rehoboth Bay through the highland west of the town of Reho- both to Gordon Lake; thence through the marshes back of Cape Henlopen to Lewes River; thence down Lewes River to its junction with Broadkill River near its mouth. An entrance to the waterway from Delaware Bay is located about 4 miles above Cape Henlopen. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 379, 1218, and 1219.) Previous projects. A canal along a slightly different route formed a part of the projected waterway from Chincoteague Bay, Va., to Delaware Bay, begun in 1886 and abandoned in 1905. Existing project. This provides for an entrance channel near Lewes 10 feet deep and 200 feet wide protected by two parallel jetties 500 feet apart; thence a channel 10 feet deep and 100 feet wide to South Street Bridge at Lewes, with a basin of the same depth 1,200 feet long and up to 375 feet in width at the latter point; thence a channel 6 feet deep and 50 feet wide (40 feet wide through Deep Cut near Rehoboth) to Rehoboth Bay; a channel 6 feet deep and 100 feet wide from the entrance to Broadkill River; 2 parallel rubble mound jetties 725 feet long at the Rehoboth Bay entrance; and the construction of 1 highway bridge and 1 railroad bridge at Rehoboth. The total length of the section included in the project is about 12 miles. All depths refer to the plane of mean low water. The mean tidal range in the waterway opposite the Delaware Bay entrance is 4 feet, RIVERS AND HARBORS-PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 283 at Lewes 3.7 feet, and at Rehoboth 0.6 foot. The extreme tidal range is from about 1 foot below mean low water to about 3 feet above mean high water. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1953, is $1,226,400, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects and $60,000 con- tributed funds. The latest (1950) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $33,000. The existing project was authorized by the following River and Harbor Acts: Act Work authorized Documents 1 July 25,1912 For a 6-foot-depth canal to connect Rehoboth Bay HI. Doc. 823, 60th Cong., 1st sess., and Delaware Bay. and Rivers and Harbors Com- mittee Doc. 51, 61st Cong., 3d sess. Aug. 30,1935 For a 6-foot-depth entrance near Lewes, for jetties, for Rivers and Harbors Committee widening the canal from Broadkill River to Lewes, Doc. 56, 74th Cong., 1st sess. and basin. Mar. 2,1945 For a 10-foot-depth from Delaware Bay to Lewes and H. Doc. 344, 77th Cong., 1st sess. in basin, and for extending jetties. 1 Contains latest published maps. Local cooperation. Fully complied with except that local interests are required to furnish suitable terminal facilities and the necessary spoil disposal areas for the new work dredging from 6 feet to 10 feet and for subsequent maintenance of the project. Terminal facilities. There are 3 wharves at Lewes, Del.; 1 owned by the town, 1 Government owned, and 1 privately owned, all open to public use. There are a number of small landings for fishing parties and private boats on the inland waterway. At Lewes, on the north bank of the waterway, the Lewes Anglers Association has con- structed a wharf about 600 feet long with slips for fishing party boats. At Rehoboth, there are two private wharves of pile and timber con- struction. At Henlopen Acres, adjoining Rehoboth, a private yacht basin, with accommodations for more than 50 fishing party boats and pleasure craft connects with the canal. Operations and results during fiscal year. Maintenance, contract: Dredging between the jetties in Roosevelt Inlet was commenced Feb- ruary 4, 1953, and completed March 14, 1953. There were removed 26,447 cubic yards, place measurement, of material, at a cost of $18,917.82. Maintenance, hired labor: Surveys and channel examina- tions were made at a cost of $2,025.97. The cost of all work was $20,943.79 for maintenance. The expenditures were $20,942.29. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was about 59 percent complete. The jetties at the Rehoboth Bay entrance were completed in 1903 under a previous project; the highway bridge at Rehoboth in 1915, replaced with a new structure in 1926 by the Dela- ware State Highway Department; the railroad bridge at Rehoboth Beach in 1916, removed by the Pennsylvania Railroad Co., in 1941; a channel 6 feet deep and 50 feet wide from Broadkill River to Reho- both Bay, in 1927; the channel widened to 100 feet between Broadkill River and Lewes with basin at Lewes and a new entrance from Dela- ware Bay 6 feet deep and 200 feet wide, in 1937; and jetties at the Delaware Bay entrance extending to the 6-foot depth curve in the Bay, 284 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 in 1938. The work remaining to be done is the deepening of the channel from Delaware Bay to Lewes and the basin at Lewes from 6 feet to 10 feet and extending the existing jetties at the Delaware Bay entrance. The controlling depths, at local mean low water, were as follows: Entrance channel, in March 1953, 6.2 feet; thence in October 1950, to highway bridge at Lewes, 5 feet; and thence, in August 1950, to Rehoboth Bay 3.1 feet. The costs under the existing project, excluding $60,000 contributed funds expended for new work, were $435,383.07 for new work and $101,203.73 for maintenance, a total of $536,586.80. The expenditures were $536,586.80. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June .. . _30,1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 prior to 1949 1 New work: Appropriated--_ ----...------ -- .------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ $435, 383.07 Cost------..............----------------....................................-----------------------------------------............ 435,383.07 Expenditures-----........----------- --------------------- ----------------------- 435, 383. 07 Maintenance: Appropriated--------......... $2,400.00 ------------ $1, 515. 69 .....--------...... $20, 943. 79 101, 205.23 Cost----------------................ 1,702.66 $697.34 ........................ 20,943.79 101,205.23 Expenditures--------......... 1, 675.00 725.00 1, 515.69 ------------ 20, 942.29 101,203. 73 1In addition, $60,000 for new work was expended from contributed funds. Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to be appropriated for completion of existing project----------- - $791, 000 11. INDIAN RIVER INLET AND BAY, DEL. Location. Indian River rises in Sussex County, Del., flows east- erly 13 miles into Indian River Bay which is a shallow lagoon 6 miles long and 2 miles wide on the Delaware Coast about midway between Cape Henlopen and the Maryland State line. The inlet is an open- ing through the barrier beach separating Indian River Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1219.) Previous projects. Adopted by River and Harbor Act of August 2, 1882. For further details, see page 744, Annual Report for 1888. Existing project. This provides for the fixation of the inlet by the construction of two parallel jetties of steel sheet pile and stone design extending to approximately the 14-foot depth curve in the ocean, and for dredging an entrance channel 15 feet deep and 200 feet wide, for a distance of 7,000 feet inshore from the jetties; thence a channel 9 feet deep, 100 feet wide in the bay, and 80 feet wide in the river, to and including a turning basin 9 feet deep, 175 feet wide, and 300 feet long at Old Landing; thence a chan- nel 4 feet deep and 60 feet wide to the highway bridge at Mills- boro. The project also provides that the interior channel dimen- sions may, in the discretion of the Chief of Engineers, be modified as may be found desirable to increase the hydraulic efficiency of the channel, without increasing the cost. The total length of the RIVERS AND HARBORS-PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 285 section included in the project is about 133/4 miles. All depths refer to the plane of mean low water. The mean tidal range in the ocean at the inlet is 3.8 feet, and at the highway bridge inside the inlet, 2.4 feet. The extreme tidal range at the highway bridge is about 6 feet. The cost for new work for the completed project was $511,210, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects and exclusive of $210,000 contributed funds. The latest (1950) approved esti- mate for annual cost of maintenance is $36,000. The existing project was authorized by the following River and Harbor Acts: Acts Work authorized Documents Aug. 26,1937 A 15-foot inlet channel, steel and stone jetties, 6-foot Rivers and Harbors Committee 1 channel from end of inlet channel to deep water in Doc. 41, 75th Cong., 1st sess. the bay and authority to modify interior inlet channel. 1 Mar. 2,1945 A 9-foot channel from inlet to Old Landing, includ- H. Doc. 330, 76th Cong., 1st sess. ing basin, and 4-foot channel to highway bridge at Millsboro. 1Contains latest published maps. Local cooperation. Fully complied with except that local interests are required to furnish suitable areas for disposal of dredged ma- terial during maintenance as and when needed, and provide terminal facilities. Terminal facilities. There is a privately owned basin with berth- ing facilities for small boats located about three-fourths mile west of the highway bridge near the inlet and one-quarter mile north of the inlet channel connected therewith by a channel 6 feet deep and 40 feet wide; a United States Coast Guard wharf on the north side of the inlet channel in the same locality; and two wharves at Oak Orchard in Indian River Bay. The facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year. An examination of the jetties was made at a cost for maintenance of $1,000. The expendi- tures were $1,000. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was com- pleted in 1951. A channel 15 feet deep and 200 feet wide from the ocean to a point 7,000 feet inshore from the ocean shoreline was com- pleted in 1938. The construction of two parallel jetties spaced 500 feet apart, each 1,566 feet long with inshore end sections of steel sheet pile construction reinforced with stone, the north jetty 904 feet long and the south jetty 890 feet long, and the outshore end sections of all stone construction was completed in 1939. The channel 9 feet deep, 100 feet wide in the bay and 80 feet wide in the river, to and including a turning basin 9 feet deep, 175 feet wide, and 300 feet long at Old Landing, thence a channel 4 feet deep and 60 feet wide to the highway bridge at Millsboro was completed in 1951. The controlling depths, at mean low water, were as follows: In March 1950, through the inlet to the entrance to the small boat har- bor, 10.6 feet; thence, in June 1951, to Old Landing, 9.9 feet; and thence, in February 1951 to Millsboro, 6.1 feet. 277309-53--voL. 1-19 286 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 The costs and expenditures under the existing project, excluding $210,000 contributed funds expended for new work, were $511,209.81 for new work and $262,044.06 for maintenance, a total of $773,253.87. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June . . . . 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 prior to 194912 New work: Appropriated____-_ __________ $320, 000.00 -$75, 200.00 -$3, 709.38 ..------------ $521, 209. 81 Cost__________________ 24,116.83 2 205, 685. 56 11, 288.23 _________ _ 521, 209. 81 Expenditures .. __..._ _______ 23, 658. 55 178,115.34 39, 316. 73 ______ _ 521, 209. 81 Maintenance: Appropriated......--------- $3, 500.00 -- .. 20, 000.00 .... 4, 863.25 $1, 000 262, 044.06 Cost..------------- 7,154. 74 671.94 20, 000. 00 4, 863. 25 1, 000 262, 044.06 Expenditures --------- 8, 453. 55 904. 91 9, 186.41 15, 676. 84 1, 000 262, 044.06 1 Includes $10,000 for new work for previous projects. 2 In addition, $210,000 for new work was expended from contributed funds. 12. COOPER RIVER, N. J. Location. This river rises in Camden County, N. J., flows north- westerly 13 miles, passing through the northern part of the city of Camden, and empties into Delaware River opposite the central por- tion of Philadelphia, Pa. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 280 and 295.) Existing project. This provides for a channel 12 feet deep at mean low water and 70 feet wide in Delaware River to the mouth and within the river to what was formerly Browning Chemical Works, 1/2 miles above the mouth. The total length of the section included in the project is about 13/4 miles. The mean tidal range at the mouth is 6 feet. The extreme tidal range is about 14 feet. The cost for new work for the completed project was $33,102. The latest (1950) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $13,500. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of June 3, 1896 (H. Doc. 176, 53d Cong., 3d sess., and Annual Report for 1895, p. 1102 et seq.). The latest published map is in House Document 134, 63d Congress, 1st session. Local cooperation. None required. Terminal facilities. There are 10 wharves on the river, all in the city of Camden; 9 are privately owned and 1 is owned by the city. The facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during the fiscal year. None. There were no costs or expenditures. Conditionat end of fiscal year. The existing project was completed in 1920. The controlling depths at mean low water, in November 1950, were as follows: From Delaware River to Pennsylvania Railroad bridge, 13.5 feet; thence to the upper end of the project, 13.1 feet. The costs and expenditures under the existing project were $33,- 101.64 for new work and $233,345.22 for maintenance, a total of $266,446.86. RIVERS AND HARBORS-PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 287 Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 priorto 1949 New work: Appropriated-- _ ----------------------- -------------------- ------------ $33,101. 64 Cost --------. -__ _ _. ------ .-------- 33, 101.64 E xp en d itur e s - . . . . . __. --. ___-_ -_ __---- - -_-- -- - - -. _-- _ _._ - _ _-_--- - -- - - -- -. - - 33,10 1.6 4 Maintenance: Appropriated -----... $180 $70, 000.00 -- $2, 091. 74 ------------------------ 233, 345.22 Cost ------------------ 180 3, 701.17 64, 207.09 233, 345.22 Expenditures 180 3, 613.21 64, 205.05 ------------------------ 233, 345. 22 13. MANTUA CREEK, N. J. Location. This creek rises in Gloucester County, N. J., flows north- westerly 161/2 miles and empties into Delaware River about 10 miles below Philadelphia, Pa. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 280 and 295). Previous projects. Adopted by River and Harbor Act of August 2, 1882; and modified in 1889. For further details, see page 1784, Annual Report for 1915, and page 342, Annual Report for 1938. Existing project. This provides for a channel 20 feet deep and 110 feet wide from that depth in Delaware River to the Grasselli chemical plant of E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., a distance of 5,400 feet; thence 12 feet deep and 100 feet wide to the plant of the Strathmann Sand & Gravel Co., 5,900 feet; thence 10 feet deep and 60 feet wide to Friars Landing, 2,000 feet; and thence 7 feet deep and 60 feet wide to Parkers Landing near Mount Royal, 2 miles; a dredged cut- off 3 feet deep and 50 feet wide across a bend in the creek 9,000 feet above Mount Royal; and twin jetties at the mouth of the creek. The section of the creek included in the existing project extends from Dela- ware River upstream 7 miles to 1 mile below the town of Mantua. All depths refer to the plane of mean low water. The mean tidal range at the mouth is 5.9 feet; at Paulsboro, 5 feet; at Mount Royal, 4.6 feet; and at Mantua, 3.5 feet. The extreme tidal range is about 10 feet. The cost for new work for the completed project was $166,687, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1950) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $13,800. The existing project was authorized by the following River and Harbor Acts: Acts Work authorized Documents Mar. 3,1899 A channel of 12-foot, 8-foot, and 7-foot depth to Park- H. Dec. 123, 55th Cong., 2d sess. ers Landing, cutoff above Mount Royal, and jetties Annual Report 1898, p. 1122.1 at mouth. Mar. 2,1907 A dike across old mouth- . ..------------------------ Specified in act. Aug. 30,1935 A channel of 12-foot and 10-foot depth to Friars Rivers and Harbors Committee 1 Landing. Doec. 14, 73d Cong., 1st sess. 1 June 20,1938 A channel of 20-foot depth to the Grasselli chemical H. Doec. 505, 75th Cong., 3d sess. plant. 1 These documents and H. Doe. 523, 61st Cong., 2d sess., contain the latest published maps. 288 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 Local cooperation. Fully complied with except that local interests are required to furnish suitable spoil disposal areas for maintenance as required. Terminal facilities. There are nine wharves of pile and timber construction on this stream. The facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year. None. There were no costs or expenditures. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was com- pleted in 1940. The jetties at the mouth were completed in 1913 and the channel dredging in 1940. The controlling depths, at mean low water, were as follows: In December 1950, from Delaware River to I. P. Thomas and Son Co. wharf, 22.8 feet; thence, in December 1948, to Grasselli chemical plant, 10.3 feet; thence, in June 1945, to the highway bridge at Paulsboro, 11.1 feet; thence, in April 1942, to Friars Landing, 11.5 feet; thence to Parkers Landing, 6.5 feet; and thence to Mantua, 0.5 foot. The costs and expenditures under the existing project were $166,- 687.08 for new work and $183,342.97 for maintenance, a total of $350,030.05. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June .... . ... . .. 30,1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 priorto 1949 New work: Appropriated .....------...---------------------------- ------------------------............ $169, 687.08 Cost...-......--------------------------------------------------------------...................... 169, 687.08 ----------------- ----------------------------------------------- Expenditures......... 169, 687.08 Maintenance: Appropriated --------- $669. 29 $65,000. 00 -- $6, 291. 39 ------------------------ 183, 342. 97 Cost--___--------------- 669. 29 2,110. 79 56, 597. 82 ------------------------ 183, 342. 97 Expenditures-------......... -- 669. 29 2, 025. 38 56, 683. 23 ...........------------------------............ 183, 342. 97 14. COHANSEY RIVER, N. J. Location. This river rises in Salem County, N. J., flows southerly and southwesterly 27 miles through Cumberland County, and empties into Delaware Bay about 62 miles below Philadelphia, Pa. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1218.) Previous projects. Adopted by River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1873, and modified in 1879. For further details, see page 1785, Annual Report for 1915, and page 348, Annual Report for 1938. Existing project. This provides for a channel 12 feet deep, 100 feet wide from that depth in Delaware Bay through a neck of land at the mouth and within the river to the south side of Glass Street in Bridgeton, 19 miles above the mouth; thence a channel 8 feet deep, 100 feet wide to Broad Street; and thence 75 feet wide to Commerce Street Bridge, 191/4 miles above the mouth; and for a turning basin 12 feet deep and 800 feet long formed by widening the channel on the south side to a maximum width of 250 feet just below Glass Street. The total length of the section included in the project is about 191/2 miles. All depths refer to the plane of mean low water. The mean tidal range at the mouth is 5.9 feet, and at Bridgeton 6.2 feet. The RIVERS AND HARBORS-PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 289 extreme tidal range is from about 2 feet below mean low water to about 3 feet above mean high water. The cost for new work for the completed project was $110,756, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1950) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance was $9,000. The existing project was authorized by the following River, and Harbor Acts: Acts Work authorized Documents 1 Mar. 2,1907 A channel of 7-foot depth over entire project-.......... H. Doc. 645, 59th Cong., 1st sess. Aug. 26,1937 A channel of 12-foot depth to Glass St., thence 8-foot Senate committee print, 75th depth to Commerce St., with turning basin. Cong., 1st sess.' 1 Contains latest published maps. Local cooperation. Fully complied with except that local interests are required to furnish suitable spoil disposal areas for subsequent maintenance as required. Terminal facilities. There are 18 wharves on this river, of which 15 are at Bridgeton and 3 at Greenwich Piers. Three wharves at Bridgeton have direct rail connections. A marine railway is located at the latter place. The facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year. Surveys and channel examinations were made under maintenance. The costs and expendi- tures were $3,852.41. Conditionat end of fiscal year. The existing project was completed in 1939. The controlling depths, at mean low water, were as follows: In June 1945, from deep water in Delaware Bay to the mouth, 11.1 feet; thence, in December 1952, to Glass Street, 8.4 feet; thence, to Broad Street, 2.9 feet; and thence, in June 1945, to Commerce Street Bridge, 2.6 feet. The costs and expenditures under the existing project were $110,- 755.75 for new work and $194,657.00 for maintenance, a total of $305,412.75. Cost and lnancial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30,1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 prior to 1949 1 New work: Appropriated----..................--- ..-------. -------------- -------------------- $146,755. 75 ------------ --- 146, 755.75 ------------------- --- ........----------.... Cost.........................---------- Expenditures ......... .................................... ...........----------..........--------.. -------------------------- 146, 755. 75 Maintenance: Appropriated----......... $8,027. 93 ............ ............ ............ $3, 852.41 194, 657. 00 Cost..-............. 77, 641. 14 ............ 3, 852. 41 194, 657. 00 Expenditures......... 80, 499.87 3, 852. 41 194, 657. 00 1Includes $36,000 for new work for previous projects. 15. COLD SPRING INLET, N. J. Location. This inlet is located in Cape May County, southern New Jersey, about 3 miles east of Cape May City and about 16 miles north- east of Delaware Breakwater. The inlet connects Cape May 290 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 Harbor and New Jersey Intracoastal Waterway with the Atlantic Ocean and is about 1 mile in length. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey charts Nos. 234, 827, and 1219.) Existing project. This provides for an entrance channel 25 feet deep and 400 feet wide, protected by two parallel jetties, and extend- ing ,from the 25-foot depth curve in the Atlantic Ocean to a line 500 feet harborward of a line joining the inner ends of the jetties; thence 20 feet deep and 300 feet wide to deep water in Cape May Harbor. The total length of the section included in the project is about 21/4 miles. The mean tidal range at the inner ends of the jetties is 4.3 feet. The extreme tidal range, due to ocean storms, is about 11 feet. The cost for new work for the completed project was $879,275, exclusive of $100,000 contributed by local interests and $50,000 Navy Department funds. The latest (1950) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $48,000. The existing project was authorized by the following River and Harbor Acts: Acts Work authorized Documents Mar. Mar. 2,1907 2,1945 ------------........... An inlet channel 25 feet deep and jetties A 20-foot channel to deep water in harbor--- .... -- H. Doc. 388, 59th Cong., 2d sess.t H. Doc. 262, 77th Cong., 1st sess. I This document and Annual Report for 1911, p. 1382, contain the latest published maps. Local cooperation. All cooperation required under the act of 1907 has been completed, except the work of deepening and enlarging the inner harbor, which is 80 percent complete. Terminal facilities. Wharves with docking facilities for commer- cial fishing vessels and fishing party boats are located on the inner end of the harbor at Cape May. There is also a well-equipped marine railway adjoining the fish dock, a number of small wharves for private craft and party boats, and a yacht basin with accommodations for about 50 boats. North of the inlet entrance channel at Wildwood Crest is another large well-equipped wharf for commercial fishing boats. Both fish docks have direct railroad connections. The facili- ties are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year. Under maintenance, ex- amination of the jetties and survey examination channel were made at a cost of $4,664.35. The expenditures were $4,106.35. Condition at end of fiscal year. The project was completed in 1942. The jetties were completed in 1911 and the 25-foot channel between the jetties in 1917. The 20-foot channel in the harbor was completed in 1942 with Navy Department funds. The jetties are spaced 850 feet apart. The east jetty is 4,548 feet long and the west jetty 4,410 feet long, with inshore end wings 750 feet and 297 feet long, respec- tively. The wings of both jetties and the 2,000-foot inshore end section of the west jetty are of stone-filled pile and timber construc- tion, and the entire east jetty and the outshore end section of the west jetty are of rubble mound construction. The latest examinations show minimum depths, at mean low water, as follows: RIVERS AND HARBORS--PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 291 Minimum depth Project Date Section depth- Left Midchannel Right (feet) outside for half outside quarter project quarter (feet) width (feet) (feet) March 1953.... Between jetties -...... __ _____-__ ... __-25 20. 0 13. 5 13. 5 September Inner end of jetties to Cape May Har- 20 12. 4 16. 7 7.5 1949. bor. June 1945-----...... Thence to Coast Guard wharves .. _ 20 8. 5 18. 9 13.5 The costs under the existing project, excluding $100,000 contributed by local interests and $50,000 Navy Department funds expended for new work, were $879,274.62 for new work and $723,720.51 for mainte- nance, a total of $1,602,995.13. The expenditures were $879,274.62 for new work and $723,162.51 for maintenance, a total of $1,602,437.13. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 prior to 1949 1 New work: Appropriated .------......---------------.......................----------------------------------.......... $879, 274. 62 Cost ------------------------------------------------------------------ 879, 274. 62 Expenditures ..................-------------- -----------------------------------........ ------------ 879, 274. 62 Maintenance: Appropriated ........ -$5, 000. 00 $55, 000. 00 ...-------- --$1, 492. 98 $6, 000. 00 725, 056. 16 Cost -..----------- 2, 708. 10 52, 739. 75 $796. 91 -------- 4, 664. 35 723, 720. 51 Expenditures--....... 2, 966. 81 52, 739. 75 796. 91 . .. 4, 106. 35 723, 162. 52 1In addition, $50,000 Navy Department funds and $100,000 contributed funds were expended for new work. 16. ABSECON INLET, N. J. Location. This inlet is located on the coast of New Jersey about 65 miles north of Delaware breakwater, between Brigantine Beach on the north and Absecon Beach on the south. It forms the entrance to the harbor at Atlantic City, N. J. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 826 and 1217.) Previous project. Adopted by River and Harbor Act of July 25, 1912. The project was completed in 1916. For further details see Annual Report for 1936, page 319. Existing project. This provides for an inlet entrance channel 20 feet deep at mean low water and 400 feet wide, for an entrance channel 15 feet deep and 200 feet wide from the inlet channel into Clam Creek, and for a turning basin 15 feet deep within Clam Creek. The act authorizing the inlet entrance channel also provides that should the channel at any time have a deleterious effect on the Atlantic City Beach, work upon the improvement may cease, it being understood that the project is adopted on the basis that the interests of the beach in front of the city are superior to those of the inlet. The total length of the section included in the project is about 11/2 miles. The mean tidal range in the ocean is 4 feet and at the inlet gorge 3.6 feet. The extreme tidal range, due to ocean storms, is about 11 feet. 292 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1953, is $252,000. The latest (1950) estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $200,000. The existing project was authorized by the following River and Harbor Acts: Acts Work authorized Documents Sept. 22,1922 An inlet entrance channel 20 feet deep_-------------_ H. Doc. 375, 67th Cong., 2d sess. July 24,1946 A channel 15 feet deep into Clam Creek and a turning H. Doc. 504, 79th Cong., 2d sess. basin. (Contains the latest published map.) Local cooperation. Fully complied with except that local interests are required to furnish suitable spoil disposal areas for the new work and subsequent maintenance when and as required for the dredging of the entrance channel into Clam Creek and the turning basin within Clam Creek. Terminal facilities. There are 9 wharves served by this improve- ment 1 is Government owned, 6 are privately owned and open to gen- eral public use upon payment of moderate wharfage, and 2 are publicly owned. Three of the wharves have direct railroad connection. There is also a continuous line of piers or landing places for pleasure craft on both sides of the large basins which indent the south shore of the inner channel. There are 3 shipyards and 3 marine railways at this locality. The facilities are considered adequate for the existing com- merce. Operations and results during fiscal year. Maintenance dredging in the entrance channel by U. S. hopper dredge Lyman was com- menced October 7 and completed November 19, 1952. There were removed 138,621 cubic yards, place measurement, of material, at a cost of $93,982. Surveys and channel examinations were made at a cost of $2,573.84. The cost of all work was $96,555.84 for maintenance. The expendi- tures were $98,747.65. Condition at end of fiscal year. The project was about 92 percent complete. The inlet entrance channel was completed in 1938. The work remaining to be done is the dredging of an entrance channel from the inlet channel into Clam Creek and a turning basin in Clam Creek. The latest examinations show minimum depths, at mean low water, as follows: Minimum depth Project Date Section depth Left Midehannel Right (feet) outside for half outside quarter project quarter (feet) width (feet) (feet) May 1953-...... Entrance channel...................... 20 11.9 12.1 8.5 Do-....... Thence to Brigantine Bridge.._,-...... 20 ------ 1 11. 2......... 1In 80 percent of project width. RIVERS AND HARBORS-PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 293 The costs under the existing project were $208,647.66 for new work and $1,845,286.79 for maintenance, a total of $2,053,934.45. The ex- penditures were $2,053,934.45. last and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 prior to 1949 1 New work: ....................... Appropriated--------...........--------------------------............---........------------------- $435,144.55 Cost..............----------...-----.---.----------- ----------------------------------- 435,144. 55 Expenditures------........----------- --------------------------------- --------- 435,144. 55 Maintenance: Appropriated- ........ $193, 500. 00 $159,000. 00 $62, 000.00 $18,000.00 $98, 677. 11 2, 083, 327. 35 Cost--------------................. 184, 139. 96 150, 813. 32 6, 696. 75 85, 496. 15 96, 555. 84 2, 081, 072. 40 Expenditures.----.--. 319,468.41 147, 295. 23 10, 750. 09 83, 304. 34 98, 747. 65 2, 081, 072. 40 1 Includes $226,496.89 for new work and $235,785.61 for maintence for previous projects. Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to be appro- priated for completion of existing project-------------------------- $43, 000 17. TUCKERTON CREEK, N. J. Location. This creeek rises in Ocean County, N. J., flows southerly 7 miles, and empties into Little Egg Harbor about 8 miles north of Little Egg Inlet. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 825 and 1216.) Existing project. This provides for a channel 6 feet deep, 80 feet wide from the head of Marchelder Channel in Little Tuckerton Bay to the mouth; thence 75 feet wide to Parkers Landing, 1 mile above the mouth; thence 60 feet wide to West Tuckerton Landing, 1%/ miles above the mouth; thence a channel 5 feet deep and 60 feet wide to just above Scow Landing, 2 miles above the mouth; and thence a channel 3 feet deep and 40 feet wide to the mill dam at Tuckerton, 21/4 miles above the mouth. The total length of the section included in the project is about 31/2 miles. All depths refer to the plane of mean low water. The mean tidal range is 2.5 feet. The extreme tidal range is from about 1 foot below mean low water to about 1 foot above mean high water. The cost for new work for the completed project was $60,242. The latest (1950) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $6,700. The existing project was authorized by the following River and Harbor Acts: Acts Work authorized Documents June 13,1902 For depths of 6, 5, and 3 feet-------------------- . Doec. 274, 56th Cong., 1st sess. Mar. 3, 1905 Substitution of channel as across Little Tuckerton Specified in act. (H. Doc. 1040, Bay. 64th Cong., 1st sess., contains latest published maps.) Terminal facilities. There are a number of wharves and piers of pile-and-timber construction along the creek. There are also four boatyards with marine railways, and repair and storage facilities 294 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 located at Tuckerton. One wharf at Tuckerton is publicly owned. The facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operationsand results during fiscal year. Under maintenance, sur- veys and channel examinations were made. The costs and expendi- tures were $3,871.61. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was completed in 1925. The controlling depths at mean low water, in June 1953, were as follows: In the entrance channel and within the creek to the Tuckerton Yacht Club, 2.3 feet; thence to Parkers Landing, 3.5 feet; thence to Scow Landing, 3.5 feet; and thence to the mill dam at Tuck- erton, 3.5 feet. The costs and expenditures under the existing project were $60,- 242.16 for new work and $176,734.77 for maintenance, a total of $236,976.93. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June ... . . .. .. . 30,1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 priorto 1949 New work: ........----------------------.......................-----------............-----------........................---- Appropriated------- $60, 242.16 Expenditures----------------------------------------------....................------------ 60, 242.16 Maintenance: Appropriated ....---------. $273. 23 $3, 500. 00 -$156. 77- ...... ... $4,000. 00 176, 863. 16 ........ Cost----------...------- 273. 23 3, 071. 87 ----------------------................ 3, 871. 61 176, 734. 77 Expenditures--------......... 273. 23 2, 727. 72 ...........- 615. 51----------- 3, 871. 61 116, 734. 77 18. BARNEGAT INLET, N. J. Location. This inlet is located on the east coast of New Jersey, about 50 miles south of Sandy Hook. It forms the main entrance to Barnegat Bay, the largest of the bays on the New Jersey coast which are separated from the ocean by narrow barrier beaches. The inlet lies between Island Beach on the north and Long Beach on the south. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 825 and 1216.) Existing project. This provides for a channel 8 feet deep through the inlet and 10 feet through the outer bar, the channel to be protected by two converging stone jetties extending to the 12-foot contour in the ocean and spaced 1,000 feet apart at the outer ends; a channel of suitable hydraulic characteristics extending in a northwesterly direc- tion from the gorge in the inlet to Oyster Creek Channel just north- west of Sunset Shoal, thence via Oyster Creek Channel to deep water in the bay; and the maintenance of a channel 8 feet deep and 200 feet wide to connect Barnegat City Harbor with the main inlet channel. The total length of the section included in the project is about 4.5 miles. All depths refer to the plane of mean low water. The mean tidal range at the inlet gorge is 2.7 feet and in Barnegat Bay 0.5 foot. The extreme tidal range at the inlet is from about 2 feet below mean low water to about 3 feet above mean high water. RIVERS AND HARBORS-PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 295 The cost for new work for the completed project was $448,849, ex- clusive of $300,000 contributed by local interests. The latest (1950) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $43,000. The existing project was authorized by the following River and Harbor Acts: Acts Work authorized Documents Aug. 30,1935 An 8-foot depth through the inlet to Oyster Creek. Rivers and Harbors Committee Channel across inner bar, 10-foot depth through Doc. 19, 73d Cong., 2d sess.' outer bar and for jetties. Aug. 26,1937 A channel of suitable hydraulic characteristics from Rivers and Harbors Committee 1 the gorge to Oyster Creek Channel, and thence to Doc. 85, 74th Cong., 2d sess. deep water in bay. 1 July 24,1946 Maintenance dredging of a channel to connect the H. Doc. 358, 79th Cong., 2d sess. main inlet channel with Barnegat City Harbor. 1Contains latest published maps. Local cooperation. The River and Harbor Act of July 24, 1946, imposes upon the work authorized therein the condition that local in- terests agree to hold and save the United States free from claims due to the work. On August 13, 1946, local interests were notified of this requirement and requested to furnish the necessary assurance that it would be met. This assurance has not been furnished. Prior require- ments have been fully complied with. Terminal facilities. There are three docks or terminals located in the inner harbor at Barnegat City which furnish adequate facilities for the present commerce of the locality. Two are privately owned and are used for fishing interests. One is Government owned. Operations and results during fiscal year. None. There were no costs or expenditures. Conditionat end of fiscal year. The project was completed in 1940: The dredging of a channel from the inlet gorge to Oyster Creek Channel 20 feet deep and 300 feet wide and thence a channel 8 feet deep and 200 feet wide through Oyster Creek Channel to Barnegat Bay was completed in 1939. The converging jetties were completed in 1940. The north jetty is 4,900 feet long and the south jetty 2,950 feet long. The inshore end sections, 769 feet and 450 feet long, respec- tively, are of pile-and-timber sheet-pile construction reinforced with stone. The outshore ends of both jetties are of rubble-mound con- struction. The latest examinations show a navigable channel with controlling depths, at mean low water, as follows: In October 1950, from the ocean to the inlet gorge, 7.7 feet; thence to the inner end of the inlet channel, 3 feet; and thence, in August 1946, through Oyster Creek Channel to Barnegat Bay, 6.9 feet. The costs and expenditures under the existing project, excluding $300,000 contributed funds expended for new work, were $448,849.09 for new work and $1,177,829.88 for maintenance, a total of $1,626,678.97. 296 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 prior to 1949 1 New work: Appropriated----- . -------- --------------------.. . ------------------------- $448,849.09 Cost-----..-----.------.----.------------.--------- ------------------------ 448,849.09 Expenditures---------------------------- ----------------------------------- 448,849.09 Maintenance: Appropriated-......... $446, 500. 00 $238, 000. 00 -$12, 000.89 ------------ $2, 000 1, 179, 829. 88 C st.................. 189, 752. 08 385,820. 99 99, 535. 02--------------------.......... -- 1,177, 829.88 Expenditures--------......... 100,295.24 384,993.84 190, 588. 29---------------------- 1, 177, 829.88 1 In addition, $300,000 for new work was expended from contributed funds. 19. MANASQUAN RIVER, N. J. Location. This is a small stream located in the eastern part of New Jersey, rising near Freehold and flowing easterly to the Atlantic Ocean, which it enters about 26 miles south of Sandy Hook. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 795.) Previous projects. Adopted by River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1879. For further details, see Annual Report for 1909, page 186, and Annual Report for 1938, page 269. Existing project. This provides for a channel 14 feet deep and 250 feet wide, protected by jetties and other works, extending from the Atlantic Ocean to the inner end of the north jetty, thence 12 feet deep and 300 feet wide to within 700 feet of the New York & Long Branch Railroad bridge, thence of same depth and narrowing to a width of 100 feet to within 300 feet of the bridge; for a widening on the northerly side of the channel of 200 feet for a distance of 3,150 feet to a depth of 8 feet; for an anchorage of 19 acres in area to a depth of 10 feet on the south side of the channel and for an anchorage of 27.5 acres in area to a depth of 12 feet about 0.5 mile west of route 35 highway bridge. Length of section included in project is about 1.5 miles. Mean tidal range is3.7 feet at the inner end of the inlet and 4 feet at ocean end; mean range of spring tides, 4.4 and 4.8 feet, respectively; irregular fluctuations due to wind and barometric pressure vary from 2.7 feet below to 7.5 feet above mean low water at the inner end of the inlet. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1953, is $918,000, exclusive of amount expended on previous projects and $300,000 con- tributed by local interests. The estimate for annual cost of mainte- nance, revised in 1950, is $32,500. The existing project was authorized by the following River and Harbor Acts: Acts Work authorized Documents July 3, 1930 Channel 8 feet deep and provision of works designed H. Doc. 482. 70th Cong., 2d sess. to secure the channel. Aug. 30, 1935 Widening of channel on northerly side-................ Senate committee document, 74th Cong., Istsess. Mar. 2,1945 Deepening channel to 12 and 14 feet; 10- and 12-foot H. Doc. 356, 77th Cong., 1st sess. anchorages. (Contains latest published map.) RIVERS AND HARBORS-PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 297 Local cooperation. The River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1945, provides that local interests furnish, free of cost to the United States, suitable areas properly diked for disposal of dredged material, for new work and maintenance, when and as needed; convey to the United States, free of cost, a perpetual easement to excavate all lands above ordinary high water required for the improvemnent; and release the United States from all claims for damage resulting from the improve- ment. Assurances of local cooperation furnished by local interests in connection with the deepening of the channel only, were approved by the Chief of Engineers on February 15, 1951. The requirements under prior acts have been fully complied with. Terminal facilities. Five landings with a total wharfage of 700 feet, used by commercial fishermen, and seven landings and boat basins for pleasure craft are located along the river and its branches. The pleasure boat landings and basins are equipped with marine rail- ways, boatbuilding and repair facilities, and boat storage facilities. Two yacht clubs with a mooring capacity of 45 boats and numerous pleasure boat landings are also located along the waterway. The existing facilities are considered adequate for present requirements. Operationsand results during fiscal year. Under maintenance, sur- veys and channel examinations were made at a cost of $1,450.56 and examinations of the bulkheads and jetties at a cost of $3,225.36. The costs and expenditures for all work were $4,675.92. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was about 82 percent complete. Rubble-mound jetties, 1,230 feet long north of the entrance and 1,030 feet long south of the entrance, were completed in 1931. Two steel bulkheads, each 950 feet long, at the inshore ends of the jetties were completed in 1937. A steel bulkhead 698 feet long and two steel groins of an aggregate length of 570 feet, constructed on the northerly beach, were completed in 1938. A channel 10 feet deep and 250 feet wide from the 10-foot depth curve in the ocean to a point near the inshore ends of the jetties and thence 8 feet deep and 300 feet wide to a point 700 feet below the New York & Long Branch Railroad bridge was completed in 1933, and the widening on the northerly side of the channel was completed in 1938. The work re- maining to be done is the deepening of the channel between the jetties from 10 feet to 14 feet, thence the channel to a point 700 feet below the railroad bridge from 8 feet to 12 feet and extending the 12-foot channel to within 300 feet of the railroad bridge; also the dredging of the 19-acre anchorage south of the channel and the 27.5-acre an- chorage west of the highway bridge. The controlling depth at mean low water, in April 1953, from the ocean to the railroad bridge was 7.0 feet. The costs and expenditures under the existing project, excluding $300,000 contributed funds expended for new work, were $335,342.16 for new work and $575,593.18 for maintenance, a total of $910,935.34. 298 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 prior to 1949 1 2 New work: Appropriated ------ ------------------------------------------------ $374, 342.16 Cost ---------------------------------------------------------------- 374, 342.16 Expenditures--- ------------------ ------------------------------------ 374,342.16 Maintenance: Appropriated ........ $77, 500. 00 $41, 000. 00 -$6, 347. 26 $650. 08 $6, 200. 00 579, 171.37 Cost ---------------- 4, 490. 02 110, 346. 05 -2, 683. 33 650. 08 4, 675. 92 577, 647. 29 Expenditures ..------ 4,195. 88 104, 930. 73 3,026.13 650. 08 4, 675. 92 577, 647. 29 1Includes $39,000 for new work and $2,054.11 for maintenance for previous projects. 2 In addition $300,000 for new work was expended from contributed funds. Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to be appropriated for completion of existing project---------------$583, 000 20. NEW JERSEY INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY Location. This waterway, a sea-level inland water route approxi- mately parallel with the New Jersey coast, extends from the Atlantic Ocean at Manasquan Inlet, about 26 miles south of Sandy Hook, N. J., to Delaware Bay about 3 miles above Cape May Point. The water- way extends through the inlet and up Manasquan River a distance of about 2 miles; thence by the Manasquan-Bayhead Canal through high ground for a distance of 2 miles to the head of Barnegat Bay. It then passes through a series of bays, lagoons, and thoroughfares along the New Jersey coast to Cape May Harbor; thence across Cape May County to Delaware Bay through a land cut by way of the New England Creek basin. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 234, 795, 825, 826, 827, 1216, 1217, 1218, and 1219.) Existing project. This provides for a channel 12 feet deep at mean low water and generally 100 feet wide, extending from the Atlantic Ocean at Manasquan Inlet, N. J., to Delaware Bay above Cape May, N. J., by the further improvement of Manasquan River and Inlet, N. J., and the present New Jersey Intracoastal Waterway, and by the construction of a canal of similar dimensions from Cape May Harbor to Delaware Bay via the New England Creek basin, with adequate jetties at the Delaware Bay entrance. The total length of the project is about 117 miles. Normal tidal range in sections of the waterway remote from inlets is 0.5 foot. Near the inlets the mean tidal range generally is 3 feet; in the ocean, 4 feet; at the head of Cape May Harbor, 4.6 feet; and in Delaware Bay, near the entrance, 4.7 feet. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1953, is $6,515,000, exclusive of $1,824,940 Navy Department funds and $99,000 contrib- uted by local interests. The latest (1950) approved estimate for an- nual cost of maintenance is $400,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act approved March 2, 1945 (H. Doc. 133, 76th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in the project document. RIVERS AND HARBORS-PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 299 The River and Harbor Act approved July 24, 1946 (Public 525, 79th Cong., 2d sess., as extended by Public Law No. 240, 82d Cong., dated Oct. 30, 1951), authorized the use for a period not to exceed 6 years, of funds from appropriations heretofore or hereafter made for main- tenance and improvement of rivers and harbors, for the maintenance of the canal from Cape May Harbor to Delaware Bay constructed as an emergency wartime project with Navy Department funds, includ- ing the cost of maintaining the temporary railroad and seashore high- way bridges over the canal. Local cooperation. The project is subject to the conditions that the State of New Jersey cede to the United States all right, title, and in- terest that it has acquired to lands, easements, rights-of-way, and structures other than bridges for the Manasquan-Bayhead Canal; that the State of New Jersey furnish, free of cost to the United States, all lands, easements, rights-of-way, and disposal areas required for con- struction of the Cape May Canal and for improvement of the proposed waterway and for their subsequent maintenance; that local interests provide, maintain, and operate suitable bridges over the waterway; that the State of New Jersey donate to the United States the naviga- tion aids in use on the present New Jersey Intracoastal Waterway, and that the State of New Jersey hold and save the United States and its agents free from any claims for damages resulting from the work of improvement. Measures taken by local interests to comply with the specified requirements include: The State of New Jersey has contrib- uted $99,000 toward the acquisition of land for the rights-of-way and disposal areas for the Cape May Canal; assumed the maintenance and operation of one temporary highway bridge in 1946 and of the second temporary highway bridge on April 1, 1953; and assumed the reim- bursement of the railroad for operation of the temporary railroad bridge on April 1, 1953; and taken the necessary legislative action to permit the Department of Conservation and Economic Development to meet the specified requirements. Assurances were accepted by the Chief of Engineers on January 18, 1952, and it is expected that the conditions of local cooperation will be fully met during the fiscal year 1954. Terminal facilities. There are numerous piers, wharves, and docks at resorts located at or adjacent to the waterway, most of which are open to general public use, and fuel, water, and other supplies are read- ily available. Public and privately owned boat basins are located in a number of streams entering the bays and thoroughfares through which the waterway passes. Boat repair and storage yards with ma- rine railways for small craft are also scattered along the waterway. Transfer facilities, including facilities for icing, storing, and shipping food fish, are available at most of the larger communities along the waterway, including Atlantic City, Wildwood, and Cape May. The plants at the two latter places have direct railroad connections. The facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year. Maintenance: Surveys and channel examinations were made at a cost of $2,087.06. 300 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 Operating and care: A railroad bridge and a highway bridge cross- ing the waterway were operated and maintained from the beginning of the fiscal year to April 1, 1953. The cost was $13,821.08. The cost of all work was $2,087.06 for maintenance and $13,821.08 for operating and care, a total of $15,908.14. Expenditures were $17,203.06. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was about 25 percent complete. A canal 12 feet deep and 100 feet wide from Cape May Harbor to Delaware Bay was completed in 1942; 2 parallel stone jetties at the Delaware Bay entrance and 1 temporary highway draw- bridge in 1943; and 1 temporary highway drawbridge and 1 railroad bridge in 1944, all with Navy Department funds. The work remain- ing to be done is the dredging of a channel 12 feet deep and 100 feet wide from the Atlantic Ocean at Manasquan Inlet to Cape May Har- bor. The latest examination of the canal connecting Cape May Har- bor with Delaware Bay, in March 1953, shows minimum depths at mean low water as follows: In the left outside quarter, 7.0 feet; in the middle half of the channel, 7.6 feet; and in the right outside quarter, 6.1 feet. The costs under the existing project, excluding $1,824,940 expended for new work and $286,954.70 for maintenance from Navy Depart- ment funds and $99,000 contributed funds expended for new work, were $53,694.60 for new work, $267,887.06 for maintenance, and $40,- 000 for operating and care, a total of $361,581.66. The expenditures were $361,581.66. Cost and fnancial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30,1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 priorto 1949 New work: Appropriated.....-------------------............---............----................................ $53, 694. 60 Cost-............------------ -----------------.......................------------------------------------...................... 153, 694. 60 Expenditures......... ............-----------------------.......................------------ ------------ ------------ 53, 694. 60 Maintenance: Appropriated......... $83, 000.00 $57, 000. 00 $31, 000.00 $32, 800. 00 $14, 587. 06 307, 887. 06 Cost........ -.........89, 609. 31 44, 271.87 40, 012. 83 34, 378. 83 15, 908. 14 2307, 887. 06 Expenditures---------........ 92, 656. 86 44, 560. 82 41, 382. 14 33, 245. 51 17, 203. 06 307, 887. 06 1In addition, $1,824,940 Navy Department funds and $99,000 contributed funds were expended for new work. s In addition, $286,954.70 Navy Department funds were expended for maintenance. Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to be appropriated for completion of existing project ------.------- $6, 461, 305 RIVERS AND HARBORS-PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 301 21. EXAMINATIONS, SURVEYS, AND CONTINGENCIES (GENERAL) The cost of the work during the year was $10,297.87 for examina- tions and surveys and $20,111.33 for contingencies, a total of $30,409.20. The expenditures were $31,681.30. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 priorto 1949 Maintenance: Appropriated......... $80,800.00 $112,000.00 $142, 874. 96 $74, 200. 00 $37,040.00 $1, 831, 961.69 Cost---------------.................. 80, 773. 66 70, 176. 81 178, 697. 90 81, 761. 25 30, 409. 20 1, 822, 152. 17 Expenditures-.-.... - 74, 455. 84 83, 434. 60 175, 566.80 82, 916.34 31, 681.30 1, 819, 096. 51 22. PLANT ALLOTMENT, PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 prior to 1949 Maintenance: Appropriated--...- $400,000.00 $120, 710. 80 -- ------- $333, 400. 73..-.--.---- $3, 040, 762. 09 Cost............----------..---.. 235, 946. 44 -249, 778. 48 -$56,612. 59 379, 897. 01 $86, 567.83 2, 221, 665. 46 Expenditures- -99, 636.34 -108, 718. 90 - 45, 678. 43 415, 462. 68 170, 715. 43 2, 150, 225. 54 23. HOPPER DREDGE REPLACEMENT No work was in progress during the fiscal year. There were no costs or expenditures. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 prior to 1949 Maintenance: Appropriated-......... $800, 000.00 $150, 000.00 -$29, 732, 578. 47 -$7, 421. 53 ...................--- Cost-------------- 6,053, 519. 60 2, 302, 656. 00 -29, 756, 698. 51 32, 141.80 ... Expenditures - ... 6, 224, 295. 03 3, 250, 371.86 -29, 451, 752. 23 42, 186. 57.................. 277309--53-voL.1-20 302 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 24. INACTIVE NAVIGATION PROJECTS For last Cost and expenditures to Estimated full report June 30, 1953 amount Name of project see annual required to reportc pet for- New work Maintenance complete 1. Delaware River, N. Y., N. J., and Pa., at or near the mouth of Neversink River 1 2...... 1917 - $61, 500 2. Chester River, Pa. 4 ......................------- 1931 $6, 000.00 $650. 26 26, 000 3. Ice Harbor at Marcus Hook, Pa.-............. 8 - - - 1928 208, 963.64 14, 336. 36 (7) 4. Ice Harbor at New Castle, Del. 2 ....... . 1898 224, 703. 84 -. -_______ (7) 5. Appoquinimink River, Del. 4-- - - 1931 36, 973.35 41, 098. 56 14, 000 6. Smyrna River, Del.4 8 ----- -- 1949 198, 843. 94 195, 609. 18 9, 700 7. Leipsic River, Del.-..----------------------- - - - - - 1931 36, 956. 06 32, 242. 94 (7) 8. Little River, Del.4 __ 4 ................. 1946 12, 015. 86 47, 808. 03 (7) 9. St. Jones River, Del. ..--........------- - 1950 207, 102. 37 65, 318. 02 1, 325, 200 10. Mispillion River, Del.4 10 ------ 1951 365, 189. 13 384, 567. 35 (7) 11. Harbor of Refuge, Delaware Bay, Del...-------- 1952 115,162,229.65 120, 455. 55 (7) 12. Waterway from Indian River Inlet to Reho- 1950 ............----- -------------- 12 95, 000 both Bay, Del. 13. Inland Waterway from Chincoteague 2 Bay, 1939 168, 411. 88 141542, 794. 40 (7) Va., to Delaware Bay, Del. 13 14. Rancocas River, N. J.4............. 1942 ...---------------------. 44, 500. 21 13, 090. 44 131, 400 15. ..................... Big Timber Creek, N. J.4------------------- 1949 1858, 664. 77 11, 396. 51 (7) 16. Woodbury Creek, N. J.2 4----.......------- 1940 1727, 093.01 55, 405. 91 (7) 17. Raccoon Creek, N. J.4______._.._.--.-- . 1949 1883, 664. 96 218, 935. 89 (7) 18. Oldmans Creek, N. J.2 4...........------- 1941 31, 188. 43 31, 736. 20 249, 800 19. Salem River, N. J.4 19-------......................... 1947 20107, 634. 43 173, 153. 68 2128, 200 20. Alloway Creek, N. J.4------------------------........................ 1931 21, 397. 73 33, 002. 27 (7) 21. Maurice River, N. J.22 -----...................... 1948 23 143, 984. 49 122, 380. 54 129, 500 22. Dennis Creek, N. J. --------........................ 1897 4, 701. 05 -------------- (7) 23. Goshen Creek, N. J.2 4........................ 1905 15, 358. 77 870. 00 (7) 24. Absecon Creek, N. J--- ...------------------ 1950 11, 934. 96 68, 229. 84 (7) 25. Little Egg Harbor, N. J.1 2------4) 15, 048.00 ....... (7) 26. Double Creek, N. J.4_ ..---------------------- 1912 7, 800. 00 (25) (7) 27. Toms River, N. J------. ------------------- 1950 10, 050. 00 19, 984. 62 341, 500 1 Abandonment recommended in H. Doe. 467, 69th Cong., 1st sess. 2 No commerce reported. 3 Exclusive of amount to be contributed by local interests. The authorization of this project provided for local interests to deposit with the United States $54,780 for the accomplishment of certain work. The present estimate for this work is $153,500. 4 Channel adequate for commerce. 5Includes $6,000 new work and $62.98 maintenance funds expended on previous projects. 8 Harbor not now required for commerce. 7 Completed. 8 Includes $55,084.78 new work and $22,722.85 maintenance funds expended on previous projects. 9 Includes $54,590.20 new work and $28,936.30 maintenance funds expended on previous projects. 10 Includes $148,798.41 new work and $61,172.42 maintenance funds expended on previous projects. 11Includes $2,749,451.79 new work funds expended on previous projects. 12Exclusive of $20,000 required to be contributed by local interests. 1a Cost of maintaining bridges assumed by State of Delaware. 14Exclusive of $2,000 contributed by State of Delaware. 15Includes $25,330.42 maintenance funds expended on previous projects. 18Exclusive of $50,000 contributed by local interests. 17Includes $2,950.31 new work funds expended on previous projects. 18Includes $757.23 new work funds expended on previous projects. 19Includes $55,809.34 new work and $48,000 maintenance funds expended on previous projects. 20 Exclusive of $51,825.10 contributed by local interests. 21 In addition, local interests are required to contribute an equal amount. 22Awaiting local cooperation. 23 Includes $43,000 new work funds expended on previous projects. s4 Last appropriation for the project was in 1952.- No information is at hand relative to work done. 2a Maintenance assumed by local interests as required by law. RIVERS AND HARBORS-PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 303 25. MISCELLANEOUS ACTIVITIES Status of all investigations for navigation called for by River and Harbor Acts and committee resolutions Date trans- Document Recom- Locality Authorization act mitted to No. mendation Congress Cape May Harbor, Cold Spring River and Harbor Act, Inlet, N. J., with a view to shore July 24, 1946. protection. Chesapeake Bay to Delaware Commerce Committee reso- River, Md. and Del., Inland lution, Mar. 28, 1939. Waterway (with particular refer- ence to bridges). Cold Spring Inlet (Cape May Har- River and Harbor Act, bor), N. J., with a view to shore July 24, 1946. protection. Delaware River, Pa., N. J., and House Public Works Com- Del., Philadelphia to the sea, mittee resolution, May 21, with a view to determining 1951. whether any modification of the existing project is advisable at this time.' Delaware River to Chesapeake Commerce Committee res- Bay, Del. and Md., Inland Waterway (with particular refer- solution, Mar. 28, 1939. --------------- ence to ;bridges). Delaware River, Pa., N. J., and River and Harbor Act, Del., Philadelphia to the sea.' July 24, 1946. Delaware River, Pa., N. J., and Senate Public Works Com- Del., Philadelphia to the sea and mittee resolution, Feb. Philadelphia to Trenton, with a 4, 1949. view to providing relief from oil pollution in the Philadelphia port area. Delaware River, Pa., N. J., and House Public Works Com- Del., Philadelphia to the sea mittee resolution, Sept. (anchorages).2 27, 1951. Delaware River at Camden, N. J.2__ House Public Works Com- mittee resolution, June 11, 1952. Delaware River, Pa. and N. J., River and Harbor Act, between Philadelphia and Tren- July 24, 1946. ton.' Delaware River between New House Public Works Com- Castle, Del., and Delaware mittee resolution, Apr. City, Del. 25, 1951. Delaware River, Pa. and N. J., Senate Public Works Com- between Philadelphia and Tren- mittee resolution, Apr. ton.' 13, 1950. Great Egg Harbor River, N. J_.. _ House Public Works Com- mittee resolution, June 27, 1950. Manasquan Inlet to Shrewsbury House Public Works Com- River section of Intracoastal mittee resolution, Apr. Waterway, and alternate connec- 22, 1947. tion to Delaware Bay. New Jersey coast cooperative River and Harbor Act, beach erosion survey. Mar. 2, 1945. New Jersey Intracoastal Waterway House Public Works Com- from Shrewsbury River to Dela- mittee resolution, Apr. ware Bay above Cape May for 22, 1947. extension of waterway from Manasquan Inlet to Shrewsbury River and an alternate connec- tion to Delaware Bay. Ocean City, N. J., cooperative River and Harbor Act, June 17, 1953 ...........----------- Favorable. beach erosion study. July 3, 1930, and July 31, 1945. Wilmington Harbor (Christina Senate Public Works Com- River), ' Del. mittee resolution,. Mar. 18, 1953. 1 Combined in a single report. 2 Limited to preliminary examination scope. 304 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 26. DYBERRY RESERVOIR, DYBERRY CREEK, PA. Location. The site of Dyberry Reservoir is in the Dyberry Creek valley in the central part of Wayne County, Pa., between the borough of Honesdale and the village of Tanners Falls. The dam site is ap- proximately 3 miles above the confluence of Dyberry Creek and Lacka- ,waxen River in Honesdale and 29 miles above the confluence of the Lackawaxen and Delaware Rivers. (See U. S. Geological Survey quadrangle sheet, "Honesdale, Pa.") Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for a single- purpose flood control reservoir having a capacity of 24,500 acre-feet formed by an earth embankment, approximately 1,280 feet long at the crest and rising 112 feet above the creek'bed. It also provides for a tunnel, with intake structure and stilling basin, in the left abutment, a chute-type spillway and stilling basin in the left abutment. The reservoir will control the runoff from a drainage area of 65 square miles which is 91 percent of the watershed of Dyberry Creek and 39 percent of the Lackawaxen River watershed above Honesdale, Pa. Construction of the project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 30, 1948. The estimated Federal cost of new work, revised in 1953, is $5,757,000 for construction and $1,307,000 for lands, damages and relocations, a total of $7,064,000. Local cooperation. The project is subject to the conditions that responsible local agencies furnish assurances satisfactory to the Secre- tary of the Army that they will remove the three existing low dams in the Lackawaxen River at Honesdale, Pa., and establish satisfactory measures to preserve the flood-carrying capacities of the stream chan- nels below the proposed reservoir. These assurances have not been furnished by local interests; however, the three low dams at Honesdale have been removed. Operations and results during fiscal year. Miscellaneous investi- gations were made at a cost of $50. The costs and expenditures were $50 for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year. No construction work has been done on the project. Preliminary engineering planning has been com- pleted. Preparation of plans and specifications has not been initiated. The cost and expenditures were $128,369.54 for new work. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30,1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 prior to 1949 New work: Appropriated -.......... ___, ... ._ $1, 200.00 ------------....... -$830.46 .------------ $128,369.54 Cost---- -$3, 716. 52 1,571. 12------------------------ $50 128, 369.54 Expenditures-------- 14, 197.47 529. 22 $1, 206.75 -5-0 128,369.54 Other new work data : Estimated additional amount needed to be appropriated for completion of existing project-------.. -- ----- $6, 935, 630 FLOOD CONTROL--PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 305 27. PROMPTON RESERVOIR, LACKAWAXEN RIVER, PA. Location. The site of Prompton Reservoir is in the Lackawaxen River valley in the central part of Wayne County, Pa., between the borough of Prompton and the village of Aldenville. The dam site is within the corporate limits of Prompton, 4 miles upstream from Honesdale, Pa., and approximately 30 miles above the confluence of the Lackawaxen and Delaware Rivers. (See U. S. Geological Survey quadrangle sheet, "Honesdale, Pa.") Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for a single- purpose flood control reservoir having a capacity of 48,300 acre-feet formed by an earth embankment, approximately 1,230 feet long at the crest and rising 140 feet above the riverbed. It also provides for an uncontrolled outlet conduit of reinforced concrete, with intake structure and stilling basin, and an emergency spillway located high on the right abutment. The reservoir will control the runoff from 60 square miles which is 64 percent of the area drained by the river above its confluence with Dyberry Creek and 36 percent of the Lackawaxen River watershed above Honesdale, Pa. Construction of the project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 30, 1948. The estimated Federal cost of new work, revised in 1953, is $4,235,000 for construction and $1,149,000 for lands, damages, and relocations, a total of $5,384,000. Local cooperation. The project as recommended is subject to the conditions that responsible local agencies furnish assurances satisfac- tory to the Secretary of the Army that they will remove the three existing low dams in the river at Honesdale, Pa., and establish satis- factory measures to preserve the flood-carrying capacities of the stream channels below the proposed reservoir. These assurances have not been furnished by local interests; however, the three low dams at Honesdale have been removed. Operationsand results during fiscal year. Miscellaneous investiga- tions were made at a cost of $52.50. The costs were $52.50 for new work. The expenditures were $3,552.50. Condition at end of fiscal year. No construction work has been done on the project. Preparation of plans and specifications was about 24 percent complete. The costs and expenditures were $167,315.19 for new work. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 priorto 1949 New work: ----- Appropriated--........ $65, 000.00 $63,800.00 -$55,000.00 -$3, 024.92 -$459.89 $167,315. 19 Cost---------------- 25, 946. 67 40, 635. 54 13, 545. 79 454. 61 52. 50 167, 315. 19 Expenditures---------........ 29, 678.39 40, 855. 48 13, 658. 67 454. 61 3,552. 50 167, 315. 19 Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to be appropriated for completion of existing project_------------ $5, 216,225 306 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 28. ALLENTOWN, LEHIGH RIVER, PA. Location. Allentown is located in Lehigh County on the Lehigh River, 17 miles above its mouth. (See U. S. Geological Survey quadrangle sheets, "Allentown and Allentown West, Pa.") Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for widening and deepening the channel of Lehigh River and easing the abrupt turn and approaches thereto at the mouth of Little Lehigh Creek; it also provides for a training dike and levees, and the necessary appurtenant structures. The project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved July 24, 1946. The estimated Federal cost of new work, revised in 1953, is $1,981,000 for construction. The esti- mated local cost for lands, damages, and utility alterations, revised in 1953, is $48,000. Local cooperation. See pages 4-5 for requirements. Assurances of cooperation have not been furnished by local interests. Operations and results during fiscal year. Subsurface investiga- tions of the project site and of prospective borrow areas for embank- ment material were in progress at the end of the fiscal year. Under a contract for making borings, only preliminary work was done. The costs were $62. A topographic survey of the project site, commenced in April 1953, was in progress at the end of the fiscal year. The costs were $12,894.92. A model study by the United States Waterways Experiment Sta- tion, Vicksburg, Miss., in progress at the end of the previous fiscal year, was continued. Testing was completed and a report is in preparation. The costs were $16,253.83. Rain gages in cooperation with United States Weather Bureau were operated at a cost of $792. The total costs were $30,002.75 for new work. The expenditures were $30,390.61. Condition at end of fiscal year. No construction work has been done on the project. Advance enginering and design is about 53 percent complete. The costs under the project were $74,811.36 for new work. The expenditures were $73,557.66. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30,1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 prior to1949 New work: Appropriated.......--------------....... $40, 000. 00 $20, 000. 00 $25, 000. 00 $85, 000. 00 __ Cost _ ..... ------------------... ..... -----.. 941. 96 43,866. 65 30,002. 75 74,811.36 ---------------- Expenditures...... ---------- 629. 90 42, 537. 15 30, 390. 61 73, 557.66 Other new work data: Unobligated balance, June 30, 1953 ____- - -- --- _________ $7, 177. 34 Appropriated for fiscal year ending June 30, 1954___________ 5, 000. 00 Unobligated balance available for fiscal year 1954 12, 177. 34 Estimated additional amount needed to be appropriated for completion of existing project__ ____-___ - ___1, 891, 000.00 FLOOD CONTROL-PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 307 29. SNAGGING AND CLEARING UNDER SECTION 2, FLOOD CONTROL ACT, APPROVED AUGUST 28, 1937, AS AMENDED The Flood Control Act approved August 28, 1937, as amended by the Flood Control Acts approved August 11, 1939, August 18, 1941, and July 24, 1946, authorized the allotment of not to exceed $1 million from the flood control appropriations for any one fiscal year for the removal of accumulated snags and other debris from, and the clearing and straightening of channels, in navigable streams and tributaries thereof when such work is advisable in the interest of flood control; provided that not more than $50,000 shall be allotted for this purpose for any single tributary from the appropriations for any 1 fiscal year. Engineering studies and preparation of plans and specifications for clearing the Pequest River channel in the vicinity of Great Meadows, N. J., have been completed. No construction work has been done on the project. The costs during the fiscal year were $132.22 for new work. The expenditures were $132.35. The total costs and expenditures to the end of the fiscal year were $8,926.32 for new work. Cost and fnancial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 priorto 1949 New work: ........ Appropriated..---......------------ ------------ $40,000.00-- ...------- $31, 073.68 $8, 926.32 Cost....------------ ----------------------- 7, 621. 29 $1, 172. 81 132. 22 8,926.32 Expenditures------........ . -----------...... ...----------- 7,392.30 1,401.67 132.35 8, 926.32 Other new work data : Estimated additional amount needed to be appro- priated for completion of existing project_ _ ---------- $48, 926 ---- 30. PRELIMINARY EXAMINATIONS, SURVEYS, AND CONTINGENCIES FOR FLOOD CONTROL The cost of work during the year was $669.26 for surveys and $977.98 for contingencies, a total of $1,647.24. The expenditures were $1,785.45. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 priorto 1949 Maintenance: Appropriated..--..-. $15, 000.00 $5, 000.00 $23, 000.00 -$700. 00 $86,900. 00 $321,800.00 Cost---------------................. 12, 499. 56 11, 965. 10 23, 051. 19 1, 001. 13 1, 647. 24 316, 029. 09 Expenditures .......------- 12,180. 53 9, 980. 50 23, 305. 49 1, 242. 24 1, 785. 45 316, 029. 09 31. INSPECTION OF COMPLETED FEDERAL PROJECTS. No.work was done under this heading during the fiscal year. There were no costs but expenditures were $57.59. 308 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 Cost and ftnancial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 prior to 1949 Maintenance: Appropriated...----...--------------.....------------ $60 ------------------ $60.00 Cost-...-------......----....--....-------- ---------------------- $57.59 ......-- 57.59 Expenditures.........-- ---------------------------------------------- $57.59 57. 59 32. INACTIVE FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS For last Cost and expenditures to Estimated full report, Jmune 30, 1953 amount Name of project see Annual e q u i re d tto rrequired Report for- New work Maintenance complete 1. Bethlehem, Lehigh River Pa------------........ .. 1950 - - --------- $7,584, 000 2. Bear Creek Reservoir, Lehigh River, Pa-...... 1952 $491, 489. 98 ---- ,, 17 326, 510 3. Mount Holly, Rancocas Creek, N. J----------- 1946 283, 655.05 (1) (2) 1Maintenance assumed by local authorities as required by act authorizing the project. s Completed. 33. MISCELLANEOUS ACTIVITIES Status of all investigations for flood control called for by Flood Control Acts and committee resolutions Date trans- Document Recom- Locality Authorization act mitted to No. mendation Congress Delaware River, N. Y., Pa., Senate Public Works Com- N. J., and Del. (beneficial water mittee resolution, Apr. users). 13, 1950. Delaware River, control of tidal Senate Public Works Com- ._..... ..... . flooding on west bank at and in mittee resolution, Mar. vicinity of New Castle and Dela. 10, 1951. ware City, Del. Delaware River-flood control at Senate Public Works Com- and in the vicinity of Smithville, mittee resolution, Aug. ......................... N. J., and other areas along Ran- 27, 1951. cocas Creek. Delaware River in the vicinity of Senate Public Works Com- ...... i.......s......n..... Yardley. Pa. mittee resolution, Apr. 10, 1953. 34. SMALL FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS, SECTION 205, FLOOD CONTROL ACT APPROVED JUNE 30, 1948, AS AMENDED Section 205 of the Flood Control Act approved June 30, 1948, as amended by section 212 of the Flood Control Act approved May 17, 1950, authorizes the allotment from flood control appropriations, not to exceed $3,000,000 for any 1 fiscal year, for the construction of small flood control projects not specifically authorized by Congress, and not within areas intended to be protected by projects so authorized, which come within the provisions of section I of the Flood Control Act of June 22,1936, when in the opinion of the Chief of Engineers such work is advisable: Provided, That not more than $150,000 shall be allotted for this purpose at any single locality from the appropriations for FLOOD CONTROIL-PHILADELPHIA, PA., DISTRICT 309 any 1 fiscal year: Provided further, That the provisions of local coop- eration specified in section 3 of the Flood Control Act of June 22, 1936, as amended, shall apply: And provided further, That the work shall be complete in itself and not commit the United States to any further improvement to insure its successful operation, except as may result from the normal procedure applying to projects authorized after sub- mission of preliminary examination and survey reports. Operations and results during fiscal year. Preparation of plans and specifications for flood control protection on the Chester River above Ninth Street in Chester, Delaware County, Pa., in progress at the end of the previous fiscal year, was completed. Construction of a levee and floodwall, by contract, commenced April 21, 1953, and was in progress at the end of the fiscal year. The costs were $24,613.39 for new work. The expenditures were $25,813.42. Engineering studies in connection with flood control protection in the Livingston Manor and the Roscoe-Rockland areas, Sullivan County, N. Y., in progress at the end of the previous fiscal year, were continued during the fiscal year. A report on the studies was partially completed. The costs were $1,710.37 for new work. Expenditures were $2,114.57. The total costs, all for new work, were $26,323.76. The total ex- penditures were $27,927.99. Condition at end of fiscal year. For flood control protection on the Chester River above Ninth Street in Chester, Delaware County, Pa., plans and specifications were completed and construction of the levee and floodwall was 19 percent complete. The work remaining to be done is the completion of construction. The costs were $27,867.88 for new work. The expenditures were $27,846.69. Engineering studies in connection with flood control protection in the Livingston Manor and the Roscoe-Rockland areas, Sullivan County, N. Y. were com- pleted and the report on the studies was 90 percent complete. The work remaining to be done is completion of the report. The costs were $6,702.76 for new work. Expenditures were $6,702.76. The total costs, all for new work, were $34,570.64. The total ex- penditures were $34,549.45. Cost and fnancial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30,1953, includ. ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 priorto 1949 New work: Appropriated--......... ..-. . ------------ . . $2, 000.00 $110, 300. 00 $8,700.00 $121,000.00 ---------------- Cost.................. 744.04 7, 502. 84 26, 323. 76 34, 570. 64 Expenditures_.....................-..... . 528. 22 6, 093.24 27, 927. 99 34, 549. 45 Other new work data: Unobligated balance, June 30, 1953 ---------------- __----- $9, 891.05 Unobligated balance available for fiscal year 1954_ -....-. -.... 9, 891. 05 IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS, AND FLOOD CONTROL IN THE BALTIMORE, MD., DISTRICT This district comprises the watershed of the Susquehanna River and its tributaries from headwaters in south-central New York State through central Pennsylvania to its mouth in the Chesapeake Bay; eastern Maryland, southwestern Delaware, and eastern Virginia, em- bracing Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries north of Cove Point, Md., on the western shore of the bay, and Onancock River, Va., on the eastern shore, and the watersheds tributary to the Atlantic Ocean between the southern boundary of Delaware and a point north of White Creek and Gargathy Inlet on the Atlantic coast. District engineer: Col. R. Whitaker, Corps of Engineers. Division engineer of the North Atlantic Division, New York, N. Y., comprising the New York, N. Y., Philadelphia, Pa., Baltimore, Md., Washington, D. C., and Norfolk, Va., districts: Col. B. B. Talley, Corps of Engineers. IMPROVEMENTS Navigation Flood Control-Continued Page Page 1. Baltimore Harbor and Chan- 22. Stillwater Reservoir, Lacka- nels, Md_-_- 312 wanna River, Pa ....... 353 2. Baltimore Harbor, Md., 23. Swoyersville and Forty Fort, collection and removal of Pa_ 354 drift _____- _- _ - 316 24. Wilkes-Barre Hanover Town- 3. Rock Hall Harbor, Md ..... 317 ship, Susquehanna River, 4. Chester River, Md 319 Pa - - - - - - 355 5. Choptank River, Md ...... 320 25. Kingston-Edwardsville, Sus- 6. Honga River and Tar Bay quehanna River, Pa ____ 357 (Barren Island Gaps), Md. 321 26. Plymouth, Susquehanna 7. Nanticoke River (including River, Pa__ 358 Northwest Fork), Del. 27. Sunbury, Susquehanna and Md-------------- 323 River, Pa____ 359 8. Upper Thoroughfare, Deal 28. Williamsport, Susquehanna Island, Md 324 River, Pa____ 360 9. Pocomoke River, Md ...... 326 29. Tyrone, Pa____ 362 10. Twitch Cove and Big 30. York, Codorus Creek, Pa .__ 363 Thoroughfare River, Md__ 328 31. Snagging and clearing under 11. Starlings Creek, Va___ 329 authority of section 2 12. Tangier Channel, Va ....... 330 of the Flood Control Act 13. Ocean City Harbor and approved August 28, 1937, Inlet and Sinepuxent Bay, as amended _ _ _____ . 365 Md ____ 331 32. Preliminary examinations, 14. Fishing Creek, Md --- 333 surveys, and contingencies 15. Examination, surveys, and for flood control- 365 contingencies (general)---- 334 33. Inspection of completed proj- 16. Plant allotment_ _ __ 334 ects_ 366 17. Inactive navigation projects_ 335 34. Inactive flood control proj- 18. Miscellaneous activities . - - 336 ects 366 35. Miscellaneous activities .... 367 36. Emergency flood control Flood Control work under authority of the Flood Control Act ap- 19. South Plymouth Reservoir, proved August 18, 1941 _- 368 Canasawacta Creek, N. Y- 337 37. Small flood control projects 20. Genegantslet Reservoir Gen- under section 205 of the egantslet Creek, N. Y 21. Southern New York flood ---- 338 Flood Control Act ap- proved June 30, 1948, as control project_ 339 amended _ _ -.. _ 369 311 312 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 1. BALTIMORE HARBOR AND CHANNELS, MD. Location. Baltimore Harbor is situated at the head of the naviga- ble portion of the Patapsco River about 12 miles from Chesapeake Bay. The river rises near the town of Westminster in Carroll County, Md., and flows in a general southeasterly direction for about 65 miles to enter the Chesapeake Bay. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 549.) Previous projects. Patapsco River: The original project was dated July 4, 1836. Modifications were contained in the River and Harbor Acts of August 30, 1852; June 10, 1872; March 3, 1881; June 3, 1896; March 3, 1905; March 3, 1909; February 27, 1911; and March 4, 1913. Middle Branch: The original project was dated June 3, 1896. Curtis Bay: The original project was dated July 13, 1892. It was modified by the River and Harbor Act of June 13, 1902. York Spit: The original project was dated March 3, 1905. For further details, see pages 1787 and 1788 of the Annual Report for 1915, and page 389 of the Annual Report for 1932. Emisting project. This provides: (a) A uniform main channel depth of 39 feet between Cape Charles, Va., and Fort McHenry, Baltimore, Md., with dimensions as follows: 39 feet deep and 1,000 feet wide between the curves of 39-foot depth in Chesapeake Bay op- posite York Spit, a distance of about 6.77 miles (under jurisdiction of the Norfolk, Va., district) ; 39 feet deep and a general width of 600 feet from the 39-foot depth curve in Chesapeake Bay to Fort McHenry on the Patapsco River, a distance of about 20 miles; (b) for branch channels with dimensions as follows: 35 feet deep and 400 feet wide from the main channel to head of Curtis Bay, a distance of about 21/5 miles; 35 feet deep and 400 feet wide from the main channel at Fort McHenry to Ferry Bar, and thence 27 feet deep and 250 feet wide to the Western Maryland Railway bridge, a total distance of about 31/8 miles; (c) for widening the angle between the Fort McHenry and Ferry Bar Sections; (d) for widening at the approaches and bends; (e) for the following anchorages-Fort McHenry Anchorage, 3,500 feet long, 400 feet wide, and 35 feet deep; Riverview Anchor- age No. 1, 4,500 feet long, 1,500 feet wide, and 35 feet deep; Riverview Anchorage No. 2, 2,400 feet long, 1,200 feet wide, and 30 feet deep; Quarantine Anchorage, 3,500 feet long, 600 feet wide, and 35 feet deep; (f) it is further provided that as rapidly as the city of Baltimore, at its own expense, provides the 35-foot depth into the Northwest Branch (inner harbor) the United States shall take over the maintenance of that depth (the United States maintains a channel 35 feet deep and generally 650 feet wide from Fort McHenry to and along the south- west side of the inner harbor and a channel generally 750 feet wide along the easterly side of the inner harbor); (g) for a connecting channel with a depth of 27 feet and width of 400 feet from Cutoff- Brewerton Angle in the main channel to the inland waterway from Delaware River to Chesapeake Bay; (h) for a channel in Curtis Creek with a depth of 35 feet and width of 200 feet from the head of the exist- ing 35-foot project channel in Curtis Bay to a point in the creek about 750 feet below the Pennington Avenue Bridge; (i) for a channel 22 feet deep and generally 200 feet wide from the 22-foot depth curve in RIVERS AND HARBORS-BALTIMORE, MD., DISTRICT 313 Curtis Creek immediately below the Pennington Avenue Bridge, 18 feet over an irregular area of about 3 acres at the head and adjacent to the 22-foot channel; a depth of 15 feet for a general width of 450 feet from the head of the 22-foot channel to the upper end of the marginal wharf of the United States Ordnance Depot; (j) and for a channel 22 feet deep and 200 feet wide from the 22-foot depth curve south of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Bridge to the vicinity of Arundel Cove, a distance of about 2,800 feet, thence 100 feet wide in Arundel Cove for a distance of about 2,100 feet; with an anchorage basin approxi- mately 700 feet square adjacent to the channel southwesterly of the Coast Guard wharf. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1953, is $10,122,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1950) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $400,000. The existing project was authorized by the following River and Harbor Acts: Acts Work authorized Documents Mar. 3,1905 Main channel 35 feet deep and 600 feet wide through- H. Doc. 186, 57th Cong., 2d sess, out. Mar. 3,1909 Anchorage basin near intersection of Fort McHenry and Curtis Bay Channels (within original limit of cost authorized by act of Mar. 2, 1907). Feb. 27,1911 Width increased at entrances and bends (increase to be made within the limit of original estimate). Aug. 8,1917 Branch channel 35 feet deep to head of Curtis Bay, H. Doec. 799, 64th Cong., 1st sess. and one 35 feet deep and 400 feet wide into the Southwest Branch of the Patapsco River to a point near Ferry Bar, and 27 feet deep and 250 feet wide to Western Maryland Ry. Bridge, widened at ap- proaches and bends, and with anchorage and turn- ing basins. Inclusion of Patapsco River and tribu- taries into one project for Baltimore Harbor. Jan. 21, 1927 Change in location of the anchorage near upper end of the Fort McHenry Channel. July 3,1930 Increased anchorage facilities _............... ... Rivers and Harbors Committee 1 Doc. 11, 70th Cong., 1st sess. Do....... For 37-foot depth in that portion of channel to Balti- H. Doec. 29, 71st Cong., 1st sess.1 more lying between the 37-foot depth curve near Baltimore Light to the Sparrows Point Entrance Channel; widening the angle between Fort Mc- Henry and Ferry Bar Section; and for width of Oct. 17,1940 400 feet in the Curtis Bay Section. Adopted as a national-defense proj- For the 22-, 18-, and 15-foot channels in Curtis Creek ect (no printed report). from the 22-foot depth below Pennington Ave. Bridge to the upper end of the marginal wharf of Mar. 2,1945 the United States Ordnance Depot. Uniform main channel 39 feet deep from the ocean H. Doc. 741, 79th Cong., 2d sess. through York Spit Section and Craighill Entrance to Fort McHenry, additional anchorage area 2,400 feet long, 1,200 feet wide, and 30 feet deep; a con- necting channel 400 feet wide and 27 feet deep from Cutoff-Brewerton Angle in the main channel to the Inland waterway from Delaware River to Chesa- peake Bay; a channel in Curtis Creek 200 feet wide and 35 feet deep from the head of the existing 35- foot project channel in Curtis Bay to a point in the creek about 750 feet below the Pennington Ave. Bridge. Do....... A channel 22 feet deep and 200 feet wide from the 22- In accordance with plans on file in foot depth curve south of the Baltimore & Ohio the Office, Chief of Engineers. R.R. Bridge to the vicinity of Arundel Cove, a dis- tance of about 2,800 feet, thence 100 feet wide in Arundel Cove for a distance of about 2,100 feet; with an anchorage basin approximately 700 feet square adjacent to the channel southwesterly of the Coast Guard Wharf. 1Contains latest published maps. 314 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 Local cooperation. The River and Harbor Act of August 8, 1917, required that on all new work under the project approved by that act, except the channel into Curtis Bay, improvement by the United States is conditional upon local interests providing, free of cost to the United States, suitable disposal areas behind bulkheads or other revetment, satisfactory to the district engineer, whenever required by the Chief of Engineers. This condition has been met as far as the channel has been completed. The River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930, provided for increased anchorage facilities subject to the provisions that no work shall be started on the area therein recommended until local interests have provided suitable disposal areas satisfactory to the district engineer alongside of bulkheads behind which said interests will agree to pump the material without delay to the Government work; or, in lieu of the above requirement, agree to contribute the sum of 5 cents per cubic yard, scow measure, to cover the additional cost to the United States for disposal of the material on its own dumping area. This condition has been met. The River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1945, required that respon- sible local interests agree to hold and save the United States free from claims for damage resulting from the work. This condition has been met in a resolution adopted by the city council of Baltimore and ap- proved by the mayor on March 1, 1949. Terminal facilities. The total length of developed waterfront in Baltimore Harbor, measured along the established bulkhead line, is about 27 miles. Extensive areas remain which are available for fur- ther development. The existing terminal facilities include wharves, piers, grain elevators, coal and ore piers, storage and bunkering facili- ties for fuel oil, terminal warehouses, marine railways, drydocks, and shipyards. The State legislature has authorized the city of Baltimore to incur an indebtedness of $60 million for further development of port facili- ties. The Port of Baltimore Commission, which is charged with ad- ministration under this authorization, is reviewing requests from various companies who desire to obtain funds for construction and reconstruction of port facilities. The Commission is presently proc- essing applications for loans totaling more than $41 million. The Commission expects work utilizing most of these funds to begin in the near future. Under authorization granted by the former Port De- velopment Commission, the following work was completed: An $8,- 500,000 terminal pier at Port Covington, a $110,000 terminal pier on the Northwest Branch, and a $1,500,000 terminal pier on the Canton area of the port. The Port of Baltimore Commission, with more liberal financing powers, replaced the Port Development Commission. RIVERS AND HARBORS--BALTIMORE, MD., DISTRICT 315 For further details on available terminal facilities, see page 391, Annual Report for 1932. Operations and results during fiscal year. New work dredging, by contract, to provide project depths and 800 feet width ii a portion of the Brewerton-Fort McHenry Angle and project dimensions in a portion of the Fort McHenry Section, was continued and completed October 27, 1952. A total of 573,275 cubic yards, place measure, of material was removed and deposited on the authorized dumping area in Chesap ake Bay at Kent Island, Md. New work dredging, by contract, to widen the Brewerton-Fort Mc- Henry Angle from the previous dredged width of 800 feet to project dimensions and to provide project dimensions to a portion of the Fort McHenry Section commenced March 16, 1953, and was in progress at the end of the fiscal year. A total of 367,080 cubic yards, place measure, of matetial was removed and deposited on the authorized dumping area in Chesapeake Bay at Kent Island, Md. Maintenance dredging in connection with the above new work con- tracts to restore previous project dimensions was completed under the first contract and in progress at the end of the fiscal year under the second contract. Totals of 15,868 and 72,540 cubic yards, place meas- ure, of material, respectively, were removed and deposited in the au- thorized dumping area in Chesapeake Bay at Kent Island, Md. Maintenance dredging was accomplished by the U. S. hopper dredge Essayons to restore project dimensions in the Craighill-Cutoff Angle, Cutoff Section, Cutoff-Brewerton Angle, Craighill Section, and Craig- hill Entrance. Work commenced March 16, 1953, and continued to May 19, 1953. A total of 1,270,460 cubic yards, place measure, of material was removed and deposited on the authorized dumping area in Chesapeake Bay at Kent Island, Md. A condition survey and an estimate of yardage of shoal material was made during the fiscal year by hired labor in all reaches of the main channel. The total costs were $1,055,892.54, of which $709,960.38 was for new work, and $345,932.16 was for maintenance. The total expenditures were $1,296,695. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project, excluding the York Spit Channel which is under the jurisdiction of the Norfolk District, is about 78 percent complete. The work remaining to be done on the existing project, excluding York Spit Channel, is the deepening of the remaining portion of the Fort McHenry Section from previous project depth of 35 feet to 39 feet; completion of the Ferry Bar Section from Port Covington en- trance channel to Ferry Bar; and completion of the Spring Garden Section, including a turning basin, from Ferry Bar to the Western Maryland Railway bridge. 316 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 The controlling dimensions are as follows: Section Depth Width Date (feet) (feet) ascertained Craighill Entrance---.....--.. --------.- ..-..- -- 39. 0 600-1, 500 June 1953. Craighill ----------------------------------------------- 39. O0 600 April 1953. Craighill-Cutoff Angle----------- ---................... 39. 0 600-1, 729 May 1953. Cutoff---------- --------------------------------- ----- 38. 3 500 Do. Cutoff-Brewerton Angle__----------..--- - -. 38. 5 600-1, 540 June 1953. Brewerton Section-----------------------------.... 38. 6 600 May 1953. Brewerton, Fort McHenry Angle_- ---------------------- 40. 3 600-1, 240 Do. Fort McHenry.---------------------------------------- (1) 600 October 1952. Northwest Branch (Inner Harbor): East Side-............... .---................ ...... 35.0 950 June 1950. West Side Channel- ----..........................--. 35.0 550 Do. Turning Basin_-----...............-----........--.. . 30. 0 950-1, 200 Do. Curtis Bay---------- ------------------------------------ 35.0 400 October 1951. Ferry Bar (to a point opposite Western Maryland Ry. piers).... 35.0 400 Do. Ferry Bar (Western Maryland Ry. piers to Ferry Bar)----..... - 19. 0 170 January 1950. Spring Garden Channel (Ferry Bar to Hanover St. Bridge) _ 19. 0 180 Do. Spring Garden Channel (to old Southwest Baltimore ChannelL. 9. 5 250 August 1938. Connecting channel to the Inland Waterway from Delaware 27.0 400 June 1952. River to Chesapeake Bay. ----------------------- Quarantine Anchorage--.......................................... 35. 0 450 May 1951. Fort McHenry Anchorage--....-----.....-----...........---------------------- 34. 0 400 July 1946. Riverview AnChorage No. 1_...-----.........----------- 33. 0 1, 500 June 1952. Riverview Anchorage No. 2------.................... --- - 30. 0 1, 200 February 1952 Curtis Creek: Main channel_.............-------------......-............. 35. 0 200 June 1948. Approach channel to Ordnance Depot----------..........-- 22. 0 200 July 1941. Southerly anchorage area_----------------.................. 15. 5 450 Do. Easterly anchorage area .................................... 18.2 320 Do. Channel to Arundel Cove ....-------------------------------- 19. 4 200 April 1946. Channel in Arundel Cove ..----------------------------- 21. 1 100 Do. Anchorage basin in front of Coast Guard yard--------------.............. 20. 5 700 Do. 1 Being dredged to project dimensions. The total costs under the existing project (including York Spit Channel prior to fiscal year 1942) were $14,762,726.74, of which $7,896,460.92 was for new work and $6,866,265.82 was for maintenance. The total expenditures were $14,807,577.68. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 prior to 1949 1 New work: Appropriated-........ $862,400.00 $650,000.00 $650,000.00 $800, 000.00 $497, 000.00 $16,862, 598. 70 Cost--....------------......... 1, 055, 484. 02 82, 363 91 1, 029, 700. 49 619, 379.65 709, 960.38 16, 660, 464. 32 Expenditures......... 1, 043, 076. 15 71, 554. 28 1, 040, 487. 81 620, 568. 62 815, 478.98 16, 736, 850. 47 Maintenance: Appropriated--------......... 313, 978. 67 461,435. 54 431,491.39 369, 500.00 335, 000.00 7, 344, 612. 94 Cost--- -------------- 323, 904. 76 445, 013. 55 42, 072. 74 698, 354. 75 345, 932.16 7, 266, 067. 59 Expenditures--------......... 317, 679. 54 381,403.02 106, 397. 26 530, 719. 75 481, 216. 02 7, 234, 532. 38 1 Includes $8,764,003.40 for new work and $399,801.77 for maintenance for previous projects. Other new work data: Unobligated balance, June 30, 1953_ ------------- ____ -- $92, 304. 46 Appropriated for fiscal year ending June 30, 1954 425,000. 00 ----------. Unobligated balance available for fiscal year 1954 .....----------- 517, 304. 46 Estimated additional amount needed to be appropriated for completion of existing project _-----_------------- 1, 598, 404. 70 2. BALTIMORE HARBOR, MD., COLLECTION AND REMOVAL OF DRIFT Location. The project applies to Baltimore Harbor, Md., and its tributaries. RIVERS AND . HARBORS-BALTIMORE, MD., DISTRICT, 317 Existing project. This provides for the collection and removal of drift from Baltimore Harbor and its tributary waters, and au- thorizes the Secretary of the Army to allot such amounts as may be necessary for the work from appropriations for maintenance and improvement of existing river and harbor works or other available appropriations, and that this work shall be carried as a separate and distinct project. It is wholly a work of maintenance. The purpose of the work is to afford relief from variable conditions of obstruction. The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act of June 30,1948. Terminal facilities. Described in the report for Baltimore Harbor and Channels, Md. Operations and results during fiscal year. Operations, by hired labor, consisted of the collection and disposal of 27,981 cubic feet (194.3 cords) of driftwood, ranging from small blocks up to timbers of large dimensions. The total costs, all for maintenance, were $31,- 096.58. The total expenditures were 30,769.81. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project is one of continuous maintenance for which no percentage of completion exists. Navigation has been made safer by continual patrol of the harbor and removal of drift material. The total costs, all for maintenance, were $177,918.64. The total expenditures were $177,282.87. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30,1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 prior to1949 Maintenance: ----- Appropriated------------.........-----............ $60, 000.00 $57, 918.64 $30, 000.00 $30, 000.00 $177,918. 64 Cost.................. ------------ 57, 918. 64 55,144.02 33, 759. 40 31, 096. 58 177, 918. 64 ----------------- Expenditures......... 59, 112. 67 52, 796. 46 34, 603.93 30, 769. 81 177, 282. 87 3. ROCK HALL HARBOR, MD. Location. Rock Hall Harbor is a shallow, open cove on the east side of Chesapeake Bay immediately to the south of Swan Point and 23 miles southeast of Baltimore. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts No. 548 and 1226). Previous project.. The original project was dated June 3, 1896. Modifications were made by the River and Harbor Acts of June 13, 1902, and March 4, 1913. For further details, see page 493 of the Annual Report for 1920. and page 370 of the Annual Report for 1938. Existing project. Provides for a channel 10 feet deep and 100 feet wide from the 10-foot depth curve in Swan Creek Inlet to a channel of the same dimensions, 700 feet in length parallel to the harbor terminals at Rock Hall; an anchorage basin of the same depth 100 feet wide, 250 feet long in a nor+hwesterly extension of the channel fronting the harbor terminals; an anchorage basin 8 feet deep, 100 feet wide and 350 feet long on an extension of the centerline of the 10-foot basin; with an anchorage basin 8 feet deep, 200 feet wide, and 600 feet long attached to and extending in a southwesterly direc- 277309-53--voL. 1-21 318 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 tion from the west end of the above mentioned 8-foot basin; with twin breakwaters at the harbor entrance. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1953, is $110,000, exclusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1950) approved estimate of cost for annual maintenance is $3,500. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of August 26, 1937 (H. Doc. 204, 75th Cong., 1st sess.), and modified by the River and Harbor Act of June 30, 1948 (H. Doc. 273, 80th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in the project document. Local cooperation. Local interests have constructed a bulkhead 500 feet long and have acquired and reserved for public use an area 100 feet wide behind the bulkhead with a highway connection thereto. It is required that they furnish free of cost to the United States, when and as required, all lands, easements, rights-of-way, and spoil disposal areas for new work and subsequent maintenance; and hold and save the United States free from damages due to the improvements. It is believed these terms will be met. Terminal facilities. There are several private terminals, a marine railway, a public timber-pile wharf, and a public bulkhead wharf about 500 feet long. Present facilities are adequate for existing and reasonably prospective commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year. None. Condition at end of fiscal year. The project is about 50 percent complete. The work remaining to be done is that authorized by the River and Harbor Act of June 30, 1948, which provides for: Deepen- ing to 10 feet and widening to 100 feet the approach channel from the 10-foot contour in Swan Creek Inlet to the existing channel parallel to the harbor terminals and enlarging the latter channel to equal dimension; deepening the easterly 250 feet of the existing proj- ect basin to 10 feet and its westerly 350 feet to 8 feet; and dredging a new anchorage basin 600 feet long, 200 feet wide, and 8 feet deep attached to and extending in a southwesterly direction from the west end of the existing basin. A condition survey in March 1946 dis- closed the following controlling depths: 8.5 feet in the entrance chan- nel, 7.2 feet in the channel parallel to the harbor terminals, and 6.8 feet in the anchorage basin. The total costs and expenditures of the existing project were $52,539.01, of which $52,000.40 was for new work and $538.61 for maintenance. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 priorto 1949 1 New work: -------- Appropriated ---......... ---------------------------------------------- $139, 757.13 Cost---....----- --------------------------------------------- -----------139, 757.13 Expenditures----......... ------------ ------------ ----------- ...........------------- 139, 757.13 .............----------.... Maintenance: Appropriated----------------.........---------------------......--.............-----------...-----------10, 300. 65 Cost_ 10, 300. 65 Expenditures----------------------- ---------- ----------- ------------ 10,300.65 Includes $87,756.73 for new work and $9,762.04 for maintenance for previous projects. Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to be appro- priated for completion of existing project ---- _--_ $58, 000 RIVERS AND HARBORS-BALTIMORE, MD.) DISTRICT 319 4. CHESTER RIVER, MD. Location. Chester River rises in Kent County, Del., flows in a gen- erally southwesterly direction, and empties into Chesapeake Bay. Its total length is about 50 miles. Kent Island Narrows is a passage con- necting Chester River and Eastern Bay. Wells Cove is an indentation on the easterly side of Kent Island Narrows about 0.4 mile south of the highway bridge crossing the Narrows. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 548 and 1226.) Previous projects. The original project for the main river was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1881. For further details, see page 333 of Annual Report for 1935. Existing project. Provides for a channel 6 feet deep at mean low water and 60 feet wide from Crumpton to Jones Landing, the length of the section included in the project being about 5.5 miles, the lower end of the section being about 37 miles above the mouth of the river; for a channel 7 feet deep at mean low water and 100 feet wide from Chester River to Eastern Bay through Kent Island Narrows; and a channel 7 feet deep at mean low water and 75 feet wide, extending from the 7-foot depth curve in Kent Island Narrows 800 feet into Wells Cove with a basin of the same depth and 300 feet square at the head of the channel. The mean range of tide is 2.4 feet. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1953, is $48,000, exclu- sive of the amount expended on previous projects. The latest (1950) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $2,200. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Acts of March 3, 1873, and September 19, 1890 (H. Ex. Doc. 65, 51st Cong., 1st sess.), and June 30, 1948 (H. Doc. 380, 80th Cong., 1st sess.). Maps of the locality are printed in House Documents 797 and 1587, 63d Congress, 2d and 3d sessions, respectively, and in House Document 380, 80th Congress, 1st session. Local cooperation. Fully complied with except that local interests are required to furnish spoil disposal areas for future maintenance of the Wells Cove section of the project. Assurances of local cooperation were accepted by the Secretary of the Army on February 16, 1950. Terminal facilities. There are two bulkhead wharves on the Ches- ter River section, in poor condition, with dockage room of 100 and 120 feet, and available depths of 2 and 6 feet, respectively. In Kent Island Narrows there are 8 timber pile wharves adjacent to crab and oyster houses, in fair condition, aggregating approximately 700 lineal feet of dockage, with available depths of from 3 to 13 feet. In Wells Cove there is a small wharf, a small marine railway, and a public landing. All of the facilities are privately owned except the public landing on Wells Cove. The facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operationsand results during the fiscal year. None. Condition at end o ffiscal year. The existing project is about 72 percent complete. The work remaining to be done to complete the project is to widen the channel from the 75-foot dredged width to the 100-foot project width in the Kent Island Narrows section. The con- trolling depths, at mean low water, were 2.4 feet from Crumpton to Jones Landing, ascertained in October 1946; 7.2 feet in the Kent 320 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMVY, 1953 Island Narrows section from Eastern Bay to the bridge, ascertained in May 1950; 5.0 feet from the bridge to Chester River, ascertained in 1953; 7.3 feet in the Eastern Bay section, ascertained in August 1948; and 7.7 feet in the channel and anchorage basin in Wells Cove, ascer- tained in May 1950. The total costs and expenditures of the existing project were $138,804.83, of which $32,453.05 was for new work and $106,351.78 was for maintenance. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 prior to 1949 1 New work: Appropriated.-------........ ..-.. $16,400.00 -$2, 007. 79 -------------..-..-..-.- $70,494. 51 Cost.------------------ -- _ - 14, 316. 51 75. 70 ............-............ 70, 494. 51 Expenditures.----- _-------- 13, 292.35 1,099. 86 ......---------.....------------............ 70, 494. 51 Maintenance: Appropriated--------......... $3, 000.00 14, 900. 00 -643. 86 ........................ 106, 351.78 Cost.................. 2, 895. 97 14,140. 60 219. 57 ------------------------ 106, 351.78 Expenditures---..... --.......... 16,044. 10 1,212. 04 ------------------------........... 106, 351. 78 I Includes $38,041.46 for new work for previous projects. Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to be ap- propriated for completion of existing project------------------ $15, 500 5. CHOPTANK RIVER, MD. Location. Choptank River rises in Delaware, below Dover, and flows in a generally southwesterly direction to Cambridge, Md., where it turns to the northwest and empties into Chesapeake Bay south of Tilghman Island, Md. The head of navigation is at Greensboro, Md., about 60 miles above the mouth of the river. The total length of the river is about 70 miles. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1225.) Eaisting project. This provides for a channel 75 feet wide and 8 feet deep at mean low water from Denton to Greensboro, the length of the section included in the project being about 8 miles, the lower end of the section being about 46 miles above the mouth of the river, and for a channel through Pealiquor Shoal (about 2 miles below Denton) 8 feet deep and 100 feet wide. The mean range of tide is about 2 feet, and the extreme tidal range is 4.6 feet. The cost of new work for the completed project was $84,296. The latest (1950) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $3,300. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of June 14, 1880 (S. Ex. Doc. 66, 46th Cong., 2d sess.; and Annual Report for 1880, p. 634) ; and modified by the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930 (H. Doc. 188, 70th Cong., 1st sess.), the last-mentioned act providing for the channel through Pealiquor Shoal. The latest published map is in the last-mentioned document. Local cooperation. None. Terminal facilities. The terminal facilities at Denton consist of about 500 feet of bulkhead wharf and three open pile piers, some of which are equipped with warehouses, but have no mechanical freight handling devices. These wharves are privately owned and open to the RIVERS AND HARBORS-BALTIMORE, MD., DISTRICT 321 public at reasonable rates. They are considered adequate for exist- ing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year. Maintenance dredging, by contract, to restore the Pealiquor Shoal section to project dimen- sions, was commenced and completed during the fiscal year. A total of 17,522 cubic yards of material, place measure, was removed and deposited on authorized spoil disposal areas. The total costs, all for maintenance, were $10,296.27. The total expenditures were $10,272.68. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was completed in 1931. The controlling depths, at mean low water, were 8.0 feet in the Pealiquor Shoal section, ascertained in March 1953, and 3.5 feet in the remainder of the project, ascertained in May 1946. The total costs were $123,547.50, of which $84,296.34 was for new work and $39,251.16 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $123,523.91. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 priorto 1949 New work: Appropriated ---------------------------------------------------------......... $84,296.34 Cost-------------------------------------------------------------------............ 84,296. 34 Expenditures------------- ...... ---------------------------------- ------ 84, 296. 34 -------........... Maintenance: Appropriated ......... .......... $708. 31 .... ..... ..... ..... $10, 900. 00 39, 854. 89 Cost---------------........--------- 708.31 .....--------------......-------- 10, 296. 27 39, 251.16 Expenditures---------.........----------- 708. 31 ....----------------------... 10, 272. 68 39, 227. 57 6. HONGA RIVER AND TAR BAY (BARREN ISLAND GAPS), MD. Location. Honga River is a tidal estuary of Chesapeake Bay and penetrates Dorchester County on the Eastern Shore of Maryland be- tween Hooper Islands and the mainland; Tar Bay is a water area between Barren Island and the mainland peninsula and Hooper Is- lands. Fishing Creek connects Tar Bay and Honga River. Back Creek is a branch of Honga River extending into upper Hooper Is- lands, the mouth is about 2 miles south of Fishing Creek. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1224.) Existing project. This provides for a channel 60 feet wide and 7 feet deep at mean low water from the 7-foot contour in Chesapeake Bay, through Tar Bay and Fishing Creek to the 7-foot contour in Honga River, a length of 25,300 feet; and for a channel in Back Creek 7 feet deep and 60 feet wide from the 7-foot depth curve in Honga River to a point near the head of Back Creek, with a turning basin of the same depth, 150 feet long and 200 feet wide at the head of the channel, a length of about 5,500 feet. The mean range of tide is about 1.4 feet. The estimate of cost of new work, revised in 1953, is $73,000. The latest (1950) approved estimate of cost of annual maintenance is $7,000. The existing project was adopted under the provisions of the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935 and by the River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935 (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. 35, 74th Cong., 1st sess.), and modified by the River and Harbor Act 322 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 of June 30, 1948 (H. Doc. 580, 80th Cong., 2d sess.). Maps are published in the project documents. Local cooperation. The project was modified subject to the con- ditions that local interests provide, without cost to the United States, all necessary lands, easements, rights-of-way, and disposal areas for execution of the project and for subsequent maintenance, as and when required; hold and save the United States free from damages due to construction and maintenance of the project; and provide and main- tain, without cost to the United States, a suitable public landing and approach channel. Local interests have constructed the public land- ing, have made available sufficient spoil disposal areas, and are pre- pared to dredge the approach channel to the landing at the time the project is dredged. Terminal facilities. Numerous small private wharves are scattered along Fishing Creek and Back Creek. A public wharf is located on Fishing Creek. A public wharf, four oyster houses, and a marine rail- way are located on Back Creek. The facilities are adequate for existing and reasonably prospective commerce. Operationsand results during the fiscal year. None. Adjustments in the total maintenance costs resulted in a decrease of $1,082.68. The expenditures, all for maintenance, were $415.87. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project is about 39 percent complete. The channel from Chesapeake Bay, through Tar Bay and Fishing Creek to Honga River, was completed in 1935. The work remaining to be done is the Back Creek section of the project, which was authorized by the River and Harbor Act of June 30, 1948. The controlling depth in the Honga River and Tar Bay section of the project was 4.6 feet, at mean low water, ascertained in June 1952. The condition of the Back Creek section is as described in the project docu- ment. The total costs were $81,973.24, of which $27,667.94 (Emer- gency Relief funds) and $950.71 (regular funds) were for new work and $53,354.59 was for maintenance. The total expenditures were $81,973.24. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 prior to 1949 New work: Appropriated-------------------- $42,000.00 -$41, 049. 29------------------------ 1$28, 618. 65 Cost--------------------------- 868. 42 82. 29.----------------------- 128, 618. 65 Expenditures.....---------............------------ 857.08 93. 63--------..........----.. ----------............ 28, 618. 65 Maintenance: ------------ ...........------------ Appropriated --------.........------------....... $2, 500. 00 -$593. 58 53, 354. 59 Cost --------------------------------------------- 2, 989.10 -1,082. 68 53, 354. 59 Expenditures--------- .........------------ ---------- ----------- 1,490. 55 415.87 53, 354. 59 1 Includes $27,667.94 Emergency Relief funds. Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to be appro- priated for completion of existing project---.----------------- $44, 400 RIVERS AND HARBORS-BALTIMORE, MD., DISTRICT 323 7. NANTICOKE RIVER (INCLUDING NORTHWEST FORK), DEL. AND MD. Location. The headwaters of Nanticoke River consist of numerous branches rising mainly in the northern portion of Sussex County, Del. The river is about 50 miles long and flows in a southwesterly direction from its source to Tangier Sound. The Northwest Fork is a branch of the Nanticoke River which rises in Kent County, Del., and flows past Federalsburg, Md., in a generally southerly direction through Dorchester County, Md., to its junction with the main river opposite Riverton, Md. It is about 30 miles in length. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 77.) Previous projects. The original project for the Nanticoke River was adopted August 18, 1894. For further details, see page 1790 of Annual Report for 1915, and page 378 of Annual Report for 1938. There has been no previous project for Northwest Fork. Existing project. Nanticoke River: This provides for a channel 12 feet deep and 100 feet wide from the 12-foot contour in Tangier Sound to the highway bridge at Seaford, Del., with a turning basin at the upper end. The length of the disjointed sections included in the project is about 4 miles, extending over 32 miles of the river; the lower end of the first section of the project is about 8 miles above the mouth of the river. The mean range of tide is 3.4 feet and the extreme tidal range is 4.3 feet. Northwest Fork: This provides for dredging a channel 6 feet deep and 60 feet wide at mean low water from upper Browns wharf to within one-half mile of the southern boundary of the town of Federals- burg, with a turning basin at the upper end. The length of the section included in the project is about 4 miles, and its lower end is 113/4 miles above the mouth of the river. The mean range of tide is 2.6 feet, and the extreme tidal range is 3.3 feet. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1953, is $139,000, exclu- sive of amounts expended under previous projects. The latest (1950) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $3,200. The existing project was authorized by the following River and Harbor Acts: Acts Work authorized Documents June 3,1896 A 9-foot channel, 100 feet wide up to Seaford, Del., H. Doe. 323, 53d Cong., 3d sess., with a turning basin. and Annual Report 1895, p. 1165. June 25,1910 Slight widening between the bridges in the harbor H. Doc. 674, 61st Cong., 2d sess. at Seaford. Del. Do-...... A channel 6 feet deep, 60 feet wide in Northwest H. Doc. 869, 60th Cong., 1st sess. Fork, together with turning basin. Mar. 2,1945 A channel 12 feet deep, 100 feet wide from the 12-foot S. Doc. 69, 77th Cong., 1st sees. contour in Tangier Sound to the highway bridge (Contains published map.) at Seaford, Del. Local cooperation. Local interests are required to furnish, free of cost to the United States, all lands, easements, rights-of-way, and spoil disposal areas necessary for the improvement and for subsequent maintenance, when and as required, and hold and save the United States free from claims for damages resulting from the improvement. It is believed that these conditions will be met. 324 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 Terminal facilities. The waterfront at Seaford consists largely of unconnected pile-and-timber bulkhead wharves with earth fills. One public wharf is used principally for unloading fuel oil for the local utility plant. The remaining wharves are privately owned. A rail siding extends along a considerable portion of the waterfront and offers facilities for interchange of rail and water traffic. Existing ter- minals are reasonably adequate for present and prospective commerce. The terminal facilities on the Northwest Fork are all privately owned and open to general public use. They consist of 1 solid bulkhead wharf of 80-foot frontage and 3 landings each with 60-foot frontage. The depths of water are from 2 to 8 feet. The landings are log revet- ments backed by earth fill and are in poor condition. Operations and results during fiscal year. None. Adjustments in the total maintenance costs resulted in an increase of $989.54. Adj ust- ments in the total expenditures for maintenance resulted in a decrease of $437.36. Condition at the end of the fiscal year. The existing project is 48 percent complete. The 9-foot channel to Seaford, Del., with a turning basin at the upper end, was completed in 1911 and the channel and turning basin in the Northwest Fork was completed in 1912. The work remaining to be done is deepening the channel to 12 feet from Tangier Sound to the highway bridge at Seaford. The controlling depth is 9 feet at mean low water in Nanticoke River, ascertained in May 1952, and 5 feet at mean low water in the Northwest Fork, ascer- tained in September 1921. The total costs of the existing project were $82,498.35, of which $43,815.31 was for new work and $38,683.04 was for maintenance. The total expenditures was $82,498.35. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30,1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 prior to 1949 1 New work: Appropriated---------......... -- ------------ ------------ ------------------------ $48, 815. 31 Cost-- ------------------ ---------------------------------------------- 48,815.31 Expenditures-----------......... ------------------------------------------------ 48,815. 31 Maintenance: Appropriated-..- _ .-------------------......... $5, 000. 00 -$1, 250. 50 38, 683. 04 Cost__..................------__ _ __.... 2,759. 96 989. 54 38, 683.04 Expenditures----- __ ........----- --. ..-_.-- 4, 186. 86 -437. 36 38, 683. 04 1Includes $5,000 for new work for previous projects. Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to be appro- priated for completion of existing project----.-----------------$95, 200 8. UPPER THOROUGHFARE, DEAL ISLAND, MD. Location. This is a natural waterway lying between Deal Island and the mainland of Somerset County, Md., on the eastern shore of Chesapeake Bay. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1224.) Previous projects. An appropriation was made in 1882, the work done being limited to surveys. For further details, see page 382, Annual Report for 1938. RIVERS AND HARBORS-BALTIMORE, MD., DISTRICT 325 Existing project. This provides for an entrance channel from Tangier Sound 9 feet deep and 100 feet wide, thence of irregular width to and along the south shore of the thoroughfare, protected by two stone breakwaters at the entrance, the north breakwater being about 410 feet long and the south breakwater being about 310 feet long, with a turning basin at the inner end 9 feet deep on the south side of the channel to within 50 feet of the bulkhead along the south shore, an anchorage area 6 feet deep and 150 feet wide extending across the waterway parallel to the highway bridge to within 50 feet of the bulk- head on the south shore, and an anchorage area of 650 feet long, 300 feet wide, and 9 feet deep on the north side of the channel between the breakwater and the 6-foot anchorage. The mean range of tide is about 2 feet. The cost for new work for the completed project was $62,116, ex- clusive of amounts expended on previous projects. The latest (1950) approved estimate of cost for annual maintenance is $3,000. The existing project was authorized by the following River and Harbor Acts: Acts Work authorized Documents Aug. 30, 19351 A 9-foot channel 75 feet wide protected by breakwater Rivers and Harbors Committee at the entrance, with turning basin at the inner end Doc. 37, 72d Cong., 1st sess. and anchorage area 6 feet deep and 150 feet wide. Aug. 26,1937 Widening the entrance channel to 100 feet, extending H. Doc. 76, 75th Cong., 1st sess. the 9-foot turning basin and 6-foot anchorage, and (Contains latest published map.) dredging an additional anchorage area on the north side of the channel. 1Included in Public Works Administration program, Sept. 16, 1933. Local cooperation. Fully complied with, except that local interests are required to furnish spoil disposal areas as needed for future maintenance. Terminal facilities. There is a small packinghouse wharf on the shore of Tangier Sound south of the project channel; two small packinghouses along the approach channel at which the seafood is landed; and a public wharf at the turning basin with a suitable road connecting it with the road system. Operations and results during the fiscal year. A condition survey and an estimate of yardage of shoal material to be removed was com- pleted by hired labor. Dredging, by contract, to restore the project to authorized dimensions was completed during the fiscal year. A total of 93,500 cubic yards of material, place measurement, was re- moved and deposited on authorized spoil disposal areas. The total costs, all for maintenance, were $53,291.54. The total expenditures were $53,615.48. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was completed in 1939. The controlling depths, at mean low water, were 9.9 feet in the channel and 9.9 feet in the turning basin; 6.8 feet in anchorage basin parallel to the highway bridge; and 9.6 feet in anchorage basin on the north side of channel, ascertained in April 1953. The total costs were $121,871.78, of which $24,772.94 (regular funds) and $37,342.70 (public works funds) was for new work and $59,756.14 326 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 (regular funds) was for maintenance. The total expenditures were $121,836.42. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 priorto 1949 New work: Approprated------ ------------------------------------------------ $ 162, 445. 73 Cost------------------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ---------- 162,445. 73 Expenditures --------- ------ ----------- ----------------------- ------------ 62,445.03 Maintenance: Appropriated----------$636.01-------------$391.37 $3,500.00 $50,600.00 60, 205.30 Cost_----------------- 636. 01 ------------ 391.37 359. 30 53, 291. 54 59,756. 14 Expenditures--------......... 636. 01 ------------ 391.37 ------------ 53, 615. 48 59, 720. 78 1 Includes $330.09 for new work for previous projects. Also includes $37,342.70 public works funds. 9. POCOMOKE RIVER, MD. Location. This river is a tributary of Pocomoke Sound, an estuary of and on the easterly side of Chesapeake Bay about 40 miles north of Cape Charles, Va. Previous projects. The original project for Pocomoke River was adopted June 18, 1878, and modified by the River and Harbor Act of August 5, 1886. For further details, see page 1789, Annual Report for 1915, and page 385, Annual Report for 1938. Existing project. This provides for a channel 7 feet deep and 100 feet wide from that depth in Pocomoke Sound through "The Muds" to deep water in the river; and a channel 9 feet deep at mean low water and 100 to 130 feet wide from Shad Landing to above the bridge at Snow Hill, widened to 150 feet to form a turning basin at the upper end, the length of the section included in the project being about 4.5 miles, the lower end of the section being about 25.7 miles above the mouth of the river. The mean range of tide is 2.5 feet and the extreme tidal range is 3.7 feet. The estimated Federal cost of new work, revised in 1953, is $183,000, exclusive of amounts expended under previous projects. The latest (1950) approved estimate of cost for annual maintenance is $21,000. The existing project was authorized by the following River and Harbor Acts: Acts Work authorized Documents June 3,1896 A 9-foot channel from Shad Landing to Snow Hill ... Annual report for 1895, p. 1167. 1 Aug. 30, 1935 For a channel 7 feet deep and 100 feet wide from H. Doc.227, 74th Cong., 1st sess. Pocomoke Sound to Pocomoke River. 1 Mar. 2,1945 Extension of channel above bridge at Snow Hill, H. Doc. 429, 76th Cong., 1st sess. 100 feet wide, 9 feet deep, widened to 150 feet to form a turning basin at the upper end. 1 Contains latest published maps. Local cooperation. Fully complied with for the section of the proj- ect from Pocomoke Sound to Pocomoke River and from Shad Land- ing to the highway bridge at Snow Hill, authorized by the acts of June 3, 1896, and August 30, 1935, except that local interests are required to furnish releases from damage to oyster beds and spoil disposal areas as required for future maintenance. RIVERS AND ,IARBORS--BALTIMORE, MD., DISTRICT 327 The terms of local cooperation for the section of the project above the highway bridge at Snow Hill, authorized by the Act of March 2, 1945, have not been met. These terms are as follows: That local inter- ests furnish, free of cost to the United States, all lands, easements, and rights-of-way and spoil disposal areas for the initial work and for subsequent maintenance, when and as required; hold and save the United States free from claims for damages resulting from the im- provement; and contribute one-half the initial cost of that portion of the project, but not to exceed $4,250. Local interests are continuing their efforts to comply with these requirements. Terminal facilities. The present waterfronts at Pocomoke City and at Snow Hill consist of pile-and-timber bulkheads with earth fills. Some have warehouses and factories with mechanical handling facil- ities and rail sidings. Practically all are privately owned; most of them are in bad repair. Any appreciable increase in commerce at Pocomoke City would necessitate the construction of a new terminal and the repair of existing terminals. Considerable land areas are available for the development of additional terminals if and when needed. Operations and results during fiscal year. Maintenance dredging by contract to restore "The Muds" section of the project to authorized dimensions was in progress at the close of the fiscal year. A total of 74,500 cubic yards of material, place measure, was removed and de- posited on authorized spoil disposal areas. The total costs, all for maintenance, were $45,784.27. The total expenditures were $41,411.79. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project is 89 percent complete. The work remaining to be done is the extension of the channel to above the bridge at Snow Hill. The controlling depth was 6.5 feet at mean low water, through "The Muds" to deep water in the river on the east side of Williams Point, in midchannel for half-project width, ascertained in February 1952, and 9 feet in the section in Poco- moke River from Shad Landing to Snow H-ill, ascertained in March 1948. The condition of the section above the bridge at Snow Hill is as described in the project document. The total costs were $389,- 612.71, of which $161,926.43 was for new work and $227,686.28 was for maintenance. The total expenditures were $385,306.41. Cost and flnancial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 prior to 1949 1 New work: Appropriated--------......... -- $5, 531.40 ------------ $6,000. 00 ..........------- ------------ $182, 426. 43 Cost --------- 428. 43 $40. 17 ..-------- ------------....------------............ 182,426.43 Expenditures--------- 422. 51 47. 32 -1.23------------------------182, 426. 43 Maintenance: Appropriated--------......... 91, 222. 00 -2,403.36 ----------- $90, 000.00 ------------ _269, 704. 14 Cost--..------------- 5, 181. 82 13, 714.39 ------------ 2, 197. 87 $45, 784. 27 227, 686. 28 Expenditures-------_ 73, 058. 83 20, 059. 81 ------------ 2, 264.05 41, 411. 79 223,379.98 1Includes $20,500 for new work for previous projects. Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to be ap- propriated for completion of existing project- -- - ---------- $21, 150 328 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 10. TWITCH COVE AND BIG THOROUGHFARE RIVER, MD. Location. This is a tidal waterway about 4 miles long traversing Smith Island, Md., in a southeasterly direction from Chesapeake Bay on the west to Tangier Sound on the east. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1224.) Existing project. This provides for a channel 7 feet deep at mean low water and 60 feet wide from Twitch Cove on Tangier Sound through Big Thoroughfare River, thence through the canal at Ewell, Md., thence through Levering Creek and Big Thoroughfare River to the vicinity of Swan Point, thence of the same depth and 100 feet wide through the offshore bar to deep water in Chesapeake Bay, with twin stone jetties at the entrance, the north jetty being about 2,080 feet long, and the south jetty being about 1,800 feet long; an anchorage basin 7 feet deep, 100 feet wide, and 700 feet long connecting with the west side of the existing project channel at Ewell; extension of the existing project channel in Levering Creek, 6 feet deep, 60 feet wide, and 1,000 feet long; and for a channel 4 feet deep and 25 feet wide around the point between Big Thoroughfare River and Tylers River. The mean range of tide is 1.7 feet, and the extreme tidal range is 3 feet. The estimate of cost for new work, revised in 1953, is $190,700. The latest (1950) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $5,000. The existing project was authorized by the following River and Harbor Acts: Acts Work authorized Documents July 25,1912 A channel 4 feet deep and 25 feet wide from Tangier H. Doc. 285, 62d Cong., 2d sess. Sound into Big Throughfare River, and one of the same dimensions around the point between said river and Tylers River. July 3, 1930 A channel 5 feet deep at mean low water and 25 feet H. Doc. 313, 71st Cong., 2d sess. wide from Twitch Cove on Tangier Sound through Big Throughfare River to a point on Levering Creek about 800 feet north of the canal at Ewell, Md. Aug. 30, 1935 A channel 7 feet deep and 60 feet wide from Twitch Rivers and Harbors Committee, Cove through Big Throughfare River to a point Doc. 67, 74th Cong., 1st sess. on Levering Creek about 800 feet north of the canal at Ewell, Md. Jame 20, 1938 Present project dimensions of the main channel with Rivers and Harbors Committee, twin jetties at the entrance. Doc. 49, 75th Cong., 2d sess. (Contains latest published maps.) May 17,1950 Anchorage basin 7 feet deep, 100 feet wide, and 700 H. Doc. 340, 81st Cong., 1st sess. feet long on west side of project channel at Ewell, Md., and an extension of the existing project chan- nel in Levering Creek, 6 feet deep, 60 feet wide, and 1,000 feet long. Local cooperation. Local interests are required to (a) furnish, without cost to the United States, all lands, rights-of-way, and spoil disposal areas for construction and maintenance of the improvement, when and as required; (b) hold and save the United States free from all damages due to the construction and maintenance of the improve- ment; (c) acquire and reserve for public use an adequate land area adjacent to the anchorage basin with suitable access thereto; and (d) remove all structures within the limits of the proposed improvement. It is believed that these conditions will be met. RIVERS AND HARBORS-BALTIMORE, MD., DISTRICT 329 Terminal facilities. There are numerous privately owned pile-and- timber wharves and bulkheads at Ewell which are open to the public for business transactions with the owners. A county wharf is also located at the west end of the town. Five crab houses are situated on Levering Creek, and one oyster house is located on the project waterway west of the town of Ewell. Operations and results during fiscal year. Repair of the north jetty, by contract, was completed. Maintenance dredging, by contract, in the section of the project channel between the jetties at Swan Point and Chesapeake Bay to restore authorized dimensions was con- tinued. A total of 8,601 cubic yards of material, place measure, was removed and deposited on authorized spoil disposal areas. The total costs, all for maintenance, were $33,042.42. The total expenditures were $32,735.11. Conditionat end of fiscal year. The existing project was completed in November 1940, except for work authorized by the River and Har- bor Act of May 17, 1950. The project as a whole is 86 percent com- plete. The controlling depths, at mean low water, are as follows: 6.5 feet from Tangier Sound to Ewell, ascertained in September 1951; 7.0 feet from Ewell to deep water in Chesapeake Bay, ascertained in January 1953; and 4.0 feet in the channel in Tylers River, ascertained in September 1951. The condition of the portion of the project au- thorized by the River and Harbor Act of May 17, 1950, is as described in the project document. The north and south jetties have settled in several places. The north jetty was repaired during this fiscal year. The total costs were $267,907.52, of which $164,174.53 was for new work and $103,732.99 was for maintenance. The total expendi- tures were $267,645.51. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 prior to 1949 New work: Appropriated---------------------- $164,174.53 --------------------------.................----------- Cost..----------------------- ----------- ----------- -------....... . 164, 174. 53 Expenditures --- ----------------------------------------- --............---------- 164,174.53 Maintenance: Appropriated--------........ $6, 893.00 $25, 009. 00 -$11,467.76 $45, 000.00 --- 111, 683. 97 Coat ............... 2, 762. 90 14, 708. 70 2, 953. 64 4, 006. 60 $33, 042. 42 103, 732. 99 Expenditures--------...... 6, 154. 49 2, 377. 96 12, 892. 79 4, 051. 90 32, 735. 11 103, 470. 98 Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to be appro- priated for completion of existing project- -------------------- $26, 500 11. STARLINGS CREEK, VA. Location. Starlings Creek, about 1,500 feet long, is an estuary of Pocomoke Sound at the southerly end of Saxis Island, Accomack County, Va., about 11 miles southeasterly of Crisfield, Md. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 1223 and 1224.) Existing project. This provides for a channel 7 feet deep at mean low water and 60 feet wide from that depth in Pocomoke Sound to the mouth of Starlings Creek, with a turning basin of the same depth and 330 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 1,000 feet long and 100 feet wide inside the entrance, all essentially as shown on the project map. The mean range of tide is 2.4 feet. The total cost for new work for the completed project was $16,537. The latest (1950) approved estimate of cost for annual maintenance is $2,500. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935. (See Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. 46, 74th Cong., 1st sess.) This document contains the latest pub- lished map. Local cooperation. Fully complied with except that local interests are to furnish spoil disposal areas as needed for future maintenance. Terminal facilities. There is about 1,000 feet of bulkhead wharf available inside the creek, a portion of which is at public property and the balance is in front of the seafood packinghouses. Operations and results during fiscal year. None. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was completed in 1937. The controlling depth, at mean low water, was 4.0 feet, ascer- tained in April 1953. The total costs and expenditures were $51,020.12, of which $16,537.47 was for new work and $34,482.65 was for maintenance. Gost and flnancia summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30,1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 prior to 1949 New work: Appropriated-----......--.........----......-------------------...........---............-------.........--------....------------............ $16, 537. 47 Cost-------------------...............-------------------.................................------------------------------ 16, 537.47 Expenditures-------...........--------.....-----...------------...............--------------------------............ 16,537.47 Maintenance: Appropriated-......... -$2, 009.50 ...........----------.................---..-------...... 34, 482. 65 ..-----------........------------... Cost............------------------------ ----------- 34, 482. 65 ....................------------................----------....... Expenditures.--------.----------- --------------- .----- ----------- ----------- 34, 482.65 12. TANGIER CHANNEL, VA. Location. This is a tidal channel about 1 mile long, extending from Tangier Island, Va., in a northeasterly direction to dee water in Tangier Sound, Chesapeake Bay. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1223.) Existing project. This provides for a channel 8 feet deep at mean low water and 100 feet wide from the 8-foot contour in Tangier Sound to day marker No. 4, and thence 8 feet deep and 60 feet wide to the town of Tangier, with an anchorage basin adjacent to the town 400 feet square and 7 feet deep. The length of the section included in the project is about 1 mile, its lower end extending into Tangier Sound. The mean range of tide is 1.7 feet and the extreme tidal range is 4.7 feet. The cost for new work for the completed project was $72,969. The latest (1950) approved estimate for annual maintenance is $2,250. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1919 (H. Doc. 107, 63d Cong., 1st sess.) ; changes in channel and anchorage dimensions were authorized by the Public Works Ad- ministration January 3, 1934, and by the River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935 (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. 51, 72d Cong., 2d sess.), and modified by the River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1945 RIVERS AND HARBORS--BALTIMORE, MD., DISTRICT 331 (H. Doc. 141, 77th Cong., 1st sess.). These documents contain the latest published maps. Local cooperation. Fully complied with, except that local interests are to furnish spoil disposal areas as needed for future maintenance. Terminal facilities. There are three privately owned pile-and- timber piers and a small marine railway adjacent to the west side of the anchorage basin at Tangier. The piers are generally open to the public when not in use by the owners. Operations and results during fiscal year. None. Condition at end of fiscal year. The project was completed in April 1948. The controlling depth, at mean low water, was 4.1 feet, ascertained in May 1953. The total costs and expenditures were $134,284.22, of which $30,969 (regular funds) and $42,000 (public works funds) were for new work and $61,315.22 (regular funds) was for maintenance. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30,1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 prior to 1949 New work: ........ Appropriated---- -- $1, 858. 98 -------......---...... ............ ------------............-............------------ 1 $72,969.00 Cost-- --------------------------------------...........---............----- ---------- ............----............---------......... 1 72, 969. 00 Expenditures.......--------- -1.97 ....................................-------------------...---------------.........-------... 1 72, 969. 00 Maintenance: Appropriated......... -140. 45 ............ ---- $1, 793. 77 ............------------------............ 61, 315. 22 Cost-.--------------- 21.28 ------------ 1, 793. 77 ......-----------------................. 61, 315. 22 --- Expenditures......... 34. 14 ............ 1, 793. 77 ............------------------------............61, 315. 22 1 Includes $42,000 public works funds. 13. OCEAN CITY HARBOR AND INLET AND SINEPUXENT BAY, MD. Location. Ocean City is on a barrier island between Sinepuxent Bay and the Atlantic Ocean about 35 miles south of the entrance to Delaware Bay. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1220.) Existing project. This provides for the construction of an inlet between the Atlantic Ocean and Sinepuxent Bay, with a depth of 10 feet and width of 200 feet, protected on the south side by a stone jetty 2,380 feet long and on the north side by a stone jetty projecting 1,531 feet into the Atlantic Ocean and connected on the shore to a timber and stone bulkhead 255 feet long, continuing with a riprap dike 213 feet long and a steel sheet pile bulkhead 460 feet long, along the shore of the inlet; a channel 6 feet deep and 150 feet wide from the inlet to Green Point, and thence 100 feet wide into Chincoteague Bay; a channel 10 feet deep at mean low water, 100 feet wide, and 3,000 feet long from the inlet channel into the marsh area south of the railroad on the west side of Sinepuxent Bay, with two turning basins of the same depth; and for a channel 6 feet deep and 125 feet wide from the inlet channel to a point opposite North Eight Street in Ocean City, thence 75 feet wide into Isle of Wight Bay. The cost of new work for the completed project was $350,193, ex- clusive of $500,000 contributed by local interests. The latest (1950) 332 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $32,000. The mean range of ocean tide is 3.4 feet. The existing project was authorized by the following River and Harbor Acts: Acts Work authorized Documents 1 Aug. 30, 1935 2_ Construction of an inlet between the Atlantic Ocean Rivers and Harbors Committee and Sinepuxent Bay, 10 feet deep and 200 feet wide, Doc. 38, 72d Cong., 1st sess. protected by jetties, a channel 8 feet deep and 100 feet wide from the inlet to Ocean City, 6 feet deep and 150 feet wide to Green Point, and 100 feet wide - into Chincoteague Bay. Modification providing a 10- by 100-foot channel Do....... Rivers and Harbors Committee from the inlet to the west side of the bay with 2 Doc. 60, 74th Cong., 1st sess. turning basins, a channel 6 feet deep 125 feet wide from the inlet channel to opposite North 8th St., Ocean City, and 75 feet wide into Isle of Wight Bay. 1 Contains latest published maps. s Included in Public Works Administration program Sept. 16, 1933. The site chosen for the inlet under this authorization was that opened just south of Ocean City by natural forces during a severe storm in August 1933. This eliminated the necessity for an 8-foot channel from the inlet to Ocean City. 3 Included in Emergency Relief program, 1935. Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Terminal facilities. There are two storage basins for pleasure and small commercial craft and numerous privately owned pile-and- timber piers and bulkhead wharves on the Sinepuxent Bay side of Ocean City. The commercial fish harbor has a public bulkhead land- ing about 1,000 feet long, several private bulkhead wharves open to the public for transaction of business with the owners, and a boat repair yard with a marine railway capable of handling boats up to about 150 tons. The Baltimore, Chesapeake & Atlantic Railway has a spur line parallel to and 200 feet from the commercial fish harbor. Adequate space is available for expansion of facilities if required. Operationsand results during fiscal year. Prepared contract plans and specifications for restoration of steel sheetpile bulkhead on the north side of the inlet west of Baltimore Avenue, by hired labor, and awarded a supply contract for furnishing the steel sheet piling re- quired. The steel is scheduled for delivery early in fiscal year 1954. The total costs, all for maintenance, were $2,716.80. The total expen- ditures were $2,369.44. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was com- pleted in 1936. The controlling dimensions are as follows: Section Depth Width Date (feet) (feet) ascertained Inlet Channel!.. ...................................... .. 12.0 200 Nov. 1947. Commercial Fish Harbor ...................................----------------------------------- 11. 7 100 July 1948. Channel to Isle of Wight Bay Inlet to North 9th St-------- - -8.0 125 Oct. 1944. -___- North 9th St.intobay ............................... 6.0 75 Oct. 1944. Channel in Sinepuxent Bay ---------------------------------- 5. 0 150 July 1947. Channel in Chincoteague Bay-_...------------.-. ------- 5.0 100 July 1947. Depths refer to mean low water (Atlantic Ocean) at Ocean City, Md., which datum is lower than that in the bays. The total costs of the existing project were $864,487.58, of which $283,007.93 (public works funds) and $67,185.09 (Emergency Relief RIVERS AND HARBORS-BALTIMORE, MD., DISTRICT 333 funds) was for new work and $514,294.56 (regular funds) was for maintenance. The total expenditures were $864,488.17. In addition, $500,000 of contributed funds was expended for new work. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June - 30,1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 prior to 1949 New work: Appropriated_ 1------------ 1---------- --- ---- ----------------- 1 $350,193.02 Cost- ----------- . . . ..----------------------- ..------- --------------- ------- 1 350,193.02 Expenditures .......------- ------------ ----...........----............--- ......... ......------------ --------- 1350, 193.02 Maintenance: Appropriated......... -$18, 381.37 ....------------ -$3, 313. 62 $2, 000. 00 $55, 000. OC 566, 975. 30 Cost- .--------------- 3,218. 90 $337. 00 112. 89 1, 602. 46 2, 716. 8( 514, 294. 56 Expenditures----, ----- 15, 990. 67 -390. 85 112. 89 1,950. 41 2, 369. 4 514, 295. 15 1 Includes $283,007.93 public works funds and $67,185.09 Emergency Relief funds; in addition, $500,000 contributed funds was expended for new work. 14. FISHING CREEK, MD. Location. This creek is a narrow winding tidal stream which enters Chesapeake Bay from the west 56 miles south of Baltimore and about 26 miles south of Annapolis, Md. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 1225.) Existing project. This provides for a channel 7 feet deep with widths of 100 feet and 60 feet from deep water in Chesapeake Bay to an anchorage of the same depth, 120 feet wide and 400 feet long, lo- cated in the marsh 500 feet above the mouth of the creek, and for twin stone jetties at the entrance, the north jetty being about 1,050 feet long, and the south jetty being about 1,100 feet long. The mean tidal range is about 1 foot. The cost of new work for the completed project was $111,242. The latest (1950) approved estimate of cost for annual maintenance is $5,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of August 26, 1937 (H. Doc. 241, 75th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest pub- lished map is in the project document. Local cooperation. Fully complied with, except that local interests are to furnish spoil disposal areas as needed for future maintenance. Terminal facilities. Seven hundred feet of bulkhead wharf are available on the south side of the entrance channel running west from the bay shore, and a pile-and-timber wharf has been constructed on the west side of the basin by the United States Navy Department. Operations and results during fiscal year. A condition survey and an estimate of yardage of shoal material to be removed to restore project dimensions was completed by hired labor. A contract was awarded for maintenance dredging to restore the project to authorized dimensions. Work is scheduled to start July 8, 1953. The total costs and expenditures, all for maintenance, were $1,429.38. Conditions at end of fiscal year. The existing project was com- pleted in 1942. The controlling depths, at mean low water, were 2.3 feet in the channel and 5.8 feet in the basin, ascertained in February 277309-53-voL. 1--22 334 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 1953. The total costs and expenditures were $188,528.83, of which $111,242.07 was for new work and $77,286.76 was for maintenance. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30,1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 priorto 1949 New work: Appropriated ----------- --------------------------------------------- $111, 242. 07 Cost------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- 111,242.07 Expenditures.........--..-----.......-----....... ....------------....-----------...........-----------...........---------. 111, 242. 07 Maintenance: Appropriated-------------.........----............ ---- $33, 579. 63 -$7, 739. 93----------- $24,344.08 100, 201.46 Cost-...---------------..............------------. 1,907. 41 23, 932. 29 ............ 1, 429. 38 77, 286. 76 Expenditures...------.....------------. 1, 203, 32 ------------ 24, 636.38 1, 429.38 77, 286. 76 15. EXAMINATIONS, SURVEYS, AND CONTINGENCIES (GENERAL) The cost of this work for the fiscal year amounted to $42,852.73, of which $2,608.92 was for examination and surveys and $40,243.81 was for contingencies. The total expenditures were $45,089.18. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30,1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 priorto 1949 Maintenance: Appropriated--------......... $81,650. 00 $108, 724. 07 $82, 421.06 $33, 250. 00 $46, 700. 00 $1, 117,152. 85 Cost--------------- 81, 663.25 95, 030. 71 72, 303. 92 62, 861.81 42, 852. 73 1, 115, 068. 08 Expenditures---------......... 82,681. 16 97, 826. 71 73, 659. 55 61, 115. 78 45, 089. 18 1, 115, 359.60 16. PLANT ALLOTMENT, BALTIMORE, MD., DISTRICT Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 prior to 1949 Maintenance: Appropriated......... -$100,000.00---- ------------..... .........----- $80, 100. 00 $47, 200. 00 $512, 297. 97 Cost------------------.................. ---............ -----------............$147,441.13 91, 247. 00 -49,147.15 319, 735.12 Expenditures--------......... 87, 911. 72 -$11, 402. 45 162, 424. 12 50, 521. 50 -78, 581. 83 362,368. 29 RIVERS AND HARBORS-BALTIMORE, MD., DISTRICT 335 17. INACTIVE NAVIGATION PROJECTS For last Cost and expenditures to Estimated full report, June 30, 1953 Estimated Name of project see annual amrequired to report required to for New work Maintenance complete 1. Middle River and Dark Head Creek, Md--... 1947 1$38,715. 25 $2, 955. 45 (2) 2. Susquehanna River above and below Havre de Grace, Md.------------------------......................... 1950 8293, 569. 78 89, 492. 37 $30, 700 3. Northeast River, Md -------......................... 1948 28, 488. 71 11, 802. 40 (2) 4. Elk and Little Elk Rivers, Md. ----............ 1932 7 90, 121. 28 44, 342. 35 10, 100 5. Corsica River, Md----.........------------------- 1948 39, 070. 85 55, 907. 69 (2) 6. Queenstown Harbor, Md----------------.................--.. 1947 44, 858. 27 27, 642. 19 (2) 7. Channel connecting 6 Plain Dealing Creek and Oak Creek, Md. ........................-- _ 1940 111. 57 .... 148, 400 8. Claiborne Harbor, Md._ -------------------- 1933 _ 42, 973. 65 48, 584. 27 (2) 9. Knapps Narrows, Md___.-.-----------__ 1951 8 46, 121. 20 45, 403. 14 (2) 10. Black Walnut Harbor, Md ..........- ....__ 1950 32, 631.08 ............. (2) 11. Tilghman Island Harbor, Md.s o n _1 ... 1922 29. 73 ... 11, 000 12. Tred Avon River, Md. - -..................... 1950 9 12, 692. 87 4, 071. 75 58, 600 13. Town Creek, Md-------------------------............................. 1950 43, 219. 65 ............___(2) 14. Island Creek, Md--............................. 1948 6, 229. 93 1, 068. 80 (2) 15. La Trappe River, Md__--.---. -- ------- - 1948 8, 063. 87 16, 000. 24 (2) 16. Tuckahoe River, Md. to 01923 9, 727. 36 1, 092. 64 (2) 17. Warwick River, Md.---------.----..--_- 1948 22, 040. 82 73, 271.90 (2) 18. Cambridge Harbor, Md.4 -.------- _ ---- _ 1949 15 81, 973. 94 7, 671.37 149, 300 19. Waterway from Little Choptank River to -------------------- 1939 Choptank River, Md...................... 305. 45 .... 105, 000 20. Slaughter Creek, Md----------------------......................... 1948 4, 140.00 1, 119.40 (2) 21. Duck Point Cove, Md--------------------........................ 1951 25, 289. 01 (2) 22. Fishing Bay, Md..---------------..................--------- 1949 33, 874. 19 46, 529. 41 (2) 23. Nanticoke River, Md---- -----................--------.... 1950 73, 243.18 2, 732.48 (2) 24. Broad Creek River, Del--...................... 1950 64, 520. 00 45, 623. 87 (2) 25. Tyaskin Creek, Md.1 10o___ 1923 16, 296. 63 18, 266. 39 (2) 26. Wicomico River, Md---------------------......................1950 12 457, 847. 03 319, 316. 49 (2) 27. Lower Thoroughfare, at or near Wenona, Deal Island, Md--__ --.......................... 1951 44, 658. 45 1, 625. 20 (2) 28. Manokin River, Md._......................... 1919 It 34, 788. 05 31, 874. 44 (2) 29. Crisfield Harbor, Md---------------......................... 1948 264, 195. 18 5, 723. 71 (2) 30. Broad Creek, Md ..........................-- --------------- 1951 28, 227. 19 58, 742. 35 (2) 31. Waterway on the Coast of Virginia 4.......... 1950 107, 298. 16 28,188. 16 651, 700 32. Chincoteague Bay, Va..-------------------- 1949 25, 125. 92 23, 458. 65 (2) 33. Governors Run, Calvert County, Md.'....... 1950 --- --- _--- -------- 85, 000 34. Herring Bay and Rockhold Creek, Md-....... 1948 50, 591.47 9, 844.02 (2) 35. Broadwater Creek, Md.L..................... 1949 94, 000 36. Parish Creek, Md.-----....-..-....------ 1951 14 19, 170. 27 6, 826. 15 (2) 37. Cadle Creek, Md........------------------------ 4 1949 ------------------------------ 14, 000 38. Lake Ogleton, Md. ___.........- -............ 1950 115, 800 39. Back Creek, Anne Arundel County, Md_.... 1946 23, 061.22 89.03 (2) 40. Annapolis Harbor, Md-------------...................... 1946 34, 249. 61 1, 672. 08 (2) 41. Mill Creek, Md. ...........................---------------------- 1949 -- 14, 000 42. Cypress Creek, Md ----------------------- 1947 3, 057. 27---------------(2) 1 In addition, $165,681.43 of U. S. Navy Department contributed funds were expended. 2 Completed. Includes $22,905.38 Works Progress Administration funds and $97,390 was expended prior to the adop- tion of the existing project. 4 Funds have not been appropriated for accomplishment of new work. b Channels adequate for commerce. 6 Awaiting local cooperation for completion of project. 7 In addition, $8,414.09 was expended from contributed funds. Also included was $79,625 expended prior to the adoption of the existing project. 8Includes $46,121.20 public works funds. 9Includes $6,000 expended prior to the adoption of the existing project. 10oAbandonment recommended in 1926 (H. Doc. No. 457, 69th Cong., 1st sess.) 11Insufficient potential commerce to justify the improvement. 12In addition, $14,000 was expended from contributed funds. 2aIncludes $2,000 expended outside the project limits. 14Includes $19,170.27 Works Progress Administration funds. a5 Includes $61,321 expended prior to the adoption of the existing project. 336 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 18. MISCELLANEOUS ACTIVITIES Status of all investigations for navigation called for by River and Harbor Acts and committee resolutions Date trans- Document Recom- Locality Authorization act mitted to men mendation Congress Apes Hole Creek, Somerset River and Harbor Act, County, Md. May 17, 1950. Assateague Channel, Va., and House Public Works Com- Smallers Drain, Assateague Is- mittee resolution, June land, Va., with a view to deter- 17, 1948. mining if recommendations should be modified at this time. Back River, Md.................... River and Harbor Act, --------------- May 17, 1950. "Ballast" to Powells Bay, Acco- River and Harbor Act, --------------- mack County, Va., at Wisharts June 30, 1948. Point, channel connecting. Baltimore Harbor and channels, for House Public Works Com- --------------- improvements for navigation. mittee resolution, Aug. 17, 1949. Betterton, Md., harbor at---.......... Chincoteague Bay, Va., with a River and Harbor Act, July 24, 1946. River and Harbor Act, --------------- ------------- ,, view to establishing a harbor of May 17, 1950. refuge at Chincoteague, Acco- mack County, Va. Guilford Creek, Va...__..._ .... _ _do- ........ Goose Creek, Manokin River, House Public Works Com- Somerset County, Md. mittee resolution, July 8, 1947. Havre de Grace, Md_...... ... River and Harbor Act, May 17, 1950. Havre de Grace, main channel ...--- do....------------- leading from Turkey Point, Harford County, Md. Holdene Creek, Va- ....---. ..... River and Harbor Act, June 30, 1948. Jenkins Creek, Md __.. ..House Public Works Com- Nov. 7,1952 Unfavor mittee resolution, July able. 8, 1947. Little Magothy River, Md......... River and Harbor Act, June 30, 1948. Magothy River (Little), Md_....___ ....do__ .--- Manokin River, Goose Creek, House Public Works Com- Somerset County, Va. mittee resolution, July 8, 1947. Manokin River, St. Peters Creek, House Public Works Com- Md., with a view to determining mittee resolution, Apr. if existing project should be modi- 5, 1949. fied by improving St. Peters Creek.' Miles River, opposite Oak Creek River and Harbor Act, Apr. 30,1952 Do. Bridge, to give outlet to Miles July 26, 1946. River, Talbot County, Md. Ocean City Harbor and Inlet, and River and Harbor Act, Apr. 17, 1952 H. Doc. Favorable Sinepuxent Bay, Md. Mar. 2, 1945. 444, 82d Cong., 2d sess. Powells Bay, Accomack County, River and Harbor Act, ............ Va., at Wisharts Point, and chan- June 30, 1948. nel connecting said bay with the "Ballast." Ringgold Cove, with particular River and Harbor Act, reference thereto, Severn River, May 17, 1950. Anne Arundel County, Md. St. Michaels, Talbot County, Md.__ River and Harbor Act, July 24, 1946. St. Peters Creek, Manokin River, House Public Works Com- Md., with a view to determining mittee resolution, Apr. 5, if existing project should be modi- 1949. fied by improving St. Peters Creek.' Severn River, with particular refer- River and Harbor Act, ence to Ringgold Cove, Anne May 17, 1950. Arundel County, Md. Apr. 17,1952 Sinepuxent Bay, Ocean City Har- River and Harbor Act, H. Doc. Do bor and Inlet, Md. Mar. 2, 1945. 444 82d Cong., 2d sess. See footnote at end of table. FLOOD CONTROL-BALTIMORE, MD., DISTRICT 337 .Status of all investigations for navigation called for by River and Harbor Acts and committee resolutions-Continued Date trans- ocument Reco- Locality Authorization act mitted to No. mendation Congress Smallers Drain, Assateague Island, House Public Works Com- ....--.-...-...-..-... Favorable. Va., with a view to determining mittee resolution, June if recommendation should be 17, 1948. modified at this time. Still Pond Harbor and Creek, Md., House Public Works Com- Apr. 1,1952 ----------- Unfavor- with a view to determining if any mittee resolution, June able. change in the recommendations 2, 1949. should be made at this time. Tolchester Beach area, Md-......... River and Harbor Act, .............- ............ June 30, 1948. Turkey Point to Harve de Grace, River and Harbor Act, ............ main channel, Harford County, May 17, 1950. Md. Wicomico River, Md., particularly Senate Public Works Com-. the section from Tonytank Creek mittee resolution, Sept. to Salisbury, Md. 23, 1949. Wisharts Point, Powells Bay, Acco- River and Harbor Act,-....--........-.......-.... mack County, Va., and channel June 30, 1948. connecting said bay with the "ballast." 1Limited to preliminary examination scope. 19. SOUTH PLYMOUTH RESERVOIR, CANASAWACTA CREEK, N. Y. Location. The South Plymouth dam site is in Chenango County, N. Y., on Canasawacta Creek, 5 miles above its junction with the =Chenango River near Norwich, N. Y. (See U. S. Geological Survey quadrangle sheet, "Norwich New York.") Existing project. The plan of improvement consists of a dam of the earth-filled type, 1,000 feet long at the top of the embankment and rising 125 feet above the streambed, with a gate-controlled outlet in the right abutment and the spillway in the saddle of the left abut- ment. The reservoir will have a storage capacity of 18,500 acre-feet at spillway crest. The reservoir will control 94 percent of the water- shed of Canasawacta Creek, or 4 percent of the Chenango River water- shed above Binghamton, N. Y. The reservoir area will be 495 acres and the pool will extend 2.5 miles upstream. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved December 22, 1944, as a modification of the plan for flood control in southern New York and eastern Pennsylvania authorized by the act of June 22, 1936, as modified by the acts of June 28, 1938, and August 18, 1941 (H. Doc. 702, 77th Cong., 2d sess.). The estimated Federal cost for new work, revised in 1953, is $7,565,000, of which $6,104,000 is for construction and $1,461,000 is for lands and damages. Local cooperation. None required, as section 2 of the Flood Con- trol Act, approved June 28, 1938, applies. Operations and results during fiscal year. Engineering studies and preliminary design in connection with the development of the project plan were continued during the fiscal year by hired labor. The total costs, all for new work, were $391.54. The total expenditures were $319.06. Condition at end of fiscal year. Foundation investigations and reservoir surveys are complete. Engineering studies and preliminary design are approximately 80 percent complete. The work remaining 338 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 to be done is completion of engineering studies and preliminary design, preparation of contract plans and specifications, and construction of the project. The total costs, all for new work, were $100,035.92. The expenditures were $99,963.44. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 prior to 1949 New work: Appropriated--------......... $20,000.00 $1, 500.00 -$67, 000.001 -$27, 000.00 -$356.00 $100,144.00 Cost ---------------- 20, 127. 64 34, 427. 58 9, 933. 15 378. 70 391. 54 100, 035. 92 Expenditures --------- 19, 773. 14 36, 099. 28 9,288.40 397.44 319.06 99, 963.44 Other new work data: Unobligated balance, June 30, 1953 -------------- $108. 08 Unobligated balance available for fiscal year 1954_----------- 108. 08 Estimated additional amount needed to be appropriated for completion of existing project---------------------- 7, 464, 856. 00 20. GENEGANTSLET RESERVOIR, GENEGANTSLET CREEK, N. Y. Location. The Genegantslet dam site is on Genegantslet Creek, 3' miles above its junction with the Chenango River and about 2 miles west of Greene in Chenango County, N. Y. (See U. S. Geological Survey quadrangle sheet, "Greene, N. Y.") Existing project. The plan of improvement consists of a dam of the earth-filled type, 1,660 feet long at the top of the embankment and rising 104 feet above the streambed with a gate-controlled outlet and a chute spillway in the left abutment. Outlet and spillway will be placed on rock. The reservoir will have a storage capacity of 30,195 acre-feet at spillway crest. The reservoir area will be 923 acres, and the pool will extend 4.8 miles upstream. The reservoir will control 90 percent of the watershed of Genegantslet Creek, or 6 percent of' the Chenango River watershed above Binghamton, N. Y. The exist- ing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved De- cember 22, 1944, as a modification of the plan for flood control in. southern New York and eastern Pennsylvania authorized by the act, of June 22, 1936, as modified by the acts of June 28, 1938, and August 18, 1941 (H. Doc. 702, 77th Cong., 2d sess.). The estimated Federal cost for new work, revised in 1953, is $7,380,- 000, of which $6,632,000 is for construction and $748,000 is for lands: and damages. Local cooperation. None required, as section 2 of the Flood Control Act, approved June 28 1938, applies. Operationsand results during the fiscal year. Engineering studies and preliminary design in connection with revision of the spillway plan were continued during the fiscal year by hired labor. A model study of the spillway design, conducted by the United States Water- ways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, Miss., was published in October 1952. The total costs, all for new work, were $2,529.15. The total expenditures were $2,875.17. Condition at end of fiscal year. Foundation studies are complete, FLOOD CONTROL-BALTIMORE, MD., DISTRICT 339 except for construction of an exploration tunnel in the spillway area for which contract plans and specifications are complete. Prelimi- nary design plans are complete except for the revisions resulting from the spillway model study. The work remaining to be done is com- pletion of foundation investigations, analysis of the spillway model study report and completion of preliminary design, preparation of contract plans and specifications, and construction of the project. The total costs, all for new work, were $211,136.61. The total expenditures were $211,112.71. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 prior to 1949 New work: Appropriated----------------......... -----............ $22,000.00 -$34, 000.00 -$4, 000. 00 -------............ $212,000.00 Cost---------------................ $29,348. 01 $25,365.41 10, 908. 97 3,140. 10 2, 529. 15 211, 136. 61 Expenditures--------......... 29, 442. 17 26, 218. 97 10, 343. 87 2, 788. 92 2,875. 17 211, 112.71 Other new work data: Unobligated balance, June 30, 1953 --------------------.-- $220. 52 Unobligated balance available for fiscal year 1954------------ 220. 52 Estimated additional amount needed to be appropriated for completion of existing project---------- _----------- 7,168,000. 00 21. SOUTHERN NEW YORK FLOOD CONTROL PROJECT Location. The work covered by this project is in the upper water- shed of the Susquehanna River to and including the Chemung River. This includes about 6,050 square miles in south central New York, and about 1,480 square miles in northern Pennsylvania. (See U. S. Geo- logical Survey index maps of New York and Pennsylvania.) Existing project. The Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936, authorized the construction of detention reservoirs and related flood control works for protection of Binghamton, Hornell, Corning, and other towns in New York and Pennsylvania, in accordance with plans approved by the Chief of Engineers on recommendation of Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors. The Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936, was modified by the acts approved June 28, 1938; August 18, 1941; December 22, 1944; and May 17, 1950. The Flood Control Act approved May 17, 1950, modified the local flood protection plan as originally authorized for Corning, N. Y., to provide for flood pro- tection on Monkey Run. The individual units which constitute the approved plan of improve- ment are described in the following paragraphs: Davenport Center Reservoir: This reservoir will be located on Charlotte Creek near Davenport Center, N. Y. The dam will be of the earth-filled type, 3,400 feet long at the top of the embankment and rising 100 feet above the stream bed, with a concrete spillway in the right abutment and the outlet conduit in the valley floor. The reser- voir will provide a storage capacity of 52,500 acre-feet. The esti- mated Federal cost of new work, revised in 1953, is $11,045,000, of which $7,547,000 is for construction and $3,498,000 is for lands and damages. 340 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 West Oneonta Reservoir: This reservoir will be located on Otego Creek near West Oneonta, N. Y. The dam will be of the earth-filled type, 1,200 feet long at the top of the main embankment and rising 86 feet above the stream bed, with a concrete spillway and outlet con- duit in the right abutment. The main embankment will be joined at the left abutment by a low dike, 6,700 feet in length. The reservoir will provide a storage capacity of 34,500 acre-feet. The estimated costs of new work, revised in 1953, is $11,525,000, of which $8,709,000 is for construction and $2,816,000 is for lands and damages. East Sidney Reservoir: This reservoir is located on Ouleout Creek near East Sidney, N. Y. The dam is of the concrete gravity and earth- filled type, 2,010 feet long at the top of the embankment and rising 128 feet above the streambed, and 146 feet above firm rock, with five gate controlled outlets in the spillway section of the dam; 750 feet of the dam, including the spillway, is concrete gravity section and 1,250 feet is rolled-earth embankment. The reservoir provides a storage capacity of 33,494 acre-feet. The estimated Federal cost of new work, revised in 1953, is $5,889,000, of which $5,269,000 is for construction and $620.000 is for lands and damages. Copes Corner Reservoir: This reservoir will be located on Butternut Creek near Copes Corner, N. Y. The dam will be of the earth-filled type, 1,150 feet long at the top of the embankment and rising 75 feet above the streambed, with a concrete spillway and outlet conduit in the right abutment. The reservoir will provide a storage capacity of 37,900 acre-feet. The estimated Federal cost of new work, revised in 1953, is $13,630,000, of which $10,973,000 is for construction and $2,657,000 is for lands and damages. Whitney Point Reservoir: The reservoir is located on the Otselic River near Whitney Point, N. Y. The dam is of the earth-filled type, 4,900 feet long at the top of the embankment and rising 95 feet above the streambed, with a concrete spillway and outlet conduit in the left abutment. The reservoir has a storage capacity of 86,440 acre-feet. The Federal cost of new work, completed in 1953, was $5,075,000, of which $3,978,533 was for construction and $1,096,467 was for lands and damages. Arkport Reservoir: The reservoir is located on the Canisteo River near Hornell, N. Y. The dam is of the earth-filled type, 1,200 feet long at the top of the embankment and rising, 113 feet above the streambed, with a concrete spillway and outlet conduit in the right abutment. The reservoir has a storage capacity of 7,900 acre-feet. The Federal cost of new work, completed in 1952, was $1,910,000, of which $1,777,732 was for construction and $132,268 was for lands and damages. Almond Reservoir: This reservoir is located on Canacadea Creek near Hornell, N. Y. The dam is of the earth-filled type, 1,260 feet long at the top of the embankment and rising 90 feet above the bed of the stream, with a concrete spillway and outlet conduit in the left abutment. The reservoir provides a storage capacity of 14,800 acre- feet. The estimated Federal cost of new work, revised in 1953, is $5,610,000, of which $4,594,500 is for construction and $1,015,500 is for lands and damages. Oxford, N. Y.: The plan of improvement provides for the construe- FLOOD CONTROL--BALTIMORE, MD., DISTRICT 341 tion of earth levees and the clearing of the Chenango River channel, consisting of the following features: About 2,100 feet of earth levee on the left bank of the Chenango River, extending from high ground near Cemetery Drive and running mostly along the railroad to high ground near Main Street; removal'of the dam and island below Main Street; raising of the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad over the levee; and appurtenant closure and drainage structures. The improvement provides protection for the village of Oxford on the left bank against a flood discharge substantially larger than the maximum flood of record, which occurred in July 1935. The Federal cost of new work, completed in 1952, was $131,000, of which $96,944 was for construction and $34,056 was for lands. The estimated local cost of lands and damages, revised in 1952, is $11,000. Lisle, N. Y.: The plan of improvement provides for channel re- alinement and the construction of earth levees and concrete floodwalls, consisting of the following features: Relocation of about 3,000 feet of the Dudley Creek channel, extending from 1,200 feet west of the in- tersection of Cortland and Main Streets to the confluence with Tioughnioga River; realinement of some 5,700 feet of the Tioughnioga River channel east of the village; about 4,150 feet of earth levee and 970 feet of concrete wall on the right bank of Dudley Creek and the Tioughnioga River, extending from Main Street just above Collier Street to the railroad crossing on River Street; raising of about 1,860 feet of the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western single-track railroad over the levee; relocation of about 1,600 feet of Cortland Street; a new bridge over the relocated Dudley Creek; and appurtenant drain- age structures. The improvement provides protection for the village of Lisle against flood discharges 20 percent greater on the Tiough- nioga River and about 100 percent greater on Dudley Creek than the corresponding discharges of the maximum flood of record, which oc- curred in July 1935. The estimated Federal cost of new work, revised in 1953, is $665,000, of which $605,000 is for construction and $60,000 is for lands and damages. The estimated local cost of lands and dam- ages, revised in 1951, is $95,000. Whitney Point, N. Y.: The plan of improvement provides for chan- nel realinement and construction of earth levees, consisting of the fol- lowing features: Realinement of about 1,800 feet of the Tioughnioga River channel, above the confluence with the Otselic River; about 7,100 feet of earth levee along the right bank of the Tioughnioga River, extending from high ground on Main Street above the village to Collins Street just below the village; and appurtenant drainage struc- tures. The improvement, supplemented by the Whitney Point Reser- voir above the area, provides protection for the village of Whitney Point against a flood discharge approximately 20 percent greater than the maximum flood of record, which occurred in July 1935. The Federal cost of new work, completed in 1952, was $424,096, of which $411,653 was for construction and $12,443 was for lands and damages. The estimated local costs of lands and damages, revised in 1952, is $100,500. Binghamton, N. Y.: The plan of improvement provides for the construction of earth levees, concrete floodwalls, and appurtenant drainage structures, consisting of the following features: About 850 342 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 feet of channel excavation and about 1,375 feet of earth levee along Phelps Creek, town of Port Dickinson; new concrete wall on the right bank of the Chenango River, extending downstream from high ground near the city limits to the existing floodwall below DeForest Street, a distance of about 520 feet; about 150 feet of concrete wall just below Cutler Dam; about 180 feet of concrete wall at the pump- house near McDonald Avenue; raising the existing earth levees on the right bank of the Chenango River, extending from Cutler Dam down- stream for a distance of about 1,220 feet; about 2,915 feet of earth levee on the left bank of the Chenango River north of the city limits in the village of Port Dickinson, extending from Church Street to high ground just north of the city line; about 3,900 feet of earth levee on the left bank of the Chenango River, extending from DeForest Street to Cutler Dam; new concrete floodwalls and riverbank revet- ment for a distance of about 5,570 feet extending on the left bank of the Chenango River from Cutler Dam to the junction with the Susque- hanna River; about 540 feet of new concrete floodwall and raising about 1,085 feet of concrete floodwall on the right bank of the Susque- hanna River, extending from the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad downstream to the Tompkins Street Bridge; about 1,940 feet of earth levee; about 1,940 feet of concrete floodwall; and cap- ping about 125 feet of concrete floodwall, on the right bank of the Susquehanna River from Stuyvesent Street to the mouth of the Chenango River; about 8,380 feet of earth levee; about 2,180 feet of new concrete floodwall and raising about 125 feet of existing flood- wall on the left bank of the Susquehanna River extending from Pierce Creek to high ground at State Highway No. 17; a debris dam and flume between Corbett and Hotchkiss Streets and a concrete pressure con- duit, 1,060 feet long, to carry the flow of Park Creek from Vestal Avenue to the Susquehanna River; about 665 feet of levee extending from the Erie Railroad to high ground along the right bank of Cham- berlain Creek near the mouth; closure structures at the Erie Railroad and at Court Street; a weir, a drop structure, and about 1,800 feet of earth levee, about 2,235 feet of channel excavation; about 645 feet of channel paving, and raising about 470 feet of existing concrete floodwall and about 200 feet of new concrete floodwall for the im- provement of Pierce Creek from its mouth to about 1,000 feet above Conklin Avenue; and appurtenant drainage structures. The improve- nent, supplemented by authorized flood control dams above the area, will provide protection for the city of Binghamton against a flood discharge approximately 20 percent greater than the maximum flood of record, which occurred in July 1935 on the Chenango River and in March 1936 on the Susequehanna River. The Federal cost of new work, completed in 1953, was $2,952,000, of which $2,844,682 was for construction and $107,318 was for lands and damages. The estimated local cost of lands and damages, revised in 1951, is $720,000. Local interests have contributed an additional amount of $163,095.63 for the construction of improvements not included in the authorized project. Elmira, N. Y.: The plan of improvement provides for the construc- tion of earth levees, concrete floodwalls, a concrete conduit, and a pumping station, and consists of the following features: About 17,700 feet of earth levee, and about 4,100 feet of concrete floodwall on the FLOOD CONTROL--BALTIMORE, MD.) DISTRICT 343 right bank of Chemung River, extending from South Hoffman Street to a point below the city near the upper end of Big Island; about 12,100 feet of earth levee and about 6,300 feet of concrete wall on the left bank of the Chemung River extending from Durland Avenue to the Dela- ware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad at the mouth of Newtown Creek; about 10,000 feet of earth levee on the right bank of Newtown Creek, extending from about the intersection of the Delaware, Lacka- wanna & Western Railroad and East Church Street to high ground near the intersection of Sullivan and Warren Streets; about 4,300 feet of earth levee on the right bank of Diven Creek; about 2,000 feet of concrete conduit enclosing Hoffman Brook from West Second Street to the Chemung River; clearing islands and river banks of trees and brush for a distince of about 31/2 miles in the Chemung River; about 14,300 feet of earth levee on the left bank of Seely Creek, ex- tending from the Erie Railroad to high ground approximately 1,000 feet northwest of the intersection of South Broadway and Pennsyl- vania Avenue; a pumping plant for the disposal of interior drain- age; an interceptor sewer about 6,000 feet long, varying in size from 48 to 96 inches in diameter; and appurtenant structures. The improve- mnent provides protection for the city of Elmira against a Chemung River discharge approximately equal to that of the maximum flood of record, which occurred in May 1946. The estimated Federal cost of new work, revised in 1953, is $6,791,000, of which $6,632,000 is for construction and $159,000 is for lands and damages. The estimated local cost of lands and damages, revised in 1951, is $981,000. Corning, N. Y.: Flood protection for this community was originally authorized by the Flood Control Act of 1936. The plan of improve- ment provides for the construction of a pumping station, earth levees, and concrete floodwalls, consisting of the following features: About 4,300 feet of earth levee, enlargement of about 8,610 feet of existing earth levee, and about 3,100 feet of concrete floodwall on the right bank of Chemung River, extending from the Erie Railroad bridge to high ground at Park Avenue below the city; about 200 feet of con- crete floodwalls; about 2,500 feet of earth levees, and enlargement of about 11,500 feet of existing earth levee on the left bank of the Chemung and Cohocton Rivers, extending from the Erie Railroad bridge over the Cohocton River to the mouth of Post Creek; about 2,500 feet of earth levee and enlargement of about 4,700 feet of exist- ing earth levee on the right bank of Post Creek from its mouth to Watkins Street; realinement of about 3,000 feet of channel, about 8,800 feet of earth levee, about 3,000 feet of channel excavation, a pressure conduit about 400 feet long, a drop structure and a weir for the improvement of Cutler Creek, extending from its mouth to high ground at Deckertown Road and Hornby Road; and appurtenant drainage structures. Flood protection on Monkey Run was au- thorized by the Flood Control Act of 1950. The plan of improvement provides for the construction of 2,010 feet of open flume, 2,320 feet of pressure conduit, storm sewers and appurtenant facilities between the existing improved channel above Sixth Street and the Chemung River at a point immediately east of Pine Street. The modified improvement will provide protection for the city of Corning against a flood dis- charge in the Chemung River approximately equal to the maximum 344 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 flood of record, which occurred in May 1946, and on tributary streams against floods of greater magnitude than known to date. The esti- mated Federal cost of new work, revised in 1953, is $4,040,000, of which $3,882,317 is for construction and $157,683 is for lands and damages. The estimated local cost, revised in 1953, is $967,000, of which $717,000 is for lands and damages and $250,000 is for con- struction of a portion of the protection on Monkey Run. Painted Post, N. Y.: The plan of improvement provides for channel realinement and the construction of earth levees and concrete flood- walls, consisting of the following features: Realinement of about 6,000 feet of the Cohocton River Channel, extending from about one-half mile above State Highway Route No. 17 to the Chemung River; con- struction of about 2,500 feet of earth levee and raising of about 1,200 feet of existing floodwall along the left bank of the Cohocton River, extending from the mouth of Hodgman Creek to the Chemung River; about 2,900 feet of earth levee, and about 2,100 feet of concrete flood- wall, extending on the left bank of Hodgman Creek, from its mouth to high ground above State Highway No. 2; and appurtenant drain- age structures. The improvement provides protection for the village of Painted Post against a flood discharge approximately equal to the maximum flood of record, which occurred in May 1946. The Federal cost of new work, completed in 1952, was $414,182, of which $402,948 was for construction and $11,234 was for lands and damages. The estimated local cost of lands and damages, revised in 1951, is $55,000. Addison, N. Y.: The plan of improvement provides for the con- struction of earth levees and concrete floodwalls, consisting of the fol- lowing features: Construction of about 3,100 feet of earth levee and about 700 feet of concrete floodwall on the right bank of the Canisteo River, extending from high ground on Steuben Street near the Balti- more & Ohio Railroad to the mouth of Tuscarora Creek; removal of existing dam, mill, and raceway, from the channel; construction of about 2,200 feet of earth levee on the left bank of Tuscarora Creek, ex- tending from Tuscarora Street to the Canisteo River; construction of 4,600 feet of earth levee on the right bank of Tuscarora Creek, extend- ing from high ground at the southwest edge of the village to high ground at the southeast edge of the village; and appurtenant drainage structures. The improvement, supplemented by the Arkport and Al- mond Reservoirs above the area, provides protection for the village of Addison against a flood discharge on the Canisteo River approximately 28 percent greater than the maximum flood of record, which occurred in July 1935. Protection is provided on Tuscarora Creek against a flood discharge approximately equal to the maximum flood of record, which occurred in May 1946. The Federal cost of new work, completed in 1952, was $827,050, of which $814,236 was for construction and $12,814 was for lands and damages. The estimated local cost of lands and damages, revised in 1951, is $125,500. Bath, N. Y.: The plan of improvement provides for the construc- tion of earth levees and concrete floodwalls along the Cohocton River, consisting of the following features: Construction of about 10,400 feet of earth levee and about 1,250 feet of concrete floodwall, extending from above Cameron Street to below the turnout of the Bath & Hammondsport Railroad; including about 600 feet of cutoff levee FLOOD CONTROI-BALTIMORE, MD., DISTRICT 345 between the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad and U. S. Highway No. 15; three stop-log structures across railroad tracks; a sandbag opening at Cameron Street; and a sill across the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad tracks below Cameron Street; and appurtenant drainage structures. The improvement provides pro- tection for the village of Bath against a flood discharge approximately equal to the maximum flood of record, which occurred in July 1935. The Federal cost of new work, completed in 1952, was $638,331 for construction. The estimated local cost of lands and damages, revised in 1951, is $56,700. Avoca, N. Y.: The plan of improvement provides for the construc- tion of earth levees, channel improvement, and channel realinement, consisting of the following features : Improvement and realinement of about 8,300 feet of the Cohocton River channel, extending from above the Erie Railroad to below the junction of Main Street and U. S. High- way No. 15; construction of about 8,500 feet of earth levee on the left bank of the Cohocton River, extending from high ground above Alexander Avenue to about 1,300 feet below the junction of Main Street and U. S. Highway No. 15; about 4,500 feet of earth levee on the right bank of Salmon Creek, extending from high ground above Alexander Avenue to the Erie Railroad; a new highway bridge for U. S. Highway No. 15 over the Cohocton River; raising of the Erie Railroad bridge 4 feet; and appurtenant drainage structures. The improvement provides protection for the village of Avoca against a flood discharge approximately double the maximum flood of record, which occurred in July 1935. The Federal cost of new work, com- pleted in 1952, was $436,374, of which $406,589 was for construction and $29,785 was for lands and damages. The estimated local cost of lands and damages, revised in 1953, is $69,300. Canisteo, N. Y.: The plan of improvement provides for the con- struction of earth levees, consisting of the following features: About 8,000 feet of earth levees on the right bank of the Canisteo River, extending from high ground 1,570 feet west of State Highway Route No. 21 above the village to a point at the intersection of Ordway Lane and East Main Street; about 7,400 feet of earth levee on the left bank of Purdy and Bennett Creeks, extending from Main Street Bridge to high ground above Greenwood Street; 1,000 feet of earth levee on the right bank of Bennett Creek, extending upstream from Main Street Bridge; a concrete check dam with wing levees above Greenwood Street; a new highway bridge at Greenwood Street; al- terations to existing timber check dams in Bennett Creek; channel excavation in Bennett and Purdy Creeks; and appurtenant drainage structures. The improvement, supplemented by the Arkport and Al- mond Reservoirs above the village, provides protection for the village of Canisteo against a flood discharge approximately 30 percent greater on the Canisteo River than the maximum flood of record, and on Bennett and Purdy Creeks the channel capacity will be approximately equal to the discharge of the maximum flood of record, which occurred in July 1935. The estimated Federal cost of new work, revised in 1953, is $976,000, of which $917,000 is for construction and $59,000 is for lands and damages. The estimated local cost of lands and dam- ages, revised in 1951, is $72,000. 346 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 Hornell, N. Y.: The plan of improvement provides for channel re- alinement and the construction of earth levees, concrete floodwalls, and check dams consisting of the following features: Realinement of about 4,600 feet of Canisteo River channel, and about 5,800 feet of earth levee on its right bank, extending from Seneca Street upstream to the junction of the Pittsburg, Shawmut & Northern Railroad and the Erie Railroad; construction of about 4,500 feet of earth levee, extending on both sides of Seneca Street from the Canisteo River to Wrightman Avenue and the junction of Cleveland Avenue and Bethesda Drive; construction of about 7,200 feet of earth levee, about 2,500 feet of concrete floodwall, and raising of about 1,500 feet of existing concrete floodwall, on the right bank of the Canisteo River, and about 12,000 feet of channel improvement, extending from Seneca Street to the Erie Railroad; construction of about 2,500 feet of earth levee, about 2,100 feet of concrete floodwall on the left bank of the Canisteo River, extending from a point opposite Walnut Street to the Erie Railroad; a ring-earth levee about 2,800 feet long around the sewage-disposal plant on the left bank of the Canisteo River; about 4,500 feet of realinement and improvement of the Canisteo River channel, with about 4,500 feet of earth levee on its right bank, ex- tending from Cedar Street downstream to about 1,400 feet above East Avenue; about 2,400 feet of channel paving, 1,400 feet of earth levee, raising of about 1,900 feet of concrete floodwall, and construction of one check dam on Canacadea Creek; about 1,600 feet of channel paving and construction of three check dams on Chauncey Run with about 300 feet of new wall and about 300 feet of capping; a weir, a check dam, 3,030 feet of channel paving, 4,800 feet of flood walls and levees, and related work on existing walls, all on Crosby Creek; removal of 6 bridges, erection of 4 bridges, miscellaneous bridge struc- tures, and 3 drop structures; and appurtenant drainage structures and small stream control works. The improvement, supplemented by the Arkport and Almond Reser- voirs above the area, provides protection for the city of Hornell against a flood discharge approximately double the maximum flood of record, which occurred in July 1935. The estimated Federal cost of new work, revised in 1953, is $4,238,600, of which $3,643,600 is for con- struction and $595,000 is for lands and damages. Local interests raised or reconstructed three bridges over the improvement and con- tributed $15,000 towards reconstruction of a fourth bridge. Almond, N. Y.: The plan of improvement provides for channel realinement and the construction of earth levees, consisting of the following features: About 4,750 feet of earth levee on the left bank of Canacadea Creek and McHenry Valley Creek, extending from high ground above the village to high ground below the village; realine- ment of about 3,200 feet of channel on Canacadea Creek, extending downstream from Angelica Street; and appurtenant drainage struc- tures. The improvement will provide protection for the village of Almond against a flood discharge approximately equal to the maxi- mum flood of record, which occurred in July 1935. The estimated Federal cost of new work, revised in 1953, is $385,000, of which $379,000 is for construction and $6,000 is for lands and damages. The estimated local cost of lands and damages, revised in 1949, is $24,000. Dams and reservoirs 1 Distance Estimated Federal cost Name River above Height in Reservoir mouth feet capacity (miles) (acre-feet) Construc- Lands and Total tion damages ' Davenport Center __--.---------- . Oneonta_ _------------------- Charlotte Creek_.................. 5 100 52, 500 $7, 547, 000 $3, 498, 000 $11, 045, 000 0 West Oneonta ------------------ .... do ....-------.......------------....... Otego Creek .. __ 2 86 34, 500 8, 709, 000 2, 816, 000 11, 525, 000 0 East Sidney 2------------------ ---- Sidney-- _ _ _ _ Ouleout Creek .... 4 146 33, 494 5, 269, 000 620, 000 5, 889, 000 Copes Corner -------------------- 3 ..do ........--............ Butternut Creek ............. __ 3 75 37, 900 10, 973, 000 2, 657, 000 13, 630, 000 0 Whitney Point ............ Binghamton............. Otselic River_ ................... 1 95 86, 440 3, 978, 533 1,096, 467 5, 075, 000 Arkport 3-- - --- - -..---------------------- ------------- Hornell .....................--------------- Canisteo River .. __ __ ___...... 50 113 7, 900 1, 777, 732 132, 268 1, 910, 000 Almond 2.. ----- -- _ do_____-------------------- Canacadea Creek................. 3 90 14, 800 4, 594, 500 1, 015, 500 5, 610, 000 0 Total.....-------.............----------I--------- ------------ --- -- -- -- - --- -- - ----- ------------ ----....... ............ 42, 848, 765 11,835, 235 54, 684, 000 1All dams are located in New York State; all are of earthfill type except East Sidney. 2 Reservoir in operation. 3 Project completed. Includes relocations. 13 HI t'- Local flood-protection works Distance Estimated Federal cost Location, New York River aboveType of structure mouth Construc- Lands and Total (miles) tion damages 0 Oxford 3___------------------------------------.......................................... Chenango ..............------- 40 Levee and channel improvement .....---------------...... $96,944 $34, 056 $131, 000 Lisle 1..------------------------------ ---........... Tioughnioga............ 12 Wall, levee, and channel realinement.......------------.. 605, 000 60, 000 665, 000 O Whitney Point 3___------------- - -- - - -- - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - .. ------------------- do................ 10 Levee and channel realinement---------------- 411, 653 12, 443 424, 096 0 Binghamton 3_ - ........ Susquehanna.......... ,. 328 Wall, levee, and conduit---------------------- 2, 844, 682 107, 318 4 2, 952, 000 Elmira 1...-------------------- - ----...................... Chemung.............. 27 .... do . --...-- ..............-------........----------------6, 632, 000 159, 000 6, 791,000 Corning 2...-..--- - - -.....- - --- ........ - do........ -do-__ - . -.... 44 Wall, levee, flume, and conduit _---------- 5 3, 882, 317 157, 683 4, 040, 000 Painted Post 3_-- --------------------------. __ Cohocton.-------------- 0 Wall, levee, and channel realinement-----.......... ------- 402, 948 11, 234 414, 182 Addison 3----------------------------------------.................. Canisteo.. 8 -.... do--...--------------------------------- 814, 236 12, 814 827, 050 Bath 3..........--- 3- - - - ------............................. ..... Cohocton............... 21 Wall and levee --- -------------..........-------- 638, 331 A voca . ..... . .................. . .. ----------------............... . d o ..-- 30 Levee, channel im provem en t, an d realinem ent __ 406, 589 29, 785 436, 374 Canisteo 1_.... -- --......................... Canisteo...........----------------.. 36 Levee and wall --...-------------------------- 917, 000 59, 000 976, 000 0 Hornell --------------------------------------....... ..... do---- 42 Wall, levee, and channel realinement--............ 3, 643, 600 595, 000 4, 238, 600 Almond 7--. . .-------------------------.----------Canacadea Creek-..... 6 Levee and channel realinement-----.----------- 379, 000 6, 000 385, 000 Total_------..--.......---........................ -- .-.....-... ...........-................... 21, 674, 300 1, 244, 333 22, 918, 633 - 1 Project in operation. 5 Does not include $250,000 of construction by State of New York on Monkey Run. N 2 Part of project completed. 6 Does not include contributed funds of $15,000 by the city of Hornell. 8 Project complete. 7 Local cooperation withdrawn, project authorization expired May 26, 1953. 4 Does not include contributed funds of $160,095.63 by the city of Binghamton and $3,000 by the village of Port Dickinson. Cl W FLOOD CONTROL---BALTIMORE, MD., DISTRICT 349 Local cooperation. See pages 4-5 for general requirements. Fully complied with, except as described in the following paragraphs: Local cooperation for Almond, N. Y., has been withdrawn. Sec- tion 2 of the flood Control Act approved August 18, 19419 is effective, and authorization for the Almond, N. Y., project expired May 26, 1953. The Flood Control Act of 1950, which modifies the plan of im- provement for Corning, N. Y., to include flood protection on Monkey Run, specifies, in addition to the general requirements, that local interests shall (a) restore city streets and pavements over the flume and conduit, including bridge slabs and superstructures where high- ways cross the flume; (b) contribute $250,000 in cash or an equivalent amount of construction or reconstruction work; (c) provide, operate, and maintain without cost to the United States adequate pumping capacity for disposal of storm waters draining through the property of the Corning Glass Works and not intercepted by the Monkey Run improvement; and (d) protect Monkey Run from any future encroach- ment or obstruction including waste disposal that would reduce its flood-carrying capacity. Formal assurances of cooperation by local interests have been furnished and accepted, as follows: Local in- terests will construct a portion of conduit of sufficient length to equal a cash contribution of $250,000. Operations and results during the fiscal year. Davenport Center Reservoir: Continued engineering studies, design and preparation of detailed plans for the dam and outlet works by hired labor. The total costs, all for new work, were $3,236.67. West Oneonta Reservoir: Continued engineering studies and de- sign by hired labor. The total costs, all for new work, were $200. East Sidney Reservoir: Continued normal operation and mainte- nance of the project by hired labor; continued reimbursement to the State of New York for the cost of lands acquired for the project by hired labor; installed radio transmitter, receiver, and auxiliary power- plant by hired labor; and installed gate heaters by contract. The total costs were $48,596.85, of which $32,150.43 was for new work and $16,446.42 was for maintenance. Copes Corner Reservoir: Continued preliminary engineering studies and design in connection with revisions of the project plan, by hired labor. The total costs, all for new work, were $300. Whitney Point Reservoir: Continued normal operation and main- tenance of the project by hired labor; installed radio transmitter, receiver, and auxiliary powerplant by hired labor. The total costs were $28,951.10, of which $6,326.09 was for new work and $22,625.01 was for maintenance. Arkport Reservoir: Continued normal operation and maintenance of the project by hired labor and completed final reports and record drawings by hired labor. The total costs were $6,947.09, of which $1,684.63 was for new work and $5,262.46 was for maintenance. Almond Reservoir: Continued reimbursement to the State of New York for the cost of lands acquired for the project by hired labor; installed radio transmitter, receiver, and auxiliary powerplant by 277309-53--VoL. 1- 23 350 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 hired labor; and continued normal operation and maintenance of the project by hired labor. The reservoir gates were operated on March 24 and 25, 1953, for a period of about 27 hours, and were effective in reducing river stages at downstream centers. The total costs were $20,865.89, of which $6,782.42 was for new work and $14,083.47 was for maintenance; however, a downward adjustment of costs of $25,- 497.72 in the new work land account resulted in a net reduction of $18,715.30 in the new work cost for the fiscal year. Oxford, N. Y.: Carried out normal Federal maintenance responsi- bilities by hired labor. The total costs, all for maintenance, were $225.02. Lisle, N. Y.: Carried out normal Federal maintenance responsi- bilities by hired labor, and continued reimbursement to the State of New York for the cost of lands acquired for the channel improvement portion of the project by hired labor. The total costs were $2,233.04, of which $579.86 was for new work and $1,653.18 was for maintenance. Whitney Point (Village), N. Y.: Carried out normal Federal maintenance responsibilities by hired labor. The total costs, all for maintenance, were $448.74. Binghamton, N. Y.: Carried out normal Federal maintenance responsibilities by hired labor and completed minor modifications and cleanup of the project by hired labor. The total costs were 910,252.07, of which $7,730.35 was for new work and $2,521.72 was for maintenance. Elmira, N. Y.: Carried out normal Federal maintenance responsi- bilities by hired labor and continued reimbursement to the State of New York for the cost of lands acquired for the channel improvement portion of the project, by hired labor. The total costs were $10,- 121.77, of which $8,943.50 was for new work and $1,178.27 was for maintenance. Corning, N. Y.: Carried out normal Federal maintenance responsi- bilities by hired labor; completed contract plans and specifications for the conduit section of the Monkey Run portion of the project and continued preparation of contract plans and specifications for the flume section, by hired labor; and completed an agreement with the State of New York for construction of a portion of Monkey Run conduit in fulfillment of the terms of local cooperation. The total costs were $96,291.44, of which $91,148.05 was for new work and $5,143.39 was for maintenance. Painted Post, N. Y.: Carried out normal Federal maintenance re- sponsibilities by hired labor. The total cost, all for maintenance, was $435.90. Addison, N. Y.: Carried out normal Federal maintenance responsi- bilities by hired labor. The total cost, all for maintenance, was $985.56. Avoca, N. Y.: Carried out normal Federal maintenance responsi- bilities by hired labor. The total cost, all for maintenance, was $147.30. Canisteo, N. Y.: Carried out normal Federal maintenance responsi- bilities by hired labor and continued reimbursement to the State of New York for the cost of lands acquired for the channel improvement FLOOD CONTROL--BALTIMORE, MD., DISTRICT 351 portion of the project, by hired labor. The total costs were $7,943.10, of which $2,380.43 was for new work and $5,562.67 was for maintenance. Hornell, N. Y.: Carried out normal Federal maintenance responsi- bilities by hired labor; continued reimbursement to the State of New York for the cost of lands acquired for the project by hired labor; and continued preparation of final drawings and reports by hired labor. The total costs were $45,711.28, of which $38,089.37 was for new work and $7,621.91 was for maintenance. In addition, $15,000 of contrib- uted new work funds were costed and expended. Almond Village, N. Y.: Operations consisted of routine office reports and correspondence. The total costs, all for new work, were $203.32. Operations and results during the fiscal year. There were no flood producing storms of consequence in the areas protected by the South- ern New York Flood Control project. The high water of March 24 and 25, 1953, which necessitated the operation of the gates at Almond Dam, was of a local nature and caused only moderate rises on streams in the area. In compliance with a directive from the Office, Chief of Engineers, preliminary studies were made to determine the dependability of the outlets through levees and floodwalls of all local protection projects. Further studies will be made which may result in the installation of additional sluice gates on some outlets of all projects to meet recent criteria developed by the Office, Chief of Engineers. Arkport Dam, Whitney Point Dam, and the Binghamton local flood protection project were financially completed. Under the provisions of section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved August 18, 1941, authorization of the Almond (Village), N. Y., proj- ect, expired on May 26, 1953. Federal maintenance responsibilities were carried out as required. Local interests, where required, carried out maintenance responsi- bilities in accordance with flood control regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Army and explanatory instructions contained in the respective operation and maintenance manuals. The total costs for the fiscal year were $258,598.42, of which $174,- 257.40 was for new work and $84,341.02 was for maintenance. The total expenditures for the fiscal year were $388,751.84, of which $305,- 359.65 was for new work and $83,392.19 was for maintenance. In addi- tion, $15,000 of contributed new work funds were costed and expended for the Hornell Unit. Condition at end of fiscal year. The Southern New York project is approximately 51 percent complete, exclusive of the Stillwater, Gene- gantslet, and South Plymouth Reservoirs. The latter two reservoirs in the State of New York and the Stillwater Reservoir in the State of Pennsylvania, were authorized by the 1944 Flood Control Act to sup- plement the comprehensive flood control program for Southern New York and Eastern Pennsylvania, and are reported separately. The cost of new work and maintenance to June 30, 1953, and the percentage 352 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 of construction of new work completed for each project unit are as follows : Cost to June 30, 1953 Percentage Unit of construc- Mainte- tion com- New work nance pleted Reservoirs: Davenport Center 1....... ................. ------------ 278, 924. 42 $2894.2 West Oneonta 1_ _---_----------------------- 189, 100.00 East Sidney - _______________________________________ 5, 809, 239. 94 $61, 839. 75 98 Copes Corner 1... ------------- 160, 700.00 -. Whitney Point 7_------------------------......... 5, 075, 000. 00 189, 827. 07 100 Arkport 7... ------------------------------------------ 1, 910, 000.00 64, 324. 33 100 Almond a.....................-------------- 5,5, 542, 528. 18 52, 092. 25 100 Local flood protection: Oxford 7-...---------------- ---------- 131, 000. 00 2, 034. 95 100 Lisle ----... ___________________ --------------------- Whitney Point Village 7............................ . 661, 029. 67 424, 095. 79 5, 322. 98 5, 703. 17 100 100 Binghamton 2 7-.......- - 2, 952, 000. 00 33, 381.48 100 Elmira ................ ............................... __ 6, 719, 380. 09 1, 611.12 98 Corning a_____________ 2, 262, 937. 40 32, 702, 03 55 Painted Post 7---------..... -------------------- - 414, 181. 43 5, 049. 48 100 Addison ?7............-................. ......... 827, 050. 13 4, 401. 14 100 Bath 7---------------------------------------------- 638, 331. 46 100 Avoca 7..........................................---------------------------------------------. 436, 374. 34 9---4255 100 Canisteo ------------- ---- ---..................... - -- 969, 217. 27 23, 345. 47 100 Hornell 4 s8 ---------- - 4, 176, 034. 97 92, 626. 23 98 Almond a --.......... ---------------- 24, 621. 64 .------- Total .....------------------------------------------ 39, 601, 746. 73 583, 688. 00 1 Cost for preliminary work only. s Does not include $163,095.63 contributed funds. I Includes Monkey Run. 4Includes Canacadea Creek, Chauncey Run, and Crosby Creek. 0 Local cooperation withdrawn, project authorization expired May 26, 1953. 8 Operationally complete. 7 Financially complete. ' Does not include $15,000 contributed funds. The remaining work necessary to complete the existing project is as follows: Reimburse the State of New York for the cost of land ac- quired for East Sidney and Almond Reservoirs and for the channel improvement portions of the Isle, Elmira, Canisteo, and Hornell local protection units; reimburse the State of New York for the cost of relocating telephone, electric, and gas lines on the Hoffman Brook portion of the Elmira unit; close the present sandbag opening in the levee with permanent fill at the abandoned P. S. & N. Railroad cross- ing of the Hornell unit; complete engineering studies, design and preparation of plans, and initiate construction of the remaining proj- ect units comprising Davenport Center, West Oneonta, and Copes Corner Reservoirs, and flood protection on the Monkey Run modifica- tion of the Corning unit; and complete studies of the outlets through levees and floodwalls of all local protection units and install sluice gates where required. The total costs were $40,185,434.73, of which $38,866,475.09 (regular funds) and $735,271.64 (Emergency Relief funds) were for new work and $583,688 was for maintenance. The total expenditures were $40,127,457.53. In addition, $178,095.63 of new work contributed funds were costed and expended. FLOOD CONTROL-BALTIMORE, MD., DISTRICT 353 Cost and financial summary UNITED STATES FUNDS Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30,1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 prior to 1949 New work: Appropriated-......... $5,930,900.00 $2,095,000.00 $556,000.00 $17,033.15 $484,400.00 1$40, 460, 854.79 Cost--------------.................. 7,268,792.15 1,957,045.16 871,114.68 1, 134,154. 25 174, 257. 40 1 39, 601, 746.73 Expenditures......... 7,294,701.23 2,703,643.38 1, 010, 899. 04 1, 211, 646. 099 305,359. 65 1 39, 544, 806.43 Maintenance: Appropriated---......... ---- 56,500.00 67,500.00 66, 900. 00 85, 432. 00 82, 955. 00 591,487. 00 Cost----------------.................. 60,303.33 78,186.30 77, 879. 63 79, 598. 06 84, 341.02 583, 688. 00 Expenditures-------......... 62,464.41 79,661.15 69, 003.59 89, 254. 26 83, 392.19 582, 651.10 1 Includes $735,271.64 Emergency Relief funds. Other new work data: Unobligated balance, June 30, 1953------------------- $634, 852. 80 Appropriated for fiscal year ending June 30, 1954 200, 000. ----------- 00 Unobligated balance available for fiscal year 1954---------- 834, 852. 80 Estimated additional amount needed to be appropriated for completion of existing project ---- -.--- .------ 36, 942, 000. 00 CONTRIBUTED FUNDS Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 prior to 1949 New work: Contributed------...... ------------------------............ $15, 000 -$178,095.63 Cost ---------------................-----------------------............ -----..------------ $15, 000 178,095. 63 Expenditures---------.........--------------------------- ............ ------------ 15, 000 178, 095. 63 22. STILLWATER RESERVOIR, LACKAWANNA RIVER, PA. Location. The Stillwater dam site is on the Lackawanna River, 39 miles from the mouth of the stream and about 31/2 miles upstream from Forest City, Susquehanna County, Pa. (See U. S. Geological Survey quadrangle sheet, "Honesdale, Pa.") LEmsting project. The plan of improvement consists of a dam of the earthfill type, rising 77 feet above the streambed, with an uncon- trolled outlet conduit and chute spillway in the left abutment. The reservoir capacity will be 12,100 acre-feet, of which 11,775 acre-feet will be flood control storage and the remainder will be utilized to main- tain the existing water-supply reservoir for Forest City, Pa., at this site. The reservoir area will be 420 acres, and the pool will extend about 2.1 miles upstream. The reservoir will control 52 percent of the watershed above Carbondale, 26 percent above Olyphant, and 17 per- cent above Scranton. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved August 18, 1941, as a modification of the Southern New York and Eastern Pennsylvania project authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936. The estimated Fed- eral cost for new work, revised in 1953, is $8,610,000, of which $6,307,000 is for construction and $2,303,000 is for lands and damages. Local cooperation. None required. Section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, applies. 354 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 Operations and results during fiscal year. None. Condition at end of fiscal year. Engineering and preliminary de- sign studies are approximately 62 percent complete. The work re- maining to be done is completion of preliminary design studies, prep- aration of contract plans and specifications, and construction of the project. The total costs and expenditures, all for new work, were $80,000. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 priorto 1949 New work: Appropriated --------- ---------------- ------------ ------------ ------------ $80,000 Cost ------------------------- $2, 613.73 -$49.65 80,000 Expenditures---------......... ----------. 1, 585.45 $1, 028.28 49. 65 - ---- ... . 80,000 Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to be ap- propriated for completion of existing project_____-------- __ $8,530, 000 23. SWOYERSVILLE AND FORTY FORT, PA. Location. Swoyersville and Forty Fort, Pa., are situated on the Susquehanna River in Luzerne County, Pa. (See U. S. Geological Survey quadrangle sheet, "Pittston, Pa.") Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for the con- struction of levees and related works along the north bank of the Sus- quehanna River, along Abrahams Creek, and at Carpenters Creek. The improvement will provide protection for the communities of Swoyersville, Forty Fort, Wyoming, West Wyoming, Exeter, and part of West Pittston, against a flood discharge equal to the maximum flood of record, which occurred in March 1936. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936. (See H. Doc. 702, 77th Cong., 2d sess.) The estimated Federal cost for new work, revised in 1953, is $4,328,000 for construction. The estimated local cost of lands and damages, revised in 1952, is $166,800. Local cooperation. See pages 4-5 for requirements. Formal assur- ances of cooperation by local interests have been furnished and were approved on March 4, 1953. Operations and results during fiscal year. Prepared contract plans and specifications by hired labor, and awarded a continuing contract on June 29, 1953, for the first unit of the project, consisting of 8,800 lineal feet of the main levee embankment along the right bank of Sus- quehanna River, including related drainage facilities and seepage control measures. Initiated preparation of contract plans and speci- fications by hired labor for the second unit of the project along Abra- hams Creek consisting of 3,900 lineal feet of channel diversion, 5,100 lineal feet of levee embankment, two closure structures across rail- road tracks, miscellaneous drainage facilities, and seepage control measures. The total costs, all for new work, were $81,007.58, The total expenditures were $74,094.26. FLOOD CONTROL-BALTIMORE, MD., DISTRICT 355 Condition at end of fiscal year. The first unit of the project, as de- scribed above, is under contract for construction. Contract plans and specifications for the second unit of the project, as described above, will be completed early in fiscal year 1954. The work remaining is construction of the second unit of the project; preparation of contract plans and specifications and construction of the third unit of the project consisting of 1,600 lineal feet of levee embankment and 290 lineal feet of steel sheet pile floodwall at Carpenters Creek, two closure structures across railroad tracks and related drainage facili- ties, including a sanitary pumping station; preparation of contract plans and specifications and construction of the fourth unit of the project consisting of 550 lineal feet of levee embankment, seepage control measures, and miscellaneous drainage facilities at the mouth of Abrahams Creek; 2,300 lineal feet of steel sheet pile flood wall, 2,200 lineal feet of bank stabilization and miscellaneous drainage facilities along the right bank of the Susquehanna River at the down- stream end of the protection. The total costs, all for new work, were $175,951.97. The expenditures were $168,971.26. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30,1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 prior to 1949 New work: Appropriated------....... ----------- $48, 500. 00 $50, 000. 00 -$29,500,00 $896, 000. 00 $995, 000. 00 Cost...-------- ------- . $5, 382. 73 45, 933. 22 7, 181. 73 11,829. 44 81, 007. 58 175, 951.97 Expenditures.... 4, 986. 08 47, 655. 92 5, 203.85 12, 413. 88 74, 094. 26 168, 971.26 Other new work data : Unobligated balance, June 30, 1953------------------------- $150, 081. 93 Appropriated for fiscal year ending June 30, 1954------------- 400, 000. 00 Unobligated balance available for fiscal year 1954---------- 550, 081.93 Estimated additional amount needed to be appropriated for completion of existing project------------------ ------ 2,933, 000. 00 24. WILKES-BARRE-HANOVER TOWNSHIP, SUSQUEHANNA RIVER, PA. Location. The city of Wilkes-Barre, with Hanover Township ad- joining, is located in the central part of Luzerne County, Pa., on the left bank of the North Branch of the Susquehanna River approxi- mately 62 miles above its mouth. (See U. S. Geological Survey quadrangle sheets, "Pittston and Wilkes-Barre, Pa.") Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for the con- struction of a system of levees and concrete floodwalls, consisting of the following features: About 24,660 feet of earth levee and 160 feet of concrete floodwall along the left bank of the North Branch of the Susquehanna River, extending from high ground at the Lackawanna & Wyoming Valley Railroad near Union Street in Wilkes-Barre downstream along the left bank of the river to high ground near the mouth of Solomon Creek in Hanover Township; 1 impounding reser- voir including 3,200 feet of earth levees; 1 relief culvert and 8 pump- 356 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 ing stations for the disposal of interior drainage; appurtenant drain- age structures; and about 17,900 feet of electric transmission line with 4 transformer substations for furnishing power to the pumping sta- tions. The improvement provides protection for the city of Wilkes- Barre and Hanover Township against a flood discharge equal to the maximum flood of record, which occurred in March 1936. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936, and modified by the Flood Control Act approved June 30, 1948. The Federal cost of new work, revised in 1953, is $3,788,956 for con- struction. In addition, $36,375 of Emergency Relief funds were expended for new work prior to adoption of the project. The esti- mated local costs of lands and damages, revised in 1949, is $216,000. The project has been turned over to local interests for maintenance and operation. Local cooperation. See pages 4-5 for requirements. All require- ments have been met. Operations and results during fiscal year. Completed construction of riverbank stabilization by contract and completed minor modifica- tions and general cleanup by hired labor. The total costs, all for new work, were $61,962.34. The total expenditures were $61,894.43. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the project was completed in March 1948, except for raising a section of the levee, which was completed in June 1950, and construction of riverbank stabilization which was completed in October 1952. Responsibility for operation and maintenance of the main portion of the project was formally transferred to local interests on March 3, 1948, for the first unit of bank stabilization on May 3, 1949, for the section of levee rais- ing on June 26, 1950, and for the final unit of bank stabilization on November 3, 1952. The work remaining to be done is preparation of miscellaneous reports to close out the project. The total costs, all for new work, were $3,788,902.99, of which $2,916,188.26 was regular funds and $872,714.73 was Emergency Relief funds. The total expenditures were $3,788,289.61. In addition, $36,375.38 Emergency Relief funds were expended prior to adoption of the project. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30,1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 prior to 194912 New work: Appropriated--------......... -------- $275,000. 00----------- ............ $35, 000.001 - $40, 000. 00 $3, 788, 956. 85 Cost-................. $4, 556.39 179, 471.94 $27, 099.79 3, 572. 65 61, 962.34 3, 788, 902. 99 Expenditures......... 5, 026. 65 179, 457.36 27, 106.84 3,039.00 61, 894.43 3, 788, 289. 61 1Includes $872,714.73 Emergency Relief funds. 2In addition, $36,375.38 Emergency Relief funds were expended for new work prior to adoption of the project. Other new work data: Unobligated balance, June 30, 1953-------------------- Unobligated balance available for fiscal year 1954-.----------- --- ------ $18.38 18. 38 FLOOD CONTROL---BALTIMORE, MD., DISTRICT 357 25. KINGSTON-EDWARDSVILLE, SUSQUEHANNA RIVER, PA. Location. The boroughs of Kingston and Edwardsville, Pa. are located in Luzerne County, Pa., on the right bank of the North Branch of the Susquehanna River approximately 62 miles above its mouth. (See U. S. Geological Survey quadrangle sheet, "Pittston, Pa.") Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for the con- struction of a system of levees consisting of the following features: About 18,169 feet of earth levee along the right bank of the North Branch of the Susquehanna River, extending from high ground, near Rutter Avenue and Church Street in Kingston southeasterly to the river, thence downstream along the right bank of the river to the Kingston-Edwardsville borough line, thence northerly generally parallel to the Edwardsville borough line to high ground near Toby Creek and Plymouth Street; a concrete pressure culvert 161/2 feet in diameter, about 6,659 feet long with impounding basin, levees, and intake structure to carry the flow of Toby Creek; 3 pumping sta- tions for the disposal of interior drainage; 3,080 feet of concrete inter- cepting sewer; appurtenant drainage structures; and about 16,700 feet of electric transmission lines, with 2 transformer substations for fur- nishing power to the pumping stations. The improvement provides protection for the boroughs of Kingston and Edwardsville against a flood discharge equal to the maximum flood of record, which occurred in March 1936. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936. The estimated Federal cost of new work, revised in 1953, is $4,436,000 for construction. The esti- mated local cost of lands and damages, revised in 1952, is $378,900. In addition, $225,877 Emergency Relief funds were expended for new work prior to adoption of the project. Local cooperation. See pages 4-5 for requirements. Fully com- plied with. Operationsand results during fiscal year. Completed minor modi- 'fications, general cleanup, and preparation of record drawings by hired labor. Completed payment for construction of Rutter Avenue levee extension by contract. The total costs, all for new work, were $3,358.65. The total expenditures were $14,515.48. Condition at end of fiscal year. The project was operationally com- plete in 1943. Responsibility for operation and maintenance of the main portion of the project was formally transferred to local interests on December 1, 1948. The work remaining to be done is construction of the levee closure along Rutter Avenue in the borough of Forty Fort. The total costs, all for new work, were $4,410,197.28, of which $3,247,648.86 was regular funds and $1,162,548.42 was Emergency Relief funds. The total expenditures were $4,409,886.30. In addi- tion, $225,877.24 of Emergency Relief funds were expended prior to adoption of the project. 358 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 priorto 194912 New work: Appropriated---------......... ---------.... $8,000.00-$10,000. 00 $65, 000. 00 .. .....------------ $4, 410,969.29 Cost---- $1, 589.87 .......------------........ 7,012. 27 $32,149.96 19, 707. 11 3, 358. 65 4, 410, 197. 28 Expenditures---------......... 1, 649. 55 7, 182. 80 29, 957. 24 10, 261.49 14, 515.48 4, 409, 886.30 1 Include! $1,162,548.42 Emergency Relief funds. 2 In addition, $225,877.24 Emergency Relief funds were expended for new work prior to adoption of the project. Other new work data: Unobligated balance, June 30, 1953-------------------------$471. 66 Unobligated balance available for fiscal year 1954--------------- 471. 66 Estimated additional amount needed to be appropriated for com- pletion of existing project----------------------- ------ 25, 030. 71 26. PLYMOUTH, SUSQUEHANNA RIVER, PA. Location. The borough of Plymouth is located in Luzerne County, Pa., on the right bank of the North Branch of the Susquehanna River, 59.5.miles above its mouth. (See U. S. Geological Survey quadrangle sheet, "Wilkes-Barre, Pa.") Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for the con- struction of a system of levees consisting of the following features: About 8,680 feet of earth levee along the right bank of the North Branch of the Susquehanna River, extending from high ground near the Carey Avenue Bridge downstream along the right bank of the river to Mras Street, thence northerly to high ground near Main Street approximately paralleling Flat Road; a diversion channel about 2,670 feet long on the outside of the levee system from Main Street to the river, paralleling Flat Road; two pumping stations for the disposal of interior drainage; appurtenant drainage structures; and about 4,100 feet of electric transmission lines, with one transformer substation for supplying power to the pumping stations. The improvement pro- vides protection for the borough of Plymouth against a flood discharge equal to the maximum flood of record, which occurred in March 1936. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act ap- proved June 22, 1936. The Federal cost of new work, revised in 1953, is $1,866,188 for construction. The estimated local cost of lands and damages, revised in 1953, is $116,750. Local cooperation. See pages 4-5 for requirements. All require- ments have been met. Operationsand results during fiscal year. Completed minor modi- fications, general cleanup, and preparation of record drawings by hired labor. The total costs, all for new work, were $3,642.33. The total expenditures were $2,872.13. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the project was completed in May 1948, except for the supplementary sluice gates on existing outlet structures which were completed during fiscal year 1951. Responsibility for operation and maintenance of the main por- tion of the project was formally transferred to local interests on July 30, 1948, and for the supplementary sluice gates on July 13, 1951. The FLOOD CONTROL--BALTIMORE, MD., DISTRICT 359 total costs, all for new work, were $1,866,031.70, of which $1,861,674.94 were regular funds and $4,356.76 were Emergency Relief funds. The total expenditures were $1,864,641.12. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30,1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 priorto 19491 New work: Appropriated.----------------- Cost...............----------------.. -$215,000.00 6, 113. 83 9, 149. 64 -$65,168.00 -$16, 000. 00 -$1,000.00 112, 823. 80 12, 106. 18 3,642.33 $1, 866, 188. 76 1, 866, 031. 70 Expenditures -------.........-- 7, 311. 79 8, 626. 98 102, 748. 47 22, 154. 51 2,872. 13 1,864,641. 12 1 Includes $4,356.76 Emergency Relief funds. Other new work data: Unobligated balance, June 30, 1953- ___------------------__ $157.06 .Unobligated balance available for fiscal year 1954_-- ------- ___- 157. 06 27. SUNBURY, SUSQUEHANNA RIVER, PA. Location. Sunbury, Pa., is situated on the Susquehanna River in Northumberland County, Pa. (See U. S. Geological Survey quad- rangle sheet, "Sunbury, Pa.") Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for 10,000 feet of levee on the right bank of Shamokin Creek, 1 pumping station, interceptor sewer, and appurtenant works in the Shamokin Creek section; approximately 4,000 feet of levee, 12,100 feet of concrete flood wall, interceptor sewers, 4 pumping stations and appurtenant struc- tures along the left bank of the Susquehanna River. The improve- ment will provide protection for the city of Sunbury against a flood discharge equal to the maximum flood of record, which occurred in March 1936. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Con- trol Act approved June 22, 1936, as modified by the Flood Control Act approved August 18, 1941 (H. Doc. 366, 76th Cong., 1st sess.). The Federal cost, revised in 1953, is $6,062,000 for construction, exclusive of contributed funds of $140,504. The estimated local cost of lands, damages, and utility relocations, revised in 1952, is $232,800. Local cooperation. See pages 4-5 for requirements. Fully com- plied with. Operations and results during fiscal year. Completed minor modi- fications and general cleanup and continued preparation of record drawings and final reports, by hired labor. The total costs, all for new work, were $2,726.15. The total expenditures were $2,397.55. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the project is com- plete. Responsibility for maintenance was formally transferred to local interests on August 12, 1949, for the Shamokin Creek section, and on February 20, 1951, for the Upper and Lower Susquehanna River sections. The work remaining to be done is completion of record drawings and preparation of final reports. The total costs for new work on all sections were $6,060,396.72. The total expenditures were $6,060,063.36. In addition, $140,504.29 was expended from con- tributed funds for new work. 360 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30,1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1962 1953 prior to 1949 1 New work: Appropriated-......... $885, 600. 00 $1,600,000.00 $298, 700. 00 -$45, 000. 001-$48, 000.00 $6,062,000.00 Cost-------------- 1, 933, 035. 19 1,686, 497.05 243, 800.81 8, 511.09 2, 726. 15 6, 060, 396. 72 Expenditures-.........1, 867, 059. 48 1, 671, 635. 29 426, 638. 18 9, 575.07 2,397. 55 6,060, 063.36 1 In addition, $140,504.29 for new work was expended from contributed funds. Other new work data : Unobligated balance, June 30, 1953_ _..__------------------- $1, 603.28 Unobligated balance available for fiscal year 1954_------------ 1, 603.28 28. WILLIAMSPORT, SUSQUEHANNA RIVER, PA. Location. Williamsport, the county seat of Lycoming County, Pa., is located on the left bank of the West Branch of the Susquehanna River, 40 miles above its mouth. (See U. S. Geological Survey quad- rangle sheets, "Trout Run and Williamsport, Pa.") Existinq project. The plan of improvement provides for the con- struction of a system of levees and concrete floodwalls and appur- tenant structures, consisting of the following features: About 26,200 feet of earth levee and 3,060 feet of concrete floodwall along the left bank of the West Branch of the Susquehanna River, extending from high ground near Sheridan Street, generally parallel to and on the right bank of Millers Run to the Susquehanna River, thence extend- ing upstream along the left bank of the river and Lycoming Creek; about 29,900 feet of earth levee and 860 feet of concrete floodwall along the left bank of the West Branch of the Susquehanna River, extend- ing from highground at Bottle Run generally parallel to and on the right bank of Lycoming Creek to the Susquehanna River, thence ex- tending upstream along the left bank of the river to Carothers Lane, thence to high ground along the Pennsylvania Railroad; about 11,400 feet of earth levee and 880 feet of concrete floodwall along the right bank of the West Branch of the Susquehanna River in South Wil- liamsport, extending from high ground at Central Avenue and Charles Street, along Charles Street to the river, thence upstream along the river to high ground at Maynard Street; a reinforced concrete pressure culvert about 1,390 feet long and a flume 470 feet long to provide for control of Hagermans Run; 10 pumping stations for the disposal of interior drainage; and appurtenant closure and drainage structures. The improvement will provide protection for the city of Williamsport and the borough of South Williamsport and part of Old Lycoming Township against a flood discharge equal to the maximum flood of record, which occurred in March 1936. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936. The Icurrent estimated Federal cost of new work, revised in 1953, is $14,100,000 for construction, which does not include an estimated $81,538 of local contributions. The estimated local cost of lands, damages, and utility relocations, revised in 1952, is $1,717,800. Local cooperation. See pages 4-5 for requirements. Local inter- ests have furnished assurances that all requirements will be complied with. FLOOD CONTROL--BALTIMORE, MD., DISTRICT 361 Operations and Results during the fiscal year. Levee Unit No. 1: Construction by contract of the second phase of seepage control system on the landside of the existing levee on the left bank of the West Branch Susquehanna River commenced Febru- ary 3, 1953, and was in progress at the close of the fiscal year. The major items of work included 52,500 cubic yards of borrow excavation, laying of 33 linear feet of 24-inch corrugated metal pipe and 120 linear feet of 48-inch corrugated metal pipe. Levee Unit No. 2: Construction by contract of the seepage control system on the landside of the existing levee on the right bank of Millers Run and left bank of the West Branch Susquehanna River commenced on August 28, 1952, and was completed during the fiscal year. The major items of work included construction of 292 linear feet of relief wells, 8 outlet sections, and 15.5 linear feet of sealing wall screens. Levee Unit No. 4: Design and preparation of contract plans and specifications for construction of levee unit 4A was completed by hired labor and contract for construction was awarded during April 1953. Levee Unit No. 5: Construction, by contract, of levee units 5A and 5B continued and was in progress at close of the fiscal year. Contract plans and specifications for unit 5C were completed by hired labor, and construction by contract commenced February 25, 1953, and was continued throughout the fiscal year. The major items of work accom- plished under the above contracts included clearing of 65 percent of site, stripping 17,145 cubic yards of material, excavating 412,382 cubic yards of unclassified and borrow material, and placing 326,920 cubic yards of levee embankment. The total costs, all for new work, were $837,242.41. The total expenditures were $836,216.24. In addition, $29,680.64 of contributed funds were costed and expended. Condition at end of fiscal year. The entire project is 73 percent complete. Responsibility for operation and maintenance of the com- pleted work on levee units 1, 2, and 3 was formally transferred to local interests on September 1, 1950, and levee unit 6 on August 30, 1952. The work remaining to be done is as follows: Levee Unit No. 1: Complete corrective measures for control of underseepage and provide bank stabilization riverward of existing walls and levees on the left bank of Lycoming Creek by contract. Levee Unit No. 3: Install an additional pump in Basin Street pump- ing station by contract, prepare contract plans and specifications by hired labor, and construct the underseepage control system by contract. Levee Unit No. 4: Complete construction by continuing contract of the protection along the right bank of Lycoming Creek above High Street, complete contract plans and specifications by hired labor, and construction by contract for the protection along the right bank of Lycoming Creek downstream of High Street. Levee Unit No. 5: Complete construction by contract. The total costs, all for new work, were $10,408,617.85, of which $10,334,712.71 was regular funds, $72,018.11 was contributed funds, and $1,887.03 was Emergency Relief funds. The total expenditures were $10,336,244.64. 362 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 Cost and financial summary UNITED STATES FUNDS Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June - 30,1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 prior to 1949 1 New work: Appropriated-.........$1,900,000.00 $1,700,000.00 $330, 000. 00 $775, 000. 00 $1,037,500.00 $11, 487, 237. 03 Cost--------------.............. 2, 295, 154. 092, 172, 905. 35 970, 644.40 495, 397. 82 837, 242. 41 10, 336, 599. 74 Expenditures- ...--.. 2, 224, 265. 85 2, 246, 028. 29 968, 868. 75 523, 668.49 836, 216.24 10, 264, 226. 53 1 Includes $1,887.03 Emergency Relief funds. Other new work data: Unobligated balance, June 30, 1953------------------------- $384, 366. 44 Appropriated for fiscal year ending June 30, 1954 850, 000. 00 ------------ Unobligated balance available for fiscal year 1954------------ 1, 234, 366. 44 Estimated additional amount needed to be appropriated for completion of existing project--------------------------- 1, 762, 762. 97 CONTRIBUTED FUNDS Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 prior to 1949 New work: Contributed--..---------........-------- $39, 200 -$3, 140 ......-----------.... $32, 480. 64 $114, 018. 11 Cost-----..... ....------------------------------------------------ 29, 680. 64 72, 018.11 Expenditures......... ----------------------.......------------ 29, 680. 64 ---------........... 72, 018. 11 Other new work data: Unobligated balance, June 30, 1953-------------------------- $3, 800. 00 Unobligated balance available for fiscal year 1954- __ ____ 3, 800. 00 29. TYRONE, PA. Location. Tyrone, Pa., is on the left bank of the Little Juniata River, 15 miles above its confluence with the Frankstown Branch, and 116 miles above the mouth of the Juniata River. Bald Eagle Creek and Sink Run, draining 53 and 7 square miles, respectively, flow through the city. (See U. S. Geological Survey quadrangle sheet, "Tyrone, Pa.") Existing project. The plan of improvement consists of 4,700 feet of levee and 2,000 feet of concrete floodwalls along the Little Juniata River, 3,900 feet of channel enlargement and 900 feet of pressure con- duit along Bald Eagle Creek, 700 feet of channel enlargement, and 1,850 feet of pressure conduit on Sink Run. Interior drainage will be provided by a pressure conduit on Schell Run, pumping stations, in- terceptor sewers, and appurtenant works. The improvement will pro- vide protection for the city of Tyrone against a flood discharge equal to the maximum flood of record, which occurred in March 1936. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act, approved December 22, 1944. (See H. Doc. 702, 77th Cong., 2d sess.) The estimated Federal cost of new work, revised in 1953, is $8,420,000, and the cost to local interests is estimated to be $595,500. Local cooperation. See pages 4-5 for requirements. FLOOD CONTROL-BALTIMORE, MD., DISTRICT 363 Assurances of local cooperation were furnished by the Borough Council of Tyrone and the Water and Power Resources Board of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and were formally accepted June 13, 1949. Operationsand results during fiscal year. Engineering studies and design in connection with interior drainage and possible modification of the project plan were in progress by hired labor. The total costs, all for new work, were $344.25. The total expenditures were $311.32. Condition at end of fiscal year. Preliminary design studies are complete except for the report on interior drainage. Contract plans and specifications are about 17 percent complete. The remaining work consists of completing studies of interior drainage and modifications to the project plan, completion of contract plans and specifications, and construction of the project. The total costs, all for new work, were $135,515.89. The total expenditures were $135,482.96. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 prior to 1949 New work: Appropriated-....-.. $35, 000. 00--- .....----...... $39, 000. 00 ...........---- -$400. 00 $135, 600. 00 Cost_----------------- 1, 732. 81 $13, 644. 73 $2, 629. 12 132. 05 344. 25 135, 515. 89 Expenditures--.......---- -1, 185.90 14, 084. 47 2, 177. 97 186. 87 311. 32 135, 482.96 Other new work data: Unobligated balance, June 30, 1953------------------------- $67.04 Unobligated balance available for fiscal year 1954.__-__-__ 67. 04 Estimated additional amount needed to be appropriated for completion of existing project_____________-__--_- _ 8, 284, 400. 00 30. YORK, CODORUS CREEK, PA. Location. York, Pa., is on Codorus Creek, 10 miles above its con- fluence with the main Susquehanna River. Codorus Creek with its tributary branches is located in York County in the south and central parts of Pennsylvania. (See U. S. Geological Survey quadrangle sheets, "Pennsylvania-York and Hanover.") Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for the con- struction of Indian Rock Dam, an earth and rock fill dam about 1,000 feet long at the top, rising 83 feet above the streambed, with a reservoir providing for the controlled storage of 28,000 acre-feet at the eleva- tion of the spillway crest. The dam site is located on the main branch of Codorus Creek about 3 miles above York. The outlet works are located in the right abutment and the uncontrolled spillway is located on the right bank, discharging upstream from the tunnel outlet. The reservoir will control the entire drainage area of the main branch of Codorus Creek and 41 percent of the drainage area above York. The plan also provides for improvements to Codorus Creek channel in the vicinity of and through the city of York for a distance of about 22,969 feet extending from 300 feet above Richland Avenue to a point downstream from the Pennsylvania Railroad crossing known as Black Bridge. The improvements, which will increase the channel capacity 364 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 to 24,000 cubic feet per second, include widening and deepening the channel, constructing bank protection, removing the York Roller Mill Dam, and the construction of a low water channel approximately 3,900 feet in length in the vicinity of the York Roller Mill Dam. The improvement will provide protection for the city of York against a flood discharge approximately 33 percent greater than the maximum flood of record, which occurred in August 1933. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act ap- proved June 22, 1936, as amended by the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938. The estimated Federal cost of new work, revised in 1953, is $5,090,- 000, of which $4,517,000 is for construction and $573,000 is for lands and damages. Local cooperation. Section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, applies. Operationsand results during fiscal year. Prepared contract plans and specifications, by hired labor, for paving the access road to Indian Rock Dam and completed the construction work by contract; con- tinued reimbursement to owners for title to land acquired for the channel portion of the project, by hired labor; completed installation of radio transmitter, receiver, and auxiliary powerplant by hired labor; continued normal Federal maintenance operation by hired labor. The total costs were $34,363.34, of which $14,823.13 was for new work and $19,540.21 was for maintenance. The total expendi- tures were $34,769.88. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the project was completed in September 1952; however, the project was operationally complete in November 1947. The work remaining to be done is com- plete reimbursement to property owners for lands acquired for the channel portion of the project and prepare final reports, by hired labor. The total costs were $5,224,523.90, of which $5,035,394.21 (regular funds) and $11,588.14 (Emergency Relief funds) were for new work and $177,541.55 was for maintenance. The total expenditures were $5,216,949.98. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 prior to 1949 New work: Appropriated-.....--. $203, 100. 00- ..--..--------..... $90, 100. 00 ...---------- -$52, 000.00 1 $5, 047,988.14 Cost---------------- .... 51, 804. 74 $126, 485. 81 74, 871.35 $99, 452. 10 14, 823. 13 1 5, 046, 982. 35 Expenditures-...---...... 39, 933. 83 135, 089. 18 72, 371. 76 99, 077. 18 15, 692. 43 15, 041, 512. 08 Maintenance: Appropriated--...-------...... 14, 500. 00 20, 500. 00 21, 100. 00 33, 568. 00 20, 045. 00 178, 613.00 Cost---....-------------. 21,273. 08 19, 518. 28 21, 658. 78 33, 424. 18 19, 540. 21 177, 541. 55 Expenditures.---------19, 275. 65 19, 939. 15 18, 626. 38 36, 032. 63 19, 077. 45 175, 437. 95 1Includes $11,588.14 Emergency Relief funds. Other new work data: Unobligated balance, June 30, 1953 . _--------------------- $167. 74 Unobligated balance available for fiscal year 1954-------------- 167. 74 Estimated additional amount needed to be appropriated for com- pletion of existing project....--------------------- 42, 011. 86 FLOOD CONTROL---BALTIMORE, MD., DISTRICT 365 31. SNAGGING AND CLEARING UNDER AUTHORITY OF SECOTION 2 OF THE FLOOD CONTROL ACT APPROVED AUGUST 28, 1937, AS AMENDED The Flood Control Act approved August 28, 1937, as amended by the Flood Control Acts approved August 11, 1939, August 18, 1941, and July 24, 1946, authorized the allotment of not to exceed $1 mil- lion from the flood control appropriations for any 1 fiscal year for the removal of accumulated snags and other debris from, and the clearing and straightening of channels in navigable streams and tributaries thereof when such work is advisable in the interest of flood control; provided that not more than $50,000 shall be allotted for this purpose for any single tributary from the appropriations for any one fiscal year. Operation and results during fi~cal year. A study and review of the snagging and clearing project at Newton Creek, Bainbridge, N. Y., was in progress, by hired labor. The total costs, all for new work, were $163.09. The total expenditures were $342.32. Condition at end of fiscal year. Removal of debris and channel clearing on the Lackawanna River and tributaries at Scranton, Pa., were completed in fiscal year 1943. Clearing and snagging operations on the Chenango River at Port Dickinson, N. Y., and downstream from Cutler Dam at Binghamton, N. Y., were completed in fiscal year 1950. Removal of growth and obstructions on two islands and clearing of left bank of the West Branch of the Susquehanna River in the vicinity of Milton, Pa., was completed in fiscal year 1952. A study and review of the project on Newton Creek, Bainbridge, N. Y., was partially completed during this fiscal year. The work remaining to be done is completion of the project on Newton Creek, Bainbridge, N. Y. The total costs and expenditures, all for new work, were $84,445.93. Gost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June . .30,1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 prior to1949 New work: Appropriated..------- $25,000.00 $50, 000. 00 $20,000.00 -$28, 232. 95 -$12, 800. 00 $86, 826. 15 Cost----------------.................. 28, 560.32 6, 363. 01 35, 173. 72 3, 622. 26 163.09 84, 445. 93 Expenditures.-------- 25, 543. 54 6, 800. 25 34, 132. 45 7, 063. 84 342.32 84, 445. 93 Other new work data: Unobligated balance, June 30, 1953----------------------- $2, 380. 22 Unobligated balance available for fiscal year 1954--...--.... 2, 380. 22 32. PRELIMINARY EXAMINATIONS, SURVEYS, AND CONTINGENCIES FOR FLOOD CONTROL The cost of this work during the fiscal year amounted to $7,573.20, of which $6,383.27 was for preliminary examinations and surveys and $1,189.93 was for contingencies. The expenditures were $8,787.75. 277309-53--vo. 1--24 366 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June _ 30,1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 prior to1949 Maintenance: Appropriated-$..... . 1$245, 000. 00 $243, 000. 00 $76, 000. 00 $4, 100. 00 $6, 300. 00 $1, 224, 851. 38 Cost --------------- 245, 172. 95 219, 064. 00 94, 065. 20 8, 697. 60 7, 573. 20 1, 224, 851. 38 Expenditures-.... 233, 783. 79 222, 119. 32 101, 762. 03 7, 950. 44 8, 787. 75 1, 224. 851. 38 33. INSPECTION OF COMPLETED PROJECTS The cost of this work during the fiscal year amounted to $929.94. The expenditures were $910.12. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30,1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 prior to 1949 Maintenance: Appropriated ......-------- ------ ------------ $1, 540. 00 $900.00 $800. 00 $3, 240. 00 Cost---------- _ -------------- ---------- 438. 75 1, 726. 36 929. 94 3, 095.05 Expenditures--...--..---....---------- ------------ 261.59 1, 902.16 910.12 3, 073.87 34. INACTIVE FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS For last Cost and expenditures to Estimated full report, June 30, 1953 amount Name of project see annual required required to to report for- New work Maintenance complete West Pittston, Pa. ..........-------------------------- 1937 ---------------------------- $915, 000 Nanticoke, Pa..-------------------- .---- 1937 ---------------------------- 1, 700, 000 Federalsburg, Marshyhope Creek, Md.3--....--... 1941 $4, 061. 08 -495, 939 1 No funds nave been allotted and no work has been done on this project. In accordance with the provisions of the 1941 Flood Control Act, the 5-year limitation clause on assurances of local cooperation has been in- voked. The project authorization will expire Nov. 28, 1955. 2No funds have been allotted and no work has been done on this project. In accordance with the pro- visions of the 1941 Flood Control Act, the 5-year limitation clause on assurances of local cooperation has been invoked. The project authorization will expire Oct. 19, 1955. 3 Awaiting local cooperation. 4 Estimate of Federal cost revised in 1953. FLOOD CONTROL---BALTIMORE, MD., DISTRICT 367 35. MISCELLANEOUS ACTIVITIES Status of all investigations for flood control called for by flood control acts and committee resolutions Date trans- Document Recom- Locality Authorization act mitted to No. mendation Congress Catdtonk Creek Basin in the vi- Commerce Committee cinity of Candor, N. Y. (trib- resolution, June 20, 1944. utary of the Susquehanna River) .1 Chenango and Susquehanna Riv- Flood Control Committee ers in Broome County, N. Y.1 resolution, Dec. 18, 1945. Juniata River and tributaries, Flood Control Act, Dec. Pennsylvania, with special ref- 22, 1944. erence to proposed Raystown Reservoir. Lackawanna River, Pa.'1 ------- __ Commerce Committee resolution, July 8, 1942. M arshyhope C reek, M d ... ...-... Flood Control Committee resolution, Mar. 1, 1946. Marshyhope Creek and tribu- Flood Control Act, July taries, Maryland. 24, 1946. Nanticoke River and tributaries. Flood Control Act, May 17, Maryland and Delaware, in the 1950. interest of flood control and major drainage improvements. Owego Creek, in the vicinity of Commerce Committee Owego, N. Y. (tributary 1 of the resolution, June 20, 1944. Susquehanna River). Raystown Reservoir, Juniata Flood Control Act, Dec. River and tributaries, Pennsyl- 22, 1944. vania. Solomon Creek, Hanover Town- Flood Control Committee ship, Pa., tributary of the Sus- resolution, Mar. 22, 1946. quehanna River.' Susquehanna River and tribu- Commerce Committee taries for flood control on Cat- resolution, June 20, 1944. atonk Creek Basin in the vicinity of Candor, N. Y.1 Susquehanna River and tribu- Commerce Committee .... taries for flood control on Owego resolution, June 20, 1944. Creek in the vicinity of Owego, N. Y.1 Susquehanna River, North Branch, Flood Control Committee N. Y., Pa., and tributaries (final resolution, July 5, 1946. report). Susquehanna River, West Branch, Flood Control Committee Pa., and tributaries. resolution. May 29, 1946. Susquehanna River, Pa., flood Flood Control Committee control in Luzerne County, Pa., resolution, Jan. 31, 1946. at and in the vicinity of Wilkes- Barre, Kingston, and contiguous areas.' Susquehanna River, Pa., flood con- Flood Control Committee trol on Solomon Creek in Han- resolution, Mar. 22, 1946. over Township, Pa.' Susquehanna and Chenango Riv- Flood Control Committee ers in Broome County, N. Y.1 resolution, Dec. 18, 1945. Susquehanna and Chenango Riv- Commerce Committee ers in Broome County, N. Y.1 resolution, Jan. 14, 1946. Susquehanna River in the vicinity Flood Control Act, Dec. of Endicott, Johnson City, and 22, 1944. Vestal, N. Y. (final report).' Susquehanna River, flood protec- Commerce Committee tion for Cortland, N. Y., and resolution, Apr. 17, 1946. vicinity.' Susquehanna River and tributa- Flood Control Committee ries, New York, Pennsylvania, resolution, Apr. 19, 1946. and Maryland, with view to pro- viding flood protection at and in the vicinity of Nichols, Tioga County, N. Y.' I Report on this investigation contained in the report on Susquehanna River, North Branch, N. Y. and Pa. 368 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 36. EMERGENCY FLOOD CONTROL WORK UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE FLOOD CONTROL ACT OF AUGUST 18, 1941 The Flood Control Act, approved August 18, 1941, as amended, authorizes the allotment of not to exceed $2,000,000 from the flood control appropriations for any one fiscal year to be extended in rescue work or in the repair, restoration, or maintenance of any flood control work threatened or destroyed by flood, including the strengthening, raising, extending, or other modification thereof as may be necessary in the discretion of the Chief of Engineers for the adequate function- ing of the work for flood control. Operations and results during fiscal year. Emergency levee repairs along the right bank of Lycoming Creek at Williamsport, Pa., were completed during the fiscal year by contract. Reports were completed, by hired labor, of flood-fighting operations performed during previous fiscal year. Preliminary investigations of outlets through levees and floodwalls were commenced and in progress at the end of the fiscal year, by hired labor. Record drawings of wall repairs at Chauncey Run and Canacadea Creek, Hornell, N. Y., were completed by hired labor, and work in connection with final reports and audits continued throughout the fiscal year. The total costs, all for maintenance, were $14,161.41, of which $13,376.61 was Federal funds and $784.80 was contributed funds. The total expenditures were $14,556.18. Condition at end of fiscal year. Wall repairs along Chauncey Run and Canacadea Creek at Hornell, N. Y., are complete. Repairs to levee embankment along the right bank of Lycoming Creek at Wil- liamsport, Pa., are complete. The work remaining to be done is com- pleting final reports relating to the work at Hornell, N. Y., completing final contract payments for work accomplished at Williamsport, Pa., and completing investigations of outlets through levees and floodwalls of all local protection projects. The total costs, all for maintenance, were $351,934.37, of which $306,849.57 was Federal funds and $45,- 084.80 was contributed funds. The total expenditures were $353,811.93. Cost and financial summary UNITED STATES FUNDS Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30,1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 prior to 1949 Maintenance: Appropriated-......... $216, 219. 88 -$41,500. 00 $115, 000. 00 $1, 794. 75 -$1, 600. 00 $337, 841. 68 Cost.--------------- 145, 209. 26 13, 483. 05 22, 254. 29 64, 599.31 13, 376. 61 306,849. 57 Expenditures .....--------- 144, 903. 39 8, 810. 45 25, 315. 72 67, 999. 14 13, 771.38 308, 727. 13 CONTRIBUTED FUNDS Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30,1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 prior to 1949 Maintenance: Contributed----------........ $44, 300 ----------.----------- $825.00 -$40. 20 $45, 084. 80 Cost_ ............... 44, 300--.. _ __- -- .------------ 784. 80 45, 084. 80 -44, Expenditures........ 300 .784. 80 45, 084. 80 FLOOD CONTROL--BALTIMORE, MD., DISTRICT 369 37. SMALL FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS UNDER SECTION 205 OF THE FLOOD CONTROL ACT APPROVED JUNE 30, 1948, AS AMENDED Section 205 of the Flood Control Act approved June 30, 1948, as amended by section 212 of the Flood Control Act approved May 17, 1950, authorizes the allotment from flood control appropriations, not to exceed $3,000,000 for any one fiscal year, for the construction of small flood control projects not specifically authorized by Congress, and not within areas intended to be protected by projects so authorized, which come within the provisions of section 1 of the Flood Control Act of June 22, 1936, when in the opinion of the Chief of Engineers such work is advisable: Provided, That not more than $150,000 shall be allotted for this purpose at any single locality from the appropriations for any one fiscal year: Provided further, That the provisions of local co- operation specified in section 3 of the Flood Control Act of June 22, 1936, as amended, shall apply: And provided further, That the work shall be complete in itself and not commit the United States to any additional improvement to insure its successful operation, except as may result from the normal procedure applying to projects authorized after submission of preliminary examination and survey reports. Pursuant to this Act, three projects were approved in this District. The first, on the Chenango River at Norwich, N. Y., provides for 9,000 feet of channel realinement and clearing through the town at a Fed- eral cost of $94,500. A second project at Greene, N. Y., provides for improvement of about 1,100 feet of Birdsall Creek below Birdsall Street by levee construction and rock protection at a Federal cost of $37,000. The third, on Owego Creek at Owego, N. Y., provides for clearing the left bank of the Susquehanna River and an island in the river, clearing along the creek and improving sections of the creek channel at a Federal cost of $40,000. Local cooperation. See pages 4-5 for requirements. All require- ments have been met. Operations and results during the fiscal year. Clearing on the left bank of the North Branch of the Susquehanna River, near the mouth of Owego Creek, and clearing of Squaw Island in the North Branch of the Susquehanna River downstream from Owego Creek was com- pleted by contract. The total costs, all for new work, were $14,744.28. The total expenditures were $17,674.58. Condition at end of fiscal year. The work along the Chenango River at Norwich, N. Y., was completed October 31, 1950, the work along Birdsall Creek at Greene, N. Y., was completed June 26, 1951, and the work along Owego Creek and North Branch Susquehanna River at Owego, N. Y., was completed on August 26, 1952. The total costs and expenditures, all for new work, were $171,500. 370 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 prior to 1949 New work: Appropriated-------------......... ---- $141,500.00 ----............ $60, 000. 00 - $10, 000. 001 -$20, 000. 00 $171, 500.00 Cost....... _ _ ....... ........ . 53, 315. 52 75,861. 15 27, 579.05 14, 744. 28 171, 500.00 Expenditures------- ------------ 50,522. 18 74, 309.23 28, 994.01 674. 58 17, 171, 500. 00 IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS IN THE WASHINGTON, D. C., DISTRICT This district comprises a portion of south central Pennsylvania, western Maryland, eastern West Virginia, and northern Virginia em- bracing the western part of Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries from Cove Point, Md., to a line due west through Wolf Trap Light to the watershed line between the northerly arm of Winter Harbor and Garden Creek, Va. District engineer: Col. Alan J. McCutcheon, Corps of Engineers. Division engineer of the North Atlantic Division, New York, N. Y., comprising the New York, N. Y., Philadelphia, Pa., Baltimore, Md., Washington, D. C., and Norfolk, Va., districts: Col. B. B. Talley, Corps of Engineers. IMPROVEMENTS Navigation Flood Control Page Page 1. Washington Harbor, D. C__ 371 18. Washington, D. C., and 2. Potomac River, north side vicinity_- 396 of Washington Channel, D. 19. Anacostia River and tribu- C_ 373 taries, flood protection and 3. Potomac River at Alexandria, navigation improvements, Va_ 375 D. C., and Md___-___ 398 4. Potomac River below Wash- 20. Cumberland, Md., and Ridge- ington, D. C_ 376 ley, W. Va_____________ 399 5. Potomac River and tribu- taries at and below Wash- 21. Savage River Dam, Md ___ 402 ington, D. C., elimination 22. Salem Church Reservoir, Va_ 403 of Water Chestnut ...... 377 23. Preliminary examinations, 6. Monroe Bay and Creek, Va__ 379 surveys, and contingencies 7. Little Wicomico River, Va__ 380 for flood control- 404 8. Dymers Creek, Va ........ 381 24. Inactive flood-control proj- 9. Rappahannock River, Va___ 382 ects- 405 10. Hoskins Creek, Va -___ 383 25. Miscellaneous activities --- 405 11. Totuskey Creek, Va______ 385 12. Maintenance, operation, and 26. Emergency flood-control capital outlay of the Wash- works under authority of ington Aqueduct... the Flood Control Act 386 approved June 23, 1947__ 13. Anacostia Park and the rec- 406 lamation and development 27. Small flood-control projects of Anacosita River and under authority of Section Flats from the mouth of 205 of the Flood Control the river to the district Act approved June 30, line, D. C______________ 391 1948, as amended _...... 407 14. Examinations, surveys, and 28. Emergency flood-control contingencies (general) _ 394 work under authority of 15. Plant allotment___ 394 Section 208 of the Flood 16. Inactive navigation projects_ 395 Control Act approved June 17. Miscellaneous activities .... 396 30, 1948 408 1. WASHINGTON HARBOR, D. C. Location. Washington Harbor is located within the District of Columbia at the junction of the Anacostia River with the Potomac River which flows in a southeasterly direction 108 miles to the Chesa- peake Bay. It is southerly 202 miles by water from Baltimore, Md., 371 372 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 and northerly 195 miles from Norfolk, Va. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 560.) Previous projects. The original project for the Potomac River was adopted by the River and Harbor Acts of March 2, 1833, July 11, 1870, and August 2, 1882. For further details, see page 1791 of An- nual Report for 1915, and page 295 of Annual Report for 1934. The River and Harbor Act of September 19, 1890, authorized an allotment for work on the Anacostia River; joint resolution of Congress of April 11, 1898, made appropriation for a survey; and a project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of June 13, 1902 (H. Doc. 87, 55th Cong., 3d sess., and Annual Report for 1899, p. 1443). For further details see page 430 of Annual Report for 1932 and page 421 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project. This project is a combination and extension of the latest projects for the Potomac River at Washington, D. C., and the Anacostia River, D. C. The project provides for: (1) Virginia Channel, from Giesboro Point to Francis Scott Key Bridge, 24 feet deep and 400 feet wide, with the width increased as necessary to afford a low water cross-section area of 25,000 square feet; (2) Washington Channel, from Hains Point to the head of Washington Channel, 24 feet deep and 400 feet wide; (3) Anacostia River from Giesboro Point to Anacostia Bridge, 24 feet deep and 400 feet wide, with turning basin 800 feet wide and approximately 2,400 feet long of same depth op- posite the Naval Gun Factory; (4) Anacostia River from Anacostia Bridge, 24 feet deep and 200 feet wide to turning basin 400 feet square of same depth at foot of Fifteenth Street SE. The channel lengths including turning basins are: Virginia Channel, 25,000 feet; Wash- ington Channel, 10,000 feet; and Anacostia River, 15,000 feet; (5) operation and maintenance of the inlet gates and lock and the outlet gates of the Tidal Basin constructed under a previous project to flush the Washington Channel. The plane of reference is low water datum which is 0.35 foot below mean low tide as observed from 1932 to 1942. Tidal ranges are: Mean, 2.9 feet; irregular, 4.5 feet; and extreme, 10.7 feet. The estimate of cost to the Federal Government for new work, re- vised in 1952, is $558,000, exclusive of amounts expended under pre- vious projects. The latest (1950) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $83,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935 (Rivers and Harbors, Committee Doc. 22, 74th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published maps are in the project document. Terminal facilities. On the Virginia Channel (Georgetown water front) there are 10 wharves generally of the bulkhead type, of timber, stone, and concrete, privately owned. Railroad and crane service are available at a number of the wharves. On the Washington Channel are 2 yacht basins with a total capacity for 198 yachts, under jurisdic- tion of the District of Columbia and 12 wharves of open pile and bulkhead construction, all owned by the Federal Government, but most of which are leased to private parties or serve governmental agencies. On the Anacostia River are about 23/4 miles of commercial water front on which are located 7 privately owned and 2 Government RIVERS AND HARBORS--WASHINGTON, D. C., DISTRICT 373 wharves, and 3,500 linear feet of bulkhead with slips for governmental agencies. In addition, there are numerous small stagings and floats used by yacht clubs for mooring small boats. Some of the wharves and slips have transfer and rail facilities. The wharves of the Wash- ington Harbor are only open to the public by special arrangement, except for the District of Columbia fish wharves on the Washington Channel. Terminal facilities, except for those in the Washington Channel, are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year. The Tidal Basin gates were repaired and operated by hired labor throughout the year at a cost of $17,516.51. The cost of miscellaneous inspections and reports chargeable to the project was $8,160.78. Total costs for the year were $25,677.29, all for maintenance. Total expenditures were $26,170.64. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was started in April 1937 and was about 50 percent complete at the end of the fiscal year. The channels and basins in the Anacostia River are com- plete and those at the forks of the channel at Hains Point are partially complete. Except for dredging between the limits of 2,000 feet above and 3,000 feet below the Memorial Bridge, no new work has been done downstream of Key Bridge in Virginia Channel. The controlling depths in the channels throughout the harbor were as follows: Name of channel Controlling depth Date Feet Potomac River, Virginia Channel from Giesboro Point to Key Bridge.... 1 11.0 May 1953. Washington Channel from Giesboro Point to Fourteenth Street Bridge___ 1 18.9 February 1950. Anacostia River from Giesboro Point to Anacostia Bridge ...---------------........... 24. 2 March 1950. Anacostia River from Anacostia Bridge to Fifteenth Street SE .......... 5 21.1 October 1947. 1 For 200-foot width. a For 400-foot width. 3 For 100-foot width. The work remaining to be done to complete the project consists of: a. Removal of rock in Virginia Channel upstream of Memorial Bridge. b. Dredging in Virginia Channel from Giesboro Point upstream to a point 3,000 feet below Memorial Bridge. Total costs for the existing project were $893,978.21, of which $162,006.33 was for new work and $731,971.88 was for maintenance. This is exclusive of $4,000 for emergency dredging under provisions of Section 3 of the River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1945. The total expenditures were $892,784.40. 374 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ. ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 prior to 1949 1 New work: Appropriated---------.........-----......... ------------..------.......----............ .......------------ $3, 191,007. 11 Cost...---------------------------------------------------------------- 3,191,007.11 Expenditures------- ...... ..------------ ------------ ..................... ---------- --.....---------- 3,191,007. 11 Maintenance: Appropriated-........ $197, 182. 87 $204, 100. 00 -$24, 651. 45 $12, 500. 00 $25, 900. 00 2 2, 563, 581. 56 Cost ...--------------- 195, 907. 27 172, 327. 02 10, 134. 30 12, 722. 65 25, 677. 29 2 2, 563, 581. 50 Expenditures--------......... 186, 845. 83 182, 362. 61 8, 691. 72 12, 541. 45 26, 170. 64 2 2, 562, 387. 69 I Includes $3,029,000.78 for new work and $1,831,609.62 for maintenance for previous projects. 2 Exclusive of $4 000 for Emergency dredging under provisions of Section 3 of the River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1945. Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to be ap- propriated for completion of existing project --------------------- $396, 000 2. POTOMAC RIVER, NORTH SIDE OF WASHINGTON CHANNEL, D. C. Location. The area covered by the project is the waterfront chan- nelward of Maine Avenue on the north side of Washington Channel, extending upstream from Fort Leslie J. McNair (War College) at Maine Avenue and P Street a distance of approximately 5,123 feet to the foot of Fourteenth Street SW., in the District of Columbia. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 560.) Existing project. This provides for development of the commercial waterfront of Washington Channel by construction of (1) a yacht harbor in four sections on the upstream half of the section, with berthing space for about 286 boats; (2) two wharves for activities of the District of Columbia; (3) three wharves for existing trans- portation lines and general service; (4) construction of bulkhead walls; and (5) removal of the old and dilapidated existing structures. The project further provides that during the construction period the District Engineer be given jurisdiction over the entire waterfront except the municipal fish wharf, and that the completed work as well as the maintenance and administration thereof should be under the Commissioners of the District of Columbia. The estimate of cost to the Federal Government for new work, revised in 1953, is $7,539,000, exclusive of $389,000 to be contributed by the District of Columbia to cover the cost of the two wharves for District of Columbia activities. The latest (1950) approved estimate for annual cost of administering unimproved property owned under the project is $1,600. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of August 30, 1935 (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doec. 13, 73d Cong., 1st sess.) . Detailed plans approved by the Chief of-Engineers, September 24, 1945, provide for the following modifications in the items of construc- tion: (1) A yacht harbor in three sections on the upstream half of the waterfront with berthing space for about 356 boats; (2) one wharf for the combined use of the police and fire departments of the District of Columbia; (3) three wharves for existing transportation lines and general service; (4) construction of bulkhead walls; and (5) removal of the old and dilapidated existing structures. RIVERS AND HARBORS--WASHINGTON, D. C., DISTRICT 375 Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Terminal facilities. The entire waterfront is Government-owned and facilities are leased to individuals or serve governmental agencies. Two yacht basins to accommodate 198 yachts and small boats together with a public sales and service pier, a concrete pier 340 feet long and 100 feet wide for general commercial use and a concrete pier 340 feet long and 75 feet wide for use by excursion boats have been com- pleted under the existing project. Of the 12 commercial piers only .5 can be classed as modern. The only wharves open to the public are those owned by the District of Columbia at the municipal fish market where daily rental rates are charged. The facilities are considered inadequate for existing commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year. Unimproved properties not required for construction were leased for private use at a cost for the year of $2,006.19 chargeable to maintenance, all United States funds. Total expenditures were $1,908.56, United States funds. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was started in April 1938 and was approximately 24 percent complete at the end of the fiscal year. Construction of Yacht Basins No. 1 and 2 was completed in November 1940 and the basins were leased for com- mercial use and transferred to the District of Columbia for opera- tion and maintenance on December 3, 1940. Commercial Pier No. 5 was completed in December 1941 and was transferred to the District of Columbia for operation and maintenance on March 21, 1942. The excursion pier (Pier 4) was completed in March 1951 and was trans- ferred to the District of Columbia for operation and maintenance on April 25, 1951. Plans and specifications for Yacht Basin No. 3 were 75 percent complete, and for Piers No. 2 and No. 3, were 7 percent complete. The work remaining to be done to complete the project consists of construction of two yacht basins; construction of two piers for activities of the District of Columbia; construction of a pier for existing transportation lines and general service; completion of bulkhead walls; and completion of removal of existing structures. Total costs were $1,754,905.78, of which $1,744,692.34 was for new work and $10,213.44 was for maintenance. Total expenditures were $1,754,703.39. In addition, $389,000 from contributed funds was ex- pended for new work. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30,1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 priorto 1949 New work: Appropriated-......... $54. 994. 22 $349, 700.00 ..--------. -$3. 276.00 -$89. 05 1$1, 744, 692. 34 Cost---------------................ 289, 444. 48 50, 689.43 $302, 087.39 2,999.33 ........... 1 1, 744, 692.34 Expenditures-......... 262, 276.89 86, 007. 57 321, 284. 72 3, 096. 73 ------------ 1 1, 744, 692. 34 Maintenance: Appropriated_--........- ......... ............ 6,726. 82 1,600.00 2, 000.00 10, 326.82 Cost __...__-....----------------- -_6, 155. 28 2, 051. 97 2,006.19 10, 213.44 Expenditures-......... -.....-....... 6, 026. 23 2, 076.26 1,908. 56 10, 011.05 1In addition, $389,000 for new work was expended from contributed funds (see Annual Report for 1949). Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to be appropriated for completion of existing project-----------.- $5, 794, 000 376 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 3. POTOMAC RIVER AT ALEXANDRIA, VA. Location. Alexandria is 3 miles below Washington, D. C., on the right bank of the Potomac River, which flows in a southeasterly direc- tion into the Chesapeake Bay 105 miles downstream. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 560.) Existing project. This provides for a depth of 24 feet in front of Alexandria between the through channel and a line drawn 20 feet outside of the established pierhead line. This area is about 6,700 feet in length and averages 300 feet in width. The plane of reference is mean low water. Tidal ranges are: Mean, 2.8 feet; irregular, 4.5 feet; and extreme 10.6 feet. The cost to the Federal Government for new work, for the com- pleted project, was $95,215. The latest (1950) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $9,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of June 25, 1910 (H. Doc. 1253, 60th Cong., 2d sess.). The latest pub- lished map is in the project document. Terminal facilities. Alexandria has 12 regular shipping wharves or landings; 9 of these are privately owned (of which 4 are open to the public by special arrangement) and 3 owned by the United States. The terminal and transfer facilities are considered adequate for exist- ing commerce. Operationsand results during fiscal year. A hydrographic survey was made in September 1952 along the Alexandria waterfront to determine the project condition. The survey was made by Govern- ment plant and hired labor at a cost of $894.27, all for maintenance. Total expenditures for the year were $894.27. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was started in September 1910 and was completed in December 1911. The controlling depth in September 1952 was 20 feet in the lower section and 24.2 feet in the upper section. Total costs and expenditures were $311,850.65, of which $95,214.52 was for new work and $216,636.13 for maintenance. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 priorto 1949 New work: Appropriated----.........------------ -----............ ------------------- ............------............ -------............-----............$95, 214. 52 Cost...-------------------------............-------------------............--............-----------.................---------........ 95, 214. 52 ......... Expenditures-------- ----------------............-------- -------..........-----....... --.........----... ....------------............ 95, 214. 52 Maintenance: Appropriated......... -$5, 714. 36 $900 ........................ $894. 27 216, 636. 13 Cost.................. ............ 900 ........................ 894. 27 216, 636. 13 Expenditures......... 1, 100. 00 900 .....................------------------------ 894. 27 216, 636. 13 4. POTOMAC RIVER BELOW WASHINGTON, D. C. Location. The Potomac River is formed 21 miles below Cumber- land, Md. and flows southeasterly about 285 miles and enters Chesa- peake Bay, about 80 miles from the Atlantic Ocean. Washington, D. C., is located 108 miles upstream of the mouth, and the head of tidewater is at mile 117. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 557, 558, 559, and 560.) RIVERS AND HARBORS-WASHINGTON, D. C., DISTRICT 377 Existing project. This provides for a channel 24 feet deep and 200 feet wide between the mouth of the river and Giesboro Point at Washington, D. C., a distance of 108 miles. The plane of reference is mean low water. Tidal ranges are: Mean, 1.3 feet at the mouth, 2.9 feet at Washington; irregular, 2 feet at the mouth, 4.5 feet at Washington; extreme, approximately 6 feet at the mouth, 10.7 feet at Washington. The cost to the Federal Government for new work for the completed project, was $153,836. The latest (1950) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $20,000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1899 (H. Doc. 33, 52d Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in the Annual Report for 1902, page 1038, and in House Document 859 Sixtieth Congress, first session. Terminal facilities. In general, the improvement is a main river channel, and terminal facilities are only served where the channel runs close to either bank of the river. In all, 13 wharves are thus served. These wharves are of open and solid fill construction and bulkhead type. The facilities are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operationsand results during fiscal year. Hydrographic surveys were made in May 1953 of Upper and Lower Smith Point Bars and Maryland Point Bar to determine channel conditions. The surveys were made by Government plant and hired labor at a cost of $7,142.76 all for maintenance. Expenditures for the year were $8,303.76. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was started in March 1900 and completed in June 1905. Controlling depths for the project width of 200 feet were as follows: Name of bar Miles above Controlling Date Name of bar mouth depth Date Feet Kettle Bottom__ __.... __-------------38 23. 2 May 1952. Lower Smith Point-Maryland Point ...------------------- 68 21.5 May 1953. Upper Smith Point-.................------------------ 71 24. 2 May 1953. Mattawoman_...----.----------------.----------..-- 83 23. 7 January 1951. Marshall Hall__------------------ ------------------------ 95 23.0 June 1947. Naval Magazine_- ...-.--..-- .-- .--------------- -- 107 25. 9 August 1950. Total costs were $1,047,250.48, of which $153,836 was for new work and $893,414.48 for maintenance, which includes $1,000 for each of the following tributaries: Little Wicomico River, Virginia; Herring Creek, Maryland; Coan River, Virginia; and $20,000 under allotments to tributaries for water chestnut eradication. Total expenditures were $1,046,639.48. In addition, a total of $101,161.92 of United States Public Health Service funds has been expended for removal of water chestnuts. 378 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30,1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 priorto 1949 New work: Appropriated-------- ------------ -- ......... ---------- -------------- ------------ $153, 836.00 Cost------....------------------------....------------.....------------.........------------ 153,836.00 ------------..---....--......-------...-- Expenditures..--------...... .. ... ----------------------- 153,836.00 Maintenance: Appropriated...--------..... $27, 500.00 $137, 000. 00 -$53, 954. 94 $8, 000. 00 $5, 581.82 1893, 414. 48 Cost-_-_-- 13,314.17 98, 662. 95 3, 181. 53 6, 439.06 7, 142. 76 1 893, 414. 48 Expenditures -........ 37, 690.24 101, 549.92 5, 183. 73 4, 667.06 8, 303. 76 1892, 803.48 1In addition, $101,161.92 of U. S. Public Health Service funds were expended for water chestnut eradication. 5. POTOMAC RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES AT AND BELOW WASHINGTON, D. C., ELIMINATION OF WATER CHESTNUT Location. The water chestnut, botanically known as Trapanatans, is an annual fresh water plant infesting the navigable portions of the Potomac River and its tributaries between Key Bridge in the District of Columbia and Maryland Point, 48 miles downstream of Washing- ton, D. C. Washington, D. C., is located 108 miles upstream of the mouth of the river. At the height of infestation in 1939, it covered about 10,000 acres of navigable waters between these limits. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 559 and 560.) Emisting project. This provides a plan for complete eradication of the water chestnut from the Potomac River and its tributaries at and below Washington, D. C., by (a) 4 years of mechanical cutting in heavily infested areas with manual removal of scattered plants; (b) 3 years of intensive patrol and manual removal of scattered plants; (c) 2 years of concentrated patrol during the growing season; (d) 6 years of patrolling the entire area every 2 years. The tidal ranges are: Mean, 1.1 feet at Maryland Point and 2.9 feet at Washington; irregular, 2 feet at Maryland Point and 4.5 feet at Washington; extreme, approximately 7.5 feet at Maryland Point and 10.7 feet at Washington. The estimate of cost to the Federal Government, made in 1947, was $142,000, which is the total of annual costs over a 15-year period, decreasing from $32,000 during the first year to $3,500 for the ninth year and an average of $1,000 for each of the 6 years thereafter. This is an average of $9,467 annually for the 15 years. If a longer period is required, the average annual cost for each subsequent year is esti- mated to be $1,000. The work is maintenance. The existing project was authorized by the River and Harbor Act approved May 17, 1950 (H. Doc. 113, 81st Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in the project document. Operations and results during fiscal year. Removal of water chest- nut growth was in progress during July and August 1952 and June 1953 in the following areas: Washington Harbor, Potomac River at Alexandria, Va., Potomac River at Mt. Vernon, Va., Occoquan Creek, Va., and Potomac River below Washington, D. C., by Government plant and hired labor at a cost of $14,457.32. The cost of miscella- neous inspections and reports chargeable to the project was $9,283.20. Total costs for the year were $23,740.52, all for maintenance. Ex- penditures were $24,008.86. RIVERS AND HARBORS--WASHINGTON, D. C., DISTRICT 379 Condition at end of fiscal year. Work on the elimination of water chestnuts has been in progress since 1939 under allotments for main- tenance of five existing river and harbor projects. Prior to the adop- tion of this project and through the fiscal year ending June 30, 1950, a total of 25,000 acres of the growth has been cut and recut from the Potomac River and its tributaries between Washington, D. C., and Maryland Point. All infested areas have been cut at least once. Two years of mechanical cutting in heavily infested areas and manual removal of scattered plants as listed for accomplishment under the eradication schedule for the existing project have been completed under maintenance of other existing river and harbor projects prior to adop- tion of the eradication project. Prior to the adoption of the project and through the fiscal year ending June 30, 1950, maintenance funds in the amount of $310,187.08 were expended for removal of water chestnuts. This amount includes $10,000 allotted under section 3 of the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1950, and $10,000 allotted under section 3 of the River and Harbor Act of October 17, 1940, to 10 tributaries of the Potomac River, and the following maintenance funds from existing river and harbor proj- ects in the affected area: Washington Harbor, D. C., $19,725.55; Poto- mac River at Alexandria, Va., $22,023.26; Potomac River below Wash- ington, D. C., $200,936.54; Potomac River at Mt. Vernon, Va., $18,- 201.73; and Occoquan Creek, Va., $29,300. In addition, a total of $101,161.92 contributed by the United States Public Health Service was expended. Total costs for the existing project were $63,573.51, all for main- tenance. Total expenditures were $58,925.57. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 priorto 1949 Maintenance: Appropriated----......... ------------ $30, 500. 00 ....---------- $27, 000. 00 $6, 200. 00 $63, 700. 00 Cost------------------ -17, 488. 13 22,344. 86 23, 740. 52 63, 573. 51 Expenditures---------------- ------------ 10, 318. 51 24, 598. 20 24,008. 86 58, 925. 57 6. MONROE BAY AND GREEK, VA. Location. Monroe Bay is a slight indentation on the right bank of the Potomac River located in Westmoreland County, Va., 34 miles upstream of the Chesapeake Bay and 75 miles downstream from Wash- ington, D. C. Monroe Creek is a tidal stream 5 miles in length which flows in a southerly direction and discharges into Monroe Bay. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 558.) Existing project. This provides for a channel 8 feet deep, 100 feet wide, and 950 feet long, through the bar at the entrance, and within the creek a channel 7 feet deep, 100 feet wide, and 2,500 feet long, with turning and anchorage basin 500 feet in width at the upper end in the vicinity of the Colonial Beach waterworks. The plane of reference is mean low water. The mean tidal ranges are mean, 1.6 feet; irregular, 2.5 feet; and extreme, approximately 7 feet. 380 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 The cost to the Federal Government for new work for the com- pleted project, was $12,460. The latest (1950) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $700. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930 (H. Doc. 172, 70th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest pub- lished map is in the project document. Terminal facilities. There are 13 wharves and landings in the creek, of which 3 are open to the public. There are two marine rail- ways. None of the wharves has terminal or transfer facilities, and the structures are considered inadequate for present and future needs. Operations and results during fiscal year. None. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was started in January 1939 and completed in February 1939. The controlling depth in July 1947 was 6.2 feet in the entrance channel and 6.6 feet within the creek. Total costs and expenditures under the existing project were $31,623.93, of which $12,460.07 was for new work and $19,163.86 for maintenance. Cost and ftnancial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ. ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 priorto 1949 New work: Appropriated-------- ............ -------.......------------ ---------............--- ----------........................----------........... $12, 460. 07 Cost ..---------------------------------------------------................................................ 12, 460. 07 Expenditures---------..... --- -----....... ----------- ---..---.. ------.........--------- 12, 460. 07 Maintenance: Appropriated ........-------- $129. 77 ............-----------....................------------------------........... 19, 163. 86 Cost-----------......---------------------------------...................------------ .....-------...... 19, 163. 86 Expenditures---------..... .. ---------............----............---..- ----------------------...........-------- 19, 163. 86 7. LITTLE WICOMICO RIVER, VA. Location. Little Wicomico River is a tidal estuary 6 miles in length lying in Northumberland County, Va., flowing in a southeasterly direction to the Potomac River, which it enters on the right bank one- half mile upstream of its mouth and 1071/2 miles downstream from Washington, D. C. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 557.) Existing project. This provides for a channel 8 feet deep, 150 feet wide,, and 4,800 feet long, extending from deep water in Potomac River to deep water in Little Wicomico River, for two stone jetties extending to the 8-foot contour in Potomac River, and for bulkhead walls from the inner ends thereof extending sufficiently into Little Wicomico River to stabilize the dredged inner channel. The plane of reference is mean low water. The tidal ranges in the Potomac River at the entrance are: Mean, 1.2 feet; irregular, 2.5 feet; and extreme, approximately 7 feet. The mean tidal range within the river is ap- proximately 1 foot. The cost to the Federal Government for new work, for the completed project, was $81,885, exclusive of $5,000 to be contributed by local interests. The latest (1950) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $6,600. RIVERS AND IIARBORS--WASIINGTON, D. C., DISTRICT 381 The existing project was adopted by the River arid Harbor Act of August 30, 1935 (Rivers and Harbors Committee Doc. 24, 74th Cong., 1st sess.). The latest published map is in the project document. Local cooperation. Fully complied with. Terminal facilities. There are two wharves open to the public and numerous small wharves and stagings for private use, an oyster shuck- ing and packing plant, and a marine railway and boatbuilding yard. These facilities are considered adequate for present commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year. A shoal of 7,000 cubic yards was removed from the entrance channel and deposited in deep water in Chesapeake Bay by the U. S. derrickboat Benning from June 11 to June 30, 1953, at a cost of $9,735.20. A hydrographic survey was made of the entrance channel between the jetties duing January 1953 at a cost of $851.20. Total costs for the year were $10,586.40, all for maintenance. Total expenditures were $993.57. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was started in October 1936 and was completed in December 1937. The control- ling depth in the entrance channel between the jetties in June 1953 was 8.0 feet at mean low water for a width of 150 feet. The controlling depth within the creek in July 1945 was 7.9 feet for a width of 150 feet. Total costs under the existing project were $190,111.57, of which $81,885.43 was for new work and $108,226.14 was for maintenance. Total expenditures were $180,518.74. In addition, $5,000 contributed funds were expended for new work. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June _ _ 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 prior to 1949 New work: Appropriated----......... -----------------------..........---------------............------------.......... ---- $81, 885.43 Cost....-------------------------------............---............-----------------............-----.....------------............ 181,885. 43 Expenditures.. -------...------------...-----------...........-- 1 81,885. 43 ............------------------................----------- Maintenance: Appropriated-. ---- ...---- ... $16, 400. 00 -$2, 538. 10 ............$12, 833. 95 110, 473. 69 Cost----------.......... $7,933. 72 -----....... 14, 227. 23 -- 127. 92 10, 586. 40 108, 226. 14 Expenditures--....------ 35,844. 89 13, 873. 26 226. 05 .----- -. 993. 57 98, 633. 31 1In addition, $5,000 for new work was expended from contributed funds. 8. DYMERS CREEK, VA. Location. Dymers Creek is a small tidal estuary 2 miles long in Lancaster County, Va., flowing in a southeasterly direction into Fleets Bay on the west bank of the Chesapeake Bay approximately 3 miles north of the Rappahannock River. The creek is 62 miles northerly from Norfolk, Va. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 534.) Existing project. This provides for a channel 15 feet deep, 200 feet wide, and 600 feet long through the bar at the mouth. The plane of reference is mean low water. The tidal ranges are: mean, 1.3 feet; irregular, 2 feet; and extreme, approximately 7.5 feet. 277309-53--voL. 1-25 382 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 The cost to the Federal Government for new work, for the completed project, was $5,581.99. The latest (1910) approved estimate for an- nual cost of maintenance is $500. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of June 25, 1910 (H. Doec. 325, 61st Cong., 2d sess.). The map has not been published in the Congressional document or annual report. Terminal facilities. There are 20 privately owned wharves and landings on the creek. There are no public wharves. The existing terminal facilities are considered adequate for present commerce. Operations and results during fiscal year. A hydrographic survey was made of the outer bars by Government plant and hired labor in March 1953 at a cost and expenditure of $1,105.97, all for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. The project was started and com- pleted in May 1911. The controlling depth in March 1953 was 15.5 feet at mean low water in the entrance channel. Total costs and expenditures under the existing project were $10,- 105.97, of which $5,581.99 was for new work and $4,523.98 was for maintenance. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ. ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 prior to 1949 New work: Appropriated-----------.........---- ------------ ----............---............--................------------------------............ $5, 581. 99 Cost --------------------------------------------------------------- -- 5, 581. 99 Expenditures---.......---.. ...........--------- .....------....----....--------.......----....---------- -------........... 5, 581.99 Maintenance: Appropriated--------------.........------............-----.------------------------- $1, 500. 00 4, 918. 01 Cost -------------------------------- -------------------- 1, 105. 97 4, 523. 98 Expenditures--------.........------------------- -- ------ ..----------1, 105. 97 4, 523. 98 9. RAPPAHANNOCK RIVER, VA. Location. Rappahannock River rises in the Blue Ridge Mountains, in Virginia, and flows southeasterly about 212 miles to enter Chesa- peake Bay, about 40 miles north of Old Point Comfort, Va. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts Nos. 534, 535, 536.) Previous projects. The original project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1871, and modified in 1879. For further details see page 1793 of Annual Report for 1915 and page 433 of Annual Report for 1938. Existing project. This provides for a channel 12 feet deep and 200 feet wide between the mouth and Port Royal and 12 feet deep and 100 feet wide between Port Royal and Fredericksburg by dredging and the construction of 20,401 feet of crib and pile dikes and 1,906 feet of riprap stone dikes being designed to retain the excavated material deposited behind them. The length of waterway included in the project is 107 miles. The plane of reference is mean low water. Tidal ranges are: Mean, 2.8 feet at Fredericksburg, 1.6 feet at Tappahan- nock; irregular, 3.5 feet at Fredericksburg, 2.5 feet at Tappahannock; extreme, 6 feet at Fredericksburg, 5 feet at Tappahannock. The cost to the Federal Government for new work for the completed project was $217,487, exclusive of amounts expended under previous RIVERS AND .HARBORS-WASHINGTON, D. C., DISTRICT 383: projects. The latest (1950) approved estimate for annual cost of maintenance is $302000. The existing project was adopted by the River and Harbor Act of March 3, 1905 (Annual Report for 1906, pp. 1110-1113). The latest published map is in the Annual Report for 1910, page 1364. Terminal facilities. In the section under improvement extending from Fredericksburg, Va., to Tappahannock, Va., a distance of 65 miles, there are 26 wharves, of which 9 are solid bulkhead type and 17 are open pile structures. From Tappahannock to the mouth there are 15 open pile wharves. Most of the wharves are open to the public. The terminals are considered adequate for existing commerce. Operationsand results during fiscal year. Dredging of Mangoright Bar was performed by contract during February 1953. A total of, 64,707 cubic yards was pumped into adjacent disposal areas at a cost of $18,097.45. A hydrographic survey was made of Mangoright Bar by Government plant and hired labor at a cost of $867.76. The cost of miscellaneous inspections and reports chargeable to the project were $1,986.36. Total costs for the year were $20,951.57, all for maintenance. Total expenditures were $20,948.74. Condition at end of fiscal year. The existing project was started in July 1908 and completed in April 1910. The controlling depth was 11.0 feet at Lower Spottswood Bar in February 1951. Total costs under the existing project were $1,229,281.41, of which $217,487.20 was for new work and $1,011,794.21 was for maintenance, which includes $994.59 for Parrotts Creek and $1,000 each for Green- vale, Mill, Beach, and Queens Creeks. Total expenditures were $1,125,291.38. In addition, the cost and expenditures from contrib- uted funds for maintenance on Queens Creek was $600. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 prior to 1949 1 New work: Appropriated-----...... ---------- -------- $414,633.03 Cost_-------- -------------- --------. --.---.--------------------------------..... 414,633.03 Expenditures---------------------...... ----------------- ------------ --------- 414, 633.03 Maintenance: Appropriated-......... $78, 000. 00 $53, 500. 00 $81, 802. 56 $1, 600. 00 $20, 500. 00 2 1, 125, 374. 20 Cost--...------------ 78, 199. 95 53, 226. 56 80, 076. 00 3, 068. 44 20, 951. 57 2 1, 125, 294. 21 Expenditures ..-------- 78,734.16 54, 244. 07 80, 076.00 3, 068. 44 20,948.74 21, 125, 291. 38 I Includes $197,145.83 for new work and $113,500 for maintenance for previous projects. s In addition. $600 for maintenance was expended from contributed funds on Queens Creek. 10. HOSKINS CREEK, VA. Location. Hoskins Creek is a tributary 2.5 miles long flowing in an easterly direction and entering the right bank of the Rappahannock River in Essex County, Va., 42 miles upstream from its mouth in Chesapeake Bay and one-half mile downstream from the town of Tappanhannock, Va. The creek is 102 miles northerly of Norfolk, Va. (See U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 535.) : 341 R i 1 OFPF CkIlE.F C 1~G.GEERS i-Sf A~MY, 1905 Emisting p oje.ct This provides fir a channel that depth in the Rappahannock River to the highway bridge three- 10 fe etdeep from 8, 1939.3 Red River, La., Ark., Okla., and Rivers and Harbors Com- Tex., extension of navigable chan- mittee resolution, Apr. nel from Fulton, Ark., upstream 27, 1944.3 to Denison, Tex. See footnotes at end of table. 952 REPORT OF. CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 Status of all investigations for navigation called for by River and Harbor Acts and committee resolutions-Continued Date trans- Document Recom- Locality Authorization act mitted to No. mendain Congress White, Arkansas, and Red River Flood Control Act, May --------------............. Basins, Ark., La., Okla., Tex., 17, 1950. N. Mex., Colo., Kans., and Mo., with a view to developing com- prehensive and integrated plans of improvement for navigation, flood control, domestic and mu- nicipal water supplies, reclama- tion and irrigation, development and utilization of hydroelectric power, conservation of soil, forest and fish and wildlife resources including such consideration of rec-eation uses, salinity and sedi- ment control, and pollution abatement as may be provided for under Federal policies and procedures.' Wichita River, Tex., navigation, Rivers and Harbors Con-------- flood control, waterpower, irri- mittee resolution, May 9, gation or water conservation. 1944.3 1 A coordinated comprehensive report prepared by Federal and State agencies for the conservation and development of land and water resources. 2 To be incorporated in the comprehensive report on the Arkansas, White, and Red River Basins for the conservation and development of land and water resources, which will be prepared in the Arkansas-White- Red Office, Southwestern Division, Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army, Tulsa, Okla. 3 To be incorporated in a comprehensive report on Red River and tributaries, Louisiana, Arkansas, Okla- homa, and Texas for navigation, flood control, power, and irrigation, which will be prepared by the Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors. 5. HUTCHINSON, ARKANSAS RIVER, KANS. Location. The work covered by this project is located on the Ar- kansas River and Cow Creek, a tributary of the Arkansas River, in the immediate vicinity of Hutchinson, Kans. (See U. S. Geological Survey maps for Lyons and Hutchinson (Kans.) quadrangles, scale 1: 125,000.) Existing project. The plan of improvement consists of a 300-foot- wide leveed diversion canal approximately 1 mile west of the city limits of Hutchinson, intercepting Cow Creek at mile 14.9 above its mouth and carrying floodwaters from the creek south for about 2 miles to enter the Arkansas River at mile 822.3 above its mouth. The levee on the left bank of the diversion canal starts at the hills about 41/2 miles north of the canal to intercept all of Cow Creek floodwaters. The combined flow of the creek and the river is confined past the city by levees on both sides of the river, forming a 1,000-foot floodway. The flanking levee on the right bank of the Arkansas River starts at mile 822.3 above the mouth of the river and extends downstream to mile 818.5. The flanking levee on the left bank of the Arkansas River starts at the diversion canal and extends downstream to mile 816.5, with an opening at the mouth of the present Harsha drainage canal. Protection against backwater of the Arkansas River up the existing FLOOD CONTROL---TULSA, OKLAHOMA, DISTRICT 953 canal is provided by increasing the height of the existing levees. Additional protection is provided to a rural area west of the diversion canal by a loop levee, and to the urban area of the Island Park sub- division, northwest of Hutchinson, by a ring levee. The project provides for the protection of 17,600 acres of industrial, urban, and agricultural land, with grade elevation allowing a 3-foot freeboard above the flow of the design flood. The estimated Federal cost (1953) is $4,713,000 and the estimated non-Federal cost is $2,274,000. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936. Local cooperation. See pages 4-5 for requirements. Resolutions by the city of Hutchinson, agreeing to meet the requirements were sub- mitted by the city under the dates of March 16 and 30, 1945, and were a proved by the Secretary of War on July 4, 1945. The city of Hutchinson has granted rights of entry for only the lot II portion of the project (city side levees and diversion canal) which is under construction by contract. The city has secured the necessary assur- ances from the State of Kansas that highways would be relocated in accordance with the project plan, and has contracted with utility companies or initiated the relocation of various utilities. Right of entry has not been furnished for remainder of the project including the Island Park subdivision ring levee, the rural area loop levee, and the right bank levee adjacent to the city of South Hutchinson. Operations and results during the fiscal year. Construction opera- tions on the largest single phase of the project (lot II), consisting of a flanking levee along the left bank of the Arkansas River and in- cluding a diversion channel, a training levee, and improvements to the existing Harsha drainage canal, were continued from 2 to 73 percent of completion, by continuing contract. Relocations and al- terations to existing railroad facilities were continued under cost- reimbursable contracts. Preparation of contract plans and specifi- cations for construction of lot III, South Hutchinson levee, were completed and design work on the remaining phases of the project, lot I and Island Park ring levee, was continued. The cost during the fiscal year was $1,300,201.30 and the expendi- tures were $758,027.56. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of lot II was about 73 percent complete and the levee from the upstream limit of the project to Cow Creek was completed. This forms a useful unit of the overall plan and will be transferred to the city of Hutchinson, Kans., for maintenance and operation. Construction has not been initiated on the South Hutchinson levee or the two-ring leveed areas west and northwest of Hutchinson. The total cost at the end of the fiscal year was $1,598,547.83 and the total expenditures were $1,054,965.26, all for new work. 954 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June . . . . _ 30,1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 prior to 1949 New work: Appropriated-- .... .....-------.-- -------------$1,180,000.00 $1,900,000.00 $1,393,000.00 $3, 573, 000. 00 Cost-------------- $5, 477. 10 $34, 563. 97 9,019.86 45, 814. 54 1, 300, 201. 30 1, 598, 547. 83 Expenditures ........ 5, 222. 97 44, 785. 67 -944. 03 44, 418. 83 758, 027. 56 1,054, 965. 26 Other new work data : Unobligated balance, June 30, 1953___ _---_--__--------------- $250, 359. 71 Appropriated for fiscal year ending June 30, 1954____________ 1, 140, 000. 00 Unobligated balance available for fiscal year 1954____-- __ 1, 390, 359. 71 6. WICHITA AND VALLEY CENTER, ARKANSAS RIVER, KANS. Location. The work covered by this project is located on the Arkansas River, and Little Arkansas River and Chisholm Creek, tributaries of the Arkansas River, in the immediate vicinity of Wichita and Valley Center, Kans. (See U. S. Geological Survey map for Wichita, Kans., quadrangle, scale 1: 125,000.) Existing project. The plan of improvement provides protection to people, city property and environs against floods from Chisholm Creek, the Little Arkansas River, the Arkansas River, Big Slough and Cowskin Creek. Under the plan, Little Arkansas River will be diverted into the Arkansas River by means of a floodway beginning at a point about 2 miles northwest of Valley Center and extending southward to the Arkansas River (at river mile 785.7) about 9 miles northwest of Wichita. The flows of Chisholm Creek and its middle and west branch tributaries will be collected by a system of levees and channels north of Wichita and diverted across the Little Arkansas River into the Arkansas River (at mile 780). Each of the above leveed diversion channels are about 3 miles in length. The combined flows of the Little Arkansas River, Chisholm Creek, and Arkansas River will be confined and diverted to the west of the city by a flood- way, with existing stream channels being utilized to carry flood flows to the limit of their existing capacity. This floodway will begin at a point about 3.1 miles downstream from the Kansas State Highway 96 river crossing and will provide a channel having a normal bottom width of 80 feet and an average depth of 10.9 feet. Levees flanking the floodway will, in general, be spaced 900 feet center to center with an average height of 8.5 feet and a crown width of 8 feet or more. From the Arkansas River the floodway would extend southwest 2 miles to intercept Big Slough, along Big Slough for 5 miles, thence south and southeast 2.5 miles to intercept Cowskin Creek, along Cowskin Creek for 2 miles, thence east, and southeast about 5 miles entering the Arkansas River approximately 1 mile northwest of Derby, Kans. (at river mile 760). Existing levees and drainage canals will be FLOOD CONTROL----TULSA, OKLAHOMA, DISTRICT 955 enlarged, strengthened, or rectified as may be required. The com- pleted system with five control structures will provide about 91.2 miles of levee and provides for the protection of about 47,000 acres of indus- trial, urban, and agricultural land with a minimum of 3 feet freeboard above the flow of the design flood. The estimated Federal cost (1953) is $14,139,000 and the estimated non-Federal cost is $6,575,000. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act, ap- proved June 22, 1936. (See H. Doc. 308, 74th Cong., 1st sess., which contains the latest published maps.) Local cooperation. See pages 4-5 for requirements. The city of Wichita has furnished assurances of local cooperation for the entire project which were approved by the Secretary of War on February 25, 1946. Local cooperation requirements are fulfilled for the com- pleted portion of the project consisting of the Wichita Drainage Canal and diversion of East Branch of Chisholm Creek. Right of entry has been granted for those portions of the right-of-way known as the Arkansas River levees and the Little Arkansas River Floodway. Operations and results during the fiscal year. Construction of the project was continued from 6 to 21 percent completion, by contract. The work was prosecuted under 9 separate continuing contracts and 4 lump sum contracts. The major portion of the construction and relo- cation work accomplished was on the Big Slough-Cowskin Floodway west and south of the city. Construction of 5.3 miles of training levee, flanking the Arkansas River northwest of the city, was also accom- plished. Negotiations were continued with railroad companies whose facilities will be affected and engineering and design studies in con- nection with preparation of contract plans and specifications for com- pletion of the project were continued, all by hired labor. The cost during the fiscal year was $2,018,849.33 and the expenditures were $1,560,501.81, all for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction by contract for clear- ing, snagging, widening, and otherwise improving the existing East Branch interception canal and Wichita drainage canal, initiated on May 8, 1950, was completed August 23, 1950. This portion of the project was transferred to the city of Wichita, Kans., on February 7, 1951, for future maintenance and operation. Construction of Big Slough-Cowskin Floodway, the largest single feature of the project, was started June 9, 1950, and continued to approximately 26 percent complete, including the required relocations. Construction of the lower segments (parcel A, phases I and II) are complete except for certain gaps where work is held in abeyance pending the completion of railroad bridge crossings. The third segmente (parcel B, phase I) was started February 25, 1953, and the work is underway, by continuing contract. The project as a whole is 21 percent complete. The total cost at the end of the fiscal year was $3,037,087.66 for new work and the expenditures were $2,569,417.43. 956 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 Cost and flnancia summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30,1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 priorto 1949 New work: Appropriated ---.........$490,000.00 ------... --------------. $500, 000. 00 $1,990,000.00 $4, 653, 000.00 - 80,786.75$161, 785. 43 $378, 521. 30 Cost....--------------- 149, 849.33 3, 037, 087. 66 499.362, 018, Expenditures---------81,032.97 122,334.00 395,256.36 163, 460. 46 1, 560, 501.81 2,569, 417. 43 Other new work data: Unobligated balance, June 30, 1953----------- $7, 487. 90 Appropriated for fiscal year ending June 30, 1954_ ----- - 1, 100, 000. 00 Unobligated balance available for fiscal year 1954-_.---- 1, 107, 487. 90 Estimated additional amount needed to be appropriated for completion of existing project ------------------- 8, 386, 000. 00 7. KAW, ARKANSAS RIVER, OKLA. Location. The work covered by this project is located on the Arkansas River at Kaw, Okla. (See U. S. Geological Survey map, Kaw, Okla.-Kans., quadrangle, scale 1: 62,500.) Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for construc- tion of about 2.2 miles of levee along the right bank of the Arkansas River between mile 664.2 and 662.5 above the mouth of the Arkansas River. The levee provides for the protection of the city of Kaw (population 809, 1950 census) and would have an average height of about 10 feet. The estimated Federal cost (1953) is $261,200 and the estimated non-Federal cost is $51,800. The levees and appurtenant works were authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936. (See H. Doc. 308, 74th Cong., 1st sess., which contains the latest published maps.) Local cooperation. See pages 4-5 for requirements. Assurances of local cooperation, furnished by local interests on October 22, 1949, were accepted by the district engineer on December 5, 1949. Local interests have not been active in procuring necessary rights-of-way since the Presidential proclamation to initiate only civil work that would pro- mote national defense. Right of entry has not been granted to the United States Government for construction of the project in whole or part. Operations and results during fiscal year. None. There were no costs or expenditures during the fiscal year. Condition at end of the fiscal year. Construction plans and speci- fications are advanced to a point where construction of the project could be started within 60 days after formal rights of entry have been furnished by local interests. Cost and expenditures to the end of the fiscal year totaled $34,284.12. FLOOD CONTROL---TULSA, OKLAHOMA, DISTRICT 957 Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30,1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 prior to 1949 New work: Appropriated- .......$102,000.00 --.---------- $79,500.00 ----------- -$215.88 $34, 284. 12 Cost-------- 4, 846. 01 $16, 598. 57 839. 54 34, 284. 12 Expenditures-------- 3, 914. 18 16, 585. 92 1, 785. 02 34, 284. 12 Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to be appropriated for completion of existing project--------------- $226, 915. 88 8. TULSA AND WEST TULSA, ARKANSAS RIVER, OKLA. Location. The work covered by this project is located on the Arkansas River at Tulsa and West Tulsa, Okla. (See U. S. Geo- logical Survey maps, Hominy, Okla., and Claremore, Okla., quad- rangles, scale 1: 125,000.) Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for raising the existing left-bank levee, connecting the discontinuous portions of the levee and constructing a leveed floodway up Black Boy Creek with levees and diversion ditches eastward and westward thereof, and rais- ing the existing right-bank levee to grade and constructing the neces- sary appurtenances thereto. The left bank levee begins at mile 531.3 above the mouth of the Arkansas River and ends at mile 524.0. The right bank levee begins at mile 526.7 and ends at mile 521.3. The project provides for the protection of 5,020 acres of highly developed industrial, urban, and agricultural land, with grade elevation allow- ing a 1-foot freeboard above the flow of the project design flood. The estimated Federal cost (1953) is $2,787,000. The estimated non-Federal cost for lands, rights-of-way, and damages is $265,000. The levees and appurtenant works were authorized by the Flood Control Act approved August 18, 1941. (See H. Doc. 157, 77th Cong., 1st sess., which contains the latest published maps.) The alteration to the St. Louis-San Francisco Railway bridge was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved December 22, 1944. (See H. Doc. 447, 78th Cong., 2d sess., which contains the latest published maps.) Modification of project. Authorization of Keystone Reservoir on the Arkansas River, 8 miles upstream from the levees, modified the project by deletion of the previously authorized alterations to the St. Louis-San Francisco Railway bridge. Local cooperation. See pages 4-5 for requirements. In addition to the usual requirements for local cooperation as provided by law, the State of Oklahoma is required by appropriate legislation to assure that the construction of the bridges or other works which might ad- versely affect the flood carrying capacity of the channel at the locality will not be permitted. The cooperation requirements for the levee and appurtenant works have been fulfilled. Operations and results during fiscal year. Contract plans and specifications were prepared for installation of an automatic type gate on 108-inch storm sewer which extends under the existing levee. Pro- 277309-53-voL. 1----61 958 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 curement of gates has been contracted. However, delivery is pend- ing. The costs and expenditures during the fiscal year were $180.89, all for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year. The completed project was ac- cepted by Drainage District No. 12, Tulsa County, Okla., on August 7, 1945, and has been maintained and operated at no cost or expense to the Federal Government. However, as a result of survey and based upon experience at other projects, it was determined that a large un- gated storm sewer under the levee should be protected by automatic gates, to preclude the possibility of sewer joint failure due to the extreme pressures which will be exerted on the land side during flood stages of the river. The total costs and expenditures to the end of the fiscal year were $2,781,163.24. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30,1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 priorto 1949 New work: ---------- Appropriated ......--------............$3, 617. 65 ....-------.....-------------- $5, 000. 00 $2, 785, 982. 35 Cost_ __________--.... ------------ ------------ 180.89 .-----------------------. 2,781,163.24 Expenditures------ $177. 24 ------.-..-....... .......--- ..-. - 180. 89 2, 781, 163. 24 Other new work data: Unobligated balance, June 30, 1953_ __ _______ -__________ $2, 429. 21 Unobligated balance available for fiscal year 1954------------ 2, 429.21 9. CARTHAGE, MO. Location. The work covered by this project is located on Spring River, a tributary of the Grand (Neosho) River in the Arkansas River Basin, in the immediate vicinity of Carthage, Jasper County, Mo. (See U. S. Geological Survey map for Carthage (Mo.) quadrangle, scale 1: 125,000.) Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for the con- struction of a levee on the northeast side of Carthage, Mo., to pre- vent flooding from Spring River and Carter Creek. The levee would extend upstream along the south bank of Spring River for a dis- tance of about 1 mile. A grade elevation for the top of levee would be so constructed as to provide a freeboard of 3 feet above the project design flood. The project would provide for the protection of major industrial and commercial properties, as well as transportation facil- ities in Carthage. The estimated Federal cost (1953) is $383,000, and the estimated non-Federal cost is $45,500. The existing project was authorized by the 1948 Flood Control Act approved June 30, 1948. (See H. Doc. 445, 80th Cong., 2d sess., which contains the latest published maps.) Local cooperation. See pages 4-5 for requirements. In addition, local interests are required to furnish acceptable assurances that the flood carrying capacity of the existing stream channels will not be FLOOD CONTROL-TULSA, OKLAHOMA, DISTRICT 959 decreased. To date, these requirements have not been met; however, local interests have stated that a legally qualified organization would be formed to comply with local cooperation requirements when noti- fied that the requirements should be met. Operations and results during fiscal year. Engineering and design studies in conection with preparation of contract plans and specifica- tions were initiated. The cost and expenditures during the fiscal year amounted to $113.61. Condition at end of fiscal year. Engineering studies and investi- gations preparatory to actual preparation of contract plans and specifications are complete. All costs and expenditures to the end of the fiscal year totaled: $10,700.03. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30,1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 priorto 1949 New work: Appropriated .______ ___ _______ .. $14, 300. 00 --_----- _ -$3, 713. 58 $8, 600. 00 $19, 186. 42 cost ------------------ 2, 817.97 $6,966.12 802. 33 113. 61 10, 700. 03 Expenditures--...------.. 3, 547. 08 ...---------- 6,165. 17 i 874. 17 113. 61 10, 700. 03 Other new work data: Unobligated balance, June 30, 1953 _________ -- _____ ___-$8, 486. 39 Appropriated for fiscal year ending June 30, 1954______________ 3, 400. 00 Unobligated balance available for fiscal year 1954 __ ______- -11, 886, 39 Estimated additional amount needed to be appropriated for com- pletion of existing project------------------------------- 372, 299. 97 10. FORT SUPPLY RESERVOIR, NORTH CANADIAN RIVER, OKLA. Location. Fort Supply Reservoir is located on Wolf Creek, a tributary of the North Canadian River, about 12 miles northwest of Woodward, Woodward County, Okla. (See sectional aeronautical chart, Wichita sheet, scale 1: 500,000.) Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for flood control in a portion of the North Canadian River Basin, in the Arkan- sas River watershed in Oklahoma, by an earthfill dam and concrete spillway with a total length of 11,865 feet, rising 85 feet above the stream bed, with a reservoir providing for the storage of 92,500 acre- feet ,for flood control and 13,500 acre-feet for a permanent pool for recreation and preservation of wildlife. The outlet works, consisting of a semi-elliptical conduit with an area approximately equivalent to a circular section 17.7 feet in diameter, controlled by three 71/2- by 16-foot vertical-lift gates, and a stilling basin, are located in the left abutment. A concrete chute-type spillway, 540 feet long, controlled by a concrete weir at the upstream end, provides for the passage of flood flows around the left end of the dam into the river valley below. The reservoir controls 1,735 square miles, or practically the entire drainage area of Wolf Creek, and is operated as a unit of the coordi- nated reservoir system for flood control in the Arkansas River Basin. The costs were $7,232,649 for construction and $245,000 for lands 960 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 and damages, a total of $7,477,649. The estimated cost of annual maintenance is $79,000 (1953). The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act ap- proved June 22, 1936. (See H. Doc. 308, 74th Cong., 1st sess.) Local cooperation. Section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, applies. Operationsand results during the fiscal year. All completed struc- tures were operated and maintained in a serviceable condition through- out the year. Salvage and disposal operations resulted in a credit of $76 to new work costs. The costs during the fiscal year for maintenance were $47,532.42 and the expenditures were $48,630.02. Conditionat end of fiscal year. Construction of the project is com- plete. Construction of the project was started in March 1938, utilizing Emergency Relief funds to build a construction camp. Actual con- struction work on the dam was initiated October 1938, and the project was placed in operation during October 1942. However, the last item of construction, consisting of erection of a prefabricated steel main- tenance building, was completed on March 31, 1952, by hired labor. No additional new work construction is presently scheduled for this project. Total receipts from outleasing Government-owned land through fiscal year 1953 amount to $16,493.32. Such receipts are not included in the cost and financial summary shown below. The total cost of new work to the end of the fiscal year was $7,- 477,649, of which $7,390,611.29 was from regular funds and $87,- 037.71 was from Emergency Relief funds. The total cost of main- tenance was $498,429.03, all from regular funds. The total expenditures for new work and maintenance to the end of the fiscal year were $7,975,655.05, of which $7,888,617.34 was from regular funds and $87,037.71 was from Emergency Relief funds. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30,1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 priorto 1949 New work: Appropriated--- ....... $116, 500.00 -$55, 500.00 -$2, 275.00 ...------------ -$76.00 1$7,477,649.00 Cost__.. .--------- - $6, 924. 13 30, 322. 2C 5, 515..03 22, 887. 77 -76.00 17, 477, 649.00 - 3,878.41 30, 529. 11 Expenditures ......-------... 3, 230.00 24. 965. 89 -76.00 17, 477, 649.00 Maintenance: Appropriated--------- 60, 400. 0 80, 000.00 60, 000. 00 55, 370. 69 44, 600.00 500, 370.69 Cost .........----------- -----.. 60, 368.01 85, 437. 16 55, 562. 29 56, 775. 92 47, 532. 42 498, 429. 03 Expenditures---------......... 61, 542. 82 84, 238. 73 56, 218. 53 57, 018 04 48, 630. 02 498,006.05 1 Includes $87,037.71 Emergency Relief funds. FLOOD CONTROL--TULSA, OKLAHOMA, DISTRICT 961 11. CANTON RESERVOIR, ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN, OKLA. Location. Canton Reservoir is located on the North Canadian River about 394 miles above its mouth and about 3 miles north of Canton, Blaine County, Okla. (See sectional aeronautical chart, Wichita sheet,. scale 1: 500,000.) Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for flood con- trol in a portion of the North Canadian River Basin, in the Arkansas River watershed in Oklahoma, by an earthfill dam and concrete spill- way with a total length of 15,100 feet, rising 73 feet above the river- bed, with a reservoir providing for the storage of 260,000 acre-feet for flood control and 130,000 acre-feet for conservation of water and siltation reserve. Of the conservation storage, 69,000 acre-feet is allocated for future irrigation and 38,000 acre-feet is allocated for future municipal water supply. The outlet works consist of three 7- by 12-foot gated sluices through the spillway weir. A concete spill- way, controlled by sixteen 40- by 25-foot gates on the weir crest, pro- vides for the passage of flood flows around the right end of the dam into the river valley below. The reservoir is operated as a unit of the coordinated reservoir system for flood control in the Arkansas River Basin. The estimated costs (1953) are $9,607,622 for construction and $719,- 953 for lands and damages, a total of $10,327,575. The estimated cost of annual maintenance is $145,000 (1953). The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act ap- proved June 28, 1938. (See H. Doc. 569, 75th Cong., 3d sess.) Pro- vision for 69,000 acre-feet of irrigation storage was authorized by the Flood Control Act of July 24, 1946, and future water supply storage of 38,000 acre-feet was authorized by the Flood Control Act of June 30, 1948. Local cooperation. Section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, applies. Operationsand results during fiscal year. All completed structures were operated and maintained in a serviceable condition throughout the fiscal year. Contract plans and specifications for construction of administration and maintenance buildings were prepared, by hired labor, and contract for construction of the buildings was awarded June 30, 1953. The costs during the fiscal year were $2,482.68 for new work and $91,213.31 for maintenance. The expenditures were $90,255.40. Condition at end of the fiscal year. With the exception of the above- mentioned administration and maintenance buildings, the project as a whole is complete. Actual construction work on the dam was initiated in December 1940 and impoundment was commenced April 15, 1948. Total receipts from outleasing Government-owned land through fiscal year 1953 amounts to $51,948. Such receipts are not included in the cost and financial statement shown below. The total cost of new work to the end of the fiscal year was $10,- 269,057.68 and the total cost of maintenance was $434,714.03. The total expenditures were $10,701,375.40. 962 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 priorto 1949 New work: Appropriated-....... $700, 000.00 $165, 000.00 -- $59, 600 00 $81, 000. 00 ....---------...... $10,327,575 00 Cost---------------.. . 273,010.85 178,786.73 108, 830.33 $2, 618. 65 2, 482. 68 10, 269, 057. 68 Expenditures- __-.. 164, 937. 53 141, 702.00 167, 872. 01 1,061. 96 2,356.20 10, 268, 931.20 Maintenance: Appropriated--------......... 77, 300.00 106, 500. 0 85, 000.00 76, 347. 10 102, 205. 51 447, 352. 61 Cost --- 77, 300. 00 105, 420. 00 74, 972.10 85, 808. 62 91, 213. 31 434, 714. 03 Expenditures --------- 75, 207. 11 98, 344. 65 83, 815. 97 87, 177. 27 87,899.20 432,444. 20 Other new work data : Unobligated balance, June 30, 1953 -- _____----_ $3, 415. 32 Unobligated balance available for fiscal year 1954__ _________--3, 415. 32 12. OKLAHOMA CITY FLOODWAY, NORTH CANADIAN RIVER, OKLA. Location. The work covered by this project is located on the North Canadian River at Oklahoma City, Okla. (See U. S. Geological Survey map, Chickasha, Okla., quadrangle, scale 13125,000.) Existing project. The plan of improvement provides flood protec- tion at Oklahoma City, Okla., against floods on the North Canadian River and consists of an enlarged and straightened channel through the city, designed to carry 45,000 cubic feet per second. The improve- ment will be about 13.4 miles in length, beginning about 1 mile up- stream from South May Avenue (river mile 273.7) and extending to the vicinity of Spencer, Okla. (river mile 257.5). The major part of the improvement will be about 13 feet deep and will have a bottom width of 425 feet. The side slopes will be lined with stone. Natural drainage ways will be modified to drain into the canal by the construc- tion of 15 lateral drainage ditches. Excavated material will be placed in old channel and low areas. The estimated Federal cost (1953) is $11,507,000 and the non-Fed- eral cost is $7,020,000. The project, as authorized by the Flood Control Act of July 24, 1946 (see H. Doc. 572, 79th Cong., 2d sess.), was modified by the Flood Control Act, approved May 17, 1950, to provide for construction in accordance with the canal plan described above. Local cooperation. See pages 4-5 for requirements. Local interests advised that the city of Oklahoma City was in process of acquiring rights-of-way for the entire project. Rights of entry necessary for the first construction contract have been furnished. Operations and results during fiscal year. Construction of the first segment of the floodway (4th St. to the downstream limits) was initiated on January 29, 1953, and continued to 21 percent completion, by continuing contract. Negotiations were initiated with owners of the railroad facilities which will be affected by construction of the project. The cost during the fiscal year was $372,417.09 and the expenditures were $343,116.99, all for new work. Condition at end of,fiscal year. Construction of the first segment of the floodway is under way; railroad negotiations are under way; FLOOD CONTROL---TULSA, OKLAHOMA, DISTRICT 963 preparation of contract plans and specifications for construction of the next segment are under way. Considering the project as a whole, 5 percent of all required work has been accomplished. The total cost to the end of the fiscal year was $639,568.23 and the total expenditures were $609,963.26, all for new work. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30,1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 priorto 1949 New work: Appropriated_ ....- - $500, 000.00- ..._._- -. -$216 000.00 ....______ . $796, 000. 00 $1, 180, 000. 00 Cost__ . __....... __ 41, 068. 09 $92, 616. 48 40, 368. 84 $8, 248. 56 372, 417. 09 639, 568. 23 Expenditures--------- 44, 430.70 86, 859. 25 46, 137.47 8, 137. 65 343, 116. 99 609, 963. 26 Other new work data: Unobligated balance, June 30, 1953----______-- ______________ $19, 170. 33 Appropriated for fiscal year ending June 30, 1954________1_ 1, 500, 000. 00 Unobligated balance available for fiscal year 1954 _______ 1, 519, 170. 33 Estimated additional amount needed to be appropriated for completion of existing project __________-- ____ _____ 8, 827, 000. 00 13. GREAT SALT PLAINS RESERVOIR, SALT FORK OF ARKANSAS RIVER, OKLA. Location. Great Salt Plains Reservoir is located on the Salt Fork of the Arkansas River 103.3 miles above its mouth, and about 12 miles east of Cherokee, Alfalfa County, Okla. (See sectional aeronautical chart, Wichita sheet, scale 1: 500,000.) Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for flood con- trol in the Salt Fork Valley in the Arkansas River watershed in Oklahoma, by an earthfill dam and spillway 6,010 feet long, rising 72 feet above the riverbed, with a reservoir providing for the storage of 245,300 acre-feet for flood control and 46,700 acre-feet for siltation, recreation, and preservation of wildlife. A concrete cascade-type spillway 338 feet long, containing three gravity-type concrete weirs, provides for the passage of flood flows around the right end of the dam into the river valley below. The outlet works consist of four ungated 10- by 12-foot conduits through the center section of the upper weir. The reservoir is operated as a unit of the coordinated reservoir system for flood control in the Arkansas River Basin. The estimated costs (1953) are $4,109,831 for construction and $488,800 for lands and damages, a total of $4,598,631. The estimated cost of annual maintenance is $81,000 (1953). The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act ap- proved June 22, 1936. (See H. Doc. 308, 74th Cong., 1st sess., which contains the latest published maps.) Local cooperation. Section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, applies. Operations and results during fiscal year. The project structures were operated and maintained in a serviceable condition throughout the year. 964 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 The cost during the fiscal year was $49,070.04 for maintenance. The expenditures were $45,960.98. Condition at end of fiscal year. The project is complete. Construc- tion of the project was started in May 1938, utilizing Emergency Relief funds to build a construction camp. Actual construction work on the dam was initiated on September 28, 1938, and the project was placed in operation during July 1941. No additional new work con- struction is presently scheduled for this project. The total cost of new work to the end of the fiscal year was $4,598,- 630.51, of which $4,573,886.92 was from regular funds and $24,743.59 was from Emergency Relief funds. The total cost of maintenance was $536,680.80, all from regular funds. The total expenditures for new work and maintenance to the end of the fiscal year was $5,133,231.50, of which $5,108,487.91 was from regular funds and $24,743.59 was from Emergency Relief funds. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June .. ... 30,1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 priorto 1949 New work: Appropriated ........ $125, 000.00 $31, 000. 00 -$39, 052. 00---------- -$3, 317. 49 1 $4, 598, 630. 51 Cost--------... 19, 179. 94 75, 321. 85 22, 009. 32 $277. 60------------ 14, 598, 630. 51 Expenditures....------.... 14, 811. 56 76, 485. 32 24, 953. 64 539, 47----------- 1 4, 598, 630. 51 Maintenance: Appropriated..------..... 60, 400. 00 86, 400. 00 75, 000. 00 38, 599. 48 50, 993. 84 539,893.32 Cost----------- ----- 53, 992. 94 98, 735. 82 60, 796. 53 51,121. 28 49, 070. 04 536, 680. 80 Expenditures-------...... 56, 452. 97 95, 230. 87 62, 279. 61 53, 289. 80 45, 960. 98 534, 600. 99 1 Includes $24,743.59 Emergency Relief funds. 14. KEYSTONE RESERVOIR, ARKANSAS RIVER, OKLA. Location. The work covered by this project is located on the main stem of the Arkansas River 538.9 miles above its mouth, and about 2 miles downstream from the mouth of the Cimarron River near Keystone, Okla., and about 15 miles west of Tulsa, Okla. (See U. S. Geological Survey map for Hominy, Okla., quadrangle, scale 1: 125,- 000, Skedee and Yale, Okla., quadrangles, scale 1: 62,500.) Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for con- struction of a multiple purpose reservoir which will be operated as a unit of the coordinated system for flood control in the Arkansas River Basin, and as a part of the multiple purpose plan for naviga- tion, hydroelectric power, flood control, and other purposes, Arkansas River and tributaries, Arkansas and Oklahoma. Under the plan, the reservoir will have a total storage capacity of 1,879,000 acre-feet, of which 1,242,300 acre-feet will be allocated to flood control, 221,700 acre-feet to power, and 415,000 acre-feet will be set aside for con- servation and sedimentation reserve. The dam will consist of an earthfill structure with a gate-controlled concrete spillway located in the river channel and rising 123 feet above the streambed. The struc- ture will be 4,650 feet long, with the power intake and powerhouse located adjacent to the spillway. Power design criteria presently are three 20,000 kilowatt units, a total of 60,000 kilowatts. FLOOD CONTROL-TULSA, OKLAHOMA, DISTRICT 965 The estimated costs (1953) are $68,843,800 for construction and $66,806,200 for lands and damages, a total of $135,650,000. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act ap- proved May 17, 1950. In accordance with the recommendations of the Chief of Engineers in Senate Document 107, 81st Congress, 1st session, the comprehensive and multiple purpose plans for flood con- trol and other purposes for the Arkansas River Basin were modified by the substitution of the Keystone Reservoir on the Arkansas River for the Mannford Reservoir on the Cimarron River, and by the dele- tion of the Blackburn and Taft Reservoirs on the Arkansas River. Local cooperation. Section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, applies. Operationsand results during fiscal year. Preparation of engineer- ing design memorandums including site investigation report were continued. The cost during the fiscal year was $208,272.92 and the expenditures were $208,847.04. Condition at end of fiscal year. Engineering studies and investiga- tions required prior to initiation of construction are 80 percent com- plete and the engineering work continues. The total cost to the end of the fiscal year was $500,239.39 and the expenditures were $499,587.47, all for new work. These amounts in- clude the sum of $214,000 expended on the previously authorized Mannford Reservoir, replaced by Keystone Reservoir, as authorized by the 1950 Flood Control Act. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30,1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 priorto 1949 New work: Appropriated-- ----- ...----------------------- $150,000. 00 $161,000. 00 $525, 000. 00 Cost ..... . -......... _...--- --- - __ _ $1, 404. 94 77, 966. 47 208, 272. 92 500, 239. 39 Expenditures----.... ------------------------ 1,404. 94 76, 740. 43 208, 847. 04 499, 587. 47 Other new work data: Unobligated balance, June 30, 1953______________________ $22, 125. 03 Appropriated for fiscal year ending June 30, 1954 ________ 94, 797. 00 Unobligated balance available for fiscal year 1954______ 116, 922. 03 Estimated additional amount needed to be appropriated for completion of existing project ------------------------ 135, 030, 203.00 15. POLECAT CREEK, OKLA. (HEYBURN RESERVOIR AND CHANNEL IMPROVEMENTS) Location. Polecat Creek is a minor tributary to the Arkansas River near Sapulpa, Creek County, Okla. (See U. S. Geological Survey maps for Nuyaka, Hominy, and Claremore, Okla., quadrangles, scale 1: 125,000.) Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for flood protection in the Polecat Creek Valley by means of a reservoir at mile 48.6, near Heyburn, Okla., and channel improvements at Sapulpa on Rock Creek, its major tributary, and on Polecat Creek below the 966 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 mouth of Rock Creek. The Heyburn Dam is an earthfill structure 2,920 feet long and rising 89 feet above the streambed with the reservoir providing a storage capacity of 49,500 acre-feet for flood control and 10,200 acre-feet for siltation, recreation and preservation of wildlife. Outlet works consist of an uncontrolled circular drop inlet conduit. An uncontrolled saddle spillway, located about 1,000 feet west of the right abutment, provides for the passage of flood flows into the river below. The channel of Rock Creek from mile 4.4 to the mouth has been cleared by removal of debris and about 1.3 miles of this length is deepened. The channel of Polecat Creek is cleared from the mouth of Rock Creek, mile 21.2, to the Arkansas River. The improvements provide a high degree of protection to 12,540 acres of urban and rural land in the Polecat and Rock Creek Valleys. The estimated Federal costs (1953) are $1,758,900 for construction and $615,200 for lands and damages in the Heyburn Reservoir area, a total of $2,374,100. The estimated non-Federal cost is $113,000. The estimated cost of annual maintenance is $63,000 (1953). The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved July 24, 1946. Local cooperation. Section 2 of the Flood Control Act, approved June 28, 1938, applies to the Heyburn Reservoir. See pages 4-5 for requirements of local cooperation of the channel improvements. The requirement of local cooperation in connection with construction of the channel improvement phase of the project have been essentially fulfilled, pending transfer of channel improvement works to local interests for operation and maintenance. Operations and results duringfiscal year. All completed structures were operated and maintained in a serviceable condition throughout the fiscal year. Contract for widening Rock Creek Channel at U. S. Highway 75, the last construction contract on the project, was com- pleted September 24, 1952. Estimated flood losses prevented by the existence of the project amounted to $4,000 during the fiscal year and receipts from outleasing Government owned land totaled $2,484.09. The costs during the fiscal year were $28,169.40 for new work and $34,164.11 for maintenance. The expenditures were $75,498.26. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the project is com- plete. Construction of the dam, by contract, was started March 9, 1948, and completed October 11, 1950. Embankment closure was completed June 25, 1950, and the pool was filled to conservation level by March 1951. No additional new work construction is presently scheduled for this project. Total receipts from outleasing Government-owned land through fiscal year 1953 amount to $8,433.05. Such receipts are not included in the cost and financial statement shown below. The total costs of new work to the end of the fiscal year were $2,373,592.73 for new work and $91,083.56 for maintenance. The total expenditures was $2,464,673.04. FLOOD CONTROL--TULSA, OKLAHOMA, DISTRICT 967 Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June S -30,1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 prior to 1949 New work: Appropriated-___- 00 $750, 000. 00 $900, 000. 00 $225,000. ..----------... -$50, 900. 00 $2, 374, 100. 00 Cost-------------- 1,012, 186.17 724, 074. 87 274, 891. 84 $66, 681. 61 28,169. 40 2, 373, 592. 73 Expenditures . -------- 898, 507. 05 768, 024. 08 391,054. 40 56, 917. 52 41, 192. 16 2, 373, 615. 49 Maintenance: Appropriated___ -_ .- - -____-__ . __ ___ 24,000. 00 36, 801. 10 30, 400. 00 91, 201. 10 Cost__________ ___.-- _ _.-- - __- ______21, 926.10 34, 993.35 34,164.11 91, 083. 56 Expenditures-----........ ----------............---...... 21, 107. 30 35, 644. 15 34, 306. 10 91, 057. 55 Other new work data: Unobligated balance, June 30, 1953_______________________ _ $507. 27 Unobligated balance available for fiscal year 1954_ ________.... 507.27 16. FALL RIVER RESERVOIR, ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN, KANS. Location. The Fall River dam site is located on the Fall River about 54 miles above its confluence with the Verdigris River and about 4 miles northwest of Fall River, Greenwood County, Kans. (See U. S: Geological Survey maps for Eureka (Kans.) quadrangle, scale 1: 125,000.) Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for flood con- trol and pollution abatement in the Verdigris River Basin, Arkansas River watershed, by an earthfill dam and concrete spillway with a total length of about 6,015 feet and rising 94 feet above the stream- bed with a reservoir providing for the storage of 236,000 acre-feet for flood control and 27,000 acre-feet for water supply, pollution abatement, siltation, recreation, and preservation of wildlife. A con- crete channel spillway, controlled by eight 50- by 25-foot gates on the weir crest, provides for passage of flood flows into the river valley below. The outlet works consist of seven 5- by 8.5-foot gated sluices through the spillway weir. The reservoir is operated as a unit of the comprehensive reservoir system for flood control in the Arkansas River Basin. The estimated costs (1953) are $8,505,300 for construction and $1,949,500 for lands and damages, a total of $10,454,800. The esti- mated cost of annual maintenance is $123,500 (1953). The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act ap- proved August 18, 1941. (See H. Doc. 440, 76th Cong., 1st sess.) Local cooperation. Section 2 of the Flood Control Act, approved June 28, 1938, applies. Operations and results during fiscal year. All project structures were operated and maintained in a serviceable condition throughout the year. Salvage and disposal of certain excess construction material resulted in a credit of $2,383.92 to new work costs. The costs during the fiscal year were $64,454.60, of which $66,838.52 was for maintenance. The expenditures were $67,532.25 for new work and maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction of the dam was started, by contract, on May 9, 1946, embankment closure was com- pleted May 30, 1949, impoundment of conservation pool was com- 968 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 pleted June 9, 1949, and dedication ceremonies were held September 5, 1949. No additional new work construction is presently scheduled for this project. Total receipts from outleasing Government-owned land through fiscal year 1953 amounts to $119,300.82. Such receipts are not in- cluded in the cost and financial summary shown below. The total cost of new work to the end of the fiscal year was $10,454,- 760.52 and the total cost of maintenance was $306,297.48. The total expenditures was $10,761,099.87. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June . . . ..... .. . 30,1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 prior to 1949 New work: Appropriated-........ $4,400,000.00 $250, 000. 00 -$262,500.00----------....... -$5, 239.48 $10, 454, 760. 52 Cost------. ------.. 3, 109, 005. 43 333, 644. 61 124, 877. 00 $8, 506. 58 -2, 383. 92 10, 454, 760. 52 Expenditures- ...... 3, 424, 479. 54 772, 905. 60 110, 512. 47 15, 267. 56 -2,389. 02 10, 454, 760. 52 Maintenance: Appropriated .......-------------------.......... 95, 000. 00 70, 000. 00 77, 583. 26 66, 300. 00 308, 883. 26 Cost ....... _92, 668. 39 64, 839. 87 81, 950. 70 66, 838. 52 306, 297. 48 Expenditures ................. 84, 018. 78 72, 796. 14 79, 603. 16 69, 921. 27 306, 339. 35 17. TORONTO RESERVOIR, ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN, KANS. Location. The Toronto Dam site is located on the Verdigris River about 271.5 miles above its mouth and 4 miles south and east of To- ronto, Woodson County, Kans. (See U. S. Geological Survey maps for Fredonia, Kans., quadrangle, scale 1: 125,000.) Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for flood control and water conservation in the Verdigris River Basin by con- struction of an earthfill dam about 4,583 feet long, with a maximum height of 90 feet above the streambed. The spillway and control works will be combined in a concrete structure located near the right abutment of the dam. The reservoir will have a total capacity of 195,000 acre-feet, of which 171,000 acre-feet will be for flood control and 24,000 acre-feet for water supply, pollution abatement, siltation, recreation, and preservation of fish and wildlife. The reservoir will be operated as a unit of the comprehensive reservoir system for flood control in the Arkansas River Basin. The estimated costs (1953) are $10,297,700 for construction and $8,732,300 for lands and damages, a total of $19,030,000. The project was authorized by the Flood Control Act, approved August 18, 1941. (See H. Doc. 440, 76th Cong., 1st sess.) Local cooperation. Section 2 of the Flood Control Act, approved June 28, 1938, applies. Operationsand results during fiscal year. Preparation of construc- tion plans and specifications and other engineering studies for flood control features were continued by hired labor. The cost during the fiscal year was $25,012.11, all for new work and the expenditures were $25,023.17. Condition at end of fiscal year. Construction plans and specifica- tions have been completed to a point where construction could be initiated within 40 days after funds were appropriated. FLOOD CONTROL---TULSA, OKLAHOMA, DISTRICT 969 Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30,1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 prior to1949 New work: Appropriated-------- $50, 000. 00 .........---------......... $40, 000. 00 $122, 100. 00 $25, 000.00 $407, 100. 00 Cost-------------............ $18, 160. 77 19, 520. 12 9, 343. 82 169, 876. 89 25, 012. 11 334, 403. 46. Expenditures--------... 19, 057. 63 12, 877. 31 15, 635. 48 170, 034. 62 25, 023. 17 334, 516. 50 Other new work data: Unobligated balance, June 30, 1953_---------------------- $72, 591. 04 Unobligated balance available for fiscal year 1954 ______- _ -72, 591. 04 Estimated additional amount needed to be appropriated for completion of existing project ___------------------- 18, 622, 900. 00 18. OOLOGAH RESERVOIR, ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN, OKLA. Location. Oologah Reservoir is located on the Verdigris River 90 miles above its confluence with the Arkansas River and about 10 miles northwest of Claremore, Rogers County, Okla. (See U. S. Geological Survey maps for Claremore and Nowata (Okla.) quadrangles scale 1: 125,000.) Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for flood con- trol in the lower portion of the Verdigris River Valley by construction of an earthfill dam 4,100 feet long and rising about 129 feet above the riverbed. The reservoir would provide for 950,000 acre-feet for flood- control storage and 25,000 acre-feet for conservation, a total of 975,000 acre-feet. A gated concrete conduit will be constructed through the embankment to form the outlet works. A gated spillway will be lo- cated in a saddle about 2 miles from the left abutment and would provide for passage of floodwaters into the valley below the dam. The estimated costs (1953) are $10,231,300 for construction, and $21,188,700 for lands and damages, a total of $31,420,000. The project as authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, was modified by the Rivers and Harbors Act, approved July 24, 1946, to provide for a storage of 950,000 acre-feet for flood control, 427,000 acre-feet for power drawdown, and 133,000 acre-feet for dead storage. The project would be constructed initially for flood control with power facilities added at such time that the oilfield in the upper portion of the reservoir area is depleted. The powerhouse to be con- structed for the ultimate development would be located in the right flood-plain area near the existing stream channel. The entire project will be operated as a unit in the comprehensive plan for development of the Arkansas River Basin for flood control and generation of hydroelectric power. Local cooperation. Section 2 of the Flood Control Act, approved June 28, 1938, applies. Operations and results during fiscal year. None except for dis- posal operations covering the sale of farmland improvements. The costs and expenditures during the fiscal year were - $345. Condition at end of fiscal year. The dam site area comprising 871 acres has been acquired. Access road to the dam site is complete. 970 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 Contract plans and specifications for the first phases of construction were essentially completed by October 25, 1951. However, all work on the plans was discontinued on that date in view of the intent of the Civil Functions Appropriation Act, 1952. Costs and expenditures to the end of the fiscal year totaled $391,810.20, all for new work. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30,1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 priorto 1949 New work: Appropriated___.. ....____. . $350, 000. 00 $471, 000. 00 Cost- ......... __ 177, 622. 98 $90, 812. 07 $2, 720. 15 -$345 391, 810. 20 Expenditures -----------------........ 152, 965. 11 115, 555. 94 2, 634. 15 -345 391, 810. 20 Other new work data: Unobligated balance, June 30, 1953___________________---____ $79, 189. 80 Unobligated balance available for fiscal year 1954___________ 79, 189. 80 Estimated additional amount needed to be appropriated for completion of existing project-__--___--------_--------- 30, 949, 000. 00 19. HULAH RESERVOIR, CANEY RIVER, OKLA. Location. The Hulah Dam site is located on Caney River 96 miles above its confluence with the Verdigris River and is about 15 miles northwest of Bartlesville, near Hulah, Osage County, Okla. (See U. S. Geological Survey maps for Pawhuska (Okla.) and Sedan (Kans.) quadrangles, scale 1: 125,000.) Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for flood control in the Caney River Valley in the Verdigris River Basin, Ar- kansas River watershed, by an earthfill dam and concrete spillway with a total length of 5,200 feet rising 94 feet above the riverbed, with a reservoir providing for the storage of 265,000 acre-feet for flood con- trol and 30,000 acre-feet for conservation, siltation, recreation, and preservation of wildlife. A concrete channel spillway, controlled by ten 40- by 25-foot gates on the weir crest, provides for the passage of flood flows over the dam into the river valley below. The reservoir is operated as a unit of the coordinate reservoir system for flood control in the Arkansas River Basin. The estimated costs (1953) are $7,900,600 for construction and $2,996,100 for lands and damages, a total of $10,896,700. The esti- mated cost of annual maintenance is $124,000 (1953). The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936. (See H. Doc. 308, 74th Cong., 1st sess.) Local cooperation. Section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, applies. Operations and results during fiscal year. All project structures were operated and maintained in a serviceable condition. The prime contractor for construction of the dam erected a shop building for his operations. Upon completion of his contract in 1951, this build- ing was purchased for conversion into a future administration and maintenance building. This conversion was accomplished in fiscal FLOOD CONTROL--TULSA, OKLAHOMA, DISTRICT 971 year 1953, by hired labor. Final costs and expenditures were recorded in connection with contract for relocation of Oklahoma State High- way 99. Approximately 1 mile of access road, road barricades across abandoned roads, and other public use facilities were constructed by hired labor. Deficiency judgments, covering land condemnation pro- ceedings, refined the final cost of land acquisitions. Adjustments recorded to correct the cost of these condemned lands resulted in an overall credit to fiscal year 1953 costs and expenditures. The costs during the fiscal year were - $43,488.81 for new work and $56,673.44 for maintenance. The expenditures were $14,542.71. Condition at end of fiscal year. The dam was constructed under a two-phase program. The first phase, covering construction of the en- bankment and excavation for the spillway was started May 3, 1946, and completed August 7, 1947. The second stage, consisting of con- struction of the embankment closure section and spillway was started April 5, 1948, and completed June 20, 1950. Impoundment of the conservation pool was completed September 24, 1951. Collections from outleasing Government-owned land amount to a total of $57,707.25 through fiscal year 1953. Such receipts are not included in the cost and financial summary tabulated below. At the close of fiscal year 1953, a contract was advertised for con- struction of an overlook building. All new work required to com- plete the project is scheduled for fiscal year 1954. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30,1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 priorto 1949 New work: Appropriated- . _ 2. $4,248,000.00 $195, 700. 00 -$222,839.29 -$102,300.00 $2,000.000,000.00 $10, 896, 700. 00 Cost_..-_.........- ... 3,218,368.12 4,571,617.35 1,158, 074. 38 157, 690.07 -43, 488. 81 10, 873, 334. 20 Expenditures-....... 2,379,925.12 4,804,251.62 1, 764,364. 93 211, 796. 62 -41, 290. 84 10, 873, 523. 79 Maintenance: Appropriated---- ...............------------....------------ 42, 000. 00 61, 583. 96 55, 500. 00 159, 083. 96 Cost___..- -.........-- .....-.......... .. 33, 693. 96 68, 089. 16 56, 673. 44 158, 456. 56 Expenditures ....-..- _ _...... .. .. .. 33, 039. 00 68, 296. 28 55, 833. 55 157, 168. 83 Other new work data: Unobligated balance, June 30, 1953_____________--______ $12, 625.80 'Unobligated balance available for fiscal year 1954---_-------- 12, 625. 80 20. STRAWN RESERVOIR, GRAND (NEOSHO) RIVER BASIN, KANS. Location. The Strawn Dam site is located on the Grand (Neosho) River about 358.4 miles above its mouth and 1.5 miles northwest of Strawn, Coffey County, Kans. (See U. S. Geological Survey maps for Burlington and Emporia, Kans., quadrangles, scale 1: 125,000.) Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for flood control and water conservation in the Grand (Neosho) River Basin by the construction of an earthfill dam and concrete spillway with a total length of about 11,160 feet, with a maximum height of 78 feet above the streambed. The spillway and control works will be com- bined in the concrete structure about 1,090 feet long and located in the valley near the middle portion of the dam. The reservoir will 972 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 have a total capacity of 387,900 acre-feet, of which 320,600 acre-feet will be for flood control and 67,300 acre-feet for water supply, pollu- tion abatement, siltation, recreation and preservation of fish and wildlife. The reservoir will be operated as a unit of the reservoir system for flood control in the Grand (Neosho) River Basin. The estimated costs (1953) are $15,748,000 for construction and $25,152,000 for lands and damages, a total of $40,900,000. The project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved May 17, 1950. (See H. Doc. 442, 80th Cong., 2d sess.) Local cooperation. Section 2 of the Flood Control Act, approved June 28, 1938, applies. Operations and results during fiscal year. Preliminary studies preparatory to actual preparation of contract plans and specifications were continued. The cost during the fiscal year was $62,042.42 and the expenditures were $60,636.11, all for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year. All engineering studies and design required prior to actual initiation of construction are 65 percent complete. The total costs and expenditures to the end of the fiscal year amount to $260,000. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30,1953. includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 priorto 1949 New work: Appropriated_.... ... ...------------......------------.........-------- $250, 000. 00 $10, 000. 00 $260, 000 Cost ..... ....... . ..... ...... __ .. . 197,957.58 62,042.42 260, 000 Expenditures......... .... ......... ------------ 199, 363. 89 60, 636. 11 260, 000 Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to be appropriated for completion of existing project_------ __ ___-_- _ $40, 640, 000 21. PENSACOLA RESERVOIR, ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN, OKLA. Location. Pensacola Dam is located on the Grand (Neosho) River, 77 miles above its mouth, and adjacent to the town of Disney, Mayes County, Okla. (See U. S. Geological Survey maps for Pryor, Wyan- dotte, Vinita (Okla.), and Siloam Springs (Ark.), quadrangles, scale 1: 125,000.) Existing project. During fiscal year 1941 the Grand River Dam Authority, an agency of the State of Oklahoma, under a license dated July 26, 1939, issued by the Federal Power Commission, completed the construction of a reservoir for flood control and hydroelectric power at the Pensacola site in the Arkansas River Basin. The dam is of the concrete, multiple arch type, 6,565 feet long and 147 feet above the stream bed. The existing dam and reservoir provides 1,653,000 acre-feet of storage to top of power pool and 245,000 acre-feet of flood control storage. The flood control storage lies between elevations 745 and 750. However, under the terms of the Federal Power Commission license, the dam and appurtenant structures were constructed to a height which would allow storage of flood waters to elevation 755 FLOOD CONTROL--TULSA, OKLAHOMA, DISTRICT 973 (Pensacola datum) at the Pensacola Dam, when necessary lands or rights-of-way were acquired by the Federal Government. The Flood Control Act approved August 18, 1941, modified the general comprehensive plan for flood control and other purposes for the Arkansas River Basin to include the Pensacola, Markham Ferry, and Fort Gibson Reservoirs in the Grand (Neosho) River Basin in Oklahoma and Missouri, in accordance with recommendations of the Chief of Engineers in House Document 107, 76th Congress, 1st session. The improvements recommended in that document included a reservoir for flood control at the Pensacola site which provided for 960,000 acre- feet of flood control storage. The existing project now provides for making available 278,000 acre-feet of flood control storage between elevations 750 and 755 (Pensacola datum), in addition to the storage provided in the project as constructed by the Grand River Dam Authority. Flowage ease- ments for certain portions of the necessary lands have been acquired by the Federal Government through the Southwestern Power Admin- istration, Department of the Interior, and the Federal Works Agency. The estimated cost (1953) for acquisition of additional flowage ease- ments necessary for operation of the reservoir to elevation 755 (Pen- sacola datum) at the Pensacola Dam is $1,710,000. Local cooperation. Section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, applies. Operations and results during fiscal year. Flood control storage in the project was operated by the Grand River Dam Authority (an agency of the State of Oklahoma) under the direction of the Corps of Engineers. The Grand River Dam Authority was reimbursed for their expense in connection with maintaining and operating local protection works at Wyandotte, Okla. The cost during the fiscal year was $2,220.78 and the expenditures were $2,111.63, all for maintenance. Condition at end of fiscal year. Real estate planning studies neces- sary prior to completion of the land acquisition program, initiated by other agencies, are essentially complete. The total costs to the end of the fiscal year were $52,125.60 for new work and $5,643.39 for maintenance. The total expenditures were $57,655.57. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30,1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 priorto 1949 New work: Appropriated..... ----------- ------------ ------------. -$2, 260. 95- ............ $52, 125. 60 (Cost---------------..............$2, 823. 09 -..----------- $74. 64 33. 11 ............ 52, 125. 60 Expenditures ...--------- 3, 391. 76 $79. 92 74. 64 33. 11 ............ 52, 125. 60 Maintenance: ........ ------------............---------........... Appropriated------- 3, 200.00 1,000. 00 $2, 000.00 6, 200.00 Cost----------- ...------------------------ 2, 796. 85 625. 76 2, 220. 78 5, 643. 39 Expenditures------- ---------------------- 2, 756. 10 662. 24 2, 111. 63 5, 529. 97 Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to be appropriated for completion of existing project----- $1,657, 874. 40 277309-53-voL. 1-62 974 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 22. MARKHAM FERRY RESERVOIR, ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN, OKLA. Location. The Markham Ferry dam site is located on the Grand (Neosho) River, 47 miles above its mouth, and 2.5 miles north and west of Locust Grove, Mayes County, Okla. (See U. S. Geological Survey maps for Pryor and Vinita (Okla.) quadrangles, scale 1: 125,000.) Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for combined flood control and hydroelectric power in this portion of the Grand (Neosho) River Basin, in the Arkansas River watershed in Oklahoma, by construction of a concrete gravity type dam and earthfill embank- ment structure 3,855 feet in total length along the crest, rising 88 feet above the streambed, with a reservoir providing for the storage of 233,000 acre-feet for flood control and 187,000 acre-feet for storage to top of power pool. The project will include a powerhouse structure housing the hydroelectric generating equipment, a gate-controlled spillway, and two nonoverflow abutment sections. A concrete gravity nonoverflow section will form the left abutment of the structure and the right abutment will be earthfill embankment. The powerhouse structure will be located on the right bank with the spillway structure extending across the existing river channel. The entire dam structure will be topped by a roadway. The reservoir will be operated as a unit of the three-reservoir system for dual purpose flood control and hydro- electric power on the lower Grand (Neosho) River, and as one unit in the comprehensive plan for flood control of the Arkansas River Basin. The estimated costs (1953) are $28,435,000 for construction and $11,553,000 for lands and damages, a total of $39,988,000. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act ap- proved August 18, 1941. (See H. Doc. 107, 76th Cong., 1st sess., which contains the latest published maps.) Local cooperation. Section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, applies. Operationsand results during fiscal year. Engineering service con- tract with Fargo Engineering Co., Jackson, Mich., for design of hydro- electric facilities was terminated and final payment thereon was ef- fected. Work under this contract was previously suspended on June 3, 1947, pending appropriation of construction funds. The cost during the fiscal year was $16,920 and the expenditures were $17,928, all for new work. Condition at end of fiscal year. All engineering design and plan- ning for this project has been suspended with such planning as re- quired for the entire project 27 percent complete. House bill 1086 and Senate bill 272, introduced during the last session of the 83d Congress, would provide for the Grand River Dam Authority, an agency of the State of Oklahoma, to construct and operate this project for power. Adoption of these bills by the Congress would provide necessary Fed- eral legislation to permit State construction of the project. These bills also provide for a contribution by the Federal Government of $6,500,000 to provide for flood control storage in the reservoir and for the operation and maintenance of flood control features of the project. The flood control storage provided under the State-constructed proj- ect would be equal to the authorized Federal project; 233,000 acre-feet. FLOOD CONTROL--TULSA, OKLAHOMA, DISTRICT 975 The total cost and expenditures to the end of the fiscal year amount to $305,623.47. Cost and financial summary Fiscal ;year. ending June 30 T'lotal.toi June 30,1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 priorto 1949 New work: Appropriated _______ ___________ ____________. _____ . -$241,833.26 $2, 000 $305, 623.47 Cost_______ $6, 000.59 5____585 $6, 747. 821 . _________ 889. 93 16, 920 305, 623. 47 Expenditures .....--------- 5, 585. 87 6, 604. 58 $2, 039. 96 889. 93 17, 920 305, 623.47 Other new work data : Estimated additional amount needed to be appropriated for completion of existing project------------- $39, 682, 376. 53 23. FORT GIBSON RESERVOIR, ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN, OKLA. Location. The Fort Gibson dam site is located on the Grand (Neosho) River, 7.7 miles above its mouth, and about 5 miles north and east of Fort Gibson, Muskogee County, Okla. (See U. S. Geo- logical Survey maps for Muskogee and Pryor, Okla., quadrangles, scale 1: 125,000.) Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for com- bined flood control and hydroelectric power development in the por- tion of the Grand (Neosho) River Basin, in the Arkansas River watershed in Oklahoma, by a concrete gravity-type dam, 2,850 feet long at the top, rising 110 feet above the streambed, with a reservoir providing for the storage of 922,000 acre-feet for flood control and 365,000 acre-feet for storage to top of power pool. The project will include a powerhouse structure housing the hydroelectric generating equipment, a gate-controlled spillway, two nonoverflow abut- -and ment sections. The powerhouse structure will be located on the left bank of the existing river channel with the spillway structure ex- tending across the river channel and a major portion of the right bank flood plan. The reservoir will be operated as a unit of the three-reservoir system for dual purpose flood control and hydro- electric power on the lower Grand (Neosho) River, and as one unit in the comprehensive plan for flood control of the Arkansas River Basin. The estimated costs (1953) are $28,617,700 for construction and $13,932,300 for lands and damages, a total of $42,550,000. The esti- mated cost of annual maintenance is $443,300 (1953). The War Department Civil Appropriation Act, 1947 (Public Law 374, 79th Cong.), approved May 2, 1946, provided that in the con- struction of the Fort Gibson flood control project in Oklahoma, the Chief of Engineers is authorized and directed to cooperate with the officials of the city of Muskogee in protecting the domestic water supply of such city. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved August 18, 1941. (See H. Doc. 107, 76th Cong., 1st sess., which contains the latest published maps.) Local cooperation. Section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, applies. Operationsand results during the fiscal year. Construction of the 976 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 project as a whole was continued from 86 percent to 96 percent com- pletion. Contract work in connection with power facilities progressed 27 percent and power facilities are now 98 percent complete. Im- poundment of the power pool was completed March 13, 1953. All four power generating units were installed and tested. Starting dates for commercial power generation were as follows: Unit No. 1-Janu- ary 31, 1953; Unit No. 2-February 28, 1953; Unit No. 3-April 1, 1953; and Unit No. 4-June 23, 1953. Relocation and alteration of highways and railroads, by contract, progressed 25 percent and all relocations are now 99 percent complete. Receipts from outleasing of Government owned lands during the fiscal year amounted to $63,791.52. The costs during the fiscal year were $4,362,007.53 for new work and $181,142.39 for maintenance. The expenditures are $5,140,934.50. Condition at end of fiscal year. Initial project construction began in March 1942 with the construction of temporary field office buildings, but further construction at the project was held in abeyance during World War II. Construction of the concrete dam and spillway, the largest single feature of the project, started by contract on May 22, 1946, was completed on June 15, 1950, at a total cost of $17,058,525. As parts of the highway relocation work were constructed in ac- cordance with the desires of the Oklahoma Highway Department, utilizing their specifications, the State of Oklahoma contributed $34,- 340.12 for fiscal year 1950, and $80,933.58 during fiscal year 1951, to defray the extra expense incurred by the Government in constructing the improved facilities. The total receipts from outleasing Government-owned land through fiscal year 1953 amount to $379,337.99. Such receipts are not included in the cost and financial summary tabulated below. The total cost to the end of the fiscal year was $40,871,184.20 of which $40,230,320.89 was from new work funds, $525,589.61 was from maintenance funds, and $115,273.70 was from contributed funds. The total expenditures to the end of the fiscal year were $40,538,692.99, of which $40,423,419.29 was from regular funds and $115,273.70 was from funds contributed for betterments. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June ...... .. 30,1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 priorto 1949 New work: Appropriated....... $9,000,000.00 $12,000, 000.00 $4,946.500.00 $2,400,000.00 -$103,000.00 $40, 996, 500.00 Cost----... -... 9, 347, 648.17 5, 452, 678. 85 5, 574, 800. 37 3, 783, 523. 02 4, 362, 007. 53 140, 230, 320. 89 Expenditures-...... 9, 149, 125.24 5, 989, 353.98 4,172, 944. 89 4, 971, 916.90 4, 964, 350. 67 1 39, 899, 349. 94 Maintenance: Appropriated _.... _............ 58, 000.00 133, 500.00 157, 210.00 177, 006.16 525, 716.16 Cost----___ ---... --.......... 53, 375. 71 135, 365.43 155, 706.08 181,142.39 525, 589. 61 Expenditures......._............ 46, 541.06 143, 637.49 157, 306. 97 176, 583. 83 524, 069. 35 1 Does not include $115,273.70 contributed funds. Other new work data: Unobligated balance, June 30, 1953-------------------- $524, 163. 36 Unobligated balance available for fiscal year 1954 ________.. 524, 163. 36 Estimated additional amount needed to be appropriated for completion of existing project -- .-- , 553, 500. 00 1------------ FLOOD CONTROL---TULSA, OKLAHOMA, DISTRICT 977 24. TENKILLER FERRY RESERVOIR, ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN, OKLA. Location. The Tenkiller Ferry dam site is located on the Illinois River 13 miles above its confluence with the Arkansas River, and about 7 miles northwest of Vian, and 7 miles northeast of Gore, Sequoyah County, Okla. (See U. S. Geological Survey maps for Muskogee (Okla.) and Tahlequah (Okla. and Ark.) quadrangles, scale 1: 125,000.) Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for combined flood control and hydroelectric power development in the Illinois River Basin, by construction of an earthfill dam 3,000 feet long and rising 197 feet above the riverbed. The reservoir provides for the storage of 600,000 acre-feet for flood control and 630,000 acre-feet of storage to the top of power pool or total gross capacity of 1,230,000 acre-feet. A gated concrete spillway is provided at a saddle in the right abutment and a 19-foot diameter gated conduit through the ridge forms the outlet works. A second 19-foot gated conduit, ad- jacent to the outlet conduit, forms a power penstock. A dike 1,350 feet long and with a maximum height of 25 feet extends along the 'saddle ridge between the dam and spillway. The estimated costs for the project (1953) are $19,481,000 for con- :struction and $3,055,000 for lands and damages, a total of $22,536,000. 'The estimated cost of annual maintenance is $327,700 (1953). The project, as authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938 (see Committee Doc. No. 1, 75th Cong., 1st sess.), was modi- fied by the River and Harbor Act approved July 24, 1946, to pro- vide for a storage of 600,000 acre-feet for flood control, 345,000 acre- feet for power drawdown and 285,000 acre-feet for dead storage, and the installation of two generators with a total capacity of 34,000 kilowatts. Local cooperation. Section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, applies. Operations and results during fiscal year. Construction of the proj- ect as a whole was continued from 77 to 97 percent completion. All major features underway, by contract, at the beginning of the fiscal year were completed with the exception of certain contracts covering delivery of powerplant equipment, installation of spillway crest gates and construction of powerhouse. Construction and procurement of power facilities was continued from 60 to 96 percent completion. Each of the two power generating units were tested. Relocation and alteration of highways, pole lines, and cemeteries were essentially completed whereas they were only 48 percent complete at the beginning of the fiscal year. Impoundment of the power pool was commenced July 1, 1952, and at the end of the fiscal year the pool was only 3 feet from the top. All completed structures were maintained and operated in a serviceable condition. Receipts from outleasing Government-owned land amounted to $8,848.60 during the fiscal year. The costs during the fiscal year were $3,518,688.71 for new work and $79,208.92 for maintenance. The expenditures were $3,776,455.29. Condition at end of fiscal year. Initial project construction, con- sisting of access road construction, clearing dam site and first stage 978 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 embankment construction, was started June 17, 1947. Construction of the second stage embankment including closure was started March 14, 1950, and completed May 2, 1952, while construction of the spill- way, outlet and diversion tunnels, gate tower and access road to the powerhouse, started February 9, 1949, and was completed July 12, 1951. Since a bridge was constructed in accordance with the desires of the Cherokee County highway commissioners, utilizing their specifica- tions, Cherokee County contributed $945.93 during fiscal year 1952 to defray the extra expense incurred by the Government in con- structing the improved facilities. The total receipts from outleasing Government-owned land through fiscal year 1953 amounts to $11,707.60. Such receipts are not in- cluded in the cost and fiancial summary tabulated below. The total cost was $21,769,638.61, of which $21,648,117.41 was for new work, $120,575.27 for maintenance, and $945.93 contributed funds. The total expenditure was $21,401,296.62, of which $21,400,350.69 was from regular funds and $945.93 from contributed funds. Cost and 'financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30,1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 priorto 1949 New work: Appropriated- . .. $2,800,000.00 $5,500,000.00 $5,065,000.00 $3,500,000.00 $2,115,000.00 1$22,103, 204. 73 Cost -------------- 2, 437, 968. 36 5, 021, 866.61 4, 826, 267.87 4, 208, 568. 58 3, 518, 688. 71 1 21, 648, 117. 41 Expenditures-......... 2,140, 527. 94 4, 266, 841.59 5, 060, 781. 35 4, 578, 997.20 3, 701, 589.06 1 21, 282, 791. 73 Maintenance: Appropriated...._______ __ __......... ________........__..._______ 47, 800.00 73, 994.49 122, 794.49 Cost ..................................... _ 41, 366. 35 79, 208. 92 120, 575.27 Expenditures __--_ __ . __ .______ _ _ _______ -__-____ 42, 692. 73 74, 866.23 117, 558.96 1 Does not include $945.93 contributed funds. Other new work data: Unobligated balance, June 30, 1953__--- _____-__-________- $83, 032. 94 Appropriated for fiscal year ending June 30, 1954_ ____________ 200, 000.00 Unobligated balance available for fiscal year 1954-----------283, 032. 94 Estimated additional amount needed to be appropriated for com- pletion of existing project__- _______-_-___________- ___ 232,795. 27 25. WISTER RESERVOIR, ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN, OKLA. Location. The Wister dam site is located on the Poteau River about 61 miles above its confluence with the Arkansas River and about 2 miles south of Wister, Le Flore County, Okla. (See U. S. Geological Survey maps for Winding Stair (Okla.) quadrangle, scale 1: 125,000.) Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for flood control in the Poteau River Valley in the Arkansas River watershed FLOOD CONTROL--TULSA, OKLAHOMA, DISTRICT 979 by an earthfill dam about 5,700 feet long and rising 99 feet above the riverbed, with a reservoir providing for the storage of 400,000 acre- feet for flood control and 30,000 acre-feet for siltation, recreation, and preservation of wildlife. An uncontrolled concrete spillway lo- cated in a ridge in the right abutment provides for passage of flood flows into the valley below the dam. The outlet works consist of two 16-foot by; 12-foot 10-inch gated conduits near the present channel. A dike about 2,400 feet long and 40 feet in maximum height is pro- vided in the right abutment. The reservoir is operated as a unit of the coordinated reservoir system for flood control in the Arkansas River Basin. The estimated costs (1953) are $7,581,400 for construction and $2,865,600 for lands and damages, a total of $10,447,000. The esti- mated cost of annual maintenance is $141,000 (1953). The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act ap- proved June 28, 1938. (See Flood Control Committee Doc. 1, 75th Cong., 1st sess.) Local cooperation. Section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, applies. Operations and results during fiscal year. The project was oper- ated and maintained in a serviceable condition throughout the fiscal year. Deficiency judgments, covering land condemnation proceed- ings were satisfied. Preparation of real estate audit reports was ini- tiated and continued to 95 percent completion, by hired labor. Esti- mated flood losses prevented by the existence of the project amounted to $376,000 during the fiscal year and receipts from outleasing Govern- ment owned land totaled $8,098.35. The costs during the fiscal year were $658.80 for new work and $72,955.39 for maintenance. The expenditures were $126,257.85. Conditionat end of fiscal year. The project is essentially complete and is in operation. Construction of the embankment, spillway, and outlet works was started April 10, 1946; embankment closure opera- tions were started June 18, 1948, and completed May 26, 1949. How- ever, initial storage operations were not begun until October 4, 1949, inasmuch as the land acquisition and relocation programs were not far enough advanced to permit storage prior to that date. Dedication ceremonies were held June 16, 1951. The work remaining to finan- cially complete the projects consists of final settlement of outstanding claims. Total receipts from outleasing Government owned land through fiscal year 1953 amounts to $24,806.20. Such receipts are not in- cluded in the cost and financial summary shown below. The total costs to the end of the fiscal year were $10,426,985.98 for new work and $341,457.40 for maintenance. The total expenditure was $10,768,229.22. 980 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 prior to 1949 New work: Appropriated-....... $4,008.500.00 $107, 320.54 $92, 000.00 -$60, 320. 54 -$2, 000.00 $10, 428, 000.00 Cost_--------------- 4, 067, 707. 31 1, 044, 494.04 269, 822.60 -2, 280.80 658. 80 10, 426, 985. 98 Expenditures-..-..... 4, 311, 887. 57 1, 159, 465. 38 264, 691.01 -14, 506.67 52, 340.99 10, 427, 005.56 Maintenance: Appropriated----_ -------------- 107,100.00 83, 800.00 77, 290.38 78, 100.00 346, 290.38 Cost .... - -109, 750.49 77, 884. 89 80, 866.63 72, 955.39 341, 457. 40 Expenditures--___-- -- _______ 103, 272.68 86, 729. 71 77, 304.41 73, 916. 86 341, 223.66 Other new work data: Unobligated balance, June 30, 1953_ _------------------------ $913. 02 Unobligated balance available for fiscal year 1954___--------------- 913. 02 Estimated additional amount needed to be appropriated for com- pletion of existing project----------------------------- 19, 000. 00 26. ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN, TULSA DISTRICT Location. These improvements are located on tributaries of the Arkansas River and are in the States of Kansas and Oklahoma. More definite locations of the individual items are given in the following paragraph. Existing project. The Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, approved the general comprehensive plan for flood control and other purposes in the Arkansas River Basin, as set forth in Flood Control Committee Document 1 (75th Cong., 1st sess.), with such modifica- tions thereof as in the discretion of the Secretary of War and the Chief of Engineers may be advisable, and authorized the sum of $21,000,000 for reservoirs, for the initiation and partial accomplish- ment of the plan, the reservoirs to be selected and approved by the Chief of Engineers, subject to the provision that the authorization shall include the Canton Reservoir on the North Canadian River in Oklahoma, as set forth in House Document 569 (75th Cong., 3d sess.). The Flood Control Act approved August 18, 1941, modified the gen- eral comprehensive plan for the Arkansas River Basin to include the reservoirs in the Grand (Neosho) River Basin in Oklahoma and Missouri and in the Verdigris River Basin in Kansas, in accordance with the recommendations of the Chief of Engineers in House Docu- ments 107 and 440 (76th Cong., 1st sess.), and in addition to previous amounts, authorized to be appropriated the sum of $29 million for the prosecution of the comprehensive plan. The Flood Control Acts approved December 22, 1944, and July 24, 1946, June 30, 1948, and May 17, 1950, authorized to be appropriated the additional sum of $35 million, $40 million, $1 million and $15 million, respectively, for the prosecution of the comprehensive plan. The Flood Control Act approved May 17, 1950, modified the gen- eral comprehensive plan for flood control and other purposes for the Arkansas River Basin, approved by the Act of June 28, 1938, as amended, and the multiple purpose plan for the Arkansas River and FLOOD CONTROL--TULSA, OKLAIHOMA, DISTRICT 981 tributaries, Arkansas and Oklahoma, approved by the River and Harbor Act of July 24, 1946. The two stated plans were modified by the substitution of the Keystone Reservoir on Arkansas River for the Mannford Reservoir on the Cimarron River, and by the deletion of the Blackburn and Taft Reservoirs on the Arkansas River, all in accordance with the recommendations of the Chief of Engineers in Senate Document 107 (78th Cong., 1st sess.). The reservoirs in- cluded in the modified general comprehensive plan for flood control and other purposes within the limits of the Tulsa district are reported on as noted in the following table: River Maximum height of Reservoir Power de- Total esti- Reservoir and River mile dam and type capacity velopment mated cost, (acre-feet) (kilowatts) (1953) 1 Feet Canton, North Canadian 2 - -.... 394 73 earthfill---....----- 390, 000 (3) 4 10, 327, 575 Keystone, Arkansas 2 ---..... 539 123 earthfill....---------- 1, 879, 000 60, 000 135, 650, 000 Toronto, Verdigris 2--------.......... 271 90 earthfill....------------ 195, 000 (3) 4 19, 030, 000 Fall River, Fall 2..-----------...... 54 94 earthfill ...------ - 263, 000 (3) 4 10, 450, 800 Oologah, Verdigris 2__...._ 90 129 earthfill....---------- 1, 510, 000 17, 000 431, 420, 000 Tenkiller Ferry, Illinois 2.. . 43 197 earthfill...---------- 1, 230, 000 34, 000 22, 536, 000 Wister, Poteau 2..-.....--- - 61 99 earthfill ....------------ 430, 000 (3) 10, 447, 000 Neodesha, Verdigris 8_- 223 35 earthfill...------------ 90, 000 (3) 416, 720, 000 Elk City (Table Mound), Elk 6. 9 95 earthfill...------------ 289, 000 (3) 4 26, 200, 000 Markham Ferry, Grand 47 88 concrete, earth..... 420, 000 72, 000 539, 988, 000 (Neosho). 2 Fort Gibson, Grand (Neosho)5_ 7. 7 110 concrete gravity. 1, 287, 000 73, 700 42, 550, 000 1Includes reservoir management and facilities for public use of the reservoir area. 2 For details of this project, see individual report. 3 None. 4 Does not include power installation. 5 Based upon initial installation of 2-18,000 kw. power units. 6 See inactive flood control projects. 27. DENISON DAM (LAKE TEXOMA), RED RIVER, TEX. AND OKLA. Location. The Denison Dam is located on Red River. 726 miles above the mouth of the river and 5 miles northwest of Denison, Tex. (See U. S. Geological Survey maps for Denison, Tex., and Tishomingo, Okla., quadrangles; scale 1: 125,000.) Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for the con- struction of a rolled earthfill dam 15,200 feet long, rising 165 feet above the stream bed with the reservoir providing 2,713,000 acre-feet of flood control storage, 1,783,000 acre-feet of power storage, and 1,163,000 acre-feet for accumulation of silt. The outlet works, con- sisting of a gate-control house and eight conduits, each 20 feet in diameter, and the powerhouse, are located on the right abutment. A chute-type spillway 2,000 feet wide located in a saddle on the right bank will discharge flood flows through a creek to a point 1 mile below the dam. The plan of improvement also provides for the diversion of the Washita River and the construction of levees to protect the Cumberland oil field from inundation. The project provides for flood protection to lands in Texas, Okla- homa, Arkansas, and Louisiana, the generation of power, improvement of navigation, regulation of the flow of the Red River, and for other beneficial uses. 982 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 The estimated costs (based upon installation of three power gener- ating units) (1953) are $47,298,900 for construction and $18,634,100 for lands and damages, a total of $65,933,000. The estimated cost of annual maintenance is $600,000 (1953). The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, and amended by section 4, Public Law 868, 76th Congress, 3d session, approved October 17, 1940. (See H. Doc. 541, 75th Cong., 3d sess., which contains the latest published maps.) The congressional act, Public Law 454, 78th Congress, chapter 456, 2d session, approved September 30, 1944, provided that from and after the enactment of that act the lake formed by the impounding of waters of the Red River by Denison Dam, shall be known and desig- nated on the public records as Lake Texoma. Local cooperation. Section 2 of the Flood Control Act, approved June 28, 1938, applies. Operations and results during fiscal year. Placement of riprap protection on the upstream side of the main dam embankment was continued to completion, by contract. Repairs to power head gates were continued to 57 percent completion, by hired labor. Acquisition of land was continued and real estate audits by hired labor were initiated. The costs during the fiscal year were $343,301.05 for new work and $373,355.35 for maintenance. The expenditures were $732,379.86. The project structures were operated and maintained in a service- able condition throughout the fiscal year. Receipts from outleasing Government-owned land during the fiscal year totaled $120,123.04. Condition at end of fiscal year. The project as a whole is essen- tially completed. Construction of the project was started in August 1939. Storage of water for power generation was begun January 7, 1944, and power from the first installed unit was available on March 9, 1945. The second power unit was placed in operation on September 18, 1949. The project as authorized provides for ultimate installation of five power units. With the exception of construction required to install future power generating units, the work required to complete the project is scheduled for fiscal year 1954 as shown below. The total receipts from the sale of power generated at this project amounts to $6,488,050.38 through fiscal year 1952. The total receipts from outleasing Government-owned land through fiscal year 1953 amounts to $622,681.42. Such receipts are not included in the cost and financial summary tabulated below. The total cost of new work to the end of the fiscal year was $60,061,652.83 and the total cost of maintenance was $3,315,288.32. The total expenditures were $63,371,842.18. FLOOD CONTROL---TULSA, OKLAHOMA, DISTRICT 983 Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30,1953. includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 priorto 1949 New work: Appropriated......... $499, 600.00 $550, 000.00 $208, 000.00 $400, 000. 00 $5, 000. 00 $60, 096, 989. 04 Cost-------------- 1, 791, 042.88 882,401. 61 411, 477.75 138, 361. 91 343; 301.-05 60,-061, 652. 83 Expenditures _.._ - _ 1, 732, 376. 58 1. 081, 701. 35 489, 417. 27 205,127. 80 358, 171. 66 60, 057, 487. 65 Maintenance: Appropriated-......... 310, 400. 00 523, 000.00 492, 000.00 463, 334. 00 387, 000. 00 3, 339, 566. 00 Cost---------------319, 484.04 537, 459. 54 465, 592. 13 467, 599. 81 373, 355. 35 3, 315, 288. 32 Expenditures....--------_ 326, 144. 96 505, 462. 75 501, 290. 70 462, 512. 71 374, 280. 20 3, 314, 354. 53 Other new work data: Unobligated balance, June 30, 1953_--_--------------------- $33, 404. 45 Unobligated balance available for fiscal year 1954---------- 33, 404. 45 Estimated additional amount needed to be appropriated for completion of existing project-------------------------- 5, 836, 010. 96 28. RED RIVER BELOW DENISON DAM, TULSA DISTRICT Location. The work covered by this project is located on the Red River and its tributaries below Denison Dam, in Oklahoma, Arkansas, Texas, and Louisiana. Existing project. The Flood Control Act approved July 24, 1946, approved the general plan for flood control on Red River below Denison Dam, Tex. and Okla., which provides for the construction of six flood control reservoirs in combination with existing or au- thorized Federal and non-Federal levee improvements, modified as re- quired, and channel stabilization at locations where levee setbacks are impossible or uneconomical. This act further authorized the incorporation of the several separate existing projects for flood con- trol along the Red River below Denison, above the jurisdiction of the Mississippi River Commission, into this project. The total esti- mated cost to the United States in the Tulsa district (1952) is $101,- 519,500 for construction and lands and damages. (See HI. Doc. 602, 79th Cong., 2d sess.) Following are lists of the reservoirs and bank stabilization in the Tulsa district included in the general flood control plan for the Red River below Denison Dam: Storage Drainage Project 1 Stream area Estimated (square Conserva- Flood con- cost 2 miles) tion (acre- trol (acre- feet) feet) B osw ell R eservoir 4-.... Boggy Creek, Okla ........ . 2, 273 35. 800 1, 094, 200 24, 565, 000 Hugo Reservoir 4........ Kiamichi River, Okla ..... 1, 706 20, 000 830, 000 21, 730, 000 Millwood Reservoir 1 ..-. - -_ B a n k s t ab i liz ati o n 1 Little River, Ark, ....... _ Red R iv er , Ar k. (I n d ex) 3 ._. . . . . 4, 144 . _._ . . 52, 000 2, 208, 000 . . . . __. _. .. __ _. . . . . . . . 55, 000, 000 22 4 , 50 0 Total---................-------------------- -----------------------------------...... 101, 519, 500 1 Details are presented in individual reports. 2 1952. 3 Details of entire program reported under New Orleans district. 4 See inactive flood control projects. 984 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 29. MILLWOOD RESERVOIR, LITTLE RIVER, ARK. Location. The Millwood dam site is located on the Little River, 15.5 miles above its mouth, and about 10 miles northwest of Fulton, Hempstead County, Ark. (See sectional aeronautical chart, Shreve- port sheet, scale 1: 500,000.) Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for flood con- trol in the Red River Basin by construction of an earthfill dam and concrete structure 18,900 feet long and rising about 97 feet above the streambed, with a reservoir providing for the storage of 2,208,000 acre-feet for flood control and 52,000 acre-feet for siltation, recreation, and preservation of wildlife. A concrete channel spillway, controlled by twelve 40- by 30-foot gates on the weir crest, will provide for the passage of flood flows into the valley below. The reservoir will be oper- ated as a unit of a reservoir system for flood control in the Red River Basin. The estimated costs (1953) are $49,513,000 for construction and $6,487,000 for lands and damages, a total of $55 million. The existing project was authorized by the Flood Control Act, approved July 24, 1946. Local cooperation. Section 2 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, applies. Operations- and results during fiscal year. None. There were costs during the fiscal year of $286.80 and expenditures were $296.80. Condition at end of fiscal year. Project is in preliminary planning stage with studies and design required prior to actual initiation of construction about 41 percent complete. The total cost and expenditures to the end of the fiscal year amount to $194,829.82, all for new work. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 prior to1949 New work: Appropriated_......... $200, 000.00 ........... $50, 000. 00 -$55, 170.18 -----------.. $194, 829. 82 Cost- - _ -_ -----............ 93, 909. 91 94, 084. 39 6, 548. 72 $286.80 194, 829.82 Expenditures------. ------------ ....... 108, 781.83 81, 411.04 4, 340. 15 296. 80 194, 829. 82 Other new work data: Estimated additional amount needed to be appropriated for completion of existing project- ___-__-$54, 805, 170. 18 30. RED RIVER LEVEES AND BANK STABILIZATION IN ARKANSAS BELOW DENISON DAM Location. The improvements covered by this project within the Tulsa district are located along the left bank of Red River from the vicinity of Index, Ark. (Tex.), downstream to Fulton, Ark. Existing project. The plan of improvement provides for modifica- tion of existing and authorized Federal and non-Federal levees and other flood control improvements, and for the protection of the valley of the mainstem of Red River by construction of revetment and other FLOOD CONTROL--TULSA, OKLAHOMA, DISTRICT 985 channel stabilization work where needed to protect the banks from caving at locations where levee setbacks are impossible or uneconomical and to prevent the disruption to transportation facilities when threat- ened by caving banks. The existing work to date on the project has been confined to the vicinity of Index, Ark. (Tex.), and includes con- struction of about 5,500 linear feet of revetment along the left bank of Red River adjacent to the existing non-Federal levee of the Ogden levee district where construction of a setback levee was impractical. The Federal cost for this bank protection was $222,104.85 and non- Federal costs, exclusive of costs to Ogden levee district, are $20,000 cash contributions, of which $10,000 was furnished by the Arkansas State Highway Commission and $10,000 by the Southwestern Gas & Electric Co. The Kansas City Southern Railroad furnished and hauled riprap stone without charge to the equivalent of a contribution of $50,000. The existing project was authorized in the 1946 Flood Control Act as set forth in House Document 602, 79th Congress, 2d session. Local cooperation. All land, rights-of-way, easements, and spoil areas required for the bank protection adjacent to Ogden levee have been furnished by the Ogden levee district, Ark. Operations and results during the fiscal year. Repairs to existing bank stabilizing revetments were completed. The cost during the fiscal year was $16,939.86 and the expenditures were $20,987.14, all for new work. Conditionat end of fscal year. The repairs as described above are complete. The total cost and expenditures for new work was $242,104.85, of which $222,104.85 was from regular funds and $20,000 was from contributed funds. Cost and financial summary UNITED STATES FUNDS Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June • 30,1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 priorto 1949 New work: Appropriated---- .........------------.......$162, 000. 00 -$3, 043. 35 $65, 500.00 -$2, 351.80 $222,104. 85 Cost_------------------ ------------ 5,495. 25 153, 461. 40 46, 208. 34 16, 939.86 222. 104. 85 Expenditures---------.. .....---------.. 9,854. 19 149,102. 46 42, 161.06 20, 987. 14 222,104. 85 CONTRIBUTED FUNDS Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30,1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 priorto 1949 New work: Appropriated--- _------- ..----- ----------- $10, 000 $10, 000 $20, 000 Cost---------- ------------------------------------ 20,000 20,000 Expenditures--- ...--------------- --------- ------------ 20, 000 ..---- .. 20, 000 986 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 31. PRELIMINARY EXAMINATIONS, SURVEYS, AND CONTINGENCIES FOR FLOOD CONTROL The cost of work under this heading during the fiscal year was $158,349.69 and the expenditures were $158,985.41. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30,1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 priorto 1949 Maintenance: Appropriated- ...... $160, 500.00 $56, 830. 00 $417, 000. 00 $233, 600. 00 $147, 000. 00 $2, 824, 391. 35 Cost .. 125, 083. 23 _-------------- 132, 486. 74 416, 117. 60 245, 405. 57 158, 349. 69 2, 819, 769. 55 Expenditures-...... -123, 680. 18 140, 183. 35 404. 260. 46 249, 441.89 158, 985. 41 2, 818, 436. 46 32. INSPECTION OF COMPLETED WORKS The cost of work under this heading during fiscal year 1953 was $516.62 and the expenditures were $503.67. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30, 1953, Inclu ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 prior to 1949 Maintenance: Appropriated---------------.. ......-------.. -----. $2, 000. 00 $1, 020. 00 $300. 00 $3, 320. 00 Cost-----------..------------------------ 1, 487. 34 959. 28 516. 62 2, 963. 24 Expenditures..----.. ....------------------------ 1, 462. 26 984.36 503. 67 2, 950. 29 33. PLANT ALLOTMENT, TULSA, OKLA., DISTRICT Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30,1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 priorto 1949 New work: Appropriated..-- .............---------....-- $418,671.00$160,000.00 ---------. ......----------- $105,936. 04 Cost-------------- -- . .-------- .------- ----------- ---------------- - Expenditures ... $94,711.97 $251,495. 98 -540, 517.78 -268,348.49 26 $177,812. -123, 820. 75 Other new work data: Unobligated balance, June 30, 1953----------------$191, 150. 07 Unobligated balance available for fiscal year 1954------------ 191, 150. 07 FLOOD CONTROL---TULSA, OKLAHOMA, DISTRICT 987 34. INACTIVE FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS For last Cost and expenditures to Estimated full report, June 30, 1953 amount Name of project see annual required to reportcomplete for- New work Maintenance complete ARKANSAS' RIVER, MAIN STEM AND MINOR TRIBUTARIES 2 1. Big Slough to Belle Plaine, Kans. a5_- .... 11937 $6, 281, 000 2. Augusta, Kans.33 .............. _ . 11938 (4) 3. Winfield, Kans. ...__ .............. ... 11937 4. Fort Gibson Bottom, Okla.11...____________ 1948 $219. 74 --- 652, 780 5. Dirty Creek Bottom, Okla.ll__....... _..___ 1948 538.02 1, 019, 462 6. Big Skin Bayou-Camp Creek Bottom, Okla.11 .._._ ..... ..... .. ...... 1948 10, 824. 06 --- 1, 856,176 7. Tucker Lake Bottom, Okla."1 1949 550.94 1, 019, 449 8. Moffet Bottom, Okla."__ 1948 10, 824. 06 --- 1, 856, 176 9. Braden Bottom, Okla."ll_ __............... 1949 13, 363. 30 --- 344, 637 10. Emergency bank protection work, under the Flood Control Act approved Dec. 22, 1944__ 1950 53, 995. 53 (4) 11. J en ks , O k la . .. . . .. . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . 1950 344,797.11- (4) 12. Bradens Bend, Okla____ 1952 1, 105. 41 (9) NORTH CANADIAN RIVER 13. Optima Reservoir, Okla__ .-..-.-------..--. 1952 168, 067. 81 ............. 22, 161, 932 GRAND (NEOSHO) RIVER 14. M onett, Mo. 10_..------ 1o0_ 2 - - - __-- - - -_ 1948 732, 000 15. Florence, Kans. __..................___..__ .. 13 11937 64,1000 16. Cottonwood Falls, 13 Kans. ____..._____. . .. 1937 -------------- 26, 000 17. Emporia, Kans. 1 ........................ 3 1937 -------------- 79, 000 18. Burlington, Kans.13 - ....... ................ 1937 -------------- 95, 000 19. LeRoy, K ans. -.. .... ......... ........ 1937 -------------- 34,000 20. Neosho Falls, Woodson 4 County, - Kans." -.. - - 1937 -------------- 114, 000 21. Humboldt, Kans.' -. _. . _ 1937 -------------- 67, 000 22. Chetopa, Kans.4 _ ____ 14 __ 1937 -------------- 100, 000 23. Cherokee County, Kans. ..............__ __ 1937 805, 000 24. Iola, K ans ................. ................ 11939 _- 289. 80 - 22, (4) 25. Neosho Rapids, Kans.'13 _________......... 1937 -------------- 38, 900 26. Council Grove Reservoir, Kans _......... 1952 -------------- 11, 442, 000 27. Marion Reservoir, Kans _.................. 1952 -------------- 7, 660, 000 28. Cedar Point Reservoir, Kans................ 1952 -------------- 6, 180, 000 VERDIGRIS- RIVER 29. Verdigris River from mouth to Madison, Kans.2 -8 .... .. . . .... ._ __.. ......._ 11938 7 883, 000 30. West of Fredonia, Wilson County, Kans.2 6.... 11937 717, 000 31. West of Benedict, Wilson County, Kans.2 5.... 1 1937 740. 000 32. West of Elk City, Montgomery County, K ans.2 5 _._. _._._... . . _._._. 11937 309, 000 33. Caney Creek, Washington County, Okla., and Chautauqua 2 and Montgomery Coun- ties, Kans. 5 -. _ ... _.___ ....... ...._____ 11937 596, 000 34. Neodesha Reservoir, Kans-.............-_- 1952 97,910.00 16, 622, 090 35. Elk City Reservoir, Kans ... _................ 1952 89, 893. 23 26, 110, 107 CANADIAN RIVER 36. Eufaula Reservoir, Okla ..................... 1952 950,101.09 ............ 147, 999, 899 SAT.T FORK OF ARKANSAS RIVER 37. Blackwell, Okla.2 __ ....................... _ 11937 190,000 38. Cherokee Floodway, Okla.2_................... 1937 30, 012. 54 ............. 1, 321, 000 NORTH FORK OF RED RIVER 39. Lugert Reservoir, North Fork of Red River, Okla_............................... - 1952 1,130,000.00-- ---- (8) See footnotes at end of table. 988 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 INACTIVE FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS-Continued For last Cost and expenditures to Estimated full report, June 30, 1953 amount Name of project see annual required to report required to for- New work Maintenance complete RED RIVER 40. Boswell Reservoir, Boggy Creek, Okla- .. . -1952 $128, 786. 19 .......... $24, 436, 214 41. Hugo Reservoir, Kiamichi River, Okla.... . 1952 60,000 ---- _-- - 21,670, 000 42. Snagging and clearing under authority of Flood Control Act approved July 24, 1946__ 1952 21, 490. 24-------.------ (4) 1 In 1937 the projects were reported by the Memphis district; in 1938 and 1939 by the Little Rock district. 2 Awaiting local cooperation. 3 Project completed by Kansas Works Progress Administration. 4 Complete. 5In conformance with provisions of the 1941 Flood Control Act, local interests were notified on Apr. 18, 1952, that authorization for construction of the project will expire 5 years from that date unless assurances of local cooperation satisfactory to the Secretary of the Army are received prior to that time. 6 In conformance with provisions of the 1941 Flood Control Act, local interests were notified on Apr. 24, 1952, that authorization for construction of the project will expire 5 years from that date unless assurances of local cooperation satisfactory to the Secretary of the Army are received prior to that time. 7 Some work on this project was done by Wilson County (Kans.) Civil Works Administration in 1933 and 1934. 8 The participation by the War Department in the financing of the project has been completed. 0 Construction of bank stabilization on the Arkansas River from Wilsons Rock to Fort Smith, Ark., will eliminate need for further work on this project. 10In conformance with provisions of the 1941 Flood Control Act, local interests were notified on Nov. 7, 1952, that authorization for construction of the project will expire 5 years from that date unless assurances of local cooperation satisfactory to the Secretary of the Army are received prior to that time. 11 Local interests were notified in writing of requirements of local cooperation on Sept. 18, 1947. Project authorization expired on Sept. 18, 1952, under provisions of sec. 2 of the Flood Control Act approved Aug. 18, 1941. 12Local interests were notified in writing of requirements of local cooperation on Oct. 9, 1947. Project authorization expired on Oct. 9, 1952, under provisions of sec. 2 of the Flood Control Act approved Aug. 18, 1941. 13Local interests were notified in writing of requirements of local cooperation on Oct. 31, 1947. Project authorization expired on Oct. 31, 1952, under provisions of sec. 2 of the Flood Control Act approved Aug. 18, 1941. 14Local interests were notified in writing of requirements of local cooperation on Nov. 5, 1947. Project authorization expired on Nov. 5, 1952, under provisions of sec. 2 of the Flood Control Act approved Aug. 18, 1941. 35. MISCELLANEOUS ACTIVITIES Status of all investigationsfor flood control called for by Flood Control Acts and committee resolutions Date trans- Document Recom- Locality Authorization act mitted to No. mendation Congress i Altus project, Oklahoma........... Flood Control Committee resolution, Apr. 13, 1938.2 Arkansas City and vicinity flood Flood Control Committee protection, Cowley County, Ar- resolution, May 5, 1944.2 kansas River Basin, Kans. Arkansas River and tributaries in Commerce Committee res- the vicinity of Bixby, Okla., in olution, May 22, 1945.2 the interest of flood control. Arkansas River, Chikaskia River Commerce Committee res- Okla., and Kans., tributary of olution, Nov. 6, 1944.2 Salt Fork. Arkansas River and tributaries, House Public Works Com- June 10, 1953 for flood control and related pur- mittee resolution, Jan. poses at Enid, Okla. 28, 1947. Arkansas River for flood control at Flood Control Committee and in the vicinity of Hutchin- resolution, Jan. 21, 1944.2 son, Kans. Arkansas River and tributaries, Flood Control Committee from Hutchinson, Kans., to the resolution, June 21, 1944.2 Kansas-Oklahoma State Line. Arkansas River and tributaries for House Public Works Com- flood control, hydroelectric mittee resolution, June 2 power, recreation, domestic water 1953. supply and related water prob- lems on Illinois River in vicinity of Siloam Springs, Ark. See footnotes at end of table. FLOOD CONTROL---TULSA, OKLAHOM1A, DISTRICT 989 Status of all investigations for flood control called for by Flood Control Acts and committee resolutions-Continued Date trans- Document Recom- Locality Authorization act mitted to Congress No. mendation Arkansas River at Kingfisher, House Public Works Com- Okla. mittee resolution, July 6, 1949.2 Arkansas River, Little River Commerce Committee res- watershed, Oklahoma, a tribu- olution, Jan. 15, 1944.2 tary of Canadian River. Arkansas River in Kansas, Okla- House Public Works Com- homa and Arkansas with a view mittee resolution, June to flood control, with reference to 27, 1950.2 Okmulgee Creek in Oklahoma. Arkansas River and tributaries, Flood Control Committee between the Kansas-Oklahoma resolution, July 3, 1945.2 State line and mouth of Cimarron River, particularly at Ponca City, Okla. Arkansas River, Salt Creek and Flood Control Act, Aug. tributaries, Osage County, Okla. 18, 1941.2 Arkansas River and tributaries, Senate Public Works Com- for flood control at and in vicinity mittee resolution, May 9, of Strong City. 1949. Arkansas River, vicinity of Tam- House Public Works Com- aha, Okla., Sans Bois Creek and mittee resolution, June tributaries, within Short Moun- 27, 1950.2 tain Reservoir area. Arkansas River and tributaries, Flood Control Committee and the Walnut River, and its resolution, May 5, 1944.2 tributaries, Kansas, for flood con- trol at and in the vicinity of Arkansas City, Cowley County, Kans. Arkansas River and tributaries, House Public Works Com- flood control on Walnut River, mittee resolution, Oct. Little Walnut River, Whitewater 16, 1951.2 River, Ninnescah River, Rock Creek, Slate Creek, and other tributaries in southeastern sec- tion of the State of Kansas. Arkansas, White, and Red River Flood Control Act, May Basins, Ark., La., Okla., Tex., 17, 1950.1 N. Mex., Colo., Kans., and Mo., with a view to developing com- prehensive and integrated plans of improvement for navigation, flood control, domestic and mu- nicipal water supplies, reclama- tion and irrigation, development and utilization of hydroelectric power, conservation of soil, forest and fish and wildlife resources including such consideration of recreation uses, salinity and sedi- ment control, and pollution abatement as may be provided under Federal 1 policies and pro- cedures. Big Canyon, Washita River, Okla. Flood Control 8 Act, Dec. 22, 1944. Big Elk Creek, Okla _............ ....do ... ..... . .. . Bixby flood protection, Arkansas Commerce Committee res- River, Okla. olution, May 22, 1945.2 Canadian River and its tributaries, Commerce Committee res- Texas and Oklahoma. olution, June 5, 1944.2 Cane Creek, tributary of Arkan- House Public Works Com- sas River, Okla. mittee resolution, Aug. 17, 1949.2 Chikaskia River, Okla. and Kans. Commerce Committee res- (tributary of Salt Fork of Arkan- olution, Nov. 6, 1944.2 sas River). Clear and Dogy Creeks, Okla-...... Flood Control Act, Aug. 18, 1941.2 Coal Creek, Okla .................. House Public Works Com- mittee resolution, June 27, 1950.2 Cossatot River, Ark..........-- Flood Control Act, June .22, 19367 See footnotes at end of table. 277309--5;4-----3 990 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 Status of all investigations for flood control called for by Flood Control Acts and committee resolutions-Continued Date trans- Locality Authorization act mited to Doc mendation Congress No. mendation Cossatot River, Seiver County, Flood Control Act, May 6, . . . -- - -- - Ark. 1936.3 Cottonwood Creek, Logan and Senate Public Works Com- .. - -- - -- - Oklahoma Counties, for flood con- mittee resolution, June trol at and in vicinity of Guthrie, 22,1949.2 Okla. Deep Fork, Okla., for flood control- Flood Control Committee ............-- resolution, Feb. 23, 1944.2 Deep Red Run, Tillman County, Flood Control Act, Dec. ..... ... ---- Okla. 22, 1944.3 Denison Reservoir, Red River, Senate Public Works Com- .. - -- - -- - Tex. and Okla., with reference to mittee resolution, Aug. a crossing over Lake Texoma at 18,; 1949. the Willis Site. House Public Works Com- .-- - - - - Do--..........................--,------------------- - mittee resolution, Apr. 21, 1950. Dirty Creek, Muskogee County, Flood Control Act, Aug. .-- - - - - - Okla. 11, 1939.2 Dogy and Clear Creeks, tributaries Flood Control Act, Aug. .. - -- - -- - of Arkansas River, Okla. 18, 1941.2 Dry Cimarron River, Union Flood Control Act, May 17, County, N. Mex., and Cimarron 1950.2 River, Okla., Colo., and Kans. Eagletown Reservoir, Okla----......... Flood Control Act, June 22, 1936.3 Elm Creek, Okla .....-------------- Flood Control Act, Dec. 22, 1944.3 Enid flood protection and related House Public Works Com- June 10, 1953 purposes, Arkansas River Basin, mittee resolution, Jan. Okla. 28, 1947. Eufaula Reservoir, Okla., on South Flood Control Act, June Canadian River. 22, 1936.2 Fort Towson Dam and flood-con- Flood Control Act, July trol reservoir, Gates Creek, Okla., 24, 1946.8 with a view to completion of dam. Gates Creek and tributaries, Okla- .....--- do.....---------- homa, with a view to the comple- tion of the Fort Townson Dam and flood-control reservoir. Guthrie, Okla., for flood control Senate Public Works Com- on Cottonwood Creek, Logan mittee resolution, 2 June and Oklahoma Counties. 22, 1949. Hickory Creek, tributary of Red Senate Public Works Com- River, Love County, Okla. mittee resolution, Sept. 20, 1950.2 Hutchinson and vicinity, Arkansas Flood Control Committee River Basin, Kans. resolution, Jan 21, 1944.2 Illinois River in vicinity of Siloam House Public Works Com- Springs, Ark., for flood control, mittee resolution, June hydroelectric power, recreation, 2, 1953. domestic water supply and re- lated water problems, Arkansas River Basin. Index Tex., bank stabilization on Committee on Public Red River in vicinity of Index, Works resolution, Mar. Tex. 12, 1949.2 Johns and Kingfisher Creeks, Okla_ Senate Public Works Com- mittee resolution, Apr 15, 1949.2 Flood Control Act, June Kiamichi River, Okla-....---------.. 28, 1938.3 Kingfisher and Johns Creeks, Okla- Senate Public Works Com- mittee resolution, Apr. 15, 1949.2 Little Elk Creek, Okla-----------.. Flood Control Act, Dec. 22, 1944.3 Little River, Ark.................------------- Flood Control Act, May 6, ---- ---- ---- 1936.3 Do--------...... Flood Control Act, June ,-------------- ..------------- 22, 1936.3 Littie River, watershed, Okla., Commerce Committee res- --------------- trlbutary of the Arkansas River. olution, Jan. 15, 1944.2 Little River watershed, Okla., Flood Control Committee --------------- for flood-control and allied pur- resolution, Feb. 23, 1944.2 poses. See footnotes at end of table. FLOOD CONTROL-TULSA, OKLAHOMA, DISTRICT 991 Status of all investigations for flood control called for by Flood Control Acts and committee resolutions-Continued Date trans- Document Recom- Locality Authorization act mitted to No. mendation Congress ...... Lost Creek, Mo., at and in the vi- Flood Control Act, July 24, --------------- cinity of Seneca, Mo. 1946. Lost Creek for flood protection for Flood Control Committee ,- ------------ town of Seneca, Mo. resolution, Nov. 15, 1945. Mangum-Salt Fork Greer County, Flood Control Act, Aug. ------------- Okla. 11, 1939.3 Mountain Fork of Sans Bois Creek House Public Works Com- -------------- within Short Mountain Reservoir mittee resolution, June area, Arkansas River in vicinity 27, 1950.2 of Tamaha, Okla., including. Millwood Reservoir, Arkansas, in Flood Control Act, May 17, --------------- the Red River Basin, (Survey 1950. and study of alternate sites for). Okmulgee Creek, Okla---------....--..House Public Works Com- -------------- mittee resolution, June 27, 1950.2 Senate Public Works Com- Do.......................-------....-------------...... mittee resolution, July -- ,,----------, 30, 1949.2 Oologah Reservoir on Verdigris House Public Works Com- River, Okla., with the view to mittee resolution, June possible relocation or reduction 17, 1948.2 ------------- in size. Pease River and tributaries, Tex__ Flood Control Act, June ------------ 22, 1936. --------------- Ponca City, Arkansas River Basin, Flood Control Committee ------------ Okla. resolution, July 3, 1945.2 ------------- Pryor Creek, tributary of Grand Senate Public Works Com- ------------ (Neosho) River in Oklahoma. mittee resolution, Feb. 10, 1950.2 -------------- Purdy Reservoir on Rush Creek, Flood Control Act, Aug. ------------ Okla. 11, 1939.3 --------- ,-- Red River, Ark.................... Flood Control Act, June ------------ 22, 1936.3 ------------ Do ....------------------- .. Flood Control Act, May 6, ------------ 1936.3 -------------- Red, Arkansas, and White River Flood Control Act, May 17, ------------ Basins, Ark., La., Okla., Tex., 1950.1 N. Mex., Colo., Kans., and Mo., with a view to developing com- prehensive and integrated plans of improvement for navigation, flood control, domestic and mu- nicipal water supplies, reclama- tion and irrigation, development, and utilization of hydroelectric power, conservation of soil, forest and fish and wildlife resources in- cluding such consideration of recreation uses, salinity and sedi- ment control, and pollution abatement as may be provided for under Federal policies and procedures.' Red River, La., Ark., Okla., and Rivers and Harbors Com- --------------- ------------ Tex., for navigation, flood con- mittee resolution, Feb. trol, water power and irrigation. 25, 1938.2 Red River, La., Ark., Okla., and Commerce Committee res- --------------- ------------ Tex., and connecting waterways, olution, Feb. 8, 1939; singly or together for navigation, Flood Control Commit- flood control and irrigation. tee resolution, Jan. 26, 1939; Rivers and Har- bors Committee resolu- tion, Jan. 24, 1939.3 Red River at Index, Tex........... House Public Works Com- mittee resolution, July 6, 1949.2 Red River, Tex., bank stabiliza- Senate Public Works Com- tion in the vicinity of Index, Tex. mittee resolution, Mar. -- - -- - -- - 12, 1949.2 Red River for flood-control works Flood Control Committee in Washita Valley, Okla. resolution, Apr. 14, 1937.3 Red River, Salt Fork of, and trib- Flood Control Act, June utaries, Oklahoma. 28, 1938.3 See footnotes at end of table. 992 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 Status of all investigations for flood control called for by Flood Control Acts and committee resolutions-Continued Date trans- Document Recom- Locality Authorization act mitted to Do. mendation Congress Red River, La., Ark., Okla., and Rivers and Harbors Com- Tex., for navigation, flood con- mittee resolution, May 9, trol, water power, irrigation or 1944.3 water conservation on Wichita River, Tex. Red River, Tex., and Okla., Deni- Senate Public Works Com- son Dam, with reference to a mittee resolution, Aug. crossing over Lake Texoma at the 18, 1949; and House Pub- Willis Site. lic Works Committee res- olution, Apr. 21, 1950. Red River, Tex., Okla., Ark., and Senate Public Works Com- La., downstream from Denison mittee resolution, Jan. Dam to determine if existing proj- 28, 1949.3 ect should be modified by substi- tution of smaller reservoirs for flood control, hydroelectric pow- er, recreation, and allied pur- poses. Red River and tributaries, Texas, Senate Public Works Com- Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisi- mittee resolution, Oct. ana downstream from Denison 11, 1951. Dam for bank stabilization. Rush Creek, Purdy Reservoir, Flood Control Act, Aug. Okla. 11, 1939.3 Saddle Mountain, Okla ............ Flood Control Act, Dec. 22, 1944.3 Sallisaw Creek, tributary of Ar- House Public Works Com- kansas River, Okla. mittee resolution, Mar. 15, 1949.2 Salt Creek of Arkansas River and Flood Control Act, Aug. tributaries, Osage County, Okla. 18, 1941.2 Salt Fork, a tributary of Arkansas Commerce Committee res- River, and Chikaskia River, olution, Nov. 6, 1944.2 Okla. and Kans. Salt Fork, Okla.................----------- Flood Control Act, Dec. 22, 1944.3 Salt Fork of Red River and tribu- Flood Control Act, June taries, Okla. 28, 1938.3 Salt Fork-Mangum, Greer County, Flood Control Act, Aug. Okla. 11, 1939.3 Sanford, Tex., for construction of Flood Control Committee dam on South Canadian River, resolution, Jan. 21, 1944.2 N. Mex., Tex., and Okla., at or in vicinity of. Sans Bois Creek and tributaries, House Public Works Com- Okla., Arkansas River, vicinity mittee resolution, June of Tamaha, Okla., and including 27, 1950.2 Mountain Fork of; within Short Mountain Reservoir area. Seneca, Lost Creek, Arkansas Flood Control Act, July 24, River Basin, Mo. 1946.3 Seneca Lost Creek, Arkansas River Flood Control Committee Basin, Mo. resolution, Nov. 15, 1945. Short Mountain Reservoir area, House Public Works Com- Arkansas River in vicinity of mittee resolution, June San Bois Creek and tributaries, 27, 1950.2 vicinity of Tamaha, Okla., in- cluding Mountain Fork. Siloam Springs, Ark., Illinois House Public Works Com- River, for flood control, hydro- mittee resolution, June electric power, recreation, domes- 2, 1953. tic water supply, and related water problems, Arkansas River Basin. South Canadian River, Eufaula Flood Control Act, June Reservoir, Okla., on. 22, 1936.2 South Canadian River Okla-....... Flood Control Act, Aug. 28, 1937.2 South Canadian River, N. Mex., Flood Control Committee Tex., and Okla., for construction resolution Jan. 21, 1944.2 of a dam at or in the vicinity of Sanford, Tex. Strong City, Kans., for flood con- Senate Public Works Com- trol on Cottonwood River at and mitteelresolution, May.9, in vicinity. 1949. See footnotes at end of table. FLOOD CONTROL--TULSA, OKLAHOMA, DISTRICT 993 Status of all investigations for flood control called for by Flood Control Acts and committee resolutions-Continued Date trans- Document Recom- Locality Authorization act mitted to Congress No mendtion Tamaha, Okla., Arkansas River, House Public Works Com- vicinity of Sans Bois Creek and mittee 2resolution, June tributaries within Short Moun- 27 1950. tain Reservoir area, including Mountain Fork, Okla. Turkey Creek, Okla.............. Flood Control Act, Dec. 22, 1944.3 Verdigris River, Kans. and Okla_-- Flood Control Committee resolution, Apr. 23, 1942.2 Verdigris River, Okla. and Kans., House Public Works Com- with the view to possible reloca- mittee resolution, June tion or reduction in size of the 17, 1948.2 Oologah Reservoir. Walnut Bayou, Little River Flood Control Act, Aug. County, Ark. 28, 1937.3 Walnut River and its tributaries Flood Control Committee for flood control at and in the resolution, May 5, 1944.2 vicinity of Arkansas City, Cow- ley County, Kans., Arkansas River and tributaries. Washita River, Big Canyon, Mur- Flood Control Act, Dec. ray County, Okla. 22, 1944.3 Washita River, Okla............... Flood Control Act, Aug. 28, 1937.3 Do-.........-...----.......-.-- Flood Control Committee resolution, Apr. 14, 1937.3 D o-................ .......--- Commerce Committee res- olution, Feb. 8, 1939; Flood Control Commit- tee resolution, Jan. 26, 1939; Rivers and Harbors Committee resolution, Jan. 24, 1939.3 White, Arkansas, and Red River Flood Control Act, May 17, Basins, Ark., La., Okla., Tex., 1950.1 N. Mex., Colo., Kans., and Mo., with a view to developing com- prehensive and integrated plans of improvement for navigation, flood control, domestic and municipal water supplies, recla- mation and irrigation, develop- ment and utilization of hydro- electric power, conservation of soil, forest and fish and wildlife resources including such consid- eration of recreation uses, salinity and sediment control, and pollu- tion abatement as may be pro- vided for under Federal policies and procedures.' Wichita River, Tex., navigation, Rivers and Harbors Com- flood control, power, irrigation, mittee resolution, May 9, or water conservation. 1944.1 Willis Site, Denison Reservoir, Red Senate Public Works Com- River, Tex. and Okla., with mittee resolution, Aug. reference to a crossing over at the. 18 1949; and House Pub- lic Works Committee resolution, Apr. 21, 1950. 1A coordinated comprehensive report prepared by Federal and State agencies for the conservation and development of land and water resources. 2 To be incorporated in the comprehensive report on the Arkansas, White, and Red River Basins for the conservation and development of land and water resources which will be prepared in the Arkansas-White- Red Office Southwestern Division, Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army, Tulsa, Okla. 8To be incorporated in a comprehensive report on Red River and tributaries, Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas for navigation, flood-control, power and irrigation, which will be prepared by the Board of Engineers for rivers and harbors. 994 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 36. EMERGENCY BANK PROTECTION WORK UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE FLOOD CONTROL ACT APPROVED JULY 24, 1946 The Flood Control Act approved July 24, 1946, authorized the Secretary of War to allot not to exceed $1,000,000 per year for the construction of emergency bank protection works to prevent flood damage to highways, bridge approaches, and public works, when, in the opinion of the Chief of Engineers, such work is advisable: Pro- vided, That not more than $50,000 shall be allotted for this purpose at any single locality for any one fiscal year. Pursuant to section 14 of this act, the total sum of $191,431.64 has been allotted to the Tulsa district. These funds have been allocated for emergency bank-protection work on the Arkansas River as listed below: Location Completed Amount Vicinity of Haskell, Okla--------------- ----------- 1948 $48, 070. 95 Bradens Bend, Okla ------------------------------------ 949 31, 765. 88 Vicinity of Haskell, Okla ---------------- ___--1950 49, 874. 74 Rice County, Kans. (sec. 12, T21S, R10OW) _---------------1951 11, 720. 07 Kaw City, Okla_ ........ ____-------------_____-_ 1952 47, 091. 57 At the end of fiscal year 1952 final costs and expenditures were out- standing for work performed by contract at Kaw City, Okla. How- ever, such costs were recorded during fiscal year 1953. The cost recorded during fiscal year 1953 was $13,676.29 and the expenditures recorded were $15,195. Cost and flnancial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30,1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 priorto 1949 New work: Appropriated----......... $35, 000. 00 $50, 000. 00 $8, 360. 69 $50, 000. 00 -$2, 908. 43 $188, 523. 21 Cost --------------............ 78, 105.85 49, 884. 91 11, 720. 07 33,415. 28 13, 676. 29 188, 523.21 Expenditures --------- 78, 283. 71 49, 914. 60 11, 729. 18 31, 896. 57 15, 195. 00 188, 523. 21 37. EMERGENCY FLOOD CONTROL WORK UNDER AUTHORITY OF PUB- LIC LAWS NOS. 138 AND 318, SEVENTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS; PUBLIC LAW NO. 75, SEVENTY-NINTH CONGRESS; AND PUBLIC LAWS NOS. 102 AND 858, EIGHTIETH CONGRESS Because of the heavy demands for emergency repair work to flood control structures damaged or destroyed by the disastrous floods which occurred in the spring of 1943, 1944, 1945, and 1947, Congress in the acts approved July 12, 1943, Public Law 138, and May 29, 1944, Public Law 318, 78th Congress; in the act approved June 23, 1947, Public Law 102, 80th Congress, authorized appropriation of emergency funds in the respective amounts of $10,000,000, $12,000,000, $12,000,000 and $15,000,000 to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of War and the supervision of the Chief of Engineers for the repair, restora- tion, and strengthening of levees and other flood control works which had been threatened or destroyed by the recent floods. FLOOD CONTROL---TULSA, OKLAHOMA, DISTRICT 995 Pursuant to these acts, the total sum of $1,705,785.74 has been allot- ted to the Tulsa district. The sum of $779,000 was provided for fiscal year 1952 operations for use during and after the disastrous floods which occurred in this area during June and July 1951. The cost during the fiscal year 1953 was $1,161.48 and the expendi- tures were $3,609.21. Pursuant to these acts, the total sum of $1,671,752.78 has been al- lotted to the Tulsa district, of which the sum of $744,967.04 was utilized during and after the disastrous flood in this area during June and July 1951. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30,1953, includ- ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 priorto 1949 Maintenance: Appropriated---------......... $4, 750.00 -$9,171.26 $1, 761. 44 $779, 000. 00 -$34, 032. 96 $1, 671, 752. 78 Cost---------------- 10, 525.74 12, 557.69 1, 761. 44 743, 805.56 1, 161. 48 1, 671, 752.78 Expenditures--------- 5, 319. 13 19, 274. 82 1, 761.44 741, 357.83 3, 609. 21 1, 671, 752. 78 38. EMERGENCY FLOOD CONTROL WORK UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE FLOOD CONTROL ACT APPROVED AUGUST 18, 1941 AS AMENDED Section 5 of Public Law 228, approved August 18, 1941, as amended by section 12 of Public Law 526, approved July 24, 1946, authorized allotments from funds heretofore appropriated for flood control not to exceed $2 million for any one fiscal year to be expended in rescue work or in the repair or maintenance of any flood control work threatened or destroyed by flood. Subsequent flood control acts have authorized additional appropria- tions. Section 208 of Public Law 858, approved June 30, 1948, cited $25 million and section 210 of Public Law 516, approved May 17, 1950, cited $15 million to be expended for the repair, restoration, and strengthening of levees and other flood control works which have been or may be threatened or destroyed by floods, including the raising, extending, or other modification of such works as may be necessary in the discretion of the Chief of Engineers for the adequate functioning of the works for flood control. Pursuant to these acts, the total sum of $568,881.60 has been allotted to the combined Denison and Tulsa districts for the repair of levees. Operations undertaken during the fiscal year consisted of processing applications for repair and restoration of private levees including field investigations, surveys and preparation of contract plans and specifications for such repairs as needed at 16 separate locations, of which 6 levees were in Kansas, 9 were in Oklahoma, and 1 was in Arkansas. Nine of these levee repairs were effected by contract, and the remaining 7 levee repairs were effected by hired labor owing to the small dollar value of the work and the inability to obtain con- tractors to do this work for a reasonable amount. No rescue work was accomplished under this heading during the fiscal year. 996 REPORT OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1953 The cost during the fiscal year was $106,599.45. The expenditures were $108,274.04. Cost and financial summary Fiscal year ending June 30 Total to June 30,1953. includ. ing fiscal years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 priorto 1949 Maintenance: Appropriated......... $171, 150.00 -$44, 121.91 $19, 581. 95 $54, 929. 44 $53, 372.12 $568, 881. 60 Cost----------------................. 43, 764. 88 126, 582. 01 11, 875. 26 3, 139. 22 106, 599.45 555, 573. 91 Expenditures--.... - 32, 933.09 137, 891.34 10, 700.11 3, 010.45 108, 274. 04 555, 359. 62 39. EMERGENCY FLOOD CONTROL WORK UNDER AUTHORITY OF PUBLIC LAW 371, APPROVED JUNE 4, 1952 Under this joint resolution an emergency fund in the amount of $35 million was made available until expended. Pursuant to this act, the sum of $5,519.07 was made available for emergency levee repairs in the Tulsa district during fiscal year 1953. This entire sum was utilized in effecting repairs to 4 levees in Cotton County, Okla., and 1 levee in Okfuskee County, Okla. INDEX .. Page Volume 1 Volume 2 A Abbapoola Creek, S. C., navigation------------------- 488--------- Aberdeen Creek, Gloucester County, Va., investigation___ 435 Aberdeen, Ohio, flood control_________ ______-__-- _-_ - 1342 Aberdeen, Wash., flood control___- -___ _-_________----------1953 Abraham Creek, Pa., flood control____________ -__ 354- Absecon Creek, N. J., navigation ---------------------- 302 Absecon Inlet, N. J., navigation_____________________ 291 Academy Creek, Brunswick Harbor, Ga., improvement__ 504 Accident prevention_______________________ - __- - 2 Accotink Creek, Va., navigation_ ----------------------- 395 Acushnet River, New Bedford Harbor, Mass., investiga- tion, navigation_________ _____________ _____ 70, 113, 151 Adams, Hoosic River Basin, Mass., flood control 254 Adams levee unit, Indiana, flood control- -- 1294 Addicks Reservoir, Tex., flood control ------------------ 846 Addison, N. Y., flood control- - ------ ----- 344 Adena, Ohio, flood control___________________________ ____ - 1394 Advance Engineering and Design_ - - -_ 2 Advanced funds for river and harbor improvements and for flood control works ----------------------------- 21 Agate Bay (Two Harbors) Minn______________ ___-____ 1409 Aguadilla Harbor, Puerto Rica., investigation--------_ 583 Ahnapee River, Wis., navigation_ - ------------- 1447 Aitkin, Minn., Mississippi River near, flood control--------------- 1090 Ala Wai Yacht Basin, T. H., investigation_---------------------- 1747 Alabama-Coosa branch of Mobile River system, investi- gations_ --------------------------------------- 652, 659 Alabama-Coosa Rivers, Ala. and Ga., navigation. 631 Alabama River, Ala., investigation___ _______ -_____ 652 Alafia River, Fla., navigation ____________ _______ 571 Alameda Creek, Calif., investigation--------------------------- 1755 Flood control_--_____ -_ 1753 Alamitos Bay, Calif., investigation ------------------------------ 1671 Alamogordo Dam, N. Mex., investigation-------------- 891 Alamo Reservoir, Bill Williams River, Ariz., flood con- trol ---------------------------------------------------- 1701 Alaska engineering district_ Alaska Harbors and Rivers, Alaska, investigation---_I_ ------------ 1981 ---- _ 1991, 1996 Albany, Berkley, and Emeryville Harbor, Calif., investi- gation ---------------------------------------------------- 1747 Albermarle and Chesapeake Canal, N. C. and Va., in- provement------------ ------------------------ 429 Albemarle Sound, N. C. and Va., investigations --------- 435, 474 - Albeni Falls, Idaho, flood control_ _________- - -_________-__ 1944 Albuquerque, N. Mex., engineering district--- ------ _ 879- _ Alexandria, Va., improvement of Potomac River at ..... -375- - Algiers Lock, La_ __ -----...... __ ___ __ -677677 Algoma Harbor, Wis., navigation -------- _ _----_ _ _ _ _-----1447 Alhambra Creek, Calif., investigation_---- _- - -.---- -- 1747 Alhambra, Wash., Los Angeles, Calif., flood control- ___- - --- 1674 Alice, Tex., flood control_ ___-------------------873- Aliso Creek Dam, Calif___------ . ...- _-- 1690, 1701 II INDEX Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Allatoona Reservoir, Coosa River Basin, Ga., flood con- trol_ 656 Allegany on Allegheny River, N. Y., flood control_ 1394 Investigation ... - -. 1644 Allegheny River, Pa. and N. Y.: Construction of locks and dams 1352 Flood control reservoirs 1395 Improvement by open channel work 1363 Investigations_ 1364, 1399, 1631 Allentown Lehigh River, Pa., flood control 306 Alligator River, N. C., navigation_ 449 Alloway Creek, N. J., navigation 302 Alma, Wis., harbor 1037 Almond, N. Y., flood control_________ 340, 346 -- Aloha-Rigolette area, Louisiana, flood control_ 721, 735 Alpena Harbor, Mich., navigation, investigation_ 1572 Alsea Bay, Oreg., investigation 1872 Altamaha River and Sound, Ga.: Investigation_ 513 Navigation 494, 507 Alternate Canal, Mich., investigation 1572 Alton, Ill., investigation_ 1003 Alton, Ind., flood control_________ _________ 1294 Altus project, Oklahoma, investigation 988 Alvin, Tex., investigation__ 842 Amazon Creek, Oreg., flood control 1874, 1876 Ambrose Channels, New York Harbor, N. Y., improve- ment __ 187 American Channel Mich., navigation 1553 American River, Calif., construction of reservoirs- 1783 Investigation 1813 American River and Sacramento River, Calif., investiga- tions_ .. 1779 Amherstburg Channel, Detroit River, Mich., improve- ment 1551 Amite River, La.: Investigations______________________ 715, 747 Navigation 714 Ammonoosuc River, N. H., investigation 151 Amsterdam, Ohio___ 1404 Anacortes Harbor, Wash.: Investigation_ 1940 Navigation_ 1909 Anacostia Park, D. C___ 391 Anacostia River, D. C. and Md.: Investigation_ 396 Navigation_ 372 Reclamation and development of the flats 391 Flood control 398 Anaheim Bay, Calif., investigation_ 1671 Anahuac Channel, Tex., navigation 818 Anchorage Channel, New York Harbor, N. Y- 187 Anchorage Harbor, Alaska, investigation_ 1992 Anclote River, Fla.: Investigation__ 583 Navigation 560, 583 Anderson, Ind., flood control Andover Reservoir, Conn., flood control- 1300 INDEX III Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Anegado Reach Channel, P. R., navigation.._..____ 577 Angelica Creek, N. Y., investigation_-.. 1644 Angelina River, Tex.: Investigation- 856 Navigation ------------------------------- 851 Angoon Harbor, Alaska, investigation 1992 Animas River, Colo., investigation _ - .__ 1702 Annapolis Harbor, Md., navigation 335 Annisquam River, Mass.: Investigation_ 113 Navigation ------------------------------- 41 Annisquam River, Inland Waterway to Plum Island Sound, Essex Co., Mass., investigation_ 113 Antelope Valley, Calif., investigation__ 1702- Anthony Shoals Reservoir, Ga., flood control_ 508 Aowa Creek, Nebr., investigation__ 1175 Apalachee Bay, Fla., to Mexican border, navigation .... 610, 673, 799 Apalachicola Bay, Fla., navigation investigation ....... 613, 652, 584 Apalachicola, Chattahoochee, and Flint Rivers, Ga. and Fla.: Investigations_- 652, 659 Navigation - 615 Apes Hole Creek, Md., investigation_ 336 Aplin, Ark., flood control_ 925 Apoon Mouth of Yukon River, Alaska 1990 Apopka Lake, Fla., investigations_ 584, 603 Appomattox River, Va., navigation 434 Apponaug Cove, R. I., investigation_ 113 Appoquinimink River, Del., navigation- 302 Appropriations, rivers and harbors and flood control --- 2, 17 Aqueduct, Washington, D. C., maintenance and repair of_ 386 Aquia Creek, Va., navigation____ 395 Aransas Bay and Pass., Tex.: Channel to Port Lavaca 829 Improvement at Port Aransas__ 830 Improvement of channel to Corpus Christi ........ 830 Investigation_ 842 Arcadia Harbor, Mich., navigation .... 1492 Arcadia Wash system, Calif__ 1674 Archy Fork, Ark., investigation_ 944 Arecibo Harbor, P. R.: Investigation- 584 Navigation ,. 574 Arikaree River, Colo. and Kans 1109 Arkabutla Reservoir, Miss_ 2045 Arkansas City, Kans., investigation_ 988 Arkansas River and Tributaries, Ark. and Okla.: Tulsa District: Flood control 980 Navigation _ 950 Little Rock District: Navigation . 910; 900, 907 Flood control _ . 926 Vicksburg District: Navigation___ .. 756, 914 IV INDEX Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Arkansas, White and Red River Basins, Ark., La., Okla., Tex., N. Mex., Colo., Kans., and Mo., investigations _ 715, 747, 762, 778, 784, 788, 891, 916, 943, 951, 988 Survey- --------------------------------- 13 Flood control Pueblo, Colo_____ 880 John Martin Reservoir, Colo____ 881 Arkport Reservoir, N. Y., flood control__ 340 Arlington, Oreg., flood control_ 1898 Arlington Reservoir, Mo., flood control_ 1109, 1141 Armistead, La., flood control_ 726 Arnaudville, La_______ 703 Aroostook River, Maine, investigation_ 151 Arroyo Colorado, Tex., investigation, navigation ....... 842, 804 Arroyo Grande Creek, Calif., investigation-__ 1702 Arthur Kill, N. Y. and N. J.: Investigation _____ ___------------------- 246 Navigation of channel to Raritan River_ 227 Ashepoo River, S. C., improvement of waterway via ... 480 Ashland County, Wis., investigation- 1429 Ashland Harbor, Wis., navigation-_ 1410 Ashland, Ky., flood control______ 1336, 1342 Ashley River, S. C., navigation_ 488 Ashtabula Harbor and River, Ohio, navigation_ 1599 Ashuelot River, N. H., flood control 137 Association of Congresses of Navigation, Permanent International_ ______________ 2075 Assoteague Channel and Island, Va., investigation ..... 336 Assumption Parish, La., investigations 715, 747 Astoria, Oreg., navigation_____ 1846 Asylum Slough, Calif., navigation _ 1721 Atascosa River, Tex., flood control_ 873 Atchafalaya River, La.: Investigations__ 715, 747 Navigation 667, 700 Aten, bank protection, Missouri River, Nebr_ 1174. Athalia, Ohio, flood control_ 1342 Atlantic Coast of N. J., investigation ---------- 246 Atlantic-Gulf Ship Canal, Fla., navigation 583 Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway: Between Norfolk, Va., and the St. Johns River, Fla.: Norfolk District_____- -------------------- 428 Wilmington District-__-- ---------------- 447 Charleston District- _ __- ------------------ 479 Savannah District------------- 493 Jacksonville District 515 Jacksonville to Miami, Fla ___ 528 Atlantic Ocean, all streams in Georgia flowing into .... 513 Atlantic Ocean to Gulf of Mexico, waterway across Florida, investigation ____---------------- 584 Atlantic Tidewaters, investigation_ 246 1631 Atwood Reservoir, Ohio, flood control ----- 1321 Auburn, N. Y., investigation_ 1644 Augusta, Ark., investigation _ ------------ ------ 944 Augusta, Ga.: Flood control------------------------------ 512--------- Navigation------------------------------- 507--------- Augusta, Kans., flood control_ ___---------------- 987---------- INDEX V Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Augusta, Ky., flood control__---------------------------- __ 1294 Au Gres River, Mich., investigation -__.__-----------___-__ 1580 Augusta to Clarendon, White River, Ark., flood control, 788 Aunt Betty Rodgersditch, Ark., flood control--------,- --- 786 Aurora, Colo., investigation, flood control--------------------- 1175, 1167 Aurora, Ind., flood control_ -________ _ -____ ___ _ 1294 Au Sable Harbor, and Harbor of Refuge, Mich., naviga- tion-------------------------- --------------------------- 1558 Austin Hollow, Ill., investigation _____ ___------------------- __ 1027 Austin-Washington Soil Conservation Dist., Tex., inves- tigation ----------------------------------------- 849 Autauga Creek, Ala., flood control_------- - __________ -- 659 Au Train River, Mich., investigation __-----------------------_ 1427 Avery Point, Tex., navigation__ -- --- _------ 834 Avoca, N. Y., flood. control --------------------------- 345 Avoyelles and Eastern Rapides Parishes, La., investiga- tion ----------------------- ------ - 748 B Bachelor Island, Clark County, Wash --------------------------- 1893 Bachelors Bay, N. C., investigation_-________________ 475 Back Bay, Miss., investigation ------------------------ 653 Back Bay and River, Va., investigations --------------- 435, 446 Back Creek, Md., navigation-...--------- ---- _ 277, 322, 335 Back River, Brunswick Harbor, Ga., improvement - 494, 504 ____ Back River, Md., investigation______ __ -________-__ 336 Back River, Va., investigation-- ..-- 435 Back Sound, N. C., navigation-___ ________-_----- -_ 465 Bad River, Wis., investigation_ -- __-- - ___-_ -_ 1429 Baffins Bay, La., and Tex., investigation --------------- 842 Bagaduce River, Maine, navigation-__ -____-___---. 111 Bainbridge Island, Wash., investigation- _ _ --- --------------- __ 1940 Baker Bay, Wash., navigation-_ -- _______________ ______ r1853 Bakers Haulover Inlet, Fla., investigation--------- -_ 584 Bald Eagle Creek, Pa., flood control ------------- _-- - 362 Baldhill Reservoir, N. Dak., flood control--------------_ --- -_ 1077, 1086 Ballard Locks, Wash., investigation__---------------------- - 1940 Ballast Island, Ohio, investigation---- ------------------------- 1572 Ballast to Powells Bay, Va., investigation --------.. ---- 336 Ball Mountain Reservoir, Vt., flood control__-____ 132, 136 Ballona Creek, Calif.: Flood control, channel and jetties_-----------_ _ _ --- 1674 Investigation..___ --- -- _____ ____--- ___-- - - 1702 Baltimore, Md.: Engineering district_______ _______________311 Harbor and channels, navigation, investigation .. -_ 312, 336 Harbor, removal of drift----------------------- 313, 316 Banana River, Fla., navigation__ --------- 534 Bangor, Maine, navigation -_____________._______ - 26 Bank stabilization and channel rectification, Arkansas River, Ark, and Okla -____--907 ________-----_ _ Banner, Ill., special drainage and levee district, flood control - --------------------------- ------------------- 1534 Banning Canyon, Calif., investigation- --------------------------- 1702 Barataria Bay and Bayou, La.: Investigation ----------------------------------- 715 ---------- Navigation ----------------------------------- 714 Barbourville, Ky., flood control_ - -- -- - 1239 Barcelona Harbor, N. Y., navigation- 1631 277309-53-voL. 1----64 VI INDEX Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Bar Harbor, Maine: Investigation--------------_------------ 113 -- - - - - - - - - Navigation_.------ -- - - -- 111 - - - - - - - - - - Barker Reservoir, Tex., flood control_ _ _ _ 846 -- - - - - - - - - Barkman's Creek, La., flood control_ _ _ 744 -- - - - - - - - - Barnegat Inlet, N. J.: Investigation--------- 246 Navigation-------------------- 294 Barnett Creek, Ky., flood control______- _____ 1294 Barre Falls Reservoir, Connecticut River Basin, Mass., flood control ---------- --- -- 132, 141 Barren Island Gap, Md., navigation 321 Barren River, Ky. and Tenn.: Investigation __ 1263 Navigation_ - - 1259 Barroom Bay, Tex., navigation__ 800 Bartholomew Bayou, La. and Ark.: Flood control 763, 771 Navigation_ 762 Bartley, Republican River, Nebr., flood control_ 1109, 1124 Bass Harbor Bar, Maine, navigation, investigation .. - _ 111, 113 Bastrop, La., flood control_ 764 Bastrop Bayou, Tex., navigation_ 841 Bastrop-Fayette Soil Conservation District, Tex .... , 849 Batavia and vicinity, Tonawanda Creek, N. Y., flood control_ 1635 Bath, N. Y., flood control 344 Baton Rouge, La., investigation_ 715 Baton Rouge to Gulf of Mexico, La., navigation ....... 688 Battle Creek, Mich., investigation_ 1495 Baudette Harbor and River, Minn., navigation ........ 1067 Bautista Creek, Calif., flood control_ 1701 Bawcomville, La., flood control__ 763, 772 Bay Creek, Ill. : Flood control 1054 Investigation ___ 1300 Bayfield County, Wis., investigation _ 1429 Bayfield Harbor, Wis., navigation__ 1427 Bay Ocean Peninsula, Oreg., navigation_ 1872 Bayou Bernard, Miss., investigation_ 653 Bayou Bonfouca, La., navigation_ 670 Bayou Boeuf, La.: Navigation 678 Flood control 776 Bayou Chico, Fla., navigation___ 624 Bayou Coden, Ala., navigation_ 652 Bayou Galere, Miss., navigation__ 652 Bayou LaBatre, Ala., navigation_ 652 Bayou Sorrel Lock, La__________________ 677 Bayous La Loutre, St. Malo and Yscloskey, La., navi- gation ............ 687 Bayou Meto Basin and Grand Prairie Region, Ark., investigation 778 Bayou Portage, La_____ 685 Bay Bridge Channel, New York Harbor, N. Y., naviga- tion 190 Bay River, N. C., navigation_ 474 Bayside-Gedney Channel, New York Harbor, N. Y., improvement 187 Beach City Reservoir, Ohio, flood control___ 1321 Beach Erosion Board_ 2003 INDEX VI Page Volume 1 Volume Z Beach erosion control studies, list___ 2005 Beals Harbor Maine, navigation_______ 111 Bear Butte dreek, S. Dak., investigation- 1175 Bear Creek, Calif., flood control.__ 1790 Bear Creek, Colo., flood control_ 1174 Bear Creek, Ky., navigation_ 1259 Bear Creek, Miss.: Investigation __ 778 Navigation_ 762 Bear Creek, Mo., investigation_ 1060 Bear Creek Reservoir, Lehigh River, Pa., flood control -- 308 Bear Dam and Reservoir, Calif__ 1796 Beards Brook Reservoir, N. H., flood control_ 119, 150 Beardstown, Ill.: Investigation__ ----- 1523 Flood control_ 1530", Bear Mountain, Calif., investigation-_ 1813 Bear River, Calif., investigation_ 1779' Bear River Utah, Idaho and Wyo., investigation__ 1813I Beaufort Harbor and River, N. C.: Improvement of harbor_ 463 Improvement of waterway to Pamlico Sound via Core Sound_ .. 459 Investigations . ....... 435, 475 Beaufort Inlet, N. C., investigation_ 475 Beaufort, S. C., investigation_________ 489 Beaver Bay Harbor, Minn., navigation _ 1427 Beaver Creek, Mont., and N. Dak., investigation, flood control_ 1187 Beaver Creek, Oregon, investigation 1898 Beaver Dam, Wash., Ariz., Utah, and Nev. investigation- 1702: Beaver Dam Creek, Ala., flood control - -- 661 Beaver drainage district, Columbia County, Oreg., flood control . 1893, 1895,. 1897 Beaver Island, Mich., navigation__- - 1492 Beaver Reservoir, Ark., investigation __ 944 Beaver and Mahoning Rivers, Pa., and Ohio: Flood control reservoirs_ ______--- _ _-_-_--_-_ 1395 Investigations__---------------- ____ 1364, 1399) Navigation-__ __ _- Belfast Harbor, Maine, navigation --- - -.- 27 1363; Belhaven Harbor, N. C., navigation---- 455 Bellaire, Ohio, flood control _______....... 1394 Bellamy River, N. H., navigation ....-- ... 111 Bell City Drainage Canal, La., investigation_ 715 Bell drainage district, Sangamon River, Ill., flood control- Belle Fourche, Cheyenne River, S. Dak., flood control_ - i------- - 1534 1173, 1174, 1201 Belle Glade, Fla., flood control _ - __ 595 Belle Plaine, Kans., flood control__-_____ - 987 Belle River, Marine City, Mich., navigation ---- 1572 Bellevue, Ky., flood control__________________________ 1294 Bellevue, Ohio, investigation__--------- 1644 Bell Foley Reservoir, Ark., flood control______-_____-_ 8 ------ 938 Bellingham Bay and Harbor, Wash.: Investigation_ ----- 868 1940 Navigation 1907 Belpre, Ohio, flood control--------------------------_ 1342 Belton Reservoir, Leon River, Tex., flood control_ .... _ 868 Benbrook Reservoir, Tex. See Trinity River -........ 857, 864 VIII INDEX Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Benedict Canyon, Ballona Creek Basin -------------------- ___ -- 1674 Bennetts Creek, Va.: Investigation--__ -------- ------ 435 Navigation - ----------------------------- 418 Bennett Creek, N. Y., flood control--__-- - -_ 345 Bennington, Hoosic River Basin, Vt., flood control------ 257, 258 Bennington Reservoir, N. H_ 119, 150 Bentleys Creek, Conn., investigation__--- 113 Benton Harbor Canal, Mich ----------------------------------- 1466 Benwood, W. Va., flood control_-------- _ _---___- 1392 Beresford Creek, S. C., navigation____________________ 488 Berkley Harbor, Calif., investigation---------------- _---- 1747 Berlin Reservoir, Ohio, flood control ---------------- -------- 1388, 1395 Berwick Lock, La----------------------------------- 702 Bethlehem, Lehigh River, Pa., flood control------------ 308 Betterton, Md., harbor of, investigation- .... --- - 336 Beulah, N. Dak., flood control ______________________ 1187 Beverly Harbor, Mass., navigation .. 111 Big Bay Ditch, Ark., investigation_ ___________ _ 788 Big Bay Harbor, Mich., navigation ----------------------------- 1427 Big Bayou and Black Pond Slough, Ark., investigation_- 778 Big Bend Reservoir, S. Dak., flood control--------------------- 1157, 1174 Big Bend Reservoir, W. Va., flood control ---------------------- 1343 Big Black River, Miss.: Flood control ----------------------- 774 Navigation------------_------------ 762 Investigation----------------------------------- 778 Big Blue River, Kans. and Nebr_- __ ------------- 1109, 1130 Big Bottom, Ark., flood control__ ----- _________ 943 Big Brush Creek, Tenn., investigation--------------------------- 1253 Big Canyon, Okla., investigation .. - -_________---- 989 Big Chazy River Champlain, N. Y., investigation ... _ 259 Big Creek, Ark.: Flood Control-- ------------------------------- 788 Investigation _------------------------------ 788 Big Creek drainage basin, Ill., investigation_ ------------- 1300 Big Creek, Kans., investigation --------------------------------- 1141 :Big (Cunningham) Creek, Ohio, navigation_ ------------------- 1631 :Big Darby Creek Reservoir, Ohio, flood control__------ --- 1344 I3ig Dry Creek Reservoir and diversion, California, flood control ------------------------------- ------------- 1799 Big Elk Creek, Okla., investigation_ __--- ---------- 989 Big Horn River, Mont., Flood Control ----------------------- 1204 Big Iron River, Mich., investigation_ ------------------ 1427 Big Joe River, Minn., investigation------------- -------- 1097 Big Lake, Ill., flood control-------------------------------- 1532, 1534 Big Marco Pass, Fla., to Naples, Fla.: Investigation__------------------- 584--------- Navigation ------------------------ 583--------- Big Muddy Creek, Tenn., flood control_-------- ---- 786 Big Muddy R., Ill., investigation, flood control---------- ------ 1027, 1011 Big Pass, Fla., investigation_______------------------- 584. - Big Pigeon Bayou, La., navigation -------------------- 714 Big Prairie, Ill., flood control.______--.-- ---------------------- 1534 Big Sandy Creek and Mexico Bay, N. Y., investigation--- -------- 1631 Big Sandy Creek, Tex., investigations_------------ 856, 875---------- Big Sandy River, including Levisa and Tug Forks, Va., W. Va., and Ky.: Flood control reservoirs ------------- -------------------- 1343 Navigation ------------------------------------ ------ 1317 INDEX IX Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Big Sarasota Pass, Fla., investigation----------------- 584 1-------- Big Sioux River, S. Dak. and Iowa: Investigation-_------------------ 1175 Navigation---------------------------------- 1152 Big Skin Bayou-Camp Creek Bottom, Okla., flood con- trol-------------------------------------------- 987 Big Slough to Belle Plaine, Kans., flood control........ 987 Big Suamico River, Wis., navigation---------------- 1492 Big Sunflower River, Miss., navigation, flood control --- 762, 777 Big Sur River, Calif., investigation-------------------- 1755 Big Swamp Creek Ala., investigation------------------ 659 Big Tariko, Kans. See Tarkio River.---------------- 1141 Big Thoroughfare River, Md., navigation-------------- 328 Big Timber Creek, N. J., navigation_--------------- 302 Big Wills Creek, Pa., investigation-------------------- 405 Big Wood River, Idaho, investigation---------------- 1975 Biles Creek, Pa., navigation__._______________________ 265 Billings, Mont., flood control___------------------_-- 1200 Biloxi Harbor and Bay, Miss.: Investigation______ ___ ___ _._ ___ _ ... __... 653 Navigation_ _ - _ -. _ _ . 645 Binghamton, N. Y., flood control- -- 339, 341 Birch Hill Reservoir, Connecticut River Basin, Mass., flood control - _. ..-..- -. - 132, 138 Birch Reservoir, W. Va., flood control_... . . ... 1343 Birnie Creek, Wash., investigation___________________ 1872 Biscayne Bay, Fla., navigation_ ____ 548 Bisteneau Lake, La., navigation__ Bixby flood protection, Oklahoma, investigation Bixby Slough, Calif_ __ ____ -- 714 989 1671 Black Bayou Reservoir, La.: Flood control __ _. . 721, 747 Investigation_ 748 Blackburn Dam and Reservoir, Okla 900 Black Butte Dam and Reservoir, Calif., flood control- -- 1781 Black Creek, Ala., flood control ... . . . . 662 Black Creek, Fla., investigation__..._._____ __ 584 Black Cypress, La., investigations... ____ 715, 748 Blackfish Bayou, Ark.: Investigation - - - _- -- ........ --. 788 Navigation _-- --- --- --- _ 784 Blackfoot Area, Idaho, flood control - - - - 1966 Blackfoot River, Idaho, flood control_ .. _ 1966 Black Lake, Mich.: Investigation .. . ... . ... . ........ 1493 Navigation___--_ -- __ 1471 Blacklick Creek, Pa., investigation___---------------- 1399 Black Pond Slough, Ark., investigation------------- 778 Black Rascal Creek, Calif., flood control__....-.-... 1796 Black River, Ark., Mo., and La.: Flood control _. ... .... .. _._ _ .. 927, 928 Investigation__ _ ____ _ _ ............. - ... 944 Navigation_ 756, 916 Black River Harbor, Mich., navigation-..__. Black River Harbor, N. Y., navigation_ _________ - - - _ 1427 1631 Black River, Mich., navigation_____ .... _._..._ 1572 Black River, N. C., navigation . . . ._ 474 Black River, Poplar Bluff, Mo., to Knobel, Ark., flood control--- - - *-. .- - - ---- --- .- --- -- 928 - Black River, S. C., investigation_........ ___ ... ._ 491 -- x INDEX Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Black River, Wis.: Investigation___------- .... .. 1075 Navigation _.------------------ _ _ 1075 Flood control_ 1097 Black Rock Channel, Conn--____ ------------- 100 Black Rock Channel, N. Y.: Investigation ___....__............__ 1631 Navigation_ 1612 Blackstone River Basin, Mass. and R. I., flood control__ 123 Black Walnut Harbor, Md., navigation 335 Black Warrior, Warrior and Tombigbee Rivers, Ala.: Navigation - - _ _ -- --.- 634 Locks and dams_ _. 635 Blackwater Reservoir, Merrimack River Basin, N. H., flood control 119, 122 Blackwater River, Fla., navigation; investigation ...... 652, 660 Blackwater and Lamine Rivers, Mo., investigation _ 1141 Blackwater River, Va., navigation 431 Blackwell, Okla., flood control- .. 987 Blaine Harbor, Wash.: Investigation_ _ 1940 Navigation 1906 Blakely Mountain Reservoir, Ark., flood control ....... 764 Blanchard Channel, Los Angeles, Calif., flood control__ 1673 Blind slough diking district, Clatsop County, Oreg., flood control 1897 Block Island, R. I.: Construction of harbor of refuge __ 80 Great Salt Pond_ 82 Blood River, La., navigation__________ 714 Blue Gum Canyon, Los Angeles, Calif., flood control___ 1673 Blue Mountain Reservoir, Ark., flood control- 922 Blue River Dam, McKenzie Basin, Oreg_ 1876 Blue River, Ind., investigation_ 1300 Bluestone Reservoir, New River, W. Va., flood control_ 1330, 1343 Bluewater Floodway, N. Mex., flood control. 891 Bluff Creek, Miss., navigation_ 652 Boards: Beach Erosion_ 2003 Engineers for Rivers and Harbors 1999 International: Kootenay Lake Board of Control_ 2088 Lake Champlain Board of Control_ 2083 Lake of the Woods Board of Control_ 2086 Lake Superior Board of Control 2086 Massena Board of Control 2085 Niagara 2083 Osoyoos Lake Board of Control 2088 Prairie Portage Board of Control 2087 Rainy Lake Board of Control_ 2087 St. Croix River, Maine, and New Brunswick, Board of Control 2082 Bodcau Bayou, Ark. and La., investigation_ -- -748 Bodcau Bayou, Red Chute, and Loggy Bayou, La., flood control 721,748 Bodcau Bayou Reservoir, La_ __ .. _ 721, 728 Bodega Bay, Calif., navigation, investigation___ - 1714, 1747 Boeuf and Tensas Rivers and Bayou Macon, Ark., and La., investigation, flood control_ 777, 778.... ... Boeuf Bayou, La., investigations-- -. .- - 715, 748 .... ... INDEX XI Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Boeuf River, Ark., and La.: Investigation----- ------------------------------ 778 Navigation ------------------------------------ 762 Flood control- -------------------------------- 777 Bogalusa, La., navigation_____- __ __ ____ 650 Boggy Creek; Okla., flood control___ _________________--987 Bogue Falia, La., navigation --- _____---------- 671 Bogue Inlet, N. C., investigation- -------- -_ 475 Bois de Sioux and Red Rivers, Minn. and N. Dak., flood control----------------------------------------------- 1078 Bois de Sioux River, S. Dak., flood control------- --- _------ 1077, 1089 Boise River, and Valley, Idaho, investigation, flood control ---------------------------------------------- 1975, 1966, 1967 Bolivar Peninsula, Tex., navigation __-__------___- - 812 Bolivar Reservoir, Ohio, flood control--------------------------- 1321 Bonfouca Bayou, La., navigation---_ -___- - __- - 670 Bonnet Carre Spillway, La.-____----------------_____ 2035 Bonneville, Oreg.: Construction of dam at- ----------------------------------- 1830 Restoration of Indian Fishing Grounds_---------------- 1835 Bonpas Creek, Ill., flood control_------ _ _- _____ 1294 Bon Secour Bay, Ala., investigation -_ -653 Bonum Creek, Va., Investigation_____________________ 396 Booneville Reservoir, Ky., flood control----------_ ---------- 1297 Boothbay Harbor, Maine: Investigation----------------------------------- 113 Navigation------------ ---------------------- 29, 30 -------- Booth Point, Fla., to Old Tampa Bay, investigation . 584 Boot Key Harbor, Fla., investigation ------------------ 584 Borel Canal, Calif., flood control--------------------- .---------- 1806 Boston, Mass.: Improvement of harbor_-- -------- ---- 47 Investigation--------------------------------- 113 Boston, Mass., Waterway, investigation --------- 113 Boston, Mass., to Long Island Sound Intracoastal Water- way, investigation ___--------_ 113 Boswell Reservoir, Boggy Creek, Okla., flood control-.. 983, 988.....-.. Bottle Run, Pa., flood control---___ ------- - __--360 Boulder, Colo., flood control----------------------- ------------ 1174 Bowman irrigation project, North Dakota, investigations ----------- 1152, 1175 Bow Creek, Nebraska, investigation_ ------ ----------- --- 1175 Boyer River, east fork of, Iowa--------------------------------_ 1174 Brackenridge, Pa., flood control-----_ ---------------- 1394 Braddock Bay area, on shore of Lake Ontario, investi- gation ---------------------------------------------------- 1631 Bradens Bend, Okla., flood control__ __ ------ - 987 Bradford, Pa., flood control, investigation---------- ---------- 1367, 1399 Brady, Tex., flood control_------------------------- 875--------- Brandywine River, Wilmington Harbor, Del., improve- ment-------------------------------------------- 276--------- Branford Harbor, Conn.: Investigation---. ------------------------------- 113 ---- Navigation_ -------------- ---------- 94- - Bransons Cove, Va., navigation_---------- --- 395--------- Brays Bayou, Tex., investigation- ---------------- 849. .... Brazoria-Galveston Soil Conservation, Tex., investiga- tion-------------------------------------------- 849---- . Brazos Island Harbor, Tex., navigation--. --------- 835 .... XII INDEX Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Brazos River, Tex.: Improvement from Velasco to Old Washington---- 841 Improvement from mouth to Freeport. _ _...---- 826 Mill Creek, Tex., flood control . .-- ..-- _--- 875 Whitney Reservoir-.__. _____ ____ 866 Investigations__ - - - , 842 Brea Dam, Calif., flood control. __. 1690, 1694 Breton Bay, Md., navigation___ -- _ _ 395 Brevoort levee, Indiana, flood control-- 1283 Bridgeport Harbor, Conn.: Investigation_____ _ __ . 113 Navigation....... . ... . ... 100 Bridges: Construction across navigable waters- Rules governing opening of draws._--- .---- - - 2081 2081 Bridgewater, Va., flood control_. 407 Brilliant, Ohio, flood control --.-... -- 1394 Broad Creek, Md., navigation__ __ 335 Broad Creek River, Del., navigation. Broad Creek, Va., navigation_ - ----- . ._ 335 395 Broadkill River, Del., navigation-_ _ 281 Broad River, S. C., investigation_ 491 Broad Sound, Boston Harbor, Mass., improvement_ .... 48 Broadwater Creek, Md., navigation-_ - - - 335 Brockway, Pa., flood control_ 1394 Brockway Reservoir, Connecticut River Basin, Vt., flood control -- - - -- 132, 150 Broken Bow, Nebr., investigation __ _ 1175 Bromley, Ky., flood control__ _ 1295 Bronx River, N. Y.: Investigation _. .- ... - 246 Navigation _ .. __... __ 160 Brooklyn, W. Va., flood control _ ___ .. 1342 Brookport, Ill., flood control investigation .- - 1291, 1263, 1295 Brookville Reservoir, Ind., flood control 1297 Brookville, Pa., investigation______ 1399 Broward County, Fla., investigation__--------------- 603 Browns Bay, Va., investigation---- _-- ----------_ --- 435 Browns Creek, N. Y., navigation------------------- _ 245 Brownwood, Tex., investigation ----------------------- 875 Brownsville, Tex., navigation_-___--------------- 799, 836 Brunswick Harbor, Ga., navigation ----------------- 494, 503 Brush Creek, W. Va., investigation __.___ 1347 Bucana River, P. R., investigation--------------------- 603 Buck Creek, S. C., investigation----------------------- 491 Buchannan River, W. Va., navigationD__. 1363 Buckhorn Reservoir, Ky., flood control__ 1297 Buckingham landing site, S. C., investigations ---------- 489, 491, 508 Bucksport Harbor, Maine, navigation------------------ 111 Budd Inlet, Olympia Harbor, Wash___ Buena Vista, Ohio, flood control__. Buffalo Bayou, Tex.: _ ---------- 1929 1342 Flood control----....--------------------- - 846, 866 Investigations_ ---------------------------- 842, 849 Buffalo Creek, N. Dak., flood control .... --..---- 1153 Buffalo Creek, W. Va., and Pa.: Flood control-.....- - - - - _ - . 1404 Investigation__.. . 1399 INDEX rnfl Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Buffalo, N. Y.: Engineer district----- - ------------ ---------.--- _ _- ._ 1585 Improvement of Black Rock Channel and Tonawanda Harbor----------------------------------- --------------- 1612 Improvement of harbor_ ----------- --------------------- 1609 Investigation ------------ .. ----------------------- . _ 1632 Buffalo River, Minn., investigation----- ------------------------- 1097 Buffalo River, Miss., flood control_.-- ---------------- 777 Buffalo, Wyo., flood control_ _ _----___ ...-- _-- _------_ 1202 Buffumville Reservoir, Mass., flood control-------------- 126, 127 Buford Dam, Ga., investigation__ ________-------- -- .617 Buford-Trenton Irrigation Proj., Mo. River, N. Dak _--.. ..------- 1189 Buggs Island Reservoir, Va. and N. C., flood control. See John H. Kerr Reservior Bull Dog Creek, Minn., investigations_--------------------------1097, 1429 Bull Shoals Reservoir, Ark., flood control_ _-__._-----_ 935 Bullock Cove, R. I., investigation---_ .113 -------- Burbank eastern system, Los Angeles, Calif., flood control -_-------- 1673 Burbank western system (lower) Los Angeles, Calif., flood control----------------_ ----- ------------- ----------- 1673 Burbank western system (upper), Los Angeles, Calif., flood control------------------------------- -- - ------------- 1673 Bureau Creek, Ill., investigation_ --------------------------------- 1060 Burgettstown Raccoon Creek, Pa--------------------------- _1403 - Burial Hill Beach, Conn__ _-------------- ___-_ 112 Burlington Harbor, Vt., navigation_----_ ------ _ 216 Burlington. Kans., flood control ---------------------- 987 Burlington, Ohio, flood control------_- ---------- 1342 Burns Dam and Reservoir, Calif., flood control__ -------- _ -.- 1796 Burns Ditch Harbor, Ind., investigation-----------------------_ -1523 Burnsville Reservoir, W. Va., flood control_ ------- _ -_ - ----- 1344 Burr Creek Channel, Conn., navigation--__-_------ .101 - Burr Oak Reservoir, Ohio, flood control_ _-------------_ --.. 1326 Butler, Pa., investigation----- _ ------ - -- _ 1399 Buttahatchee River, Miss. and Ala., investigation_ 660 Buttermilk Bay, Channel to Buzzards Bay, Mass., navi- gation----_ -------------------------------------- Buttermilk Channel, N. Y.-____ -- Butternut Creek, N. Y_ -------- _ ----- 68 190, 193 1 9Be--__ -- 340 Buzzards Bay, Mass_-----___-------__ ---- -60, 68 - C Caballero Creek, Los Angeles, Calif., flood control_ - -1673 Cache Creek Basin, Calif., investigation ----------- - - - _ 1813 Cache River, Ill., investigations --------- ------------- 1027, 1300 Cache River Diversion, Ill., flood control-_ _- - _ __---- 1004 Cache Slough, California flood control__-- ------------------- - 2013 Caddo Lake Dam, La.: Investigation __----------------- ------ _ -- 748 Navigation ------------------------------------- . 668 Caddo River, Ark., flood control_- ------ - 766 Caddoa (John Martin) Reservoir, Colo., flood controL__ 881------ Cadet Bayou, Miss., investigation--.--.----------. --- - 653. ...... Cadle Creek, Md., navigation__ _---------------___ 335------- Cadron Creek, Ark., investigation _...---------------- 944 _.- Caesar Creek Reservoir, Ohio, flood control_-------- ---- 1297 Cagles Mill Reservoir, Ind., flood control, ---------- - _- -_ _- 1286, 1297 Cahaba River, Ala., navigation-_ -_ _-_ __ _- - _ 652, 658 _.._ Cajon Creek, Santa Ana River Basin, Calif., flood control 1689 1--------- Calapooya River, Oreg., flood control_---.. -.. .-- .1876, 1891 X1V INDEX Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Calaveras River, Calif., flood control, investigation -. -- _. . _-- 1786, 1813 Calcasieu Pass and River, La.: Investigation ...---------------------..-------------- .716 Navigation ------------------------------------- 708 Lock --------------------------------------- 677 Caledonia, N. Y., flood control__- ------ ___ -------- 1644 Calhoun-Victoria Soil Conservation District, Tex., inves- tigation----------------------------------------- 849 Calico Rock, Ark., flood control-_ ------------------- 939 Caliente Creek, Calif., investigation__------------------------ 1813 California, coast of, investigation ----------------------------- 1671, 1747 :California Debris Commission_ _______________ ---___----- 2007 California, Ohio, flood control_ - ---------- ------- __-1295 Calion Lake Dam, Ark.: Flood control, investigation_----------------- 763, 769, 748 Navigation ------------------------------------ 757 Caloosahatchee River, Fla.: .. __-------- Investigation_---- ----------..- 584 Navigation--------------------------------554, 560 Flood control_--- _----------------------593 Calumet Harbor and River, Ill. and Ind., improvement of harbor (South Chicago Harbor)----- ---------- __--------1504 Calumet Lake, Ill., navigation ----------------------------------- 1523 Calumet (Little) River, Ind.,navigation_ 1513 Calumet Sag Channel, Ill., navigation --------------------------- 1515 Camas Creek Area, Idaho, flood control----_ ----------------------- 1966 Camas-Washougal Turning Basin, Wash-------------------------- 1836 Cambridge Harbor, Md., navigation----------------_ 335 Cambridge, Ohio, investigation__----------------_ 1347 Cambridgeport Reservoir, Connecticut River Basin, Vt., flood control-- --------------------------------- _ 132 Camden Harbor, Maine, navigation --------------------- 111 Camelsback Site, Ariz., investigation__-------------------_ 1702 Cameron County, Tex., investigation ------------------ 349 Campbell's Island, Ill., investigation_. __- ___-_______ 1060 Camp Blanding, Fla., investigation __________ ___ 584 Canacadea Creek, N. Y., flood control ---------------- 347, 368 Canadian River, N. Mex., Tex., and Okla.: Investigations__---------------------- _ 951, 989 Flood control 82 8--------------------------------- Canal Point, Fla., flood control-______------__-_ 595 Canapitsit Channel, Mass., navigation_- __--- _ 112 Canasawacta Creek, N. Y., flood control--------------- 337 Canaveral Harbor, Fla,, navigation, investigation- --- 534, 584 Cane Creek, Okla., investigation___._____ __----- -_ 989 Cane River, La., navigation, flood control_------ 714, 734, 753 Investigation___ -------- 748 Caney Creek, Okla. and Kans., flood control 987 - - Caney River, Okla., flood control__________ -___ 970 Caney Fork River, Tenn____________________________ 1236 Canisteo, N. Y., flood control------ __-- ___----345 Cannelton, Ind., flood control __ ------- ______ _____ 1277, 1295 Cannonball River, N. Dak., investigation ------------------------ 1187 Canton, Mo., Mississippi River------------- ------- 1060 Canton Reservoir, Okla., flood control_--__ ----- _ 961 Canton Township, Pa., investigation-------------------------_ 1399 Canyon Reservoir, Guadalupe River, Tex., flood control- 871 _ Cape Channel, N. C., investigation-_-----, 475 Cape Charles City Harbor, Va., navigation-------- 434 INDEX xv Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Cape Cod Bay and Canal, Mass.: Investigation__.._._._. . .. 113, 114 Navigation-- ------ - - ..- . - . --- -- -- 60 Cape Fear River, N. C.: Improvement above Wilmington .....- 466 Investigations_-- _ . 478 Navigation_ 474 Cape Girardeau (east) Ill. and Mo.: Flood control_ _. _ 1006 Investigation_ _ . . ._... 1027 Cape Lookout, N. C., harbor of refuge- CapeMay Canal, N. J . - - - 474 298 Cape May Harbor, Cold Spring Inlet, N. J.: Investigation ____ 303 Navigation _ 291 Cape Porpoise Harbor, Maine, navigation Cape Vincent Harbor, N. Y., navigation .... - --- 35 1631 Carbon Canyon Dam and Channel, Santa Ana River Basin, Calif., flood control 1694 Cardens Bottom drainage district No. 2, Arkansas River, Ark., flood control 943 Carlin Bayou, La., navigation_ 904 Carlow Ditch, Mich., investigation----------------- 1580 Carlyle Reservoir, Ill., flood control_ 1025 Carmel River, Calif., investigation_ 1755 Carmi, Ill., investigation___ 1300 Carolina Beach, N. C., investigation-------- 475 Carpenters Creek, Pa., flood control----------- 354 Carquinez Strait, Calif., navigation .... __ 1747 Carrabelle Bar, Harbor, and River, Fla.: Navigation .. 652 Investigation__ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ ._ ._ 653 Carroll County, Ill., flood control __ __ ...... 1060 Carrollton, Ky., flood control_..._____ 1257, 1295 Carr (or dolumbia), Creek, Ill., investigation_-_---_---_ 1028 Carson River, Calif., and Nev., investigation Carters Creek, Va., navigation ..--- - ..---- - .. .-.- 395 1813 Carthage, Mo., flood control___ ___ .. _ _ _ 958 Carthage Dam and Reservoir, Tenn _ -. - __ 1223 Carvers Harbor, Maine: Investigation . _... .....- .-.. 114 Navigation .....- - 111 Cascade storage project, Idaho, investigation_ 1975 Cascadia Dam, South Santiam River, Oreg_ 1876 Cascades Canal, Oreg., navigation__ 475 1872 Caseville Harbor and Pigeon River, Mich., investigation_ 1572 Caseys Pass, Fla.: Investigation _ __ _ . ...-.-.....-- - 584 Navigation _ -.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 561 --- - Caseyville, Ky., flood control--------------------- _1295 Cashie River, N. C.: Investigation-- _- - -- _-...- .-- - 475 Navigation__ _ _ 474 Cass Lake Minn., investigation__ __. 1097 Cassville, 'Wis., investigation ..... _ 1054 Castle Rock, Cowlitz River, Wash., flood control_---- 1898 Castlewood Reservoir, Colo., flood control .... ... . 1174 Catatonk Creek Basin, N. Y., investigation-_ _.-...... 367 Cathance River, Maine, navigation_--_.---------- 111 Catharine Creek, N. Y., flood control_------------- 1640 XI INDEX Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Catlettsburg, Ky., flood control, navigation-_--..--...-----.-.. .1342 - Cattaraugus Creek, N. Y.: Investigations------------------------------ 1632, 1644 Navigation-..---------------------------------- ------ - 1631 CCavallo Pass, Tex., improvement of channel to Port Lavaca------------------------------------------ 829 Cave-in-Rock, Ill., flood control--....-------- ------------ _ --- - 1295 Cave Run Reservoir, Ky., flood control_.-.--.-- .. . ----- ----. - 1297 Cayuga Creek, and Island, N. Y.: Flood control_.---------------.- .-.------.-. ------- -- 1634 --------------------- Investigations__ ----- -------- -_1632, 1644 Cedar and Iowa Rivers, Iowa, investigation------......-----.---- 1060 Cedar Bayou, Tex., improvement--------------------- 821 Cedar Bay to Thoroughfare Bay, N. C., improvement... 474 Cedar City, Utah, investigation------.-------- -------- . 1813 Cedar Creek Channel, Conn.....-------------------------- 101 Cedar Hill, Mo., flood control__---------------------- ------------ 1025 Cedar Keys Harbor, Fla., navigation_----.--------- - 583 Cedar Point Reservoir, Kans., flood control _ Cedar River Harbor, Mich., navigation-.....----------- ------------ --- - 987 -- 1492 Cedar River, Wash., investigation_.---------- _----------- - 1953 Celilo Falls, Oreg., navigation__-....---__------------------- _1824 Celina Dam and Reservoir, Tenn_-- ---------------- Center Hill Reservoir, Tenn., flood control-- Centinela Creek, Los Angeles, Calif., flood control-_------- ------- _ _ _- ------- ----- _ -- 1223 1245, 1250 1674 Central and Southern, Fla., flood control, investigations- 593, 603 Central City, Nebr., investigation_________________________ 1175 Central City Reservoir, Iowa, flood control----- ---------- 1059 Ceredo, Kenova, W. Va., flood control---------_ _----___ 1342, 1346 Chadbourne Bridge, Mont., flood control------- --- _ _-------------1204 Chagrin River, Ohio, investigation__________________ __ -_ 1644 Chain of Rocks Bridge, Ill., emergency protection---_--- -----_ -1027 Chambersburg, Ohio, flood control-----------------------------_ 1342 Chamita Dam and Reservoir, Rio Chama, N. Mex., flood control ___________---------- - _____---- 884 Champlain, N. Y., Big Chazy R., N. Y., investigation__ 259. ..... Champlain Lake, N. Y. and Vt., channel between North and South Hero Islands, navigation-_ ---------- _ 245 International Board of Control------ ----- ---------------- 2083 Narrows of, navigation_-- ----- ------- 214 Chandlerville, Ill., east of: Flood control -------------------------------------------- 1534 Investigation__ - --------- __--------- ---------- 1535 Channel between North and South Hero Islands, Lake Champlain, Vt. --------------------- 245 Channel from Buzzards Bay to Buttermilk Bay, Mass.__ 68 Channel to Port Bolivar, Tex., navigation_ _ __ __ _ _ 812 Chariton River, Iowa and Mo., flood control--l_--- 1109, 1137 Charles Mill Reservoir, Ohio, flood control__ ------------- 1321 Charleston, Oreg., navigation_ ------------------------- 1867 Charleston, S. C.: Engineering district_ - ---------- _ _--------_ 479 Improvement of harbor_- ... ------ ___ --- 483--------- Investigation_ _-_- - - - - - - - 489- Charlevoix Harbor, Mich., navigation_..... . _ ____ 1488 Charlotte Creek, N. Y., flood control_ -_____- -____. 347 Charlotte Harbor, Fla., navigation-__----_ ------- __ 563 Charlotte (Rochester) Harbor, N. Y., navigation ------------------ 1620 Chartiers Creek, Pa., investigation-_ _-----__ - --------- 1399 Chatfield Reservoir, Colo_ ---------- ____ - ---------- 1168 INDEX XVII Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Chatham (Stage) Harbor, Mass., navigation _.__ __ 63 Chattahoochee River, Ga. and Ala.: Investigation_ ..------------------- ----------- 653 Navigation_------ ----------------------- 615 Chattanooga, Tenn., and Rossville, Ga., flood control. - 1252 Chatooga Reservoirs, Ga. and S. C., flood control....... 508 Chaumont Bay and River, N. Y., investigation_ 1632 Chauncey Run, N. Y., flood control___ 368 Cheat River, W. Va.: Investigation ---------------------------- 1400 Navigation_----- -------------------------- 1363 Cheatham Lock and Dam, navigation_ 1221 Cheboygan Harbor and River, Mich., navigation_ 1556. Cheesequake Creek, N. J., navigation_ 235 Chefuncte River, La., navigation __ 671 Chehalis River, Wash.: Flood control 1953:: Investigations_ __---- --- - 1940, 1953' Navigation_- 1931. Chelsea River (Boston Harbor), Mass.: Investigation .... __ 114 Navigation-__.. 50 Chemung River, N. Y ______ 339 Chena Slough, Alaska: Investigation.... ------------- --------- 1996 Flood Control___ 1995 Chenango River, N. Y., flood control__-_ 365, 369 Chenango and Susquehanna Rivers, N. Y., investigation-- 367 Chequamegon Bay, Wisconsin____ _ _ 1416 Cherokee County, Kans________ ..... __.._.._ 987 Cherokee, Okla., flood control_---- 987 Cherry Creek Dam and Reservoir, Colo., flood control.. 1157, 1165, 1174 Cherry Valley Reservoir, Calif., flood control-.... .-- 179' Chesapeake Bay, Md., investigation- 303 Chesapeake, Ohio, flood control--____-___-__-- 1342 Cheshire, Ohio, flood control_ 1342 Chestnut Creek, Va., flood control- --- - 1329 Chester, Ill., investigation ______ ________ 1003 Chester River, Md., navigation- _ _ --------- 319 Chester River, Pa., navigation, flood control- 302, 309 Chetco Cove, Oreg., investigation___ 1872- Checto River, Oreg., navigation 1872 Chetopa, Kans., flood control----__-____ ---- 987 Chevreuil Bayou, La., investigations-- 716, 748 Cheyenne River, S. Dak. and Wyo.: Flood Control_ _ ---_ _-_ _ _--__ _ 1173, 1174 Investigation _____ 1175 Chicago Harbor and River: Improvement of harbor____________ 1500 Improvement of river_______ _______ 1502 Investigation _______________ 1523 Chicago, Ill., engineering district_---- 1497 Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal__-____ _____ 1513 Chickalah Creek, Ark., investigation-__ - 944 Chickamauga, Tenn., navigation ...... _-_ 1231 Chickasawhay River, Miss.: Investigation_ 660 Navigation_ _ -- - 652 Chickasaw Creek, Ala., navigation-------------- - 627 XVIII INDEX Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Chico Landing, Calif.: Investigation___ __________ 1779 Flood control_ .. Investigation----------------------------------- _ . 2013 Navigation .. _ 1761 Chico River, P. R., investigation----------- - 603 Chicopee, Connecticut River Basin, Mass., flood control__ 133, 144 Chicopee River, Mass., investigation-_ 151 ----- Chicot Lake, Ark., investigation_ Chief Joseph Dam, Wash., navigation__ _ _ _-__- __- Chikaskia River, Okla. and Kans., investigation ....... _ 778 989 1916 Chillicothe Reservoir, Mo., flood control___ 1109 Chilo, Ohio, flood control_ ___- 1295 Chincoteague Inlet and Bay, Va.: Investigation_ 336 Waterway to Delaware Bay, navigation_ 331, 335 Chino Creek, Calif., flood control________ 1689 Chipola River, Fla., investigations_ 653, 660 Chippewa Harbor, Isle Royale, Mich., navigation ...... 1427 Chippewa River, Wis. and Minn., investigation, flood control-----__ 1097, 1092 Chisholm Creek, Kans., flood control__ 954 Chittenango Creek and tributaries, New York, flood control ____ -- 1644 Chitto Bogue, La., navigation__________ 652 Chocolate Bayou, Tex., navigation .... 825 Choctawahatchee Bay and River, Fla. and Ala.: Improvement of river____________ 612, 623, 652 Investigation .. 653 Choptank River, Md., navigation__ 320, 335 Choupique Bayou, La_____________ 745 Chouteau, Nameoki, and Venice drainage and levee dis- trict, Illinois, flood control_ 1022 Chouteau Island, Ill., investigation_ 1028 Chowan River, Va. and N. C.: Investigation_._- 446 Navigation -_- Christiansted Harbor, St. Croix, V. I_ 583---------- Christina River Del.: Investigation__ 303 Navigation _ _ 274 435 Chuckatuck Creek, Va., investigation Chunky Creek and River, Miss., investigation_ 660 Cincinnati, Ohio: Flood control - ----------------------------- 1266, 1295 Investigation___-------------------- 1300 City Waterway, Tacoma Harbor, Wash- 1927 Clackamas River, Oreg__--------- --------------- 1891, 1900 Claiborne Harbor, Md., navigation 335 Claiborne Lock and Dam, Ala__ 631 Clam Creek, N. J., navigation___ 291 Clanton, Humphreys and Shawnee Creeks, Ky., inves- tigation----------------------------------- 1300 Claremont Reservoir, Connecticut River Basin, N. H., flood control-------------------------------- 132, 150 Clarendon to Laconia Circle, Ark., flood control ..---- 788 Clarendon, Ark., investigation_------------------ 944 Clarington, Ohio, flood control-------------------- 1342 Clarion River Reservoir, Pa.: Flood control_----------------------------- 1370 Investigation ----------------------------- 1400 INDEX XIX Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Clark Hill Reservoir, Ga. and S. C_...------------- .502, 508, 510 Clarks River, Ky., investigation ------------------------ _ __- - - 1253 Clarksville, Ark., flood control------------------------ 918 Clarksville, Ind., flood control-------------------------------1271, 1295 Clatskanie Drainage Dist., Oreg -------------------------------- 1893 Clatskanie River, Oreg., navigation ---------_ _- 1872 Clatsop County Diking Dists. Nos. 1 and 4, Oreg----------------- 1893 Clear and Dogy Creeks, Okla., investigation----------- 989 Clear Creek, Ill.: Flood control-_ ------------------- _--------- 1005, 1008 Investigation__--------------------------------- ------------ 1028 Clear Creek and Lake, Tex., navigation_--------------- _ 823 Clear Fork of the Brazos River, Tex., investigation 875 Clear Lake Area, Calif., investigation_-------------------- __ 1813 Clear Lake, Ill., flood control_--------------_ _-- -- -- 1534 Clearwater Bay, Fla., investigation__----------------- 585 Clearwater Reservoir, Mo., flood control--------------- 930 Clearwater River, Idaho ______- -- __-________ ---- _ ______ 1966 Clearwater River, Minn., flood control-------------------_l 1077, 1081 Clearwater, Snake, and Salmon Rivers, Oreg., investi- gations---- ------------------------------------------ 1965, 1975 Clendening Reservoir, Ohio, flood control.- -------- __---------- 1321 Cleveland Harbor, Ohio: Navigation---------------------------------------------- 1593 Investigation ____ __________ ______ ______ 1632 Cleves, Ohio, flood control_------------------------------------- 1295 Clewiston, Fla., flood control__ _________________ 595 Clifton, W. Va., flood control_-------___-------_______ 1342 Clinch River, Tenn. and Va., navigation__ ---- _ _------------_ 1236 Clinton Harbor, Conn., navigation----_---------- 112 Clinton, Ind., flood control_----- 1295 Clinton, Iowa, Pool No. 14___ ____ -- _____-________-_____-- 1037 Clinton River, Mich.: Flood control _------------- ----- 1575 Navigation---------------------------------------------- 1572 Clintwood Reservoir, Va., flood control-------------------------- 1343 Clooney Island, La-------- 709 Cloverport, Ky., flood control__ -------- --- ------- 1295 Clyde Park, Mont., flood control-______- - -______--____ _ 1202 Clyde, Pawtucket River Basin, R. I., flood control_ 150 Coal Creek, Colo., flood control__ ._____________----_ 895 Coal Creek Drainage and Levee District, Ill., flood con- trol --------------------------------------------- 1528 Coal Creek, Okla., investigation_ _-----989 Coal Grove, Ohio, flood control_ ____-_____-_______ - __-____ 1342 Coan River, Va., navigation_ -______________ 395 Coastal Plains Soil Conservation, - Coasters Harbor Island, R. I., navigation--_- ____- Tex., investigation - ---- -R 112 849 Cobscook Bay, Maine, navigation- --- --- 111 Cocheco River, N. H., navigation------. -- 111 Cochrane, Wis---- -- ------ - ------ 1036 Cochranton, Pa., flood control------- ------------------- ______ 1397 Cockfield Levee, La_________------------ 753. .. ..... Cockrell Creek, Va., navigation_--- --------- 395- --- Cocoa, Fla., investigations_ --- ______--------___ 585, 603 .. Coden Bayou, Ala., navigation--- 652- Codorus Creek, Pa., flood control-_----- ------------- 363- Coeur D'Alene, Idaho, flood control --- -------------- 1953 Cohansey River, N. J., navigation-_ 288--------...288 Cohasset Harbor, Mass., navigation . --. 111---- -.. X:x INDEX Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Cohocton River, N. Y., flood control_-------- -- 344 Cold Brook Reservoir, S. Dak., flood control------ 1155 Cold Spring Inlet, N. J.: Investigation_------------ -------------- - 303 SNavigation - - - 289 Coldwater River, Miss., navigation- - 762 Colfax, La., flood control ______ 721, 747 Colfax, Wash., flood control _ __ ____ 1970 College Hill, Ky., navigation .... 1257 Collier County, Fla., investigation-_ 585 Collinsville, Ala., flood control_______________ ____ 659 Collinsville to Shasta Dam, Calif., flood control- 1780 Colonial Beach, Va., beach erosion_ -- ------- 395 Colorado. River, Tex. and Ariz. and Colorado: Investigations . ... 842, 856, 875 1702 Flood control- 875 1699 Navigation_ - --- 804 Colorado River and Brazos crossings, Louisiana and Texas Intracoastal Waterway, investigation_ 842 Colorado Springs, Fountaine que Bouille River, Colo., flood control 891 (Columbia Creek) or Carr, Ill., investigation_ 1028 Columbia Drainage Dist. No. 1, Oreg 1893; Columbia drainage and levee district No. 3, Illinois, flood __ control _........ ........ ... .--- .. .... 1019 Columbia, La., flood control -................ 764 Columbia Lock and Dam, Ala., navigation .... 617 Columbia River, Oreg. and Wash.: At Baker Bay, Wash., navigation ________ 1853' Below Vancouver, Wash ......... _____ 1845 Bonneville, Oreg., construction of dam at_ 1830 Bridges at Cascade locks_ 1872 Cascades Canal_ 1872' Celilo Falls to Kennewick, Wash., navigation- 1824 Chief Joseph Dam, Wash_ 1916. Dalles Dam . 1827 Investigations_ __ 1872, 1898, 1953, 1965; Local flood protection__ __ 1942, 1965, McNary Dam, navigation ___ __ _ 1962' Mouth improvement_________ 1854 Vancouver to The Dalles, Oreg 1835 Wenatchee to Kettle Falls, Wash., navigation- 1940, Columbia Slough, Oreg., navigation_ _ 1838, 1872: Columbus, Colorado River, Tex., flood control 875 Columbus, Ga., investigation__--.----- 653 Columbus, Nebr., investigation __ 1175 Colusa, Calif., navigation______________ 1761 Combahee River, S. C., investigation__ 491 Commerce for calendar year 1952__ 4 --------- Compo Beach, Westport, Conn., navigation_ _ 112 Compton Creek, Los Angeles River Basin_ 1673: Compton Creek, N. J., navigation 238 Conchas Dam and Reservoir, N. Mex_ 882 Concordia, Ky., flood control__ _ ______ 1295, Conecuh River, Ala., investigation, navigation_ 652--------- Conejos River, Colo., flood control_ 884 Conemaugh River, Pa., investigations _-_ _ 8 1364, 1400 Conemaugh River Reservoir, Pa., flood control-_ 1379, 1395 Conewango Creek, N. Y., investigation ........ 1400, Coney Island Channel, N. Y., navigation.- __ -189- ----- INDEX XXI Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Coney Island Creek, N. Y., navigation-------------- 245 Congaree River, S. C. navigation____ 488 Congaree-Santee, S. C., investigations-------------- 489, 491 Congresses of Navigation, Permanent International Association of ------------------------------- 2075 Conneaut Creek, Pa., investigation- 1644 Conneaut Harbor, Ohio: Investigation------------------------------ 1632 Navigation_ 1602 Connecticut Beach Erosion Control Study_ 114 Connecticut River Basin, Vt., N. H., Mass., Conn., flood control: Local protection projects __ 133 Reservoirs 132 Connecticut River, Mass. and Conn.: Investigations_ _ 114, 151 Navigation above Hartford, Conn_ 112 Navigation below Hartford, Conn._ 90 Connoquenessing Creek, Pa., investigation_ 1400 Conotton Creek, Ohio, investigation_ 1347 Consolidated diking and improvement district No. 1, Cowlitz County, Wash., flood control_ 1893 Contentnea Creek, N. C., navigation __ 474 Contoocook River, N. H., flood control---------- 121 Contra Costa County, Calif., investigation __ 1813 Conway County levee district No. 6, Arkansas River, Ark., flood control_________ _________ __ 943 Conway County levee districts Nos. 1, 2, and 8, Arkan- sas River, Ark., flood control investigation _ _ _ _ 943, 945 Conway County, Drainage and Levee District Nos. 1 and 10, Ark., investigation__ __ 945 Conway, S. C., investigation_ 491 Cook Inlet, Alaska, investigation _ 1991 Coolidge Dam, Ariz., and N. Mex., investigation- 1702 Cooper River, N. J., navigation_ - - . 286 Cooper River, S. C.: Investigation .... 489 Navigation_ 483 Coosa River, Ga. and Ala.: Flood control . 656, 659 Investigations_______________-- ----- 653, 660 Navigation _ ------------------------------- 631 Coosaw River, S. C., navigation_ 480 Coosawatte River, Ga., navigation__ 652 Coos Bay, Harbor, and River, Oreg.: Improvement of entrance to bay and harbor- 1866 Improvement of river- -__--------------- 1872 Copano Bay Soil Conservation District, Tex., investi- gation__ 849 Copes Corner Reservoir, N. Y., flood control- 340 Copper River and Gulf Coast, Alaska, investigation_ _ 1991 Coquille River, Oreg.: Flood control . .... _ 1898 Investigation ------------------------------ 1899 Navigation_ 1869 Coralville Reservoir, Iowa, flood control - 1057, 1059 Coraopolis, Pa., flood control_---- ----------- 1394 Cordova Harbor, Alaska: Investigation . .. 1992 Navigation-- -------- 1990 Corea Harbor, Maine, navigation, investigation ------ --- 277309--53--voL. 1-65 XXII INDEX Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Core Creek, N. C., investigation___ ----- ---------- 478 Core Sound, N. C., improvement of waterway to Beaufort Harbor, investigation_--_ _____ - _-_ ____------ 475 Corkscrew River, Fla., investigation ----------------- 603 Corney, La., navigation_-_ ---- ----------- _____ 762 Corning, N. Y., flood control_------------------- _ 339, 343 -------- Cornucopia Harbor, Wis., improvement, investigation-_-_ --- 1415, 1427 Corpus Christi, Tex.: Channel to Encinal Peninsula naval seaplane base 841 Improvement of channel to Aransas Pass-_----- 830 Corpus Christi-Port Aransas waterway, investigation--. 842 Corsica River, Md., navigation--_ -- ------ 335 Corte Madera Creek, Calif., investigation-.... _-------------- _ 1755 Cosmopolis, Wash., flood control------------------------ ___-- 1953 Cossatot River, Ark., investigation -------------------- 989 Cosumnes River, Calif., investigation _ _ _ _------- _ _ -- --- 1813 Cottage Grove Reservoir, Oreg., flood control ------------------- 1876, 1882 Cotton Bayou, Tex., investigation ------ ------- _ 842 Cottonwood Creek, Okla., investigation --------------- 990 Cottonwood Falls, Kans., flood control_---___-_______ 987 Cottonwood Springs Reservoir, S. Dak., flood control- _ _ ------ _ 1156 Cotuit Harbor and West Bay, Mass., investigation 114-- 114 Coudersport, Pa., investigation__ ----------------- _ _--------1400 Cougar Dam,Oreg., flood control_. 1876, 1886 ___________--------___ Council Bluffs, Iowa, flood control---___ ------ __-----_ 1157, 1171, 1174 Council Grove Reservoir, Kans., flood control--------_ 987 Courtenay, Fla., channel improvement_ -------- _ 583 Coushatta, La., investigation_________________________ 748 Covington, Ky., flood control ____-_____________ __________ 1265, 1295 Covington, La., navigation_ .... _______--------- 671 Cow Bayou, Tex., navigation ------------------------ 796 Cow Creek, Kans., flood control_ - -- 952 Cowlizt County drainage improvement districts Nos. 2, 5, 11, 13 and 15 Washington, flood control--------------------- 1893 Cowlizt, River, Wash.: Investigation ----------------------------------- 1899 Navigation________ _______________________________ 1846, 1849 Coyote Creek, Calif., navigation -------------------------------- _ 1673 Coyote Valley Reservoir, Calif., investigation, flood con- trol -------------------------------------------------- 1755,; 1749 Crab & Wilson Creeks, Wash--- - - ____________--- ----- -1942 Craig Harbor, Alaska 1990 Crane Brook, N. Y., flood control_________-__-______-______-__ 1644 Crane Creek, Ill., flood control____ _____________-- 1532, 1534 -_________ Cranes Creek, Va., navigation________ ------ ___________ 395 Craven Shoal, New York Harbor, N. Y., improvement__ 187 Crawford County levee district, Arkansas River, Ark., flood control-- ------------ 917 Creede, Willow Creek, Colo., flood control ___________ 891, 894 Crescent City Harbor, Calif., navigation---, __--------------_ -- 1708 Creve Coeur Creek, Mo., investigation _______________ ____-___ 1141 Criehaven Harbor, Maine: Investigation__ __________________ _________ 114 Navigation ------------------------------------ 111 Crisfield Harbor, Md., navigation- ______---------_ Crooked Creek, Ark., investigation -- -------------------- 335 945 - Crooked Creek Reservoir, Pa., flood control____- -__----_ 1376, 1395 Crooked Creek, Tenn., flood control--_------ 786 Crooked River, Oreg., investigation------------_ 1899 Crosby Run, N. Y., flood control.- -- 346..... ... INDEX XXIII Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Cross-Forida, Waterway, Fla.: Investigation------------------------------------ 585 Navigation_ --------------------- --- - -- 583 Cross Rip Shoals, Mass., navigation--------------_ -65 "Crow," Gimlet Creek, Ill., investigations_ --------------- __ 1028, 1535 Crow River, Minn., investigation___________________-_____ 1097 Crystal River, Fla., navigation_-----------__-_____ 583 Cubits Gap, La .------------- ------------------------ 690 Cubitt Creek, Va., investigation_ ----- _________-----396 Cucklers Creek, N. C., investigation---_______-____ 478 Cuivre River, Mo., navigation____ -_________- -_ - -- -_ 1003 Culvers Bar, Conn ---------------------------------- 99 Cumberland, Ky., flood control. __--______- --_____----______ 1252 Cumberland, Md., flood control__ ___-___-- -___ -_ 399 Cumberland River, Ky., and Tenn.: Flood control_---------- ----------------- 1219 Navigation ---------------------------------------------- 1236 Locks -------------------------------------------------- 1220 Investigation_-- ---------------------- - ___ -- 1253 Cunningham Creek, Ohio, navigation __ ___ _ -___-___1631 Current River, Ark., and Mo., navigation -------------- 916 Curtis Creek, Md., navigation___________ __-- ___ 312 Cuttyhunk Harbor, Mass.: Investigation---------- ---- 114 Navigation_ ------------------------------------ 67 Cuyahoga County, Ohio, investigation_ _ ___ __ _ __ _ __ 1632 Cuyahoga River, Ohio, navigation ------------------------------ 1593 Cypress and Black Cypress River Reservoirs, La., in- vestigation --------------------------------------- 748 Cypress Bayou and waterway between Shreveport, La., and Jefferson, Tex_ ---------- -------------- _ 668 Investigations -------------------------------- 716, 748 Cypress Creek, Md., navigation___________--- ___ 335 Cypress Creek, Tex., investigation flood control-------- 716, 724, 876 Cypress River, Tex., investigation_____ __-_______ 716 Cyr Rapids, Minn., investigation_ _--__---________ ____ 1097 D Dalecarlia Reservoir, Washington, D. C_ --- ______--- 386 Dale Hollow Reservoir, Tenn. and Ky., flood control-------------- 1243, 1250 Dallas Floodway, Tex., flood control________________ 857, 862 Dalles-Celilo Canal, Oregon and Wash., improvement------------_ 1828 Dalles Dam, Oregon, navigation______ _____________ _____ 1827 Dam A Reservoir, Neches River, Tex., navigation------ 852, 855 Dam B Reservoir, Neches River, Tex., navigation------ 852, 854 Damariscotta River, Maine: Investigation ----------------------------------- 114 Navigation---- ---------------------------- 29, 112 Dansville and vicinity, Genesee River, N. Y., flood con- trol ------------------------------------ --------------- 1639 Danville, Ark., flood control____ ------------ 923 D'Arbonne Bayou, La., navigation__-___- -- ___ _ 762 Dardanelle, Ark., flood control ------------------------ 919 Dardanelle Dam and Reservoir, Ark., navigation- -- _ -901, 909 Darien River and Harbor, Ga., navigation-_____ __-_ 494, 507 Dauphin Island Bay, Ala., navigation-----------------_ 652 Davenport Center Reservoir, N. Y., flood control 339 Davenport, Iowa, investigation, harbor__ 1037, 1054 Davis Creek, Va., navigation -------------- 434 XXIV INDEX Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Davis Lock, St. Marys River, Mich- -------- -- - -- - 1541 Day Creek, Tex. and Ark., flood control--------------- 744 Dayton, Ky., flood control--------__________------ __ -___ __ 1295 Dayton, Touchet River, Wash., flood control--------------------- 1973 Dayton, Wyo., flood control _____ __ ____________ __---_-_ 1202 Dead Horse Canyon and Royal Boulevard Channel, Los Angeles, Calif., flood control_--- __- - -- -________ _ _- _ 1673 Deadman's Creek, Calif., flood control------- ------------------- 1796 Deal Island, Md.: Lower Thoroughfare, improvement ---------------- 335 Upper Thoroughfare, improvement- __-____-___ 324 Debris control, Sacramento, Calif- - -__- -________ _ _ 2011 Debs Inlet, N. Y., navigation______________-----_ 182 Deep Bayou, Ark. and La., flood control--------------- 763 ----- Deep Creek, Va., navigation-____________________ _ 429, 434-- Deep Fork, Okla., investigation____________ ______ 990--------- Deep Red Run, Okla., investigation-______________ 990 Deep River, Wash., navigation____________ ___-___-- - - -__ 1872 Deer Creek, Calif., investigation_____-_ _____________ -__ 1813 Deer Creek, Miss., flood control____________ _________ 777 Deer Creek Prairie levee unit, Indiana, flood control -------------- 1295 Deer Creek Reservoir, Ohio__ ____________________ -- ______ -1344 Deer Island area, Columbia County, Oreg.: Flood Control------------------------ --------------- 1893 Navigation-----------------------------------------_ 1846 Deer Island Thoroughfare, Maine, navigation--------_ 111 Degognia and Fountain Bluff, Ill., flood control ------------------ 1012 De Gray Reservoir, Ark., flood control------------ 763, 766 Delaware Bay and River, Pa., N. J., and Del.: Above Cape May, N. J., investigation__--------- 246 At Camden, navigation, investigation- -- __- -_ 269, 303 At or near mouth of Neversink River, navigation___ 302 Harbor of refuge in bay, navigation _____ - -___ 302 New York Bay Section, investigation--- ------- _ 246 Philadelphia to sea: Investigation___ __ - - ___-- --- - 303 Navigation_-------------------------------- 266 Philadelphia to Trenton: Improvement _____---___ ------- _ 264 Investigation ------------------------------- 303 Waterway to Chesapeake Bay, Del., and Md., inves- tigation, navigation _________________ ______ 303, 277 Waterway to Rehoboth Bay, Del., improvement, investigation --------------------------------- 282 Delaware Reservoir, Ohio _________________________ _--___1338, 1344 Delaware River, Kansas, Mouth of, flood control -. _ _ -_ 1135 Delphi, Ind., flood control---------------------------------- 1282, 1295 Demopolis Lock and Dam, Ala., navigation------------ 636 Denison, Iowa, flood control----------------------------------_ 1174 Denison Reservoir, Tex. and Okla., flood control, investi- gation --------------------------------------- 720, 981, 990 Dennis Creek, N. J., navigation _ _ - _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ 302 Denver, Colo., flood control_____________ _____--________ 1167 DePoe Bay, Oreg., navigation__ _____________________ ____ 1858 Derby, Ind., flood control _______--_____- ____ ____ 1295 Derelicts. See Wrecks. Des Cannes Bayou, La., navigation__ -- ______-__-- 706---------- des Cyprairres Bayou, La., flood control--------------- 744 Des Glaises, Bayou, La., flood control_ 747 Des Moines Harbor, Wash., investigation_------------ 1940 Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Des Moines River, Iowa, flood control, investigation Des Plaines River, Ill.: --------------- 1060 Investigation-- ---------------- ---------------- ---------- 1535 Navigation_ ----------------------------------- --------- 1512 Detroit, Mich., engineering district_ ------------------------------ 1539 Detroit Reservoir, Oreg., flood control.------------------------- 1876, 1887 Detroit River, Mich.: Investigation----------------------------------- ---------- 1573 Navigation------------ --- ----------------------------- 1551 De Valls Bluff, Ark., flood control_------------- - 788 --- Devil Creek, Calif., flood control----__- ----....-------- __ _ 1696 Devils Jump and Helenwood, Tenn., Ky., investigation-__-------- 1253 Dewey Reservoir, Ky.: Flood control- ------------- --------------- ------- 1334, 1343 Investigation --------------------------------------------- 1347 Dexter Lake, Fla., investigations--- 585, 603 Dexter Reregulating Dam, Oreg-------------------------- 1876 Dickinson Bayou, Tex.: Investigation - --- -------------- 842 Navigation------------------------------------- 824 Diking and improvement district No. 4, Wahkiakum County, Wash., flood control_ ______ ____ ____------1897 Diking and improvement district No. 5, Cowlitz County, Wash., flood control_______ ____________ _ ---- __ 1897 Diking district No. 2, Clatsop County, Oreg., flood control'- -_------- 1897 Diking district No. 3, Clatsop County, Oreg., flood control____ 1897 Diking district No. 5; Clatsop County, Oreg., flood control ----------- 1897 Diking districts Nos. 1 and 3 (Puget Island) and Little Island Wahkiakum County, Wash., flood control--- ------- _-----1897 Diking improvement district Nos. 1 and 2, Cowlitz County, Wash., flood control__-- _--------- _---------_1897 Diking improvement district No. 13, Cowlitz County, Wash., flood control_.... -------------------------------- _ 1897 Diking improvement district No. 1, Pacific County, Wash., flood control___ _ ____ ----- __ ____ ------- 1897 Diking improvement district No. 11, Cowlitz County, Wash., flood control ----------------------------------------- 1897 Dillon Reservoir, Ohio, flood control---------------__ __ 1324, 1344 Dillonvale, Ohio, flood control___------------------ _ --.-.- 1394 Dirty Creek Bottom, Okla., flood control -------------- 987 Dirty Creek, Okla., investigation ---------------------- 990....... Dismal Swamp Canal, Va., navigation------__-- 429--------- Disposal of electric power-------- -------- .... 6---6----- District of Columbia: Anacostia Park-_ --------- ---------- --- 391......... Anacostia River, reclamation of flats-------------- 391--------- Aqueduct, increasing water supply- ------- -- -- 386- --- Improvement of Potomac River_ ---------------- 371 Investigation ----------------------------------- . 396........ Doboy Sound, Ga_ ---------------------------------- 494........ Doctors Inlet, Fla., investigation --------------------- 585 Dodge Creek, N. Y., flood control_ _------------ --------------- 1364 Dogfish Bay, Wash., investigation____ - - -_ ___- -_ 1940 Dog River, Miss., navigation-_ ---------------- _ 641----.--- Dogy and Clear Creeks, Okla., investigation_---------- 990 --- - Dolores River Basin, Colo., investigation- ----------- ... __ _ _ 1702 Dominguez Del Amo and Bixby Slough, Calif., investiga- tion_-------------------------------------------------- 1671 Dona Bay, Fla., investigation__-____ _---_ _ -- - ---- 585---------- Donaldsonville, La., investigations_ --------------- 716, 748 -- Donovan levee, Illinois, flood control.- ..- _-. -.-.. - 1534 XXVI INDEX Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Don Pedro Reservoir, Calif., flood control_ ----------- 1792 Door County, Wis., investigation--------------------_ 1493 Dora Lake, Fla., investigations_.---------------______ 585, 603 Dorcheat Bayou, La., navigation _ _ ___ _ 714 Dorchester Bay and Neponset River, Mass., navigation-__ 51 Dorena Reservoir, Oreg., flood control_. -_------___... 1876, 1883 Dosoris Creek, N. Y., investigation. Double Bayou, Tex.: --------- 246 Investigation_----------------------------- 842 Navigation---- ----------------- 817 Double Creek, N. J., navigation_ ____----------- __- _ 302 Douglas County, Wis., investigation_----------- 1429 Douglas Harbor, Alaska, investigation.----- 1992 Dover Creek, Ga., navigation_____________________ 494 Dover, Ky., flood control__ . . ______ _.. 1295 Dover, Ohio Reservoir, flood control__ --- -_- __ 1321 Dover Lock & Dam, Tenn., navigation_ 1221 Drainage district No. 1, Clatsop County, Oreg., flood control ---------------------------- -- 1897 Drift Creek, Oreg., investigation__ _-- - 1873 Drum Inlet, N. C., navigation___________________ 459--------- Dry Cimarron River, Okla., Colo., and Kansas, investi- gation------------------------ . 990 Dry Creek, Calif., investigation- 1813 Dry Creek, N. Y., flood control 1644 Dry Creek, Idaho, investigation- 1976 Dry Hollow, Oreg., investigation 1899 Dry Pass, Alaska: Investigation_____ __.___ .. 1992 Navigation------- --- .. 1990, Dry Run, Iowa, flood control _ -- 1097 Du Chien Bayou, investigation_._______. -____ 788 Duck Island Harbor, Conn., navigation__.- 93 Duck Point Cove, Md., navigation_________ 335 Duck River, Tenn., navigation_----- --- 1236 Dudley Creek, N. Y-- --- 341 DuLac Bayou, La., navigation_ 714 Du Large Bayou, La., investigations 716, 748 Duluth, Minn.: Engineering district_ 1407 Improvement of Duluth-Superior Harbor_ 1411 Investigation_--__- 1427 Dunkirk Harbor, N. Y.: Investigation _ 1632 Navigation_ 1607 Dunlap Creek, Pa. flood control_ .. 1397 Dunn Creek and Crescent Lake, Fla., navigation ....... 583 Dupre Bayou, La., navigation______ 714 Dutch Creek, Ark., investigation __. _ 945 Dutch Creek, Ill., flood control__ 1054 Dutch Island Harbor, R. I., investigation .... 114 Dutch Slough, Calif, investigations . _ _ 1779, 1813 Duxbury Harbor, Mass., navigation____ 111 Dyberry Reservoir, Dyberry Creek, Pa., flood control___ 304 Dyke Creek, N. Y., flood control ....... _ _ 1636 Dymers Creek, Va., navigation___-- ____- ___ 381 E Eagle Creek, Ky., investigation ...... .... __ 1301 Eagle Creek Reservoir, Ohio, flood control_ _._.._.___, _ 1395 INDEX XXVII Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Eagle Gorge Reservoir, Wash., flood control_- .- 1947 Eagle Harbor, Mich., navigation__. 1427 Eagle Harbor, Wash., investigation_ 1940 Eagle Lake to Matagordo, Colorado River, Tex., flood control---------------------- ---------- 895 Eagletown Reservoir, Okla., investigation ----------- 990 East Barre, Winooski River Basin, Vt., flood controL - -- 258 East Basin area, Los Angeles, investigation -_ 1671 East Bay Bayou, Tex.: Investigation---------------------------------- 842 Navigation______-------- 841--------- East Boothbay, Harbor, Maine, navigation- -- -- -- 29---------- East Branch, Clarion River Reservoir, Ohio River Basin, Pa., flood control__ ___________ East Brimfield Reservoir, Mass., flood control_ 126, 150 1- --- East Cape Girardeau and Clear Creek, Ill., flood control, investigation ------- 1005, 1028 East Chester Creek, N. Y., navigation_ 157 East End Levee District, Ark., investigation 945 East Fork Creek, Ky., investigation_ 1349 East Fork Reservoir, Ohio, flood control_ _ 1297 East Greenwich Harbor Bay and Cove, R. I., investiga- tion__- 114 East Hartford, Conn., flood control 133, 150 Eastland, Leon River, Tex., flood control_ 875 East Liverpool, Ill., flood control___ 1534 East Lynn Reservoir, W. Va., flood control- 1344 East Moline, Ill., investigation ..... 1061 East of Hubly Bridge, Ill_ 1534 East Pass Channel, Fla., from Gulf of Mexico into Choc- tawhatchee Bay: Investigation__ 653 Navigation, flood control_ ..-.-..---- 623 East Pearl River, Miss., navigation__ ---- 652 East Peoria, Ill., flood control_ 1534 East Poplar Bluff and Poplar Bluff, Mo., flood control --- 927 Eastport Harbor, Maine, investigation 114 East Rainelle, Meadow River, Ohio, flood control_ 1347 East River, Brunswick Harbor, Ga., improvement .... 504 East River, N. Y.: Improvement, including Coenties Reef- 195 Investigation_ _ East Rockaway (Debs) Inlet, N. Y., navigation East St. Louis, Ill., flood control__ ------- 246 182 1021 East Sidney Reservoir, N. Y., flood control_ 340 East Twin Creek, Calif., flood control- 1696 Eaton Wash, Calif., flood control _ 1674 Eau Gallie, Fla.: Navigation ..... 583 Investigations_ 585, 603 Echo Bay Harbor, N. Y., navigation_ 156 Edenton Harbor, 1N. C., navigation_ 474 Edenton, N. C., investigation 476 Edgartown Harbor, Mass., navigation_ 112 Edisto River, S. C.: Flood control 490 Navigation 488 Edmonds Harbor, Wash., investigation_ 1940 Edna, Tex., investigation__ 842 Edward MacDowell Reservoir, N. H., flood control .... 119, 121 Edwardsport, Ind., investigation ........................ 1301 XXVIII INDEX Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Edwardsville, Pa., flood control-------_-__--------- 357---------- Eel River, Calif.: Flood control --------------------------------------------- 1755 Investigation_ ------------------------------------ 1755 Eel River, Mass ------------------------------------ 58 Egegik River, Alaska, navigation- -____---- ___ ____ ------- 1990 Eight Mile Creek and Locust Creek, Ark., investigation. 788 Eight Mile Creek, Colo., flood control_---------------- 889 Eightmile River, Conn__ ---------------------- 91 Elba, Ala., flood control_---------------------------- 661 Elba, Minn., investigation_ -______------------- 1097 Eldred, Pa., investigation_ ________-____- _ ----- 1400 Elfin Cove, Alaska, navigation --------------------------------- 1990 Elizabeth City, N. C., investigation_-- _---- 435 Elizabeth River, N. J., navigation---------_ ------ _ 227 Elizabeth River, Va.: Improvement of Norfolk Harbor, including Eastern, Southern, and Western Branches- - _ 422 Investigation ---------------------------------- 435 Elizabethtown, Ill., flood control________________ 1295 Elk City (Table Mound) Reservoir, Kans., flood control 981, 987 _____ Elkhorn River Basin, Nebr., flood control, investigation-----------1174, 1175 Elkins, W. Va., flood control. ______________________ ____ 1385, 1394 Elkport, Iowa, flood control__---------------------_ _--_ 1060 Elk River, Ala. and Tenn.: Navigation-------------------------------------------- 1236 Investigation__ --------------------------------------------- _______ ______ ____ 1253 Elk River, Md., navigation- -- ___ ____-_____- 277, 335 Elk River, W. Va., navigation, flood control ---------------------- 1317 Ellison Bay and Sister Bay, Door County, Wis., investi- gation ___----------------------------------------------- 1493 Elm Creek, Okla., investigation_ ---- ____----__ 990 Elmira, N. Y., flood control_ _____________ - _ 342 Elokomin slough, Washington, navigation------_ ------------- _ 1872 Ely, Nev., investigation---------_ ---------------- ------------ 1813 Embarrass River, Ill., investigation_ ....------- _--- __- --- 1301 Emerald Wash and Live Oak Wash, Calif., flood control ----------- 1673 Emergency flood control work. See districts. Emeryville Harbor, Calif., investigation--- ----- ------ --_ - 1747 Empire, La., improvement of waterway to the Gulf of Mexico_---------------------- -------------------- 697 Empire, Ohio, flood control- _- Empire, Oreg., investigation_- - -- _ ------- _ __---_ _---_------------ _ _------------ _ - 1394 1873 Emporia, Kans., flood control_----- ---- - 987-------- Endikill Creek, N. Y., investigation_------- - -- 246 _ England Pond levee unit, Illinois - -- ---- --------- 1295 Enid flood protection, Okla., investigation - -------- 990 - Enid Reservoir, Miss., flood control__- -- -- -------- 2045 Entiat River, Wash -..-------------------------- --------- - 1942 Erie, Colo., flood control__ _----.----------------- --- 1174 Erie County, Ohio, investigations---------------------- ------ 1632, 1644 Erie Canal, N. Y ----------------------------------- 212 ---- Erie Drainage Dist., Ill. and Wis.,, investigation ------------------ 1061 Erie Harbor, Pa.: Investigation------------------ ------------------------- 1632 Navigation ------------------------------------ ---------- 1604 Erie Lake, investigations --------------------------------- 1493, 1524 1573, 1632 Escambia River, Fla.: Investigation -- - - - - - - - ------- 653 .. Navigation ------------ -- - - - -- .. ---- 652 INDEX XXIX Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Esopus Creek and Tributaries, N. Y.: Flood Control-__ ------------------- ------- 257 Investigation ----------------------------------- 259 Espanola, N. Mex., flood control_ ----------- -- 884, 889 Essex River, Mass., navigation ----------------------- _ 111---------- Estero River and Island, Fla., investigations _- ---- 585, 603 - Etna, Pa., flood control__-_ __.._---------- ------- _____--- _ 1397 Etowah, River, Ga., flood control_----------_ 656- Eudora, Kans., County Bridge at-- ------------------ _---------- 1136 Eufaula Reservoir, Okla.: Flood control_ _---------------- -------------- 987. - Investigation ----------------------------------- 990 Eustis Lake, Fla., investigations_ ----------- _---_ 585, 603 Evansville, Ind., flood control______- -- __----------- 1279, 1295 Everett Harbor, Wash., navigation_ ----------------------- ---- 1914 Everglades, Fla.: Flood Control__ _---------------- ... 593-- Investigation ----------------------------------- 585 --- Excelsior Springs, Mo., investigation_--- _-_--.----------1141 Exeter River, N. H., navigation--_- -------------- 111---------- Expenditures: Miscellaneous works. __----------__------------ 19--------- Rivers and harbors and flood control-_----.----- 2--------- F Favius River, Mo., flood control-------------------------------- 1060 Fairbank, Pa., flood control_ ------------.---- Fairbanks, Alaska, flood control------------------- Fairfield, N. C., navigation_- _---__- __ _------------1995 _ 449--------- 1397 Fairhaven and New Bedford Harbors, Mass.: Investigations -------------------------------- 114, 151 Navigation ---------------------------------- _ 69 Fairmount Dam, Pa., navigation _ ----- ----------- 271---------- Fairport Harbor, Ohio: Investigation ----------------------- --- --- ------------- 1632 Navigation -------------------------------- ---------- 1596 Fajardo Harbor, P. R., navigation, investigation-----......--- 583, 585- Fall-Austin Reservoir, Ill------------------------ ------------- 1054 Fall Creek Dam, Willamette River Basin, Oreg--------- _ _ _ _ _ 1896 Falling Spring Dam, Va., flood control--- _ ....---- 444- Fall River Basin, S. Dak., flood control------....------------------1154, 1173 Fall River Harbor, Mass.: Investigation . - - - - ---------.....------- 114 Navigation ---------------------- ---------- 71. ...... Fall River, Reservoir, Kans., flood control ------ - 9967---- Falmouth Harbor, Mass., navigation-__----------- 112- Falmouth Reservoir, Ky., flood control_ ----- _----------- 1297 Fancy Bluff Creek, a., navigation-_ ----------- 507--------- Far Creek, N. C. navigation_------------------------ 456- Fargo-Moorhead, Minn. and N. Dak., flood control---------------- 1080 Farm Creek, Ill., flood control--- --- __.------------------- 1525, 1532 Farmdale Dam, Ill_ __-___---------------_ _-- - 1525 Farmers levee and drainage district, Illinois, flood control----------- 1534 Farmington Reservoir, Calif., flood control-.------------- ----- 1786 Faulkner County, Ark., flood control-.-- __.. 943.---------- Fayette-Bastrop Soil Conservation District, Tex., invest- igation-------------- ---------------------- 849 Fayetteville, Tenn., investigation -_ ------- 1253 Feather River, Calif., navigation- -------- ----------- - 1779 Federalsburg, MId., flood control__ ------------------- 366- --- XXX INDEX Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Federal Water Power Act, investigation and supervision of projects------------------------------------------- ----- 2079 Felsenthal Canal, Ark., navigation__ ------------ _ 757 Fernandina Harbor, Fla., navigation-_ __- -------- 507 Fern Ridge Reservoir, Oreg., flood control--- ------------------- 1876, 1885 Ferrels Bridge Reservoir, Tex., flood control-- - 721, 724 Fifteen Mile Bayou, Ark., investigation ..--------------- 788 Fighting Island Channel, Detroit River, Mich., naviga- tion--------------------------------------------- -------- 1551 Filberts Creek, N. C., investigation----- -- 478 Finneys Creek, Va., investigation__-----------__ 435. . Fire Island Inlet, N. Y., navigation_-- ------ 177, 179 First Creek, Tenn., investigation_ ------------- 1253 Fishermans Bay, Wash., investigation-------------------------__ 1940 Fishing Bay, Md., navigation____ __ - -- _______---_ 335 Fishing Creek, Md., navigation_____-- ___________ 331, 333 Fishing Creek, N. C., navigation- - -_-- - - -- -474 Fishing River, Mo., investigation_____ -_____- ___ ___ 1141 Fish Lake, Ill., investigation_ -___________--____- _ 1028 Fishtrap Reservoir, Ky., flood control____________________-_____ 1343 Fivemile River Harbor, Conn., navigation------_ __ _ 105 Flagler Beach, Fla., investigation_ --- __________ 585 Flagler County, Fla., investigation_ ________-__ _- 603 Flat Pond, Maine----------- - --- ---- 111 Flathead Lake, Mont., improvement of Polson Bay---- ..... ---- _ 1940 Flathead River, Mont.: Investigation__- - ---- -- ________ -_____ 1953 Navigation ---------------------------------------------- 1940 Fletcher and Sunshine Gardens levee unit, Indiana, flood control ----------------------------------------- _ ----- 1295 Flint Creek, Ala., investigation_____ ____ _____ - _________ -_ 1253 Flint River, Ala., and Tenn., investigation----------------------_ 1253 Flint River, Ga. and Fla.: Investigation_--- - - - ____ -- 6_____- 653 Navigation------------------------------------ 615 Flood control, general------- - -------- 4 Florence, Kans. flood control------------------- ___ 987.- Florida Barge danal- ---- -- - - - - - - 583 Florida Central and Southern, investigation, flood control_ 603, 593 - Florida east coast, investigations _-----------___ 585, 603 Floyd River, Iowa, investigation_- _--------___- -___ 1175 Flushing Bay and Creek, N. Y.: Investigation ----------------------------------- 246 Navigation ------------------------------------ 162 Fly Creek, Ala., navigation - ------------ 652 Follansbee, W. Va., flood control------ - - - - - _ ______...-- 1394 Folsom Reservoir, Calif., flood control-.- __- _- _ ___ __ __ 1783 Fondulac Dam, Ill_ 1525 Fon du Lac Harbor, Wis., navigation- - ---- _-----------_ -- 1440 Ford, Ky., navigation_ - ----- _-- 1257 Forest River, N. Dak., flood control____ __-______ - -________1095 Forked Deer River, Tenn., navigation, flood control,-_ 784, 786 Forsyth, Mont., flood control__________ __________________ 1201, 1202 Fort Benning, Ga., lock and dam, navigation________--- 616 Fort Bragg, Calif., investigation_---------------- 1747 Fort Chartres and Ivy Landing Drainage Dist. No. 5, Ill., flood control - .---..----- -__-___ -____ ... 1016, 1017 Fort Gaines Lock and Dam, Ga., navigation ----------- 617. Fort Gibson Bottom, Okla., flood control ---------------- 987 _ .. Fort Gibson Reservoir, Okla., flood control- - _- 975 ... INDEX XXXI Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Fort Loudoun, Tenn., navigation_---- -------------------- _ 1231 Fort Madison, Iowa, harbor_ ___________._____ --------- _ 1037 Fort Myers, Fla., investigation_ ------------------- 585. Fort Peck Dam, Mont., navigation_--------- - --- __ _ 1191 Fort Peck, Mont., engineering district__----- 1191 Fort Pierce Harbor, Fla.: Investigation-- --------------------- 585 Navigation_ ---------------------------------- 533, 538 - Fort Point Channel, Mass-_ 47 Fort Randall Reservoir, S. Dak., flood control- ------------------ 1157, 1159 Fort Smith, Arkansas River, Ark.: Flood control --------------------------------- 943--------- Navigation ------------------------------------ 950. - Fort Supply Reservoir, Okla., flood control------------ 959--------- .990 Fort Towson Dam, Okla., investigation--------------- Fort Wayne, Ind., investigations ----------------------------- 1493, 1524 1573 Fort Worth floodway, Texas, flood control--- ----- __ 857, 865 --------- Fort Worth, Tex., engineering district_----- ---- 851 Forty Fort, Pa., flood control----------------_ -------- 354 Fountain Bluff, Ill., flood control __- _ -- _____-- - 1012 Fountain Que Bouille River, Colo., flood control-------- 891---------- Fourche Island, Ark., flood control__ - __ - _____-- 921 Fourche La Fave River, Ark., flood control ------------ 924 653 - Fowl River, Ala., investigations ------------ Fox River, Ill. and Wis.: Locks and Dams ---------------------------- ----- 1441 Investigations____-- 1493, 1495 1535 Navigation --------------------------------------------- 1439 Francois Bayou, La., flood control_ --------- __ -__ 744- Frankfort Harbor, Mich., navigation___-- ----------- ______ ---- 1484 Frankfort, Kans., investigation_ ----- __--_____ __----1141 Frankfort, Ky., flood control__-__ __ -- -_ _-- 1257, 1295 Franklin to the Mermentau River, La., navigation ------ 685---------- Franklin Falls Reservoir, N. H., flood control--------_ 119, 120--------- Franklin, Va., navigation _ _ __ _ ----------- _ 432 43-- Franks Tract, Calif., investigations --------------------------- 1779, 1813 Frazeyburg Reservoir, Ohio, flood control___------------- 1344 Freeport Harbor, Tex.: Investigation ------------------- ------- 842 Navigation ---- ---- 826 - Freeport on Pecatonica River, Ill., flood control ----------------- 1060 Freeport, Pa., flood control_----_-- _------------------ ------ 1394 French Broad and Little Pigeon Rivers, Tenn., navigation ----------- 1236 1253 French Broad River, Tenn., and N. C., investigation-------------- French Creek Reservoir, Pa., flood control, investigations_--------- 1395, 1400 French Lick, and West Baden Springs, Ind., investigation --------- 1301 Frenchman Bayou, Ark., investigation--_ -------- - 788- Friday Harbor, Wash., investigation_ -------------------- 1940 Friendly, W. Va., flood control __-- ______- --------------- 1342 Front Cove, Va., investigation____------------- 435- -- Front Royal, Va., investigation ___- 405 Fruitvale Ave. Bridge, Calif., investigation- - -------------- 1747 Fullerton Dam, Calif., flood control-------------------------- 1690, 1693 Fullerton, Ky., flood control__---- ---------------------- 1342 Fulton, Ark., flood control, navigation--------------- 950, 667 --------- Funds advanced for river and harbor improvements and for flood control works ------------------------- 21....... XXXnII INDEX Page Volume 1 Volume 2 G Gadsden, Ala., flood control-------------------- 662 Galax, Va., flood control______ ............ _ .... _.___ 1329,1342 Galena River, Ill., flood control__...__ .__.......... 1053, 1060, Galien River, Berrien County, Mich., investigation..... 1535, Galion Bayou, La., flood control_------------------ 744 Galere Bayou, Miss., navigation_- 652 Gallatin River, Mont., investigation .............. 1203 Gallipolis, Ohio, flood control, investigation _--- _----- 1317, 1342' N avigation. .- - -- . - . ....- .-------- 1313 Gallup, N. Mex., investigation ------------------ 1703 Galveston Bay and Harbor, Tex.: Improvement of Galveston Channel--------------- 806 Improvement of Galveston-Texas City Channel- -- 810 Improvement of harbor entrance----------------- 806 Investigations ------------------- -- 842, 843 Galveston-Brazoria Soil Conservation District, Tex., investigation------------------------- 849 Galveston County, Tex., beach erosion study----------- - 843 -- -- Galveston, Tex., engineering district_----- -- 793 Garfield, Utah, Great Salt Lake, investigation___.-.- 1779 Garrison, N. Dak., engineering district_--- ------ 1181 Garrison Reservoir, N. Dak., flood control_ _... . . 1182, 1183 Garrows Bend, Mobile River, Ala., navigation---------- 629 Garza-Little Elm Dam, Tex.: Flood control_----------------------------- 857, 859--------- Investigation___-------- _----------- ----------- 856 Gasconade River, Mo.: Investigation.__ .... _ ... __ ___ _ _.. ... 1141 Flood control ----- --------------------- 1109' Navigation ---------------------- 1108 Gastineau Channel, Alaska, navigation - - - - 1990 Gaston Reservoir, Va. and N. C., flood control- 438 Gate Creek Dam, McKenzie Basin, Oreg .. _ 1876 Gates Creek, Okla., investigation_ _ __ 990 Gathright Reservoir and Falling Spring Reregulating Dam, James River Basin, Va., flood control--------.. . 444 -.. i.i. Gauley River, W. Va., navigation_ ... ____. . ___ 1317 Gavins Point, S. Dak. and Nebr.: Flood control_---------------------------- 1157, 1162 Investigations. _ . . ._._ 1152, 1175 Gaysville Reservoir, Connecticut River Basin, Vt., flood control------------------ 132 Genegantslet Reservoir, Genegantslet Creek, N. Y., flood control 338 General Joe Wheeler, Tenn., navigation --------- 1231 Generals Cut, Ga__ 494 Genesee River, Pa. and N. Y.: Flood control 1636 Investigations__ 1364, 1633, 1645 Navigation ---------- ------------- 1620 Geneva, N. Y., investigation_ 1645 Genoa, Nebr., flood control__ 1174 Georges River Maine, navigation- 111 Georgetown Harbor, S. C., navigation___ 481 Gering and Mitchell Valley, Colo., Wyo., and Nebr., investigation__ -------------------------------- 1175 Gest, Ky., navigation_ 1257 INDEX XXXIII Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Gila River, Ariz. and N. Mex.: Flood control------------- ------------------------------- 1696 Investigation -- --------------------------------- ---------- .1703 Gilbert Run, Md., investigation_--__---_ 405 Gill Township levee unit, Indiana, flood control- --- ---------- _ 1300 Gillespie Dam, Ariz., investigation. ------------------------------ 1703 Gillett, Ark., flood control___--....... ------ - 777 Gimlet Creek, Ill., investigations_____________________ ____ 1028, 1535 Girtys Run, Pa., investigation________________________ __ 1400 Gladstone Harbor, Mich., navigation ---------------------------- 1492 Glasgow, Mont.: Flood control______- - ----------------- ---- _--- _ 1201, 1202 Investigation __ --------------------------- __ - -_ 1203 Gleason Creek, Nev., investigation__-- ----------- __-- -- 1814 Glen Cove Creek, N. Y., navigation_---_-- ------- _ 164 Glen Cove Harbor, N. Y., navigation-_ ---- __- -- 245 _ Glorietta Bay, Calif., investigation________________ __ - - 1671 Gloucester Harbor, and Annisquam River, Mass., navi- gation------------------------------------------- 41 Goat Island Reservoir, Ga. and S. C., flood control- 508 Golconda, Ill., flood control_________ ______________ ______ 1295, 1300 Gold Beach, Oreg., investigation__- ------ ___-- - ___ -- 1873 Gold Creek, Alaska: Investigation --------------------------------------------- 1996 Flood control -------------------------------------------- 1997 Golden, Colo., investigation___ ____ _________- - - 1175 Golden Eagle, and West Point, Ill., Mo., investigation.--_ ------ _ 1003 Golden Meadow, La., investigation..------------------- 716 Goldsboro, Neuse River, N. C., flood control ----------- 478 Goose Creek, S. C., navigation___ ... __-___....... _ 483 Goose Creek, Md., investigation-.............. -- 336 Gordon 336 _C Hattiesburg, Miss., flood control -------- 662 Gordon Pass, Fla., investigation_ ----------------- _ 585 Gordon River, Fla., investigation--------------------- 603 Gordon Landing, Lake Champlain, Vt., navigation------ 245--------- Goshen Creek, N. J., navigation_-..... ___________ 302 Gosport Harbor, N. H., navigation ..............- ___ 38 Governors Run, Md., navigation --------------------- 335 Gowanus Creek Channel, New York Harbor, N. Y.: -- Investigation__ ------------- 246 Navigation _________________ _______ Navigation------------------------------------ 192 192 ----- Grand Bayou, La., investigation----------------------- 716 Grand Bayou Pass, La., navigation- -- _____-----_ 714 Grand Caillou Bayou, La.: Investigations__------------------------ _ 716, 749--------- Navigation 714 --- Grand County, Colo., investigation ------------------------------ 1703 Grand Ecaille, La., investigation_- __-__________,- - 716--------- Grand Forks-East Grand Forks, Minn., and N. Dak., flood control ----------------------------------------------- 1080 Grand Haven Harbor and River, Mich, navigation; investigation_ ------------------------------- __ -- _ 1472, 1493 Grand Marais, Mich., improvement of harbor of refuge------------ _ 1407 Grand Marais Harbor, Minn., navigation ------------------------ 1425 Grand (Neosho) River Basin, Kans------------------ 926, 971 Grand Prairie region, Arkansas, investigations --------- 778, 916 Grand River, Ohio, investigation; navigation------------------- 1364, 1400, 1597 Grand River, Mich.: Investigation----------- ---- 1495 Navigation_----------- --- 1472 XXXIV INDEX Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Grand River, Mo., investigation, flood control_-------- _ _ 1141, 1109 Grand River, N. Dak. and S. Dak., investigations----------_ _ 1152, 1175 Grand Tower, Ill., flood control-__ . _--__ ____-____ - 1011 Grand Traverse Bay Harbor, Mich., navigation_ ------------------ 1421 Grand View Bay, N. Y., navigation----------------------------- 1631 Grandview, Ind., flood control_ -___ ___ ___-__------1295 Grande Ronde River, and Valley, Oregon, investigation, flood control ---------------------------------------- _ 1976, 1966 Grannis Crossing Bridge, Mont ____ 1204 Grant Parish below Colfax, La., flood control_----- 721, 747 Granville, Pa., flood control_--------------------____ 1402 Grapevine Reservoir, Tex., flood control--------------- 857, 861 -- Grasse River (Massena), N. Y., navigation------_ .-------------- 1631 Grassy Creek, Ind., flood control--- -____-_____ -__- 1305 Grays Harbor and River, Wash.: Investigation --------------------------------------------- 1941 Navigation ------------------------------------------ 1872, 1931 Grays Reef Passage, Mich., navigation- - -_ - 1492 Great Basin, Nevada and Utah, investigation --------------------- 1814 Great Bend, Kans., investigation, flood control--------- 891, 893 Great Bridge, Va., navigation_ ---- ---------- 431 Great Chazy River, N. Y., navigation--___--------_ 245 Great Egg Harbor River, N. J., investigation- - 303 Great Kills, Staten Island, N. Y., navigation ----------- 230 Great Lakes: Investigations-- -------------------------------------- 1427, 1493, 1573, 1633 Waterway to Hudson River, improvement -....... 212 Great Lakes-Atlantic Tidewaters Deep Waterway, inves- tigations_----------------------- 246 1633 Great Meadows, N. J., flood control_ -____ ____ -- 307 Great Miami River, Ind., flood control-_______ ____-- - -_______ 1297 Great Pee Dee River, S. C.: Investigation------ ---------------------------- 491 Navigation-----_ --------------------------- 488 Great Salt Lake, Utah, investigations_ ------- ____- _______-_1779, 1814 Great Salt Plains Reservoir, Okla____ 963 Great Salt Pond, Block Island, R. I., navigation .... 82 Great Sodus Bay Harbor, N. Y., navigation----------------------- 1622 Great South Bay, N. Y., navigation_- - - -______ 177 Greeley, Colo., investigation_ ----------------------------------- 1175 Green, Barren and Nolin Rivers and Bear Creek, Ky., navigation, investigation__-------------------1259, 1263 Green Bay Harbor, Wis., navigation_----- ___--- - __ -________ 1437 Green Bay, Iowa, flood control-__---- ---------- ---------- 1060 Greene, N. Y., flood control_ -- ____------------369 Greenfield Bayou levee unit, Indiana, flood control ------------- 1295, 1304 Green Horn Creek, Rye, Colo., flood control----------- 889 Green Island, Iowa, flood control____--------------- 1060 Green Peter Dam, Oreg_----------------------------------- 1876, 1887 Greenport Harbor, N. Y., navigation_--__ --- - - 171 Green River Basin, Ill., investigation-___---------- --------- 1061 Green River, Ky.: Flood control_--------------------------------------------- 1297 Investigation--------------------------------------------- 1263 Navigation-- ------------------------------------------- 1259 Green River, Mass., investigation-- .... 151 - 5-1---------- Green River, Wash., flood control------------------------ ------- 1947 Green River, Wyo., investigation_ 1703 Greenup, Ky.. flood control_ - 1342 INDEX XXXV Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Greenwich Bay, and Cove, R.I.: Investigation ... 115 Navigation _ 112 Greenwich Cove, Conn., investigation 115 Greenwich Harbor, Conn., navigation 108 Greers Ferry Reservoir, Ark.: Flood control__ 938 Investigation____ 945 Gregory drainage district, Missouri, flood control ...... 1060 Grenada Reservoir, Miss., flood control_ 2045 Greybull, Wyo., flood control 1199 Greycliff Bridge on Yellowstone River .... 1204 Griffin Lake, Fla., investigations_ 585, 603 Grosse Tete Bayou, La., navigation_ 714 Gurnet Point to Pemberton Point, Mass-__ 115 Guadalupe River, Calif., investigation_ 1755 Guadalupe River, Tex.: Canyon Reservoir_ 871 uImprovement to Victoria_ 876 Investigations_____________ 856, 876 Navigation _ 876 Guayanes Harbor, P. R., navigation_ 583 Guemes Channel, Wash 1909 Guilford Creek, Va., investigation_ 336 Guilford Harbor, Conn., navigation_ 112 Gulf Intracoastal Waterway between Apalachee Bay, Fla., and the Mexican border: Galveston District_ 799 Investigations _ 716, 843 Mobile District_ 610 New Orleans District___ 673 Gulf of Mexico, Fla.: Investigation___- 585 Navigation 623 Gulfport Harbor, Miss.: Investigations__ 653 Navigation_ 647 Gull Lake Reservoir, Minn 1068 Gunnison River, Colo., investigation_ 1703 Guntersville, Tenn., navigation__ 1231 Gustavus Harbor, Alaska, investigation- 1992 Guthrie, Okla., investigation_ 990 Guyandot River, W. Va., navigation_ 1317 Guyandot Reservoir, W. Va., flood control 1343 Gypsum Creek, Kans., investigation_ 1141 H Hackensack River, N. J.: Investigation-- 259 Navigation_ ______ 219 Hacks Creek, Va., investigation 396 Hadley Creek, Ill., flood control_ 1054 Hager Slough, Special Drainage District, Ill.: Flood control_ 1528 Investigation .......... 1535 Haines Canyon, Los Angeles River Basin 1673 Haines Harbor, Alaska, investigation_ 1992 Hales Bar, Tenn .____ 1231 Halfmoon Bay, Calif., navigation.--._. 1746 Half Moon Shoal, Mass _ ---- -- --------- 65 XXXVI INDEX Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Hallettsville, Texas, flood control_ --------------------- 875 Hamburg, Ill., boat harbor opposite----------------------------- 1037 Hamburg, Iowa, flood control---------------------- __ ___ 1174 Hamburg Township, N. Y., investigation_----------------------- - 1633 Hamlin Beach, N. Y., investigation_-----------------------_ 1633 Hammersley Inlet, Wash., navigation---------------------------- 1940 Hammond Bay Harbor, Mich., navigation------------- _-_ -- --- _ 1572 Hammondsport,: Oswego River Basin, N. Y., flood control ----------- 1644 Hampton Beach, N. H., beach erosion control study -_ 115 Hampton Creek, Va.: Investigation---- ------------------------------ 435 Navigation_--------------------------------- 434 Hampton River and Harbor, N. H., investigation 115 Hampton Roads, Va.: Improvement of approaches to Norfolk Harbor 427 Removal of drift-.- ----- -------------- 427 Hanapepe River, T. H.: Beach erosion study - - ------------- __ 1747 Flood control_ --------------------------- ----- 1751 Hanging Rock, Ohio, flood control-- ---------------------------- 1342 Hanna, La., flood control_-------- ---------------- 726--------- Hannaberry Lake area, Ark., investigation __.......... -778 Hanna Reef, Tex., navigation __ - __ ___--- 841 Hannibal, Mo., harbor--------------------------------------- 1037 Hansen flood control basin---------- -1----------- _---------1673 Hanson Lock and Canal, La_ ---- -- ---------- 685, 686 - - Happy Creek, Va., investigation_----___ __ ---- _ 405 Harbor at Pine Orchard, Branford, Conn., investigation _ 115 Harbor Beach, Mich., harbor of refuge-------------------------- 1561 Harbor Island Basin, Tex., navigation----------------- 832 Harbor of Refuge, Ausable River, Mich-___---__----_ -- - ___-__ 1558 Harbor of Refuge, Delaware Bay, Del., navigation- -- 302 Harbor of Refuge, Nantucket, Mass_____________ -_ 111 Harbor of Refuge, Seward, Alaska, navigation--------------------- 1983 Harbor of Refuge at Block Island, R. I., navigation--_ 80 Harbor of Refuge at Point Judith, and Point Judith Pond, R. I.: Investigation---------------------------------- 115 Navigation - ----- ---------------------------- 78 Hardin, Mont., flood control ----------- ------------ 1204 Harkers Point Basin, N. C., investigation-------------- 475 Harlan County Reservoir, Nebr., flood control------------------ 1109, 1124, 1182 Harlem, Mont., flood control----------------------------------- 1202 Harlem River, N. Y., navigation ___________--- ----- - 201 Harlingen, Tex.: Investigation----------------------------------- 843 Navigation ------------------------------------ 802 Harpers Ferry, W. Va., flood control-----------------. 405 Harraseeket River, Maine, navigation_ ---. 111 "25 130 Harrisburg, Ill., flood control_- - -- _ _-- -- - ---- _ _1295, 1300 Harris Lake, Fla., investigation__-- --------- - 587, 604 -- - Harrison, Ark., investigation-------_ - -,_ 945 Harrison County, Miss., beach erosion study--------- -- 654 Shore protection project -------------------------- 644 Harrisonburg, La., navigation--------- ---------------- 757 Harrisonville and Ivy Landing drainage and levee district No. 2, Illinois, flood control.. ... . - .______ ... ............... 1018 Harrisville Harbor, Mich., navigation --------- ____-----___- 1572 Harry L. Englebright (Upper Narrows) Reservoir, Calif 2011 INDEX XXXVII Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Hartford, Conn.: Flood control______ ____----------__ -- ___ 133, 146 Investigation ----------------------------------- 115 Navigation---------- -------------------------- 90 Hartford, Kentucky, navigation_ .- --- ____________ _------- - 1489 Hartford, W. Va., flood control_--------------------------------- 1342 Hartwell Reservoir, Ga., and S. C., flood control ...-------- 508, 509 Harvey Lock, La ----------------------------------- 676 Hashamomuck Creek, Long Island, N. Y., investigation. 246 Haskell, Okla., Flood Control __ 994 Hassayampa River, Ariz., investigation------------------------__ 1703 Hastings, Minn., harbor-__- --- 1037 Hatchett Creek, Fla., investigation____- ____________ 585 Hatchie River, Miss., investigation, flood control-.... _ 786, 788 Hatteras Inlet, N. C., investigation___________--- ---- 475 Haulover Inlet, Fla., investigation, navigation- ..... Havre, Mont., flood control_-------------- _ ----- .533, - -- 586 - 1198 Havre de Grace, Md., investigation_----------------_ 336 Hawaiian Islands, Coasts of, investigation_ _--------------_ --- 1747 Hawesville, Ky., flood control-___-_-_ _ - ____-- -_ 1276, 1295 Haysi Reservoir, Va., flood control----- __ - - -_____ _ 1343 Hay Creek, S. Dak. and Wyo., investigation------------ 1175 Hay, (West) Harbor, N. Y., navigation -------------- - 112 Hays, Kansas, investigation________________ _-____ __------ _ 1141 Hazen, N. Dak., flood control---------------------------------- 1187 Head of Passes La_------........------------- -689 Heart River, N. Dak., investigation, flood control ------- 1185, 1187 Heidelberg, Ky., Navigation ----------------------------------- 1.257 Heise-Roberts area, Snake River, Idaho: Flood control_ ________ ________________ -- ___--- 1966, 1967 Investigation__------------------------------------ _ 1976 Helenwood and Devils Jump, Ky., and Tenn., investiga- tion------------------------------------------------------ 1253 Hell Gate, East River, N. Y., investigation ------------ _ 246 Hellen Creek, Md., navigation__ _---___ Hempstead County levee district No. 1, Arkansas, flood -______ 395 - control------------------- ------- ----------- 721, 747 - Hempstead Harbor, N. Y., navigation-___- ----.------ 163 Henderson County, Ill., flood control_------- __ ---- 1060 Henderson, N. Y., investigation --------------------------------- 1633 Henderson River, Ill., flood control_--------------------------_ 1060 Henderson, W. Va., flood control_ - - _ ---- _ 1342 Hendricks Harbor, Maine_ ----------------------- _ 111 Hendry Creek, Fla., investigation_------------- ---_ 604 Hennepin, Ill., flood control_ _------------- 1534 Henry T. Rainey Dam, Ill., navigation________________- -- _______ 1035 Herbster, Wis., investigation _ 1427 Heron Bay, Ala., investigation_____________________ 654 Herreid, S. Dak., flood control . _____ 1154 Herring Bay, Md., navigation-----------------------_ - 335 Herring Creek, Md., investigation ------------- _ _396 Heyburn Reservoir, Okla., flood control ------------------- 965 Hickory Creek, Okla., investigation_- 990 Hidatgo County, Tex., investigation 49 8-------- Higgins and Coldwater Canyons, Ballona Creek Basin__ ---- 1674 Higginsport, Ohio, flood control---- ------------ 1295 High Bridge, Ky., navigation__ 1257 Highland Creek, Ky., investigation ------------------------------ 1301 High Springs, Fla., investigation_ .... __ - ___- 586 - Hildebrand Lock and Dam, Monongahela River-...... 1361 Hillsboro Bay, Canal, River, and Inlet, Fla., navigation_ 565 277309--53--voL. 1---6 XXXVIII INDEX Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Hills Creek, Dam, Oreg _ 1876, 1879 Hillsdale Drainage Dist., Ill. and Wis., investigation ... 1261 Hilo Harbor, T. H.: Investigation_ 1747 Navigation _- 1744 Hilton Head Island, S. C., investigation- 508 Hingham Harbor and Bay, Mass., navigation 52, 56 Hiwassee River, Tenn., navigation___ 1.236 Hockingport, Ohio, flood control .... 1342 Hocking River, Ohio: Investigation 1347 Reservoirs_ 1.343 Hodges Village Reservoir, Mass., flood control ......... 126 Hogan Reservoir, Calif., flood control_ 1786 Holbrook' Levee, Little Colorado River, Ariz., flood control ......... 1701 Holden Beach, N. C., investigation __ 475 Holdens Creek, Va., investigation----------------- 336 Holland Harbor, Mich.: Investigation__ 1493 Navigation .......... 1470 Holley Dam, Oreg_ 1876 Hollywood, Fla., investigation___ 604 Holmes River, Fla., navigation_ 652 Holston River, Tenn., navigation_ 1236 Holyoke and Springfield, Mass.: Flood control 133, 143 Investigation_-- 115 Homer Harbor, Alaska, investigation-__---_ --- -- 1992 Homme Reservoir and Dam, N. Dak., flood control__ 1077, 1084 Homochitto River, Miss.: Flood control 775 Navigation 762 Homosassa River, Fla., navigation _ 583 Honey Creek levee unit, Indiana, flood control 1295 Honey Hill Reservoir, Connecticut River Basin, N. H., flood control_ 132, 150 Honga River, Md., navigation______ 321 Honolulu, Hawaii: Investigation ... _ 1748 Harbor, navigation 1738 Hood Canal, Wash., investigation____________________ 1941 Hood River, Oreg., bridges ____ 1836 Hooker dam site, Ariz., and N. Mex., investigation 1703 Hoonah Harbor, Alaska, investigation .. 1992 Hoosic River Basin, N. Y., flood control_ 251 Hoosick Falls, N. Y., flood control ____ 251 HIopewell, Va., investigation _ 435 Hopkinsville, Ky., investigation_ 1253 Hopkinton-Everett Reservoir, N. H., flood control ..... 150 Hopper dredge replacement_______ _________________ 301 Hoquiam River, Wash., navigation_ 1940 Hoquiam, Wash., flood control_ 1953. Hords Creek Reservoir, Tex., flood control_ 869 Hornell, N. Y., flood control_ 339, 346 Horn Harbor, Va., navigation_ 434 Horseshoe Cove, Fla., navigation 583 Horton and Dutch Creeks, The Sny Basin, Ill., flood control 1054 Hoskins Creek, Va., navigation---------------------- 383 INDEX XXXIX Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Hot Springs, Fall River Basin, S. Dak., flood control-------------1155, 1201 Houma, La., outlets to open waters of Gulf of Mexico, investigations_ --------------------------- _ 717, 749 _ Housatonic River, Conn.: Flood control--------- 150 Investigation___ --- - - - - - 151 Navigation ------------------------------------- 98 Houston to Galveston Ship Channel, Tex.: Investigations_ ------------- 843, 849 Navigation_-- -814 Howard Farms-Reno Beach Area, Ohio, flood control_------- 1575 Howell Mill Shoals Dam, Ala-6_______-6__-- - ____31 Hubly Bridge, Sangamon River, Ill., flood control_------- - _------1534 Hudson Harbor, Wisconsin_ __ -___ - __- -____-_______-_ ___-- 1072 Hudson River, Fla., navigation___ __----______---__ 583 Hudson, Mohawk and Waterford Rivers, N. Y., flood control----------------------------------------- 258 Hudson River, N. Y.: Improvement above New York ____-__--____-- 208 Improvement at New York--------------------_ 203 Investigations ------------------------------- 246, 259 ....- Roundout Harbor, improvement-- -- 206 Waterway to Great Lakes-enlargement of New York State Barge Canal_ ------------------ _ 212 Hueneme, Calif., investigation _ - - --- _ _ 1671 Huerfano River, Colo., investigation_ _______ ______- 891 Hugo Reservoir, Kiamichi River, Okla., flood control-... 983, 988----- - Hulah Reservoir, Okla______ __ -___________ 970 Hull Creek, Va., investigation___ - -__-______-__ 396 Humacoa Playa, Punta Santiago, P. R., investigation___ 586 Humbolt Bay, River, and Harbor, Calif.: Investigation------------------------------------------ 1748 Navigation --------------------------------------------- 1709 Humboldt County, Calif., investigations--------------- 1756, 1814 Humboldt, Kans., flood control___________- ----- _____- 987 Humboldt River, Nev., flood control____-____ _____- - -___ 1813 Humphreys, Clanton, and Shawnee Creeks, Ky., investi- gation ---------------------------------------------------- 1301 Hunters Run, Ohio, investigation__ ________ ---------- 1347 Huntington Harbor, N. Y., navigation ------------------ 166 Huntington, W. Va.: Engineering district_ . 1307 Flood control ---------------------------------------- 1333, 1342 Huntsville, Ala., investigation_ ----------- _________-- __ -_ 1253 Huot, Minn., investigation_________ - -_______-__ 1098 Huron County, Ohio, investigation ---------------------- _ 1645 Huron Harbor, Ohio, navigation _ 1587 -----_---------------------- Huron Lake, investigation-_ -------- - _------ -1573 Huron River, Mich., investigation_____________________________ 1580 Hurricane Ditch, Ark., flood control ------------------- 786 Hutchinson, Kans.: Flood control-------------------------- 952 Investigation_ _ - - ________________--- ________ 990 Hutchinson River (East Chester Creek), N. Y 157 Hyannis Harbor, Mass., investigation ------------------- 112 Hydaburg Harbor, Alaska, investigation--------------------_ -1992 Hydraulic Mining, regulation of ------------- 2008 Hylebos Waterway, Tacoma Harbor, Wash ---------- -1927 Hyndman Borough, Pa., investigation_------------------ 405----- XL INDEX Page Volume 1 Volume 2 I lao Stream, T. H., investigation_____________ ____ ____ 1756 Ice Harbor at Marcus Hook, Pa., navigation ----------- 302 Ice Harbor at New Castle, Del., navigation ------------ 302 Ice Harbor Dam, Snake River-__ --___-__-_________ __ 1960 Illuliuk Harbor, Alaska, navigation 1---------------------- 1990 Illinois and Mississippi Canal, Ill.: Locks -------------------- 049 1----------- Navigation- ---------------------------------- ------- 104& Illinois River, Ill.: Flood control -____-_ -__--_________-________________ 1532, 1534 Investigations ----------------------------------- 990 1003, 1028, 1524, 1535 Illinois Waterway, Illinois: Investigation_ ----------------------------------- 1003, 1524 Locks and Dams------------------------------------------ 1516 Navigation_ 1512 Imperial and San Diego County, Calif., investigation--- ---------- _ -1703 Imperial River, Fla., investigation 6----------------604 Inactive Canalized Waterways_____________---- ___- _ 4 Index, Tex.: Flood control -------------- ------------------- 985 Investigation ----------------------------------- 990 Indiana Harbor, Ind., improvement -- --------------------------- 1507 Indianapolis, Indiana, flood control_ --------------- __-_ _-1285 Indiana shore of Lake Michigan, investigation --------------------- 1524 Indiana Bay, Wash., investigation_________________ __-_-1941 Indian Creek, Ill., investigation, flood control----------------_ 1028, 1032 Indian Creek, Ind., investigation------------------------------- 1301 Indian Creek Watershed, Iowa, investigation ------------------- _ 1175 Indian Ford Dam, Wis-__---___ ______________ 1060 Indian Harbor, Maine ________________________24 Indian Ledge, Matinicus, Maine, investigation ---------- 115 Indianola, Republican River, Nebr., flood control ---------------- 1109, 1141 Indian River, Fla., investigations, navigation-----------586, 604, 539 Indian River Inlet and Bay, Del., navigation ----------- 284 Indian River Inlet to Rehoboth Bay, Del., Waterway -_ 302 Indian Rock Dam, Pa., flood control-_------------- 363 Industrial Canal, New Orleans, La., investigation 717 717.... Industry, Pa., flood control_ _ -- _------_ - -- ___ --- 1394 Inland Waterway, from: Chincoteague Bay to Delaware Bay, Del _ 302 Between Jefferson, Tex., and Shreveport, La-----_ 668 Between Rehoboth Bay and Delaware Bay, Del ._ 282 Delaware River to Chesapeake Bay ______ _____ 277 From Empire, La., to Gulf of Mexico- __--- -- _ 697 Franklin to Mermentau River, La 6--------- 685 Intracoastal Waterway to Bayou Dulac, La -------- 114 Plum Island Sound to Annisquam River, Mass., in- vestigation_ 15 1------------------------------ White Lake to Pecan Island, La_--___-___ -- 4 Inner Harbor Navigation Canal Lock, La-------------- 676 International Boundary Waters ----------- ---------- _ 2082 Interoceanic Canal surveys_------- ------------------- ___ 2077 Intracoastal Waterway: Between Apalachee Bay, Fla., and the Mexican Border_-------------------------------- -- 610,673, 799 INDEX XLr- Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Intracoastal Waterway-Continued Between Norfolk, Va., and the St. Johns River, Fla- 428, 447, ........ 479, 493, 515 Boston to Long Island Sound, investigation Caloosahatchee River to Anclote River, Fla ....... --------. 115 560 Cross-Florida Barge Canal_________ ----- ___---_ _ 583 Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, navigation----------- 610 Investigations -------------------------------- 586, 604 _--------- Jacksonville to Miami, Fla_-- - --- --- - 528- Long Island, N. Y ------------------------------ 176 Miami to Key West, Fla_ ---------- __-----553 Mississippi River to Bayou Teche, La_- --- 714 New Jersey_ 298 Okeechobee Waterway_ ----------- 554 Between Pamlico Sound and Beaufort Harbor, N. C 459 Tombigbee-Tennessee Rivers Waterway _ _ -- 639 Iola, Kans., flood control_ __-___-______ ___-__ 987 Iowa River, Minn. and Iowa, investigation, flood con- trol -------------------------------------------------- 1061, 1053 Ipswich River, Mass., navigation--_____ -- _______--__ 111 Iron Canyon (Table Mountain) Dam Sacramento River----------- 1781 Irondequoit Bay, N. Y., investigation--------------------------__ 1633 Ironton, Ohio, flood control_______________________ ________ 1342, 1346 Irrigation policy------------------------------------ 6 Irvington Harbor, N. Y., navigation ------------------ 245 Isabella Reservoir, Calif., flood control---------- _-------- 1806 Island Creek, Md., navigation_- ______-- _____- - 335, 395 Island End River, Mass___________ __- -_______46 Island levee unit, Indiana, flood control- ----- _----- 1295 Isle au Haut Thoroughfare, Maine---____________ -___ 111 Isle La Plume, Wis., investigation - ------------------ 1075 Isles of Shoals Harbor, Maine and N. H., navigation .. _ 38 Israel River, N. H., investigation______________ ___- 151 Ithaca, Oswego River Basin, N. Y., flood control----------------- 1644 Investigation--------------- ----- ----- -------------------- 1645 Ivy Landing, Ill., flood control_ __ - - ___ -______ 1016 J Jackson Creek, Va., navigation__ ----- -------- -_ 395 Jackson Hole, Wyo., flood control------------------------------ 1966 Jackson, Ky., flood control __________________----------__ 1271, 1295 Jackson Lock and Dam, Ala., navigation -------------- 636- Jackson, Miss., Pearl River at, flood control 659 Jacksonville, Fla.: Engineering district__---------------515 Harbor--------------------------- 517 Investigation of waterways------_ -- 586 Jacksonville to Miami Intracoastal Waterway: Investigation 86 5----------------------------------- Navigation ----------------------------------- 528 Jamaica Bay, N. Y., navigation ______-_______ _ 183 James River, N. Dak. and S. Dak., investigation_--------------- 1175 James River, Va.: Investigation----------------------------------- 446 Navigation ------------------------------------ 416 James River Basin, Va., flood control----___ __-__ 444 Jamestown Reservoir, N. Dak., flood control__--------i 1187 Janesville, and Indian Ford Dams, Wis., flood control_- - .1060 Jefferson Barracks, Mo., investigation__ ---------- _ 1028 XLII INDEX XLII INDEX Paage Volume 1 Volume 2 i i Jefferson County drainage districts, Tex., investigations_ 843, 849 I... ---- Jefferson, Madison and Gallatin Rivers, Mont.: Investigation__ 1203 Flood control _ 1204 Jefferson-Shreveport Waterway, La. and Tex.: Investigations 717, 749 Navigation _ 668 Jeffersonville-Clarksville, Ind., flood control_ 1271, 1295 Jemez Canyon Dam and Reservoir, N. Mex., flood con- trol _ 886 Jemez Creek, N. Mex., flood control 886 Jenks, Okla., flood control_ 987 Jenkins Creek, Md., investigation----------------- 336 Jennings Beach, Conn., navigation___ 112 Jessamine Creek Reservoir, Ky., flood control ......... 1297 Jim Woodruff Lock and Dam, Ga., navigation 617 Joanna Reservoir, Mo., flood control_ 1025 John A. Hulen Camp, Tex., investigation_ 843 John Day Dam, Oreg. and Wash.: Navigation_ _ -------- -------- 1872 Investigations_------___________- 1873, 1899 John Day River Area Clatsop County, Oreg., investigation_ 1899 John Drainage Dist., Oreg_______________ 1893 John H. Kerr Reservoir, Va. and N. C., flood control __ 439 John Martin Reservoir, Arkansas River, Colo., flood control_ 881 Johns and Kingfisher Creeks, Okla., investigation ...... 990 Johns Creek, Ky., flood control, investigation_ 1334, 1347 Johns Island, S. C., investigation_ 491 Johnsonburg, Pa., flood control_. 1372, 1394 Johnson Creek, Oreg_____________ 1876, 1889 Johnsons Bayou, La., navigation_ 841 Johnsons River, Conn__ 100 Johnstown, Pa., flood control_ 1378, 1394 Jonathan and Moxahala Creeks, investigation__ 1347 Jones Bluff Lock and Dam, Ala _ 631 Jones Inlet, N. Y., navigation _ 180 Jonesville, La., flood control_ ___ 773 .Jordan River, Miss., navigation_ 652 Jordan River, Utah: Investigation _ __ __ _ 1814 Flood control--------- ------------------- 1813 Josias River, Maine_--------------------------- 111 Jules Creek, Va., investigation_ 396 Juneau Harbor, Alaska, navigation_ 1990 Juniata River, Pa., investigation - 367 Jupiter Inlet, Fla., investigation__ _ 587 K Kahului Harbor, T. H., navigation, investigation_ - - - - - - - - - - 1741, 1748 Kake Harbor, Alaska, investigation_----------- - - - - - - - - - - 1992 Kalamazoo River, Mich.: Investigation__------------------------------ - - - - - - - - - - 1495 Navigation.------------------------------- - - - - - - - - - - 1469 Kalaupapa Landing, Hawaii, investigation_ - - - - - - - - - - 1748 Kalepolepo Boat Harbor, Hawaii, investigation - - - - - - - - - - 1748 Kalispell, Mont., investigation, flood control ____ - - - - - ---- - - 1953, 1957 Kanab Creek, Utah and Ariz., investigation......------ - - - - - - - - - - 1703 INDEX XLIII Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Kanawha River, W. Va.: Locks and Dams ----------------------------------------- 1313 Flood control reservoirs_ - - __-- - -_ 1343 Investigations __________________________________________ 1317, 1347 Navigation_---------------------------------------------- 1312 Kankakee River, Ill., and Ind.: Flood control-------------------------------------------- 1534 Investigation _---------------------------------_ _1535 Kanopolis Reservoir, Missouri River, Kans------------------_ 1109, 1127 Kansas City, Mo., engineering district ----------------------- '-- 1103 Kansas Cities, Mo. and Kans.: Flood control_ _______________________________________ 1109, 1114 Navigation --------------------------------------------- 1104 Investigation_____________________________________________ 1141 Kansas River, Kans., flood control_________________--_____ 1114, 1132, 1136 Kapalama Basin, T. H., navigation_________ ___________________-1738 Karlson Island, Clatsop County, Oreg., flood control_ 1897 Kaskaskia Island, Ill., flood control___________ ___--- - -__________ 1027 Kaskaskia River, Ill.: Investigation________________-------- 1028 Navigation ---------------------------------------------- 1003 Kaunakakai Gulch, T. H., investigation_ __------_ 1756 Kaunakakai Harbor, T. H., navigation__________________________ 1740 Kaunakakai Stream, T. H., flood control ____________ __________1758 Kawaihae Harbor, Hawaii, navigation___________________________ 1742 Kawainui Swamp, Island of Oahu, T. H., flood control -------------- 1752 Kaweah River, Calif., flood control_____________________________ 1805 Kawkawlin River., Mich., investigation 1580 Kaw, Okla., flood control_________________________ 956, 994 Keauhou Bay, Hawaii, investigation__________________________ 1748 Keehi Lagoon, T. H., navigation____________________________ 1736 Keithsburg, Ill., flood control-------------------------------- 1060 Kelly Lake, Ill., flood control ------------------------__________ 1534 Kendrick, Idaho, flood control_ ______________________________1966 Kennebec River, Maine: Investigation----------------------------------- 151 Navigation------------------------------------_ 31 -Kennebunk River, Me., navigation -------------------- 36 Kennybunkport, Me., navigation ____________________ 35 Kennewick, Wash., navigation _ _ _ _ 1824 Kenosha Harbor, Wis., navigation, investigation ------------- _ 1463, 1493 Kent Island Narrows, Md., navigation_____- --- ___ 319 Kentucky River, Ky.: Locks and Dams ----------------------------------------- 1257 Flood control reservoirs------------------_------ _ 1297 Investigation-------------___ -------------------------------- 1301 Navigation_------------------------------------ ------- 1256 Kentucky, Tenn., navigation__ ________________---____ ___-1231 Kern River, Calif., investigation, flood control--.........-- - 1703, 1806, 1814 Kerton Valley, Ill., flood control__ ____________------------------1527 Ketchikan Harbor, Alaska: Investigation------------___ _ __ ---------- 1992 Navigation----------------------------------_ ------------ 1998 Keuka Lake, Oswego River Basin, N. Y., flood control-------------- 1644 Kewalo Basin, Honolulu, T. H., investigation_ -_ ____------_ 1748 Kewaunee Harbor, Wis., navigation__ __________________------- 1448 Keweenaw Waterway, Mich., navigation______-_ -------------- 1419 Keyport Harbor, N. J., navigation___-__-_ -236------.236 IXLIV INDEX Keystone Lock and Dam, La_ 702 Keystone Reservoir, Okla., flood control_ 964 Key West, Fla., improvement of harbor_ 583 Key West, Fla., investigation_ 587 Key West, Fla., Intracoastal Waterway from Miami, navigation_- ------------------- 553 Kiamichi River, Okla., investigation, flood control ..... 988, 990 Kickapoo River, Wis., investigation 1098 Kingfisher and Johns Creek, Okla., investigation, flood control_------ 990 Kings Brook, N. Y --- 1365 Kings Creek, Va., navigation ___ 434 Kingsley Creek, Fla., navigation. __ 516 Kingsley Lake, Fla., investigation- 587 Kings River, Calif., flood control___ 1802 Kingston Harbor, Mass. (North Plymouth Harbor) navigation_ - 111 Kingston, Pa., flood control_____ 357 Kingsville, Tex., investigation_ 844 Kinkaid Creek, Ill., investigation_ 1028 Kisatchie Bayou, La., investigation_ 749 Kiser Creek, Ill., flood control_ 1054 Kiskiminitas River, Pa.: Investigations __ --- 1364, 1400 Flood control .__ 1379 Kissimmee River, Fla: Investigations_ 587, 604 Navigation _ ---------------- -- 583 Kittanning, Pa., flood control_ 1394, 1398 Klamath River Oreg., investigation___ 1756 Knappa area, Clatsop County, Oreg., flood control___ 1897 Knapps Narrows, Md., navigation 335 Knife River and Harbor, Minn. and N. Dak.: Flood control ------------------------------ 1187 Investigation _ 1428 Navigation 1410 Knightsville Reservoir, Mass., flood control_ 132, 141 Knobbs Creek, Va., navigation , 434 Knobel, Ark., flood control___ 928 Knutson Dam, Minn., investigation_ 1075, 1098 Kodiak Harbor, Alaska: Investigation___ 1991 Navigation ------------- 1990 KoKosing River, Ohio, investigation 1347 Kootenai River, Idaho and Mont.: Flood control_ _ _ 1943 Investigation - 1954 Navigation_ _ 1940 Kootenay Lake Board of control__ 2088 Kremmling, Colo., investigation _ 1704 Kuhio Bay, T. H., navigation_ 1744 Kuttawa Lock and Dam, Ky., navigation__ 1221 Kvichak (Upper) River, Alaska, investigation_ 1992 L La Batre Bayou, Ala., navigation_ 652 La Crosse, Wis., investigation_ 1075 Lacey, Langellier, West Matanzas, and Kerton Valley, Ill., flood control________ 1529 INDEX XLV Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Lackawaxen R. Pa., flood control__________ _________304 Lackawanna River, Pa., investigation; flood control--- 367, 353 - ------------------------- Lac La Belle Harbor, Mich., navigation_______________ 1427 Lacombe Bayou, La., navigation- _--________ _ 714 Lac qui Parle Reservoir, Minn --------------------------------- ... 1092 Lafayette River, Va.: Investigation----------------------------------- 435 Navigation ----------------------------------- Lafourche Bayou, La., navigation; investigations- - _--- - 434 698, 717, - 749 Lafourche Parish, La., investigation _____ ___________717 La Grange, Colorado River, Tex., flood control---------- 875 La Grange Bayou, Fla., navigation --------------------- 652. Laguna Canyon, Calif., investigation--_------------- - _ -1704 Laguna Dominguez, investigation______ - -__________ _______ 1704 Laguna Mountains, Calif., investigation- -- __-------------_ _ 1706 Laguna Madre Bay, La. and Tex.: Investigation __ __________ 844 Navigation ------------------------------------ 804 Lahaina Harbor. Maui, T. H., investigation__ _ 1748 Lake Apopka, Fla., investigations------------------- 587,604 ____ Lake Ashtabula and Baldhill Dam, N. Dak., flood control----------- 1077, 1086 Lake Betsie, Mich., navigation --------------------------------- 1485 Lake Bisteneau, La., navigation_-- _______-714 Lake Borgne, La., navigation _-_____________________ 687 Lake Brownwood Reservoir, Tex., flood control--------- - 875 Lake Calument, Ill., navigation --------------------------------- 1523 Lake Champlain, N. Y. and Vt., navigation ------------ 214 Lake Champlain in vicinity of Milton and S. Hero, Vt.: Board of Control-------- .- __ 2083 Investigation ------------------------------------ 246 Lake Charles Deep Water Channel, La., navigation 710, 714 Lake Chautauqua, N. Y., flood control--------------------- ------ 1394 Lake City, Minn., harbor__________-______-________ 1037 Lake County, Ohio, investigation ------------------------------- _ 1633 Lake Crescent, Fla., navigation___ __-___ -________- 583 Lake Crockett, Wash., navigation______________- -- __-__ ___ 1912 Lake Dexter, Fla., investigations_-----------------_ 587, 604 Lake Dora, Fla., investigations__ ________----__ 587,604------- Lake Erie to Ohio River Canal, investigation__ 1364 Lake Eustis, Fla., investigations_-_ _--______-_ 587, 604 ------ Lake Griffin, Fla.: In vNe stig i a tioonn- s__ ,-8 -_ - _- _- - -- 58 7, 6 04 Navigation--_ ---------------------- 526 Lake Harbor, Fla., flood control_ ---- ------------------ 595 Lake Harbor, Mich., investigation -------------------------- 1493 Lake Harney, Fla., navigation--- -522 Lake Harris, Fla., investigations--- -_,,- 587,604 Lake Macatawa, Mich., navigation --------------- 1471 Lake Michigan Ship Canal, Wis., navigation----------_ 1444 Lake ... Minnetonka, Minn., investigation--- 1075 Lake Montauk Harbor, N. Y., navigation_ _ _ _ __ -_ 174--------- Lake Ogleton, Md., navigation -- 335 Lake Okabena, Minn., flood control________ _____----------------------------- 1062 Lake Okeechobee, Fla.: . Investigations_----_ _------___ __.-____- 587, 605 Floodcontrol ------------------------------ 593 Navigation__- ------------- 554 XLVI INDEX Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Lake of the Woods, Minn.: International Control Board -------------------------------- 2086 Investigation___ _______________ - ___ _-1075 Navigation- ------------------------------------------ _ 1066 Lake Pontchartrain, La.: Investigation ----------------------------------- 719 Flood control_ ------------- __-___- -- 737 Navigation ------------------------------------ 688 Lake River, Wash., navigation_____________ ___ ________ 1812 Lake Series Reports______________ -------------------- __________ 2000 Lakes, Great. See Great Lakes. Lake Superior Board of Control ______ ____________-__ 2086 Lake Superior, investigation ------------------------------------- 1573 Lake Survey, U. S--------------------------------------------- 1647 Lake Texoma, Red River, Tex. and Okla., flood control__ 981---------- Lake Tohopekalgia, Fla., investigations ------ ----- _ 588, 605- Lake Traverse, Minn. and S. Dak., navigation-_ __---_ _ 1075 Lake Traverse and Bois de Sioux River, S. Dak., flood control ----------------------------------------------- 1077, 1089 Lake Washington, Miss., navigation __________________ 762 Lake Washington Ship Canal, Wash., improvement ----------------- 1922 Lake Winnebago, Wis____ 1440 Lake Winnepesaukee, N.H., navigation---------------- 111 Lake Worth Inlet, Fla., navigation, investigation LakeLoutreBayou,La.,navigation- -------- .541, 588 687 La Marsh, Ill., flood control_ - -_______________ -______________ 1531 LaMoine River, Ill., flood control --------------------------------- 1532 Lamine River, Mo., investigation_ -- -_ - -_ 1142 Lamoille River, Vt., flood control_ ----------------- _ 258 Lamprey River, N. H., navigation__ -------------- _ 111 Lancaster, Cayuga Creek, N. Y., flood control --------------------- 1634 Lancaster, Ohio, investigation_ ---------------------------------- 1347 Langellier, Ill., flood control_- -- _____-__-__- ____- -____ -_ 1527 L'Anguille River, Ark.: Floodcontrol--------------------------------- 788 Navigation--- --------------------------------- 784 Lansing, Iowa, harbor 1037 Lansing, Mich., investigation________________________ 1495 La Plata River, Colo., investigation____________________ __________ 1704 La Quinta, Tex., Port Aransas-Corpus Christi Water- way, investigation -------------------------------- 844 Larchmont Harbor, N. Y., navigation ------------------ 245 Las Animas, Colo., flood control----_ ------ 896 Las Chollas Creek, Calif., investigation------------------------___ 1704 Las Vegas Wash-Nev., investigation ------------------------------ 1704 La Trappe River, Md., navigation --------------------- 335 Latrobe, Pa., flood control___ 1394, 1398 Lavaca Bay, Tex., improvement of channel from Pass Cavallo to Port Lavaca_ _------------------------_ 829 Lavaca River, Tex., flood control, investigation- ...- _ 875, 844 Lavon Reservoir, Tex., flood control_ ------- 857, 858___ Lawrence, Kans., Kansas River at, flood control-._ _._ _ _ __ _-_ - 1136 Lawrence, Mass., flood control_ __-------------- 111 Lawrenceburg, Ind., flood control_ ______________ _________ 1270, 1295 Leaf River, Miss.: Navigation ------------------------------------ 652 Leatherwood Creek, Ohio, investigation_ ---- ______- -___-____ 1348 L'eau Bleu Bayou, La., flood control_ -------------- _ 744 Leavenworth, Ind., flood control -------------------------------- 1295 Leavenworth, Kans., investigation---------_ - ---- 1142 LebanonJunction, Ky., investigation_ ------------- 1301 INDEX XLVIT Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Le Carpe Bayou, La.: Investigation_ ------------------ 717--------- Navigation----------------------------_------- 714 Leech Lake Reservoir, Minn___ ________-----------------1068 Leech River, Minn., navigation--------- ------ ----------- 1075 Lee Creek, Ark. and Okla., investigation---945-----__ -945 - Lee Ferry, Ariz., investigation_ ---------------------------- 1704 Leesburg, Fla., investigations------------------------588, 605 Leesville, Ohio, Reservoir, flood control_ _ -------------- _ ----- 1321 Leesville Reservoir, Va., flood control-- ____----- __438 Leetsdale, Pa., flood control _ --------------------------------- 1394 Leeville, La., investigation________------------------ 717 Lehigh River, Pa., flood control-_________ ------- ___ 306- ---- Leipsic River, Del., navigation__________---------- _ 302 ----- Leland Harbor, Mich, navigation_ ---------- 1486 Lemon Bay, Fla., investigation, navigation ----------- 588, 561- ----- Lemon Creek, Staten Island, N. Y., navigation--------- 245--------- Lemont, Ill., investigation__________------------------- 1535 Leon River, Tex., investigation, flood control-----------875, 868 --------- ------- Leroy, Kans., flood control__ --------------- 987 Letart Falls, Ohio, flood control --------------------------- __ 1342 Letart, W. Va., flood control___________________----------------- 1342 Levees between Shelby Bridge and Baum's Bridge, Kankakee River, Ind., flood control___ __------_ 1534 Levee unit 1, Little Wabash River, Ill., flood control--------------1295, 1300 Levee unit 2, Little Wabash River, Ind., flood control_------- 1295, 1300 Levee unit 1, Eel River, Ind _______-____----____ 1295 Levee unit 2, Eel River, Ind-_______________________ ---- _- ____ 1295 Levee unit 3, East Fork of White River, Ind., flood control ------------------------------------------- ------ 1300 Levee units 3 and 4, Wabash River, Ill. and Ind., flood control--------------------- 1300 Levee unit 5, Wabash River, Ind., flood control--- ....... _ _---- -- 1300 Levee unit 6, Wabash River, Ill., flood control----------_ ------ _ 1295 Levee unit 7, White River, Ind_____________________ ___1295 Levee unit 8, West Fork of White River, Ind., flood control ----------------------------- ----------------- 1300 Levee unit 1, White River, Ind., flood control -------------------- 1295 Levee unit 2, White River, Ind., flood control --------------------- 1295 Levee unit 9, White River, Ind_____ 1300 Levee unit 10, White River, Ind__ 1300 Levee unit 17, Wabash River, Ind., flood control ------------------ 1295 Levisa Fork, W. Va., navigation 1317 Lewes River, Del., navigation_________________ ___________ 282 Lewis and Clark River area, Clatsop County, Oreg., flood control ------------------------------------------- 1893, 1898 Lewisport, Ky., flood control ----------------------------------- 1295 Lewis River, Wash., navigation______________________ ______ 1872 Lewiston-Clarkston Levees _-------- ,_,_1_ _----- 1974 Lexington, Nebr., investigation______________________ ________ 1176 Liberty (Bedloe) Island, New York Harbor, N. Y_ 187.. 187 Liberty, Tex., investigation__________________________ 844 Liberty (Poulsbo or Dogfish) Bay, Wash., investigation ------------ 1941 Libby Dam, Mont., flood control______ ________--------_ 1943 Lick Creek, Tenn., investigation_____________________ ___ 1253 Licking River, Ky.: Flood control reservoirs_ ____- -__ __ -1297 -_____-___ Investigations-_ 1263, 1301 Navigation ---------------------------------------------- 1263 Lighthouse Service Depot, Fla., investigation _ --- 588 XLVIII INDEX Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Lightning Creek, Idaho___- __._-- ____-- _- _ ___- 1942 Lillibridge Creek, N. Y----------- ---.-.--- 1364 Limestone Creek, Ky., flood control 1340 Lincoln County, Oreg., investigation._ 1899 Lincoln, Nebr., investigation- -.. -- 1176 Lisle, N. Y., flood control -__-_ 341 .. Little Bay (Aransas Bay at Fulton), Tex., navigation- Little Beaver Creek N. Dak., flood control___ - 841 1187 Little Black River, iVo. and Ark.: Flood control _ __ _ 943 Investigation_______ 945 Little Caillou Bayou, La., navigation_ 714 Little Choptank River to Choptank River, Md., water- way, improvement-- _ .. 320, 335 Little Colorado River, Ariz. and N. Mex., investigation. Little Creek, Va., investigation__._._ - 1704 435 Little Cypress River, Tex., flood control_ 744 Little Egg Harbor, N. J., navigation_ - 293, 302 Little Elk Creek, Okla., investigation-_ 990 Little Elk River, Md., navigation ...... 335 Little Elm Reservoir, Tex. See Gavza-Little Elm reser- voirs 857, 859 Little Fork River, Minn., investigation_ 1098 Little Girls Point, Mich., investigation ..... 1428 Little Harbor, N. H.: Investigation _ __ 115 Navigation_ 111 Little Harbor, Woods Hole, Mass., navigation ......... 111 Little Hickman, Ky., navigation_ 1257 Little Joe River, Minn., investigation___ 1098 Littlejohn Creek, Calif.: Flood control___ 1786 Investigation _-_ 1814 Little Juniata River, Pa., flood control 362- . Little Kanawha River, W. Va.: Flood control reservoirs ..-- 1344 Investigation__---------------- ------------ 1348 Navigation------------------------------- 1317 ittle Lake Harbor, Mich., navigation_ 1427 :Little Machipongo River, Va., navigation 434 Little Magothy River, Md., investigation___ 336 Little Manatee River, Fla., navigation __ 583 Little Miami River, Ohio, flood control reservoirs__- 1297 Little Missouri River, Ark.: Flood control in basin__--------------------- 764, 766. .. Navigation_-- -------------------- 762 Little Missouri River, Mont. and N. Dak.: Flood control- - - ------------------- 1187 Investigation ---------------------------- 1187 Little Narragansett Bay, R. I.--------------------- 83 Little Nemaha River, Kans. and Nebr., investigation_ 1142. Little Papillion Creek, Nebr., investigation 1176 Little Pass, Fla., investigation--------------------- 588 Little Pee Dee River, S. C., navigation--- ----------- 488 Little Pigeon, Bayou, La., navigation_.._ . ..... 714 Little Pigeon River, Tenn., navigation_ 1236 Little Piney Creek, Mo., investigation_ 1142 Little Raccoon Creek, Ind., investigation- 1301 Little Red River, Ark., investigation_........... 945 INDEX XLIX Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Little River, Ark. and La.: Flood control__ 984 Investigations__ 789, 990 Navigation_ 762 Little River, Ark. and Mo., investigation- 789 Little River, Del., navigation ..... 302 Little River, Ky., investigation_ 1253. Little River, Va., navigation____ _ 434 Little River, N. C. and S. C., investigation_ 489 Little River, N. Y., investigation .... 1633' Little River watershed, Oklahoma, investigation .. _... 990 Little Rock, Ark.: Engineering district_ 899 Flood control_ 943 Investigation .... 945 Little Salmon River, N. Y., investigation_ 1633 Little Sandy River, Ky., investigation_ 1348 Little Sarasota Bay, Fla., investigation_ - 588 Little Sioux River, Iowa, flood control, investigation - 1174, 1176 Little Soddy and Harbor Soddy Creeks, Tenn., investi- gation------------ 1254 Little Sodus Bay, N. Y., navigation______- __ 1623 Little Tallahatchie River, Miss., navigation, flood control- 762 Little Tarkio and Squaw Creeks, Mo., investigation_ 1142 Little Tennessee River, Tenn., navigation___ 123& Little Trout River., N. Y., flood control_ 1642 Little Valley Wash., Utah, flood control_ 1813 Little Wabash levee units Nos. 1 and 2, Illinois, flood control------ 1295 Little Wabash River, Ill., investigation____ 1301 Little Wicomico River, Va., navigation_ 380 Little Willow and Wakefield Creeks, Minn_ 1091 Little Wills Creeks, Pa., investigation_ 405 Little Wood River, Idaho___- 1966 Livermore Valley, Calif., investigation, flood control - 1753, 1576 Livingstone Channel, Detroit River, Mich., navigation_ 1551 Lobdell Canal, Del., navigation ____ 276 Lobster Cove, Annisquam River_ 42 Local cooperation_ 4, 5 Lockport, Ill., investigation_ 1535 Lockport, Ky., navigation_ 1257 Locklies Creek, Va., navigation__ 395 Lockwoods Folly River, N. C., navigation_ 474 Locust Creek, Ark., investigation_____ 789 Logan Hollow, Ill., investigation__ 1028 Logan Reservoir, Ohio, flood control 1343 Logansport, Ind.: Flood control_ 1300 Investigation_ 1301 Loggy Bayou, La.: Investigation .... 749 Navigation 714 Flood control, 721, 747 London, W. Va., navigation __ 1313. Lone Rock Reservoir, Ark., flood control_ 938 Long Bay, N. H__ 111 Long Beach, Mass_-- - 58 Long Beach Harbor, Calif., navigation; investigation ..- 1659, 1671 Long Island intracoastal waterway, New York, naviga- tion_--_ .. .. 176 _ Long Island, Dosoris Creek, N. Y., investigation .... 247- ... - INDEX Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Long Island, Hashamomock Creek, N. Y- 347 1------- Long Island Sound to Boston, Intra Waterway, investi- gation ___-_______-__ 115 Long Tom River, Oreg., flood control_ . . . . . . .4-- 1876, 1885 Lookout Bight, N. C., navigation 465 Lookout Point Reservoir, Oreg., flood control _---_- 1876, 1880 Loosahatchie River, Tenn., investigation, flood control - 789, 786 Lopez Canyon Diversion, Calif_ - --1673 Lopez Flood Control Basin, Calif__ - - 1673 Lopez Island, Wash., investigation _ 1941 Lorain County, Ohio, investigation 1633 Lorain Harbor, Ohio: Investigation .... 1633 Navigation 1589 Los Angeles, Calif.: Engineering district 1655 Flood control on river__ 1673 Improvement of harbor__ 1659 Investigations_ 1671, 1704 Los Angeles County drainage area, California: Flood control----------------- ------------- 1672 Investigation- 1704 lost Creek, Ill.: Flood control ------------ 1530, 1534 Investigation_ 1301 Lost Creek, Mo., investigation 991 Lost River, Ind., investigation, flood control_ 1301 Lost River, Minn., investigation_ 1098 Louisiana, Mo., investigation_________ 1003 Louisiana-Texas Intracoastal Waterway, investigation _ 844 Louisiana, streams and bayous, investigations_ 717, 749 Louisiana and other States, Ren. of Water Hyacinth, investigation -------------------------------- 588 Louisville and Portland Canal, Kentucky -- 1208 Louisville, Ky.: Engineering district-- .. -.------------------ 1255 Flood control_------------------------------ 1273, 1295 Loup River, Neb., investigation_ 1176 Lovell, Wyo., flood control___ 1204 Lowell Creek, Alaska, flood control_ 1995 --- i ---- 119, 150 Lowell, Mass., flood control_---------------------- Lower Agua Fria River, Ariz., investigation- 1704 Lower Columbia River Basin, Oreg., Bank Protection Works ------------------------------ ----- 1892- Lower Granite Dam, Snake River ------ 1960- Lower Machodoc Creek, Va., navigation_ 379 Lower Monumental Dam, Snake River__ 1960 Lower Mud Lake, La__________---------------------- 707 Lower Rio Grande Valley, Tex., investigation- 850 Lower San Francisco Bay, Calif., navigation 1746 Lower San Joaquin River, Calif., flood control ..... 1791 Lower Thoroughfare, Deal Island, Md., navigation Lower Walla Walla River, Wash____________ ----- 335 ---------------------------- 1966 Loyalhanna Creek, Pa., investigation, flood control_ 1400 Loyalhanna Reservoir, Pa., flood control-_ Lubec Channel, Maine, navigation__ - 111 1383, 1395 Lucky Peak Reservoir, Idaho, flood control_ 1967 Ludington Harbor, Mich.: Investigation ------------------------------ 1493 Navigation _ ------------------------------- 1479 Ludlow, Ky., flood control_----_--------------- 1295 INDEX LI Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Ludlow Reservoir, Connecticut River Basin, Vt., flood control ----------------------------------------- 132 Lugert Reservoir, Okla., flood control___________ ____ 987 Lumber River, N. C., and S. C., navigation------------ 488 Lussenhop levee, Illinois, flood control--____________ __________ 1534 Lutsen Harbor, Minn., navigation___________________ _______ 1427 Luxapalila River, Ala. and Miss.: Flood control_---------------------------- _ 658---------- Investigation 60 6----------------------------------- Lycoming Creek, Pa., flood control__________________ 368 Lyford levee, Indiana, flood control-___-_______ _______ 1300 Lynchburg, Va., investigation_ 446 Lynches River, S. C.: Investigation __-__ - - -________ __---____-- -491 Navigation ------------------------------------- 488 Lynn Camp Creek, Ky., investigation_----------------------- - 1254 Lynn Harbor, Mass., navigation _____________________ 111 Lynnhaven Inlet and Bay, Va., investigation----------- 435 Lyons, N. Y., investigation ------------------------------------ 1645 Lytle Creek, Calif., flood control _________________-______ -_ 1689, 1696 1701 M MacArthur Lock, St. Marys River, Mich ______________ ___-____ 1541 Macatawa Lake, Mich.: Investigation_ __-_____-__- __________ 1493 Navigation_---------------------------------------------- 1471 Machias River, Maine, navigation______ ___________ 111 Mackay Creek, N. C., navigation-_____ ____________ 474 Mackinac Harbor, Mich., improvement, investigation- ...._ _--- 1555, 1573 Mackinac Island, Mich., to Round Island, Mich., chan- nel improvement______________________ -- -- - - _________-- -_ 1572 Mackinac Straits, Mich., improvement of Poe Reef Shoal----------- 1572 Mackinac City Harbor, Mich., investigation --------------------- 1573 Mackinaw River, Ill., flood control__ ____________-- -__________ -1532 Macon Bayou, Ark. and La.: Flood control_--__ __------------------- - - 777 Investigation ----------------------------------- 778 Navigation ------------------------------------ 762 Macon, Ga., flood control_ _____________________ 512 Madison, Ind., flood control___________ _____________________ - 1295 Madison River, Mont., investigation_____ ________________-___ 1203 Mad R., Conn., flood control_________________________ 148 Magna, Little Valley Wash., Utah__._______________ - _____-_-- 1813 Magothy River, Md., investigation- __-- -------- _ 336 Magruder drainage district, Columbia County, Oreg., flood control--------------------------------_ -------- 1893 Mahoning Creek Reservoir, Pa.: Flood control_ __________ __________ _ ____--_ 1374, 1395 Investigation --------------------------------------------- 1400 Mahoning River, Ohio, investigation, navigation---------- ------ 1364, 1363, 1400 Main Ship Channel, New York Harbor, N. Y., improve- ment_.------------------------------------------- 188 Malden River, Mass., navigation _ _ __ __ 111 Malheur improvement district, Idaho, flood control--------------- 1974 Malheur River, Oreg. ---------------------------------------- 1966 Mamaroneck Harbor, N. Y.: Investigation, east basin of-26---__ -. ______ -___. 246 Navigation _----- ------------- 245 LII INDEX Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Manasquan Inlet and River, N. J.: Investigations___________ _ ---------------- __ _ 247, 303 Navigation -- ------------------- 296 Manatee River, Fla., navigation, investigation 583, 605 Manchac Bayou, La., navigation _ _ 672, 714 Manchester Harbor, Mass., navigation---_ ---- 111 Manchester, Ohio, flood control----_ ----------- 1342 Mancos River, Colo., investigation___ _------_ 1704 Mandan, N. Dak.: Flood control --------------------------------------------- 1185 Investigation -------------------------------------------- _ 1187 Mandeville, La., investigation------------------------- 718 Manghum, Salt Fork, Okla., investigation _ _ _ _ 991 Manhasset Bay, N. Y.: Investigation ----------------------------------- 247 Navigation------------------------------------- 245 Manistee Harbor and River, Mich., navigation_-------------- ------- 1481 Manistique Harbor, Mich., navigation__ 1431 Manitowoc Harbor, Wis., navigation____ __--_____--- -_______ 1452 Mannford Reservoir, Okla., navigation.----------------- 900 Mannington, W. Va., investigation_ ------------ 1400 Manoa Valley, T. H., investigation-- --------------------------- 1756. Manokin River, Md.: Investigation ----------------------------------- 336 Navigation_ __------- --------..------ -- - 335 Mansfield Hollow Reservoir, Conn., flood control-..... 126, 127 Mansfield Reservoir, Ind., flood control-------------------------- 1297 Manteo (Shallowbag) Bay, N. C., navigation ------------ 453 Mantua Creek, N. J., navigation- - 267, 287 Maple River, N. Dak., flood control________________________ 1078 Mapleshade, Ohio, flood control______-----_ ___________________ 1342 Maquoketa River, Iowa, investigation______________- -- -_____ 1061 Marblehead Harbor, Mass.: Investigation---------------------------------- 115 Navigation---------------------------- ___ 111 Marcus Hook, Pa., navigation------------------------ 267 Mare Island Strait, Calif., navigation; investigation ------ - 1721,17212 1748 Marietta, Ohio, flood control----- - 1342: Marion Reservoir, Kans., flood control________________ 987 Mariposa Creek, Calif., flood control_ ____________________-_____ 1796 Markham Ferry Reservoir, Okla., flood control--------- - 974 Marmarth, N. Dak., flood control------------------------------ 1187 Marmet, W. Va., navigation ------------------------------------ 1313 Marquette Bay and Harbor, Mich., improvement of harbor----------------------------------- ----- _ -------- 1423 Marshall Creek, Calif___________---_____________ _________ 1673 Marsh Creek, Idaho: Flood control--------------- ------------------------ 1966, Investigation_ _______--_ 1976 Marsh Creek, N. Y., investigation______ __________________ ___ 1645 Marsh Lake Reservoir, Minn., flood control_---- -------------- _ 1092 Marsh River, Minn., flood control-___________________ -_______ 1078" Marshland drainage district, Columbia County, Oreg., flood control -------- ---------------------------------- -- 1897 Marshyhope Creek, Md., investigation, flood control - - 367, 366 Marthas Vineyard, Mass., navigation ------------------ 66 Martin County, Fla., investigation-------------------- 605 Martin Creek, Nev., investigation- . -------------- ---- 1814 Martinez, Calif., investigation_- _...........-- -- -- 1748 Martins Ferry, Ohio, flood control_ 1394 INDEX LIII Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Marys River, Oreg., flood control_-------------------------------- 1891 Mason and Menard, Ill., flood control_-----------------------_ - 1534 Masonboro Inlet, N. C., navigation________ __________-449 Mason J. Niblack levee unit, Indiana, flood control ---------------- 1296 Mason, W. Va., flood control------------------------------------ 1342 Massena Board of Control, operations of International--_ -------- _ 2085 Massillon, Ohio, flood control_______________-________ _____ 1317, 1343 Matadero Creek, Calif., investigation- ---- __ ---------------__ 1756 Matagorda Bay, Tex.: Flood control_ __________--- __---------875 Investigation _----------------------------------- 850 Navigation----------------------_ ----------- 799 Matanzas Bay, Fla.: Investigation----------------------------------- 588 Navigation------------------------ ------- 533 Matawan Creek, N. J.: Investigation -------------- --------------- 247 Navigation---_ ------------------------------- 236, 237 Mathews Canyon Reservoir, Nev., flood control ------------------ 1699 Matinicus Harbor, Maine, navigation _-------------_ 111 Matinicus, Maine, Indian Ledge, investigation----- --- _ _ 115 Mattapoisett Harbor, Mass., navigation--__ __- __ - 112 Mattaponi River, Va., navigation; investigation -------- 434, 446 Mattituck Harbor, N. Y., navigation_______________ 170 Mauckport, Ind., flood control_ - __ __--- - -_____- _ 1296 Maumee Bay and River, Ind., Ohio: _ _ Investigation_-------------------------------------- _ _ 1493, 1524 1573, 1580 Navigation--------------------------------------------- 1572 Toledo Harbor, improvement, investigation ------------------ 1569 Maunie, Ill., investigation _________ ___-----_ 1301 Maurice River, N. J., navigation ---------------------- 302 Maximo Point, Fla., investigation ------------- 588 Mayaguez Harbor, P. R., navigation__ - - -- - - 579 Mayberry Creek, Ark., investigation-____ ____---_ 945 Mayfield Creek, Ky., flood control, investigation - 787, 789 _____ Maysville, Ky., flood control_ __ ----------- - 1340, 1343 McCook, Nebr., near Republican River_ _ _------_ _ ------ __ _1123 McCraney, Hadley, Kaiser, Six Mile, and Bay Creeks, Pike County, Ill_--------------------------------- ---------- 1054 McDowell Dam Site, Ariz., investigation--- ------------------ 1704 McGee Bend Dam, Texas, navigation__________---_ 852, 853 McGee Creek, Ill., flood control-------------------------- --- 1027 McGinnis levee unit, Indiana flood control_ - ------ __---------_ 1296 McHenry Valley Creek, N. Y., flood control --- -- - 346 McKans Bay, Va., investigation________ ________---_ 396 McKay Creek, Oregon, investigation___ - -_______------- ---- 1899 McKees Rock, Pa., flood control_____--------- ----------- 1394 McKenzie River, Oreg., flood control________ ______----------1891 McLean Bottom levee district No. 3, Arkansas River, Ark., flood control_ _______________________------- 943- McNary Lock and Dam, Oreg., navigation_------------ 1826, 1962 Meadow River, W. Va., investigation- _ _----------1348 Medicine Creek, Minn., investigation-_ - - ---- -------- 1098 Medomak River, Maine, navigation____ _______----- 28 Meherrin River, N. C., navigation --------------------- 474--------- Melbourne, Fla., investigations, navigation ------------ 533, 588, 605 Melbourne Harbor, Fla., navigation ---------- ----------- 583 - Melones Reservoir (New), Calif., flood control_----- --------- 1793 Melrose Reservoir, Va., flood control_ -- -438- 27709-53--voL. 1--67 LIV INDEX Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Memphis Harbor, Tenn., navigation 781 Memphis, Tenn.: Engineering district_ 781 Flood control 784 Mendota Bridge, Minn., investigation___ ___ 1098 Menemsha Creek, Marthas Vinyard, Mass.,, navigation__ 66 Menominee Harbor and River, Mich. and Wis., naviga- tion_ _ 1433 Meramec Res., Mo., flood control_ 1025 Merced County stream group, California, flood controL - 1796 Meredosia Drainage Dist., Ill. and Wis., investigations__ 1027, 1061 Meredosia Lake and Willow Creek, Ill., flood control -__ 1025 Meridian, Miss., flood control_ 662 Mermentau River, La.: Flood control____ 740 Improvement of waterway to Franklin, La ....... 685 Investigations_ 718, 749 Navigation 706 Merrimack River Basin, N. H. and Mass.: Flood control 118 Investigations__ 115, 151, 152 Navigation 111 Metlakatla Harbor, Alaska, navigation_ __ __ __ 1990 Metamora Reservoir, Ind., flood control_ 1297 Methow River, Wash__ _ 1942 Metropolis, Ill., flood control_ 1296 Mexico Bay, N. Y., investigation_ 1633 Meyers Chuck Harbor, Alaska, navigation_ 1990 Miami Harbor and River, Fla.: Improvement of harbor__ _ 548 Investigations_---__--- __---- ----------- 588, 605 Navigation ------------------------------- 548 Miami to Key West, Fla., Intracoastal Waterway, inves- tigation, navigation __---------------------- 588, 553 Mianus River, Conn., navigation 112 Michigan City Harbor, Ind.: Investigation__ ___-----_--------___ - 1524 Navigation---------------- --------------- 1510 Michigan Lake, investigations___ 1493, 1524, 1573 Middle Creek, N. C., investigation_._............. 475 Middleport, Ohio, flood control___ 1343 Middle Guadalupe Basin, investigation_ 850 Middle River, and connecting channels, Calif., navigation_ 1779 Middle River, Md., navigation_ 335 Middle River, N. C., investigation_ 475 Middlesboro, Ky., flood control_ ___ 1236, 1250 Middleton Shoals Reservoir, Ga. and S. C., flood control _ 508 Midland drainage district, Columbia County, Oreg., flood control____________ _- __------ -------- 1893 Miles City Bridge, Mont., flood control_ 1202, 1204 Miles River, Talbot County, Md., investigation Milford Harbor, Conn., navigation------ -- 336 97 Milford Haven, Va., navigation 395 Milford Reservoir, Kans_ 1109 Milk River, Mont.: Flood control_ 1198, 1202 Investigation__ ____ ___ - 1203 Mill Cove area, Boothbay Harbor, Maine, investigation_ - 115 Mill Creek and South Slough, Illinois, navigation-_ 1051 INDEX LV Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Mill Creek, Ind . - ...- - . 1286 Mill Creek Levees, Santa Ana River Basin, Calif-_-- 1701 Mill Creek, Md., navigation____ 335 Mill Creek, Tex., flood control 875 Mill Creek, Va., navigation_______ 395 Mill Creek Valley, Ohio, investigation-------------- 1301 Mill Creek, Wash.: Flood control_-- --------------- --------- 1966, 1971 Investigation ------------------------------ 1976 Mill Creek, West Fork, Ohio, flood control ___ 1267, 1268, 1297 Miller City, Ill., investigation--------------------- 1029 Miller, Ohio, flood control---------- -------- __ 1343 Miller Pond, Ill.: Flood control ------------------------------ 1009 Investigation_ __------------------------ 1029 Millers Bay, Wash., investigation__ 1941 Millers R., Mass., flood control___ 138 Millersburg Reservoir, Ohio, flood control . 1344 Millers Ferry Lock and Dam, Ala ___________ 631 Mill Four drainage district, Yaquina River, Oreg., flood control_ ____ 1898 Millicoma River, Oreg., navigation___ 1872 Mill River, Conn_ 95 Millwood Reservoir, in Red River Basin, Ark.: Investigation .... 991 Flood control 983, 984 Millwood, W. Va., flood control 1343 Milton-Freewater, Walla Walla River, Oreg., flood con- trol--_- _ _ -_--- 1970 Milton, Ky., flood control_ 1296 Milwaukee, Wis : Engineering district__ 1431 Improvement of harbor_ 1458 Investigations__________ ____ 1494, 1495 Mingo Creek, S. C., navigation_ 488 Mingo Junction, Ohio, flood control_ 1394 Minum Creek, S. C., navigation_ 480 Mining City Reservoir, Ky., flood control__ 1297 Minnesota River, Minn.: Flood control_ 1092 Investigations__________ 1075, 1098 Navigation_ - 1071 Miscellaneous civil works_ 16 2081 Mispillion River, Del., navigation___ 302 Mission Bay, Calif., navigation_ 1668 Mississippi River: Flood control 1060 Investigations_ - 718, 750, 1003, 1029, 784, 789, 1054, 1061, 916 1075, 1098, 1524 Navigation ------------------------------- 762 1075 At Canton, Mo___ 1060 Baton Rouge to Gulf of Mexico, La__ 688 Between Ohio and Missouri Rivers. 998 Missouri River to Minneapolis 1033 Locks and dams_ _ ---- 1034 :(Near Aitkin, Minn___ _ 1090 1068 Reservoirs at headwaters__ LVI INDEX Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Mississippi River Commission: Report of the President 2019 Flood control on lower Mississippi River: Alluvial valley mapping_ 2030 Arkabutla Dam and Reservoir, Miss _ --- - 2045 Atchafalaya floodway, Louisiana ......... 2043- Atchafalaya River and Basin, improve- ments 2023, Bank protection, works __ ...... 2031 Bayous Rapides, Boeuf and Cocodrie, La_ 2024. Bonnet Carre spillway, Louisiana__ 2035. Cairo to Baton Rouge, navigation channel- 2028 Channel, improvements 2022 Dams and reservoirs 2027 Enid Dam and Reservoir, Miss__ __ 2036- Floodways___________ 2032 Grenada Dam and Reservoir, Miss_ 2036, Levees___ 2031 Morganza floodway, Louisiana _ _ 2027, 2033" Organization ------------------ __ - 2020 Sardis Dam and Reservoir, Miss___ 2045- St. Francis Basin Project: Memphis Harbor Project__ 2040 Wappapello Dam and Reservoir, Mo._ 2039- Surveys, gages and observations 2030 West Memphis Drainage Project_ 2040 Wax Lake outlet 2035 Yalobusha River 2037 Yazoo Basin project: Arkabutla Dam and Reservoir, Miss 2045, Enid Dam and Reservoir, Miss_ 2036, 2045 Grenada Dam and Reservoir, Yalo- busha River, Miss_ 2045" Sardis Dam and Reservoir, Miss ..... 2045, Mississippi Sound, Ala. and Miss. Investigation, Naviga- gation__--------------- 654, 647 Missoula River, Wash__ _________ 1942 Missouri River: Agricultural levees, flood control__ 1109, 1110, 1157,. 1168, Flood control: At New Haven________ 1139° Kepslers Bend, Nebr., to Sioux City_ 1164 McCook Lake Bend _ 1174: Flood control in basin: Kansas City District_ - - - - - - - - - - 1108. Omaha District - - - - - - - - - - 1156 Garrison District - - - - - - - - - - 1182 Fort Peck District_ - - - - - - - - - - 1197 Investigations _ __ _ __ _ _ - - - - - - - - - - 1076, 1098, 1142, 1152,. 1176, 1187, 1203 Navigation: At Fort -Peck, Mont -- - - - - - - - - 1191 Kansas City to mouth __ __ -- - - - - - - - - 1104- Kansas City to Rulo _____ -- - - - - - - - - 1104 Kansas City to Sioux City_ -- - - - - - - - - 1148" Sioux City to Fort Benton_ -- - - - - - - - - 1152: INDEX LVII Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Mitchell and Gering Valleys, Colo., Wyo., and Nebr., investigations____ ___---------------------------------------- 1176 Mobile, Ala., engineering district__________________ 609 Mobile Bay, Harbor, and River, Ala.: Improvement of harbor and bar----------------_ 626 Investigation ----------------------------------- 654 Mobile, Tennessee, Tombigbee Rivers waterway investi- gation- _--------------------- 654 Mobjack Bay, Va., investigation ----------------------- 435 Moffett Bottom, Okla., flood control-- -- - - 987 Mohawk Reservoir, Ohio_ ----------------------- _ _------_ 1321 Mohawk River, N. Y., investigations ----------------- 247, 259 Mohawk, Hudson and Waterford Rivers, N. Y., flood control_ . 258 Mohicanville Reservoir, Ohio flood control----------_ ---------- _ 1321 Mojave River, Calif., investigation_---_ _ ---___________ 1704 Mokelumme River, Calif.: Investigation___ - - - -_____-__-___- ________________ -- 1814 Navigation ---------------------------------------------- 1779 Molalla River, Oreg., flood control----------------------------, _ 1891 Mona Lake, Mich., investigation_ --- ___- - -_______ ___- 1494 Monarch, Wyo., flood control_--_____ __ ___-____- _ --- ____ 1202 Monett, Mo., flood control_ _____________________ 987 Monongahela River, W. Va. and Pa.: Locks and Dams _----------------------------- 1359 Flood control reservoirs_---- -------------- __-1395 Investigations_____-- -------------------------------------- 1364, 1400 Navigation ------------------------------------------- 1357 Monroe Bay and Creek, Va., navigation, investigation_ 379, 396 Monroe Harbor, Mich., navigation _______________________ ___ 1567 Monroe, La., flood control, navigation----------------763, 757 - Monterey Bay and Harbor, Calif.: Investigation ------------------------------------------ 1748 Navigation ------------------------------------------ 1731, 1732 Montezuma, Ga., flood control----------_ 662 -- t62 _a River, Colo., investigation______________________ 1704 Montour Falls, Oswego River Basin, N. Y., flood control-- ----- _ 1640 Montville Creek, N. Y., flood control_-.--- -- __-------------_ 1644 Moorefield, W. Va., flood control _____--- _____- ___ 405, 408- Moores Ferry Reservoir, Va., flood control----------_ ---------- _ 1343 Mooringsport Reservoir, La.: Flood Control_ ______________721, 747____ Moosabec Bar, Maine, navigation- ---------- -- 111---------- Moose River, Vt., flood control_ __ -___-- -_______ -134 Moose River, Minn., investigation______ ----------------------------- 1098 Mora River, N. Mex., investigation -------------------- 891 Moreau River, S. Dak., investigation_-__----___-_ 1177 Morehead City Harbor, N. C.: Navigation ----------------------------------- 461 Investigation----------------------------------- 475 Morgan City, La.: Investigations_ -- ___----___718, 750 Navigation ------------------------------------ 700 Morgantown Lock and Dam, W. Va--------------------------- 1360 Moriches Inlet, N. Y., investigation----- -_----------- - 247 Mormon Channel, Calif., navigation----- - ------- __ -_ 1773, 1777 Morrilton, West of, Arkansas, flood control ------------ 920-_ Morris Cove, Conn ----------------------------------- 94 Morrison, Colo., flood control---------- --------------------- 1174 Morristown Harbor, N. Y., navigation_ - ----- 1631 Morro Bay, Calif., navigation_-- -- 1656 LVIII INDEX Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Moscow, Ohio, flood control ------------------------------------ 1296 Mosquito Creek Reservoir, Ohio, flood control_ ......... _--_ 1390, 1395 Moss Bluff Lock and Dam, Fla _526 Moss Landing, Calif.: Investigation_ __ ______--____---------------------------- 1748 Navigation------------------------------------------ 1731 Mott, N. Dak., investigation ------------------------------------ 1187 Moundsville, W. Va., flood control-------------------------------- 1394 Mountain Brook Reservoir, Merrimack River Basin, N. H., flood control_ -_____ ____ _- ____-- __ 119, 150 Mountain Fork, Okla., investigation ------------------ 991 Mount Carmel, Ill., investigation - ---------------- _ _ -_ ___ - 1301 Mount Clemens, Clinton River, Mich., flood control --------------- 1575 Mount Holly, Rancocas Creek, N. J., flood control .. 308 Mount Hope Bay, Mass - _-------------------------- 71 Mount Morris Reservoir, Genesee River, N. Y., flood control_ ----------------------------------------- ------ 1637 Mount Vernon, Ohio, investigation_ ------- -------------- _ 1348 Mount Vernon, Wash., investigation --------------- _ ___-----_ 1954 Mouse (Souris) River, N. Dak., investigation -------------------- 1098 Mouth of Sangamon River, Ill., flood control-----------_---------- 1528 Mouth of Trinity River, Tex., navigation -------------- 841 Moxahala and Jonathan Creeks, Ohio, investigation --------------- 1348 Mud Creek, Ala., investigation__________________ _ 1254 Mud Creek, Nebr., investigation____ ___-___--____ __-___1177 Mud Creek, N. Y., investigation____ _- -______ __________ 1645 Mud Lake area, Idaho._ ----------------------------- __ _ 1966 Mud Mountain Dam, Wash., flood control---------__ Mud River, Minn., investigation__ Mud River Reservoir, W. Va., flood control_ __ --__-- --------- __ - _ 1949 -_ 1098 1343 Muddy Creek, Miss., flood control_______________ 786 Mulberry Creek, Va., navigation- __ -__------______ 395 Mullet Key, Fla., investigation___ - -____- -________ 588 Mulock Creek, Fla., investigation_---------------------- 605 Multnomah Channel, Oreg., navigation -------------------------- 1872 Multnomah drainage district No. 1, Multnomah County, Oreg., flood control -------------------------------------- 1893, 1894 Muncie, Ind., flood control____________ _______________ _____-- 1300 Munising Harbor, Mich., investigation _ __ _ __ __ 1428 Murderkill River, Del., navigation --------------------- 280. . Murfreesboro Reservoir, Ark., flood control------------763, 767, 769 Muscatine, Iowa, harbor ____ ______-___-__---- - - - 1037 Muskegon Harbor, Mich., navigation_ - ----- _ 1475 Muskingum River, Ohio: Locks and dams------------------------ ----------- 1310 Flood control reservoirs- - -_ ----------- 1321, 1344 Investigations_______________________ __ 1317, 1348, 1319 Navigation ---------------------------------------------- 1308 Mustang Creek, flood control_ ______--__-__- --- 744 Mustinka River, Minn., flood control----------------- ---------- 1078 Myrtle Beach, S. C.: Investigation ----------------------------------- 489 Navigation------------------------------------ 480 Mystic River, Conn., navigation---------------------- 85 Mystic River, Mass.: Investigation _ ---- --------- 152 Navigation ---------------- ------------- 45---------- Mystic South Channel, Boston Harbor, Mass., investi- gation_-_ -_ 115 INDEX LIX Page Volume 1 Volume 2 N Nacoohee and Sautee Valleys, Ga. (Int. Rept.)--------- 660 Nagle Creek Channel, Iowa ------------------------------------ 1063 Nameoki Drainage and Levee Dist., Ill., flood control----------_ _ - 1022 _ Nandua Creek, Va., navigation____----- ___--- -- 434 Nansemond River, Va.: Investigation------------------------------------ 435 Navigation-_ - ------ --- ------ 434 Nantasket Gut, Mass_ -------------------------- _ 53 Nantasket Roads, Mass _---------------------------- 48 - Nanticoke, Pa., flood control--- -- -- -- 366 Nanticoke River (including Northwest Fork), Del. and Md.: Investigation__ ____________ -__ -_ _-.. 367 Navigation------------------------------_ ---- 323, 335 Nantucket Harbor and Sound, Mass.: Construction of harbor and refuge_- ----- __- -111 Investigation ----------------------------------- 115 Nantucket Sound, Pollock Rip Shoals, Mass ----------- 64 Napa River, Calif.: Flood control _---------------------------__-1755 Investigations_ . 1748, 1756 Navigation ......- _________-__ - -- ___ 1720 Naples, Fla., to Big Marco Pass., Fla.: Channel improvement----__- - ---- ___ - 583 Investigation _----------------------------------- 589 Narragansett Bay, R. I., navigation___- .. ______-___v- 74 Narraguagus River, Maine, navigation- -- - - 111 Narrows of Lake Champlain, N. Y. and Vt., navigation__ 214 Narrows Reservoir, Ark., flood control----------------- 764 Naselle River, Wash.: Investigation_-.. -- 1941 1Navigation ---------------------------------------------- 1936 Nashua, Merrimack River Basin, N. H., flood control___ 119, 150 Nashville, Tenn., engineering district__-----------------------_ 1219 Natalbany River, La.: Flood control_ _--------------- __--_____-_ 744 Navigation------------------------------------ 714 Natchaug River, Conn., flood control__________ _____ 127 Natchitoches Parish, La., flood control- . - 721, 733 Naugatuck River, Conn., flood control-____________ 150 Navasota Soil Conservation District, Tex., investigation 850 Navidad River, Tex.: Flood control investigation____ __- 875, -_________ 844 Navigation _ _ _ _ __ _ __ 829 Navigation Locks and Dams, Arkansas, and Verdigris Rivers, Okla., Nos.: 1, 2, and 3 (Tulsa Dist.)-------------------------- 904 25 (Tulsa Dist.)---- - -- - -- - - 906 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 19, and 22 (Little Rock Dist.)__ 909 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 (Vicksburg Dist.) -------------- 758, 913 Navigation operations_------------- 2 Nawiliwili Harbor, T. H., navigation; investigation_- - 1734, 1748 Neabsco Creek, Va., navigation ______._________ 395 Neah Bay, Wash.: Investigation .--------------------------------------------- 1941 Navigation ---------------------------------------------- 1911 Neale Sound, Md., navigation________________________ 395 Near Dardanelle, Arkansas River, Ark., flood control... 919 Near Springfield on Sangamon River, Ill., flood control_-- ---- 1534 LX INDEX Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Neches River, Tex.: Investigations_ ___ 844, 856, 876 Navigation ---------- 793, 851 Nehalem Bay and River, Oreg., navigation; investigation. 1872, 1873 Nehalem, Oreg., flood control_ 1898 Nelscott, Oreg., investigation__ _____-_________ 1873 Nemaha River, Nebr. and Kans., investigation_ 1143 Neodesha Reservoir, Kans., flood control_ 981, 987 Neosho Falls, Kans., flood control_ 987 Neosho (Grand) River Basin, Kans__ 971 Neponset River, Mass., navigation___ 51 Nestiucca River, Oreg., investigation_ 1899 Neuse River, N. C.: Flood control_ 478 Investigations-- 475, 478 Navigation_ ------- 474 Neva Strait, Alaska, investigation_ 1992 Neville Island, Pa., flood control ____ 1394 New Albany, Ind., flood control_ 1274, 1296 New Amsterdam, Ind., flood control_ 1296 Newark Bay, N. J., navigation. 219 Newark, Ohio, flood control__ 1323, 1343 New Bedford and Fairhaven Harbor, Mass.: Investigations_ 115, 116, 152 Navigation _ _ 69 Newbegun Creek, N. C., navigation_ 474 New Boston, Ohio, flood control_ 1337 New Buffalo Harbor, Mich., navigation_ 1523 Newburg Branch of Little Piney Creek, Mo., investiga- tion--------------------------- tion _ ----------- 1143 Newburyport Harbor, Mass.: Investigation_ 116 Navigation --------- 40 New Creek, Staten Island, N. Y., investigation ........ 247 New Cumberland, W. Va., flood control------------- 1394 New Don Pedro Reservoir, Calif., flood control_ 1792 New England Division_____________............. 23 New England-New York Inter-Agency Committee ..- 12, 149, 257 New Harbor, Maine, navigation_ 111 New Harmony Bridge, Ind., flood control------- -- 1285, 1296 New Harmony, Ind., flood control 1296 New Haven, Conn., breakwater_ 112 New Haven Harbor, Conn.: Investigation _ ___ _ _ 116 Navigation --------------- 94 New Haven, Mo., Flood Control_ 1139 New Iberia Commercial Canal, La., investigation ...... 718 New Jersey and New York Channels, improvement .... 223 New Jersey coast, investigations__ 247, 303 New Jersey Intracoastal Waterway: Investigations__________ 247,303 Navigation_------------------ ------------ 298 New Kensington, Pa., flood control_ 1394 New London Harbor, Conn.: Investigation __------------------ ------------ 116 Navigation ------------------ --------- 87 New Madrid Floodway, Mo., investigation ............ 789 New Martinsville, W. Va., flood control_ 1343 New Matamoras, Ohio, flood control_ 1343 INDEX LXI Page Volume 1 Volume 2 New Melones Reservoir, Calif., flood control_ --------- ___ _-___ 1793 New Orleans, La.: Engineering district __ -_______ _______ 665 Improvement of Intracoastal Waterway to Apalachee Bay, Fla ------------------------------------ 673 Investigation----------------------------------- 718 Harbor --------------------------------------- 692 New Pass, Fla., investigation_ --- _______--___----_ 589 Newport, Ark., flood control, investigation---------_ 939, 943, 916, 945 Newport Bay Harbor, Calif.: Investigation --------------------------------------------- 1671 Navigation -------------------------------------------- 1662 Newport Harbor, R. I.: Investigation ----------------------------------- 116 Navigation ------------------------------------ 76 Newport, Ky., flood control__________________________ _-_____ 1263 Newport News Creek, Va., navigation-______________ 419 Newport News, Va., improvement of channel to -------- 421 Newport News, Va., Salters Creek, investigation - - 435 Newport, Ky ------------------------------------------------ 1296 Newport, Ohio, flood control ____ ___-__________________ __ 1343 New Richmond, Ohio, flood control _______________-- -- _____ 1296 New River, Fla., navigation_____ ______- -________ 583 New River, La., flood control __ -___________________ 744 New River, N. C., flood control, navigation-__-_____ 449 New River, Va. and W. Va.: Flood control --------------------------- ----------------- 1330 Navigation-------------------------------------------- 1317 New Rochelle Harbor, N. Y., navigation --------------- 245 Newry-Old Pickens Reservoir, S. C., flood control 508 New Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam_ ____ -________ 501 New Smyrna, Fla., investigation---------------------- 589 Newton Creek, N. Y., flood control__________________ 365 Newtown Creek, N. Y., navigation__-------------- _ 198 New Willamette Falls, Oreg., navigation lock--------------------- 1842 New York and New Jersey Channels: Navigation------------_ ------------------------ 223 ----------------------------------- Investigation___ 248 New York Bay and Harbor, N. Y.: Ambrose Channel, navigation _______--- --- ____ 187 Anchorage Channel, navigation____________ __ _ 187 Barge Canal_----------------------------------- 212 Bayside Channel, navigation__________-- ---- _ 187 Craven Shoal, removal of--- 187 Delaware River, waterway to, investigation-------- 248 Drift, collection and removal-________________ 205 Entrance Channels and Anchorage Areas-- ...... _ 186 Investigation---------------------------------_ 248 Kill Van Kull, navigation__ ______ 188 Main Ship Channel, navigation-_______________ 188 Red Hook Flats anchorage, navigation ------------ 188 Supervision ----------------------------------- 248 New York engineering district-----------__ 153 New York (Southern) Flood Control Project_----- 339 Nespique Bayou, La., navigation- 706 Niagara and Orleans Counties, N. Y., investigation- ---.-.- - 1645 Niagara Falls, supervision of power _ -------------------- 2084 Niagara River, N. Y., navigation, investigation----------------- 1612, 1617, 1631, 1633, --- Niagara Special International Board--- ---- 2083 LXII INDEX Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Nicaraguan Canal survey _.__ 2077 Nimrod Reservoir, Ark., flood control_ 924 Nine Mile Drain, Mich., investigation__ 1580 Niobrara, Nebr., investigation, flood control_ 1177 Nishnabotna River, Iowa: Flood control 1174 Investigation 1177 Nixes Mate Shoal, Mass__ 47 Nodaway River, Mo., investigation_ 1143 Nolin Reservoir, Ky., flood control__. 1297 Nolin River, Ky., navigation_ 1259 Nome Harbor, Alaska, navigation_ 1981 Nomini Bay and Creek, Va., navigation_ 395 Nonconnah Creek, Tenn., flood control 784 Nooksack River Basin, Wash.: Investigation__ 1954 Navigation 1906 Norfolk Harbor, Va.: Drift removal _ 427 General improvement, including main channel of Elizabeth River and portions of southern, eastern and western branches 422 Improvement of channels to Newport News Investigation -------------------------------- ------- 427 435 5,436 Norfolk, Va., engineering district_ __ -- 411 Norfolk, Va., to Beaufort Inlet, investigations ------- _ 4305, 446, 476 Norfolk, Va., to St. John's River, Fla- 42 3, 447, 479 ), 493 Norfolk, Va., to the sounds of N. C., waterway- 474 Norfork Reservoir, Ark., flood control_ 931 Normal, Ky., flood control____ 1343 North Adams, Hoosic River Basin, Mass., flood control_ 252 North Alexander County, Ill.: Flood control 1007 Investigation__ 1030 Northhampton, Mass., flood control__ 133, 150 __ -__ North Andover, Merrimack River Basin, Mass., flood control_ 119, 150 North Beach Airport, N. Y., investigation 248 North Bosque River, Tex., investigation .... 876 North Canadian River, Okla., flood control_ 959 North Canal, Tex. See Buffalo Bayou, Tex_____ 866 North Carolina sounds to Norfolk, Va., waterway ..... 474 North Concho River, Tex., flood control_ 870 North Cove, Old Saybrook, Conn ___ 90 Northeast Harbor, Maine ___ 25 North East, Pa., investigation___ x1633 Northeast River, Md., navigation__ 335 Northeast River, N. C.: Investigation ------------------------------ 478 Navigation_ _ 474 North Fork of Redbank and Sandy Lick Creeks, investi- gation__________ ---- 1401 North Fork of Republican River, Colo., investigation -- 1143 North Hartland Reservoir, Connecticut River Basin, Vt., flood control . 132, 150. .. North Landing River, Va.: Investigations__ 436, 446 .--- Navigation................ 430. INDEX LXIII Page Volume 1 Volume 2 North Little Rock, Ark.: Flood control 777, 943 Investigations_ 945 North Little Rock to Gillett, Ark. (below Plum Bayou), flood control_ 943 North Platte River, Colo., Wyo., and Nebr., investiga- tion -__--- 1177 Northport Harbor, N. Y., navigation_ 245 North River, Ga., navigation_ 507 North River, Va., investigation_ 405 North Springfield Reservoir, Connecticut River Basin, Vt., flood control_ 132, 150 Northwest Fork of Nanticoke River, Del. and Md., navigation_ ................._ 323 Norwalk Harbor, Conn., navigation, investigation ---.. 104, 116 Norwalk River Basin, Conn., flood control_ 150 Norwich, Conn., channel improvement, flood control --- 126, 129 Norwich, New York, flood control_ 369 Novato Creek, Calif., investigation_ 1756 Noxubee River, Ala. and Miss.: Investigation 660 Navigation 652 Noyo River and Harbor, Calif.: Investigation__ 1748 Navigation__---------- 1712 49 Nubble channel, Mass____ __ Nueces River, Tex., investigation, flood control No. 2, Barren Reservoir, Ky., flood control_ -------- 873, 876 1297 No. 2, Green Reservoir, Ky., flood control_ _ _ 1297 Nutwood drainage and levee district, Illinois, investigation_ 1004 O 'Oahe Reservoir, S. Dak. and N. Dak., flood control_ 1157, 1158 'Oak Bay to Port Townsend Bay, Wash., waterway im- provement _ _ _ __ _ 1913 Oak Creek, Md., improvement of channel to Plain Deal- ing Creek_ ______ 335 Oakford, Ill., flood control____________ 1534 Oakland Harbor, Calif., navigation, investigation_ 1726, 1748 Oak Orchard Harbor, N. Y.: Investigation_____________ 1645 Navigation _ 1631 Obey River, Tenn., navigation, flood control_ 1236, 1243 Obion Creek, Ky., investigation _ 789 Obion River, Tenn.: Flood control 786 Navigation __ _ _ 784 Occohannock Creek, Va., navigation _ 434 Occoquan Creek, Va., navigation_ 395 Ocean City Harbor and Inlet, Md.: Investigation_ 336 Navigation 331 Ocean City, N. J., investigation_ 303 Ocklockonee River, Ga. and Fla., navigation, 652 Ochoco Creek, Oreg, investigation 1899 Ocmulgee River, Ga., navigation 507 Oconee River, Ga., navigation_ 507 Oconto Harbor, Wis., navigation 1435 Oconto River, Wis., investigation__ 1495 Odanah, Wis., investigation____ __ 1429 LXIV INDEX Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Ogdensburg Harbor, N. Y.: Investigation ---------------------------------- 1633 Navigation _ __________------------------__ --- ___ 1628 Ogeechee River, Ga., investigation --------------------- 513 Ogleton Lake, Md., navigation__________ - ---______ 335 Ogunquit-Perkins Cove, Maine, investigation ----------- 116 Ohio River: Flood control in basin: Huntington district __ __ _ ___-______ --- -_ 1341 Louisville district ------------------------------------- 1293 Nashville district _-------- _ - __ _- __-1249 Pittsburgh district --------------------------- ________ 1393 Improvements: Lbcks and dams, construction______ -- __---------- 1207 Open channel work-___- -------------- _ 1214 Investigations_ ---------------------------------------- 1236, 1263 1301, 1317 1348,1364, 1401,1633 To the Gulf of Mexico Waterway, investigations --- 654 Ohio shore of Lake Erie, beach erosion study--------------------- 1634 Oil Creek, Pa., investigation ----------------------------------- 1401 Okanogan River, Wash.: Flood control------------------------------------------- 1942 Investigation ----------------------------------- ---------- 1954 Okeechobee Cross-Florida Canal, investigations _ _ _ 589, 605 Okeechobee-Everglades area, flood control-----_ _ 594 Okeechobee Lake drainage areas: Flood control___-- --- ____ __ __------ 593, 595 Investigations ---------------------------------- 605 Navigation ------------------------------------ 554 Okeechobee Waterway, Fla.: Navigation ---------------------- ----------- 554 Investigation ----------------------------------- 589 Flood control_ -_____- - -_________-________ 595 Oklahoma City, floodway, North Canadian River, Okla 951, 962 Oklawaha River, Fla.: Investigations__ -------------- 589, 605 _ Navigation-------------------- ---------------- 525 Okmulgee Creek, Okla., investigation-__------ 991 Olcott Harbor, N. Y.: Navigation---------------------------- ------ 1619 Old Hickory Dam and Reservoir, Tenn- -- __-- -____ __-_______ 1223 Oldmans Creek, N. J., navigation ---------------------- 302 Old Pass Lagoon, Fla.: Navigation__ ---------------- 623 Flood control.---------------------- ---- ----- 656 Old River, Calif., navigation_----- ------------------------ 1769 Old River, La.: Investigation---------------------------------- 718 Navigation ------------------------------- 667 Old River, Ohio, navigation_______----------- ___ 1594 Old Tampa Bay, Fla., investigation_________-_____- - _ 589 Old Town Creek, Miss., navigation ------------------- 652 Olean on Allegheny River, N. Y., flood control----------_ _ -__ 1365, 1394 Olentangy River, Ohio------------------------- -------- 1338 Oliver Inlet, Alaska, investigation------------------------------ 1992; Olympia Harbor, Wash.: Investigation ---------------- ----------------- ---------- 1941. Navigation_ --------------------------- 1929 Omaha Creek, Nebr., investigation ------------- 1177 INDEX LXV Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Omaha, Nebr.: Engineering district___ __ 1147 Flood control 1157, 1172, 1173 Ompompanoosuc River, Vt., flood control_ 135 Onancock River, Va., navigation 434 One Hundred and Two and Missouri Rivers, Mo., inves- tigation 1143 Oneida Creek, N. Y., investigation__ 1645 Onondago Creek, N. Y., flood control 1641 Onset Bay, Mass 60 Ontario Lake, shore of, investigation _ 1.634 Ontonagon Harbor, Mich., navigation _ 1418 Oologah Reservoir, Okla.: Flood control __ 969 - Investigation__ _______ ___ __ __ 991 Operation Snowbound: Fort Peck District_ 1197 Garrison, N. Dak., District_ 1182, 1188 Kansas City District _ 1108 Omaha District__ .. ___ 1174 Optima Reservoir, Okla., flood control_ __ 987 Orange River, Fla., navigation_ 583 Orange Lake Basin, Fla., investigations --- - 589, 606 Oregon, bays, inlets, and rivers, Oregon investigation__ - 1873 Oregon slough, Oregon, navigation, investigation_ 1836, 1872, 1873 Orleans, Ind., flood control___ 1300 Orleans County, N. Y., investigation_ 1645 Orleans Parish, La., investigations 718, 750 Orowoc Creek, N. Y., navigation_ 245 Ortona Spillway, Fla., flood control, navigation_ 559 Orwell Reservoir (Otter Tail River), Minn., flood control_ 1078 Osage River, Kans. and Mo.: Flood control_ 1109 Navigation 1108 Osceola Reservoir, Mo., flood control_ 1109, 1141 Osoyoos Lake Board of Control 2088 Ostanaula and Coosawatte Rivers, Ga., navigation ..... 652 Oswayo Creek, N.Y__ _ 1364 Oswego Canal, N. Y _ 212 Oswego Harbor and River, N. Y.: Flood control 1640 Investigation_ 1645 Navigation_ 1625 Otego Creek, N. Y., flood control_ 347 Otselic River, N. Y., flood control 347 Other Agencies, work for_ 4 Otter Creek, Vt.: Navigation_ _ - 245 Flood control_ 258 Otter Tail River, Minn., flood control__ 1077 Ottumwa, Iowa, investigation 1061 Ouachita River and river system, Arkansas and Louisi- ana: Flood control_ 763 Locks and dams--------------- 757 Investigations_ ................... . .. 750, 779, 945 Navigation. 756 Ouleout Creek, N. Y., flood control-._.... 347 LXVI INDEX Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Overflow Creek, Ark. and La., flood control _ 763 Overton-Red River Waterway, La., navigation 714 Owasco inlet and outlet, Montville, and Dry Creeks, State ditch, and Crane Brooks, N. Y., flood control_ ....... __ 1644 Owego Creek, N. Y., investigation; flood control-------- 367, 369 Owensboro, Ky., flood control _______________________ 1296 Owens Dam and Reservoir, Calif., flood control ------------------ ____ 1796 Owensmouth Ave. to Lankershim Blvd., Los Angeles, Calif., flood control____________________ __________ 1673 Owls Head Harbor, Maine, navigation_______________ .111 Oxford, N. Y., flood control_________________________ 340 Oyster Channel, Va.: Investigation ---------------------------------- 436 Navigation ------------------------------------ 434 Oyster Creek Channel, N. J., navigation_ 294 .__________ .. Oyster Creek, Tex.: Investigation ------------------------------------ 844 Navigation ------------------------------------ 841 Ozan Creek, Ark., flood control_________ ____________ 767 Ozark Dam and Reservoir, Ark_ _ _ 901, 908____ Ozona Channel, Fla., navigation______________________ 583 P Pacific coast lines, California, beach erosion study _ 1671 Pacific Ocean, San Diego County, Calif., investigation_ _ - 1704 Pacoima Wash Channel, Los Angeles, Calif., flood con- trol----------------------- 1673 Paducah, Ky., flood control_--- - ---------- 1289, 1296 Pagan River, Va., navigation; investigation----------_ 434 - Paint Creek Reservoir, Ohio, flood control--- - - - - - 1344 Painted Post, N. Y., flood control_-----__--___-__ 344- Painted Rock Reservoir, Ariz., flood control:----- __ --- ------ _ 1698 Paint Rock River, Ala., investigation _ _ __ _ _ 1254 Pajaro River, Calif.: Flood control -------------------------------------------- 1755 Investigation_ 1756, Palacios, Tex., investigation________________________ 844 Palarm Creek, Ark., investigation ---------------------- 945--------- Palatka, Fla.: Investigation_-------------------------------- 589, 606-------- Navigation--------- ___- --- 523 Palm Beach, Fla.: Beach Erosion Control---------------------------- 583 Harbor- - 541 Navigation ------------------------------------ 533 Palolo Valley, T. H., investigation____________________:1756 Palouse River, Idaho, Wash., Oreg., investigation, flood control ----------------------------------------------- 1966, 1969 1976 Pamlico and Tar Rivers, N. C., navigation-----------_ 474 Pamlico Sound, N. C.: Improvement of waterway to Avon, N. C__-... 74.... 474 Improvement of waterway to Beaufort Harbor----- 459 Improvement of waterway to Rodanthe, N. C _____ 474 Investigation---------____________________ 476 Pamunkey River, Va., navigation ---------- 434 Panama City Harbor, Fla., navigation-_ _ ____ _- -_ __ 621 Pantego Creek, N. C.: Investigations ------ --------- 478 Navigation,------------- ---- 455- --- INDEX LXVII Page:. Volume 1 Volume 2 Panther Creek, Ky., investigation --------------------------------- 1302 Panther Creek Levee, Ill., flood control- __ __------_ -1534 Paonia, Colo., investigation ------------------------------------ 1704 Papillion (Little) Creek, Nebr., investigation --------------------- 1177 Paradise Valley, Nev., investigation _________________________ 1814 Parish Creek, Md., navigation ------------------------- _ 335 Park River, N. Dak., flood control------------------------------ 1084 Parkersburg, W. Va., flood control__ _______ ________________ 1326, 1343 Parnassus, Pa., flood control__________ _____- ___ ______ 1394 Pascagoula Harbor and River, Miss.: Improvement of harbor 41 6-------------------------- Improvement of river_________________________6_ 643 Investigations -------------------------------- 654, 660 Pasquotank River, N. C., waterway from Norfolk to Sounds of North Carolina: Flood control ______________________________ 428, 478 __ Investigation ------------------------------------ 436 Passaic River, N. J.: Investigation ----------------------------------- 259 Navigation_ --------------- 219 Passamaquoddy tidal power project, Maine----------- 111 Pass Cavallo, Tex., channel to Port Lavaca: Investigation----------------------------------- 844 Navigation ------------------------------------- 829 Pass Christian Harbor, Miss., navigation ----------------- 652 Pass Manchac, La., navigation_ ------------------ _ 672 Passumpsic River, Vt., investigation-- _________152 Patapsco River, Md., navigation___________________ 312 Patchogue River, Conn., investigation ----------------- 116 Patoka River, Ind., investigation _-----------------_ __-----_ 1302 Patriot, Ind., flood control--------------------------- ------- 1296 Patuxent River, Md., navigation_------------------_ 395 Pawcatuck River, R. I., and Conn., navigation ..... 83 Paw Paw River, Mich., navigation ------------------------------ 1466 Pawtucket, Blackstone River Basin, R. I., flood control 124, 150 Pawtucket (Seekonk) River, R. I., navigation-_ ------ _ 75 Pawtuxet Cove, R. I., investigation__ 116 Payette River and Valley, Idaho, investigation, flood control ----------------------------------------------- _ 1966, 1976 Peace River, Fla., navigation ___________________-_ 563 Peach Island, Ontario, investigation_ 1573 Peach Orchard Bluff, Ark., improvement of White River 916 Pearl River, Miss. and La.: Flood control ---------------------------------- 659 Investigations -------------------------------- 654, 660 Navigation ---------------------------------- 649, 659 Locks ---------------------------------------- 649 Pease River, Tex., investigation____________________ 991 Pecan Bayou, Tex.: Flood control__ -__-_____________ ____ _ 869, 875-------- Investigation ----------------------------------- 876 Pecatonica River, Ill., investigation; flood control----------------1060, 1061 Pecks Creek, Va., investigation___________ ____ __-__ 396 Peconic River, N. Y., navigation____________________ 172 Pecos River, Tex. and N. Mex., investigation- Pee Dee-Yadkin River, S. C., investigation__ __-----_ _ -- _ __ 892 491 Peekskill Harbor, N. Y., navigation_________________-_ 245---------- Pekin and La Marsh drainage and levee district, Illinois, flood control _ 53------------------- Pelican Harbor, Alaska, investigation-_-------- --- 1992 LXVIII INDEX Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Pemberton Point to Gurnet Point, Mass., beach erosion control study ------------------------ 116 Pembina River, N. Dak., investigation--_ - _-------------- _- _ 1098 Pembina River Reservoir, N. Dak., flood control ----------------- 1077, 1097 Pembroke Creek, N. C., navigation-__--_________ 474 Pemigewasset R., N. H., flood control_ 120 120----- Pendleton Camp, Calif., investigation_ - - - - - - 1671 Pendleton Umatilla River, Oreg., flood control__ -------------------- 1974 Pend Oreille River and Lake, Idaho, investigation, flood control_--------------------- ----------------------------- 1944 Peninsula drainage district Nos. 1 and 2, Multnomah County, Oreg., flood control ____ L_ -___ 1893 Pennington Bayou, Ark., flood control_--- .... --- _ 921 Penny Slough, Rock River, Ill., flood control-__-......... ---- _ 1060 Penobscot River, Maine_-------------------- _ 26 Pensacola Bay and Harbor, Fla.: Improvement of harbor- -- ___ - - - 612, 624 Investigation ----------------------------------- 654 Pensacola Reservoir, Okla., flood control--------------- 972 Pensaukee Harbor, Wis., navigation------ -------------- __ -__ -- 1492 Pentwater Harbor, Mich., navigation- 1478 Pepperells Cove, Maine, navigation_- -------- 111 Pequest River, N. J., flood control-------------- 307 Perdido Bay, and River, Ala. and Fla., investigations... 654, 660 Perkins Cove, Ogunquit, Maine: Investigation _-....----__ ___------------_ -116 Navigation ------------ ----------------- 111 Permanent International Association of the Congress of Navigation -------------------------------------------- 2075 Perquimans River, N. C., navigation, investigation----- 474, 478 Perry County Drainage and Levee Districts Nos. 1, 2 and 3, Mo.: Flood control_ -__--- -_ -------- ------------ 1014 Investigation_ - - - _ _---- - -- -_ -- 1030 Perry Creek, Iowa, investigation_ -------- -__ _ -1177 Perry Reservoir, Kans_ _ 1109 Peru, Indiana, flood control____ ________- -______ ____ _ 1300 Petaluma Creek, Calif.: Investigation_____---------------- 1756 Navigation --------------------------------------------- 1719 Petersburg Harbor, Alaska, navigation- _ _-_- -- -- 1990 Petit Anse Bayou, La., navigation- -_____--------_ 704 Petite Caillou Bayou, La., investigations 719, 750. . .. Petit Jean River, Ark., investigation; flood control------ 945, 922 Petoskey Harbor, Mich., navigation_ -------------------- 1490 Philadelphia, Pa., engineering district_----------------- 263 Phillips Inlet, Fla., investigation___--_ __------- - - 654 Philpott Reservoir, Va., flood control_ __ ----_ _ _ - 442 Phoebus, Va., improvement of channel to Hampton Roads _ ------------------------------------------ 434 Picketwire (Purgatoire) River, Colo., investigation 892.. 892 Pickwick Landing, Tenn., navigation-.... --- ----- - 1231 Piedmont Reservoir, Ohio- -________-______________- - -_ 1321 Pierre Bayou, La.: Flood control_ _____ _____ -___ ___--- -721, 732, 747 Navigation ------------------------------------ 714 Pigeon Bayous, La., improvement_---------- --- __ - 714 - Pigeon Creek, Ill. and Ind ------ 1054 Pigeon River and Caseville Harbor, Mich., investigation - -- --- 1573 Pilot Rock, Birch Creek, Oreg., flood control_----l_ _ - 1974 INDEX LXIX Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Pinal County; Ariz., investigation.---------------- ------- 1704 Pine Bluff, Ark., flood control,--- ---------- _____ 763, 770 .-...-. Pine Canyon Reservoir, Nev., flood control--------- .-.-----. 1700 Pine City, Minn., investigation __---------------_ ------------ 1076, 1098 Pine Creek, Pa.: Flood control,- ..-.----------------------- ---- ------- 1397 Investigation _--- ------- ------ --------------- --------- 1401 Pine Flat Reservoir, Calif., flood control--- ------------------- 1802 Pine Island Bayou, Tex., investigations---..... Pinellas County, Fla., investigation--- -- _---------- 845, 856 589 - Pine Orchard, harbor at, Branford, Conn., investigation. 116 Pine River Reservoir, Minn_ ------------------------------------ 1068 Pine River, St. Clair City, Mich., navigation--------------------- 1572 Pineville, Ky., flood control----------------------- ----------- - 1238 Pineville, Red River, La., flood control_ --------------- 721, 736 _____- Pinhook Creek, Ala., investigation_------------------------------ 1254 Pinopolis Dam, S. C., investigations ------------------ 489 Pioneer Reservoir, Arikaree River, Colo. and Kans., flood control_- ___-_ _____------------_ _______--- .-- 1109, 1141 Piscataqua River, Maine and N. H., investigation ..... 116 Pithlachascotee River, Fla., navigation---------_ ------- 583 Pittsburgh Harbor, Pa., navigation-_-------------- ---------- 1363 Pittsburgh, Pa., engineering district_ -------------- __------- - 1351 Pittsburgh, Pa.: Flood control- - .. .-.---- _ - -- 1394 Investigation ----------------------------------- ---------- 1401 Plain Dealing Creek, Md., improvement of channel to Oak Creek -------------------------------------- 335 Plaquemine Brule, Bayou, La., navigation_--- 714 Plaquemine Lock, La_ _-_67----------_ 677 Platoro Reservoir, Conejos River, Colo., flood control ._ 884 Platte River, Colo., Nebr. and Wyo.: Flood control _---------__-- _---- -------- 1173 Investigation _ ------------------------------- - 1177 Platte River, Mo. and Iowa, investigations- ------- _- ----- -_ 1143 Plattsburg Harbor, N. Y., navigation----------------- 217 Playa del Rey Inlet Harbor and Basin, Venice, Calif., investigation ----------------------------------------------- 1671 Pleasant Hill Reservoir, Ohio, flood control_----_ _--- 1321 Pleasant River, Maine, navigation_------------------ 111 Pleasanton, Tex., flood control_----- -------------- 873 Plum Bayou, Ark., investigation, navigation ----------- 915 Plum Creek, Ky., flood control---------------------------- ----- 1298 Plum Island Sound, Mass., investigation--------------- 116 Plymouth Harbor, Mass.: Investigation----------------------------------- 116 Navigation--------.. ------ 58 Plymouth, Pa., flood control __---________-_____ 358 - Pocahontas, Ark., flood control_ --------- 943 Poca Reservoir, W. Va., flood control---------------- ------- --- 1343 Pocatello area,: Portneuf River, Idaho, investigation--------------- 1976 Pocomoke River, Md., navigation ________-------__ 326 Poe Lock, St. Mary's River, Mich----------_ --------- -_ 1541 Point Dume, Calif., investigation_ 1671 Point Judith, and Point Judith Pond, R. I., harbor of refuge, investigationf; navigation, -------------------- 116, 78 - Point: Lookout Creek, Md___________________________ 396 Point Lookout Harbor, Mich., navigation------------------------- 1572 Point Pinos, Calif., investigation------------_ 1748 Point Pleasant, W. Va., flood control- --. . 1328, 1343 Pokegama Reservoir, Miinm .....- 1068 277309---53---voL. 1-68 }XX INDEX Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Polecat Creek, Okla., flood control_______ 965 Pollock Rip Shoals, Nantucket Sound, Mass., navigation_ 64 Polson Bay, Flathead Lake, Mont., navigation__ _---- 1940 Pomeroy, Ohio: Flood control_ -- - --------------- -- 1343 Investigation_--------- ------ -- --- 1348 Pomme de Terre Reservoir, Mo., flood control .... 1109, 1138 Ponca City, Okla., investigation_ 991 Ponce de Leon. Inlet, Fla.: Investigation .... _ 589 Navigation_ - 533 Ponce Harbor, P. R., navigation-- 583 Ponchatoula Creek and River, La., navigation, flood con- trol- _ _ 714, 744 Pond Creek, Tenn., flood control 786 Pontchartrain Lake, La.: Flood control_ .... 737 Investigations__ 719, 750 Pontiac diversion, Pawtuxet River Basin, R. I., flood con- trol_ 150 Popes Creek, Va., investigation -_ 396 Poplar Bluff, Mo., flood control_ ___ 927 Poplar River, Wis., investigation .......... 1099 Poquonock River, Conn_ 100 Portage Lake harbor of refuge, Mich., navigation __ 1483 Port Alexander, Alaska: Investigation _ 1992 Navigation_ 1990 Port Allen Harbor, T. H., navigation, investigation_ 1735, 1748 Port Angeles Harbor, Wash., navigation_ 1940 Port Aransas-Corpus Christi Waterway: Investigation __ 845 Navigation 830 Port Arthur, Tex., investigations_ 845, 850 Port Arthur Canal, Tex., navigation, investigation-- _ 794, 804, 845 Port Austin Harbor, Mich________ 1572 Port Bay, N. Y., navigation 1631 Port Bolivar, Tex., navigation_____ 812 Port Chester Harbor, N. Y.: Investigation__ 248 Navigation_ 154 Port Clinton Harbor, Ohio, navigation- - ------- 1572 Port Everglades Harbor, Fla., navigation_ S545 Port Gamble Harbor, Wash., improvement 1920 Port Henry Harbor, N. Y., navigation_ 245 Port Hueneme, Calif., investigation _ 1671 Port Isabel Channel, Texas 836 ----------------------- Port Jefferson Harbor, N. Y., navigation_ 168 Portland Harbor, Maine, navigation- 33 Portland, Maine to Boston, Mass., waterway, investiga- tion---------------------- ----------------- 116 -------- Portland (North) Harbor, Oreg., investigation, naviga- tion---- --------------------- -- - - - - - - - - 1873, 1872 Portland, Ohio, flood control _ - ----- - - - - - 1343 Portland, Oreg., engineering district_ -- - - - - - - - - 1823 Portland, Oreg., flood control, navigation _ -- - - - - - - - - 1876, 1846 Port Lavaca, Tex., channel to Pass Cavallo: Investigation _ . 845 - Navigation 829 - port Mansfield, Tex., investigation. 845 . INDEX LXXI Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Portneuf River and Marsh Creek, Idaho, investigation, flood control---- -- ------- ------------------- --------- 1976, 1966 Port Ontario Harbor, N. Y., navigation _ .... -------------- _ 1631 Port Orchard Bay, Wash., navigation----------------------------- 1940 Port Oxford, Oreg., investigation-- ----------------- __1873 ------- Port Royal Sound, S. C., navigation - - -_ 479 ---------- Port St. Joe Harbor, Fla., navigation____ 620 --- Port Sanilac Harbor, Mich., navigation- ----------------------- 1563 Port Series Reports-------------------------------------------2000 Portsmouth Harbor, N. H.: Investigation' ----------------------------------- 116 --------- Navigation ------------------------------------ 111--------- Portsmouth Harbor, Va., channel to Nansemond Ord- nance Depot, navigation___ __-------_ 434 -- Portsmouth, New Boston, Ohio: Flood control ------------------ ---------------------- 1337, 1343' Navigation---------------------------------------------- 1315 Port Tobacco Run, Md., investigation___----------405 -------- Port Townsend Bay to Oak Bay, Wash., waterway im- provement - ------------------------------------- 1919 Port Townsend, Wash., investigation ---------------- 1941 Portuguez River, P. R., investigation 606- 0--------- Portville on Allegheny River, N. Y.: Flood control_ ___------------------- 1364, 1394 Investigation _ - - ------------- ------- _ 1401 Port Washington Harbor, Wis.: Investigation ---------------- ------- ----- --------- 1494 Navigation -------------------------------- - --------- 1456 Port Wing Harbor, Wis., navigation ------------------------ -1414 Poso Creek, Calif., investigation__---- ________- _ -- 1814: Posten Bayou, La. and Ark. flood control-------------- 744- Potomac River: Improvement at Alexandria, Va--_---- --------- 375 Improvement at Lower Cedar Point, Md__----_ 395 Improvement at Mount Vernon, Va- - -_ -395 Improvement at Washington, D. C- -373, 377---- S3732377 _I below Washington, D. C _______- 376, 377 Investigations__ ----- - - ------ 396, 405 North side of Washington Channel, D. C-......... 373 Waterchestnut elimination --------- 377 Potowomut River, R. I., navigation-- ....------- 111 Poulsbo Bay, Wash., investigation_ ----- __-_ -------- -- ---- 1941. Powders-_River, Oreg., investigation___ ------- _ _-------- -- 1976- Powells Bay, Va., investigation_---------_ -336 - Powhatan Point, Ohio, flood control _---------------- _ _-_ 1343 Prado Dam, Calif., flood control----------------------------- 1690, 1692 Prairie du Chien, Wis., harbors__ ------------------------- _1037 Prairie du Pont drainage and levee district__ -----.--- _---.--- 1030, 1020 Prairie du Rocher and vicinity, Illinois, flood control_ - -- ---------- 1015 Prairie Portage Board of Control_ ------ ------------ _-____ 2087 Prattville, Autauga Creek, Ala., flood control-----------.... 659 Prescott area, Columbia County, Oreg., flood control_-- ---.----. 1897 President Roads, Mass -------- __---------------- - 48 Presque Isle Harbor, Marquette, Mich., navigation --------------- 1422 Presque Isle Peninsula, Erie, Pa.: Beach erosion study_----------- .--.--------- ---- 1634 Navigation --------------------------------- ---------- 1605 Preston drainage and levee district, Illinois: Flood control----------------------------------- ---------- 010 ....--- Investigation __------- --------.-.. ------.- 1030 Prestonville, Ky., flood control ---------------- . ------- ----- . 1296 LXXII INDEX Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Price Landing, Mo., flood control_----------.-------_ 1027 Priest Rapids Dam, Wash., flood control-_-_----------- 1951 Prince of Wales Island, Alaska, investigation- --- - ----- 258 1992 Princeton, W. Va., investigation---------------------- 1348 Proctor, Otter Creek, Vt., flood control._. _ .__ Proctor, W. Va., flood control_----------- ----------- 1343 Proctorville, Ohio, flood control---------------------- 1343 Prompton Reservoir, Lackawaxen River, Pa., flood control-------------------------------- - 305 1------- Providence Harbor and River, R. I., investigation, navigation-------------------- 116, 73 Provincetown Harbor, Mass., navigation ------------ Pryor Creek, Okla., investigation- - -- ----..... . . 111 991 Pudding River, Oreg., flood control_ - -- -- .......... - -- - -- - 1876, 1898 Pueblo, Colo., flood control_____-___-- ____ ___ 880 Puget Island area, Wahkiakum Diking districts Nos. 1 and 2---------------------------------- -.... 1893 Puget Sound, and its tributary waters, Wash., improve- ment of, investigation__ ----_ --- __ ... ._ . . 1906, 1941 Pullman, Wash., flood control_----_-_-_-__-----_---_ 1969 Pultneyville Harbor, N. Y., navigation__-_______.__.._ 1631 Pungo River, N. C., investigation, navigation ......... 476, 449 Punta Santiago, P. R., investigation_.------------- 589 Punxsutawney, Pa., flood control -------- _ .-- 1373, 1394 Purdy Creek, N. Y., flood control____ _ __ 345 Purdy Reservoir, Okla., investigation __ 991 Purgatoire River, Colo., investigation, flood control__ . 892, 891 Purification of water supply at Washington, D. C_ 386 Put-in-Bay Harbor, Ohio, navigation -------------- 1572 Putnam County, Fla., investigations .---.--------- 606 Puyallup River, Wash., improvement of Tacoma Harbor investigation, flood control______ ...... ___ --------- 1927, 1948I Q Queens Creek, Va., investigation, navigation ...... _._ 436, 383 Queenstown Harbor, Md., navigation _ -- -- Queue de Tortue Bayou, La., navigation .... _ 335 714 Quillayute rQuilcene Bay Harbor, Wash., investigation_ River, Wash., navigation ___..... Quinby Creek, Va., navigation _ ___ _ 411 1941 1919 'Quincy, Ill., flood control_._ _ __._ 1053 Quindaro Bend, Missouri River, flood control_ 1104 Quinnipiac River, Conn 95 R Raccoon Creek, N. J., navigation____..._. 302 Raccoon (Little) Creek, Ind., investigation ---- 1302 Raccoon Creek, Pa., flood control_ _ 1402 Raccoon levee unit, Indiana, flood control 1296 Raccoon River, Iowa, investigation _ 1061 Rachel, W. Va., flood control_- -.-. -- 1404 Racine Harbor, Wis.: Investigation____ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _. 1494 Navigation - - -- - 1461 Racine, Ohio, flood control ... ... _ __ _ _ 1343 Rahway River, N. J.: Investigation_ ...... ...... ..... 259 Navigation- - - --- .- _ _ .. _ 245 INDEX XIII Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Ranier drainage district, Columbia County, Oreg., flood control, navigation_-------------------------------.- -- 1893, 1846 Rainier, Minn., investigation__--------------------. ----- 1076 Rainy Lake Board of Control____ ___-____________--- _--------2087 Rainy Lake and River, Minn., investigations-------------------- 1076, 1099 Ramapo River, N. Y., flood control-................... 259 Rancocas Creek or River, N. J.: Flood control -------------------------------- - 308 Navigation- --- --------------------------- _ 302 Randolph Reservoir, Va., flood control--. -_____------ 438 Rangeline Lake, Wis., investigation__- ---------------------- 1495 Rapid Creek, S. Dak.,investigation -------------------- --------- 1178 Rapidan River, Va., flood control_- ------------ __403 Rapides Parish, La.: Flood control_ ----------- ------------------ - 721 Investigation -----..---- ___--------------- - - 750 - Rappahannock River, Va., navigation_ --------------- 382, 395 .. -- Raritan Bay and River, N. J.: Improvement of channel to Arthur Kill------------ 227 Improvement of river_-------_ ___-----------_ 231 - Investigation-....----------- 248 Rathburn Reservoir, Iowa -------- ____- _ - .- _.----------- 1109 Ravenna, Ky., navigation-___ ..--------------------- 1257 Ravenswood, W. Va., flood control-__-.------------------------- 1343 Raymond, Wash., flood control__------------------ 1953 Raystown Reservoir, Pa., investigation_---------------- 367- Reclamation District No. 768, Calif., investigation-- ......- -- -_-1756 Recreation facilities at reservoirs -- 55---------------------- Rector Creek, Ill., investigation_-------------------- _------_ -1302 Red Bank, Pa.: Flood control_ --------- ---- ____-------- - -- 1395 Investigation ....----------------------------------- ---------- 1401 Red Bluff, Calif., investigations--....___---- ---------- - 1779, 1814 Red Chute Bayou, La., flood control_ .------------- 721, 747 ......-. Red Fish Bay and Landing, Tex.: Investigation---------------------------------- 845 Navigation ------------------------------------ 802 Red Hook Channel, New York Harbor, N. Y., naviga- tion-------------- --------------------------- 187,190 --..--.. Red Lake and Red Lake River, Minn.: Flood control- _- ------.-------------- _ _------- 1077, 1081 Investigation .... -___--____--------- -----.--- - - 1099 Navigation ------------------------------------- ------- 1075 Redmond, Utah, flood control_ __ ---------------- - ___---- 1813 Redondo Beach Harbor, Calif., investigation, navigation .------- _ -1670 Red, Arkansas and White River Basins, Ark., La., Okla., Tex., N. Mex., Colo., Kans. and Mo., investigation __ 719, 750, .......... 762, 779, 784, 789, 892, 916, 946, 951, 991 Red River, La., Ark., Tex., and Okla.: Below Denison Dam: New Orleans district, flood control_____--- Vicksburg district, flood control -------------- 720, 725 756 ---------- Tulsa district, flood control- ----- - 983, 984. ... Below Fulton, Ark_ --------------- ___ ------ 667, 950 _ Investigations ------------------------------- 719, 750, . 951,991 IJrxIV INDEX Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Red River, La., Ark., Tex., and Okla.-Continued Overton--Waterway, La___ 714 Vicinity of Shreveport, La., flood control 721, 727 Red River of the North Drainage Basin, Minn., S. Dak., and N. Dak.: Investigation .... . _ _ .. 1099 Flood control _ .. . . -- 1077,1078 Navigation 1075 Red River Parish, La., flood control 721, 747 Red River, Tenn., navigation_ 1236 Red Rock Reservoir, Iowa, flood control___ 1055, 1059 Red Run, Clinton River, Mich., flood control 1577 Redstone Creek, Pa., flood control _ 1386 Redwater Creek, S. Dak., investigation_ Red Willow Reservoir, Nebr., flood control_ - 1178 1109 Red Wing, Minn., harbor__ 1036 Redwood City Harbor, Calif., navigation_ 1729 Redwood Creek, Calif., navigation, flood control. 1729, 1757 Reed Point Bridge on Yellowstone River_ 1204 Reed's Creek, Ill., investigation _ 1030 Reedy River, S. C., investigation_ 491 Reelfoot Lake Area, Ky. and Tenn., investigation ___.. 789 Reevesville,'Ill., flood control_ 1292, 1296 Regulation of hydraulic mining and preparation of plans- 2008 Rehoboth Bay to Delaware Bay, Del., navigation ...... 282 Reno Beach, Lucas County, Ohio, flood control___ 1578 Rennslaer County tributaries, Hudson River, N. Y., investigation_ 259 Republican River, Kans., Colo. and Nebr.: Flood control 1109,1123 Investigation__ 1143 Reserved Channel, Boston Harbor, Mass.: Investigation ------------------------------ 116 Navigation 48 Reservoirs at Headwaters of Mississippi River__ 1068 Restoration of Indian Fishing Grounds, Bonneville, Oreg 1835 Rice County, Kans., flood control_____ 994 Rice Creek, Fla., investigations, navigation 581 Richardson Bay, Calif., 'investigation, navigation- 1748 Richland Creek, Ill., investigation- 1030 Richland Reservoir, Mo., flood control 1109, 1141 Richmond Harbor, Calif.: Investigation_ 1748 Navigation 1724 Richmond Harbor, Maine, navigation _ 11i1 Richmonds Island Harbor, Maine, navigation- 111 Ridgeley, W. Va., flood control---. .--------------- 399 Ridgeway, Pa., flood control__ 1394 Rigaud Bayou, La., investigation_ 719 Rigolette Bayou, La., flood control 735 Ringgold Cove, Md., investigation 336 Rio Chama, N. Mex., flood control_ 884 Rio Grande Floodway, N. Mex., flood control-------- 887 Rio Grande River, N. Mex. and Colorado, investigation, flood control-_ . 892, 887 Rio Hondo, Calif., flood control___ _ - 1674 Rio Hondo Channel: Santa Fe Ry. to Whittier Narrows 1674 flood control basin_ -- ---- ----- Rio Hondo, .N. Mex., flood control, investigation- -- 889, 892 Rio Hondo, Tex.,,harbor of refuge, investigation. ..... 845 Ripley, Ohio, flood control_ ____________._ _ 1296 INDEX LXXV Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Rising Sun,'Ind., flood control_------- ------ -_---- _- ------- 1296 , Riverdale, Connecticut River Basin, Mass:, flood control_ 133,150 _ Riverland levee district, Missouri, flood control-----_-------------- 1027 River Road at Sioux City, Iowa, flood control-------------------- 1170 Riverside levees, Calif., flood control, investigation__ - -- __-1696, 1704 Riverton, La., navigation_ --------- -------------- 757 7 Riverview, W. Va., flood control_- ..------------------ _ ____ 1343 Riviera, Tex., investigation__ '------ .---__-- _ -- 845 Roanoke Rapids Reservoir, N. C.: Flood control_ _-------------- _------------- 438 Investigation ------------------------------------ 446 Roanoke River Basin, N. C. and Va.: Flood control ----------------------------------- 437 John H. Kerr, Reservoir_-------------______..--- 439 Navigation ----------------------------------- _ 452 Roaring Branch, Bennington, Vt., flood control-------- ... 257 Roberts Bay, Fla., investigation_------------------___ 590 Robinson Watershed, Calif., investigation-------------- __ 1814 Rochester and McCleary's Bluff levee unit, Illinois, flood control ----------------------------------------- ----- 1296 Rochester (Charlotte) Harbor, N. Y., navigation ----------------- 1620 Rochester, Pa., flood control----------------------------- ------ 1394 Rochester Reservoir, Iowa, flood control-- ----- _ _-------------_ 1059 Rock Creek, Fla., investigation_______________________ 606 Rockford, Ill. and Wis., investigation-_ --- -------- 1061 Rock Hall Harbor, Md., navigation_-- -------- 317 Rockhold Creek, Md., navigation____________ __ _ 335 Rock Island, Ill., engineering district-,- -- ----------- 104 7 Rock Island, Ill., harbor__ -______________ _____- - - - 1037 Rockland Harbor, Maine: Investigation----------------------------------- 117 Navigation------------------------------------- 111 Rockland Reservoir, Neches River, Texas, navigation___ 852, 855 Rockport Harbor, Maine, navigation___ ____- -- - 111 Rockport Harbor, Mass., navigation- -_----- 111 Rockport Harbor, Tex., navigation-------___- -__ 799 Rockport, Ind., flood control_---------------- 1296 Rock River, Ill. and Wis: Investigations,--______ -___-___ --- ___ - - 1054, 1061 Flood control -___--___-- - ----- .-- ___ ---- 1053, 1060 Navigation - -- - -- 1048 Rocky Ford drainage and levee district, Illinois, flood control_ ----------------------------------------- Rocky Fork Reservoir, Ohio, flood control_ -- Rocky River Harbor, Ohio, navigation__---------- _ ----------- _ ----- _ ------ _ 1534 1344 1592 Rocky River, Ohio, investigation .------ -- ------------------- 1634 Rodanthe, N. C., channel from Pamlico Sound to, navi- gation_ ----------- ------------------------------- 474 Rogers City Harbor, Mich., navigation-----_ _-----------_ 1572 Rogue River, Oreg., investigations------ -__________-__ _-1873, 1899 Rolanddr ainage district,Arkansas River,Ark.,flood control 943 Rblling Fork River, Ky., investigation_ ------------------------- 1302 Rollinson Channel, N. C.: Investigation ---------------- ------------------- 476 Navigation _ --- 457 Rome, Ga., flood control--.---- ------------------ 659 Rome, Ind., flood control_--------__ --------- _-------___ 1296 Romeo, Ill., investigation______________--------_ _ 1535 Rondout Harbor, N.-Y., navigation--_--.....----- - 206 Root River, Minn., investigation_-_ ---- . --- -------...- 1099 Root River, Wis., improvement of Racine Harbor -.... - 1461 LxxVI INDEX Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Roseau River, Minn., investigation --------------------- 1099 Roseville, Calif., investigation-------- ...------------------------ 1814 Roseville, Ohio, flood control ............... .1325, 1343 Rosiclare, Ill., flood control_______----------------------, 1288 Rossview Reservoir, Tenn. and Ky., flood control, 1250 Rossville. Ga., flood control _- -------- ------------ 1252 Rouge River, Mich.: Navigation---__-------- --- -- -- ------------------------ 1564 Investigations_ -.-- __. -------- ___ - - ___ -. 1574, 1580 Rough River, Ky.: Flood control_---___ - --------------- ----------.- 1278, 1296 Navigation---------------_------------------------------- 1263 Round Lake, Mich., navigation__ --------------- _ _----------1489 Round Pond Harbor, Maine, investigation-------------- 117 Rouses Point, Lake Champlain, N. Y., navigation_ 245 Row River, Oreg., flood control_-----------------------------_ 1883 Royal River, Maine, navigation __-------_ 111 Rubio Canyon, Diverson, Calif., flood control- ------------------- 1674 Ruffy Brook, Minn., investigation_- ---------------- ____-----1099 Rush Creek, Okla., investigation _ -- ------------ _ 992 Rush River, N. Dak., flood control_ __---------________ 1078 Russell and Allison levee unit, Illinois, flood control--------------- 1296 Russell Creek, S. C., navigation ----------------------- 488 Russell, Ky., flood control------ ------------------ _--- _ 1337, 1343 Russian River, Calif., flood control, investigation---------------- 1749, 1748 Rutherford Fork, Obion River, Tenn., flood control 786 Rutland, Otter Creek, Vt., flood control_- ----- __----258 Rye Harbor, N. H., investigation --- --------- 117 Sabin Lock, St. Mary's River, Mich--------- ..-- -------..... . 1541 Sabine Lake, Tex., investigations----------------- 845, 850 - Sabine-Neches Waterway, Tex.: Investigations_ -- 845, 856, 876 Navigation _--------------------------------- 793 Sabine River, Cazt Tex., investigations_----------------- __- 856, 876 Sabino Canyon, Ariz., investigation-------------- 1704 Sabula, Iowa, flood control_--___------ - _ 1060 Sackets Harbor, N. Y.: Investigation ___-------------------------- _--- ___ 1634 Navigation-_ -------------- ------------------ ---------- 1631 Saco, Mont., flood control_-- -------------- _---------- ------- 1202 *- Saco River, Maine, navigation_ ____ ----------- _ 111 - Sacramento, Calif., engineering district_ .--------------------- ---- 1759 Sacramento River, Calif.: Collinsville to Shasta Dam, Calif., flood control------ ---- ------- 1780 Debris control_ -------------------- _ 2011 Flood control_-. -..-.- ------------------ --- 9. 1783,2013 Hydraulic mining .. Investigations ____.--------- - -------- --- 1779,1814 Navigation -- ----------------------------------- 1760 Saddle Mountain, Okla., investigation- ...... 992... . .... 992 Safford Valley, Ariz., investigation, -------- ----- - 1705 Sag Harbor, N. Y., navigation_ ...--.- , .... 173 173... Saginaw Bay and River, Mich.: , Investigations -------------------------------- - -- 1574, 1580 Navigation------ ----------------------------- 1560 St. Albans Harbor, Lake Champlain, Vt., navigation- .... 245........ St. Andrew Bay, Fla., navigation-. ;---.. ..-.-. - .622. INDEX txxvII Page Volume 1 Volume 2 St. Anthony Falls, Minn., improvement of Mississippi River from Missouri River to Minneapolis - 10.34 St. Augustine Harbor and Inlet, Fla., navigation, inves- tigation . . ....... tiaio----------------=------------------- 583, 590 .__ St. Catherine Sound, Md., navigation - -,_._ ....... 395-------- St. Claire Flats Canal, Lake and River, Mich.: Improvement of channels in Lake St. Claire_------- 1550 Improvement of St. Claire River..-...-.-.-.......- 1547 St. Croix River, Minn. and Wis.: Investigations- -------- .-..........-.-.- - . 1076, 1100 Navigation - --------------- --------- 1072 St. Croix River, Maine, navigation_--- . _ _-- 111.. . St. Croix River, Maine and New Brunswick, operations of International Board of Control _..........__..... 2082 St. Francis Bay and River, Ark.: Investigation_ _ .....-- .--.. .. 789 Navigation_ _ __ ________ . __ 784 St. Genevieve and St. Marys, Mo., investigation_ -_ - 1030 St. Genevieve Levee Dist. No. 1, Mo., flood control__.._ 1027 St. George Island, Md , __._._. __ .... . ... _ 395 St. James Harbor, Beaver Island, Mich., navigation_ 1492 St. James Harbor, N. Y., investigation _ ____.__ 248 St. Jeromes Creek, Md., navigation_ .- .- ____ 395 St. Johnsbury, Vt., investigation _------..- 152 St. Johns County, Fla., investigation__ .------------ 606 St. Johns River, Fla.: At Jacksonville__ __.... __ _.... __ ... ...... _ ._ 519 Improvement Jacksonville to the Ocean-_ Between Norfolk, Va., and St. Johns Riv., Fla ...... - 519 428, 447, 479 Investigations_-- _ .. 590, 606 Jacksonville to Lake Harney- _ _ . _ 522 St. Jones River, Del., navigation.__ .. __ ... 302 St. Joseph Harbor and River, Mich., and Ind.: Improvement of harbor _ _ _....__. .. _._ ... 1465, 1492 Investigation_____ ..... .... 1495 St. Lawrence River, improvement between Ogdensburg, N. Y., and Lake Ontario_ 1628, 1631 St. Louis County, Mo., flood control_ ...- 1027 St. Louis, Mo., engineering district_ __ 997 St. Louis, Mo., investigation ....... .. 1030 St. Louis River, Minn., investigation___ ... .. 1429 St. Lucie Canal, Inlet, and River, Fla., improvement of inlet-- -- --.... . . ... ... _7-...... 533, 554, 583 St. Malo Bayou, La., navigation__ __ __ _ 687 St. Maries, Idaho, flood control___ 1953 St. Marks River, Fla.: Investigations______-_- _ 590, 654 Navigation _ _ 652 St. Martinsville, La_ 701 St. Mary DeGalvez Bay, Fla., investigation___ _ 655 St. Marys, Pa., flood control_ ________ _____ 1394 St. Marys River, Ga. and Fla., navigation, investigation _ 507, 513 St. Marys River, Mich., investigation, navigation- 1574, 1540 St. Marys, Mo., investigation _ _ 1030 St. Marys River, Ohio and Ind., investigations _ 1574 St. Marys, W. Va., flood control_,, ..... - - 1343 St. IMichael Canal, Alaska, navigation__.__.... 1990 St.: Michaels, Md., investigation _---. __ 336 'St. Patricks Creek, Md., navigation_ _____,_ 395 .. LXXVIII INDEX Page Volume 1 Volume 2 St. Paul Harbor, Minn -.. . ._ ________ _____ 1036 St. Paul, Minn., engineering district,._._ _,_ ._ 1065 St. Petersburg Harbor, Fla.: Investigation_-----------------_-------- 590 Navigation---------------------------- 583 St. Peters Creek, Md., investigation .. __ 336- St. Regis River, Mont., investigation, flood control 1942 St. Simon Sound, Ga_________________ 504 St. Thomas Harbor, V. I., navigation Sakonnet Harbor and River, R. I.: navigation - _ - 583 112 Salamanca, N. Y., investigation-_ 1401 Salem Church Reservoir, Va., flood control_ 403 Salem Harbor, Mass.: Investigation _-- 117 Navigation---_ ---- 43 Salem, Ind., investigation___ 1302 Salem River, N. J., navigation 302 Salinas River, Calif.: Floo d con tro l - - - - 1753, 1755 Investigation _ 1756 Saline Point, La., flood control_ 721, 747 - ----- Saline River, Ark.: Investigation__ 779 Navigation_-_ 762 Saline River, Ill., investigation, flood control __ 1302, 1298 Salisbury, Mass., investigation 117 Salkahatchie River, S. C., navigation _ __ 488 Sallisaw Creek, Okla., investigation _ 992 Salmon River, Alaska, flood control__ 1994 Salmon River, Oreg.: Investigations___ 1965, 1976 Navigation _ 1872 Salt Creek, Fla. See St. Petersburg Harbor. Salt Creek, Ill.: Flood control- _ _ 1534 Investigation_ 1535 Salt Creek, Nebr., investigation, flood control- 1178 Salt Creek and Fork of Arkansas River, Okla.: Flood control_ 963 Investigation _ 992 Salt Lake City, Jordan River, Utah, flood control-_ 1813 Salt and Gila Rivers, Ariz., investigation- 1705 Salt River, Ky., investigation, flood control- 1302, 1298 Salt River, Mo., investigation_ 1030 Salters Creek, Newport News, Va., investigation ------- 436 Salton Sea, Calif., investigation .... 1705 Salyersville, Ky., flood control__ _ 1300 Samish River, Wash., investigation_ 1954 Sammamish River, Wash., investigation_ 1954 Sampit River, S. C., navigation _ 481 San Angelo Reservoir, Tex., flood control_ 870 San Antonio Channel, P. R., navigation _ San Antonio Creek, Calif_ - 576 1689, 1691 San Antonio Dam, Calif., flood control ............... 1690 San Antonio River, Tex., investigations_ 856, 876 san Bernard River, Tex.: Investigation_ ... . 845. Navigation .... 800 San Bernardino County, Calif., investigation__ 1705 San Carlos diversion dam, Ariz. and Mex., investigation. 1705 Sand Creek, Colo., Wyo. and Nebr., investigation, -_ 1178 INDEX LXXIX Page Volume 1 Volume 2 San Diego County, Calif.: Streams flowing into Pacific Ocean, investigation..- 1705 Stream flowing into Salton Sea, investigation.---- 1705 San Diego Creek, Texas, flood control__ San Diego Harbor and River, Calif.: -.........--. - -873- - Improvement of harbor__________________________ 1665 Investigation------------------------- 1671 San Diego River and Mission Bay, Calif.: Flood control . ....... .......... 1696 N avigation --- - -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ...... --.... 1668 San Dieguito River, Calif., investigation--------------- 1705 Sand Hill River, Minn., flood control. 1078 Sandusky River and Harbor, Ohio: Investigations_... .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. . 1349, 1634, 1645 Navigation. __ - - - -- - - - -- - - -- - - - 1585, 1631 Sandy Bay, Cape Ann, M ass., navigation__ Sandy drainage district, Multnomah County, Oreg., flood ------ 111 con trol...- .-. ... --.- --- --- ..-- --- --- .-- 1893,1894 Sandy Hook, N. J., navigation_ ._ ._.____ 238. 245 Sandy Hook to Barnegat Inlet, N. J., Investigation Sandy Hook Bay at Leonardo, N. J _ ---- 248 245 Sandy Lake Reservoir, Minn____ 1068 Sandy Lick Creek, Pa., investigation-_ Sandy Pond, N. Y., investigation___._ -- 1401 1634 Sandy River, Oreg., investigation-__- _-- 1873 Sanford, Fla., investigations___._____.__ .__... 590,606 Sanford, Texas, investigation___________" ___ _ 992 San Francisco Bay and Harbor, Calif.: Collection and removal of drift_ ----- 1717 Improvement-_-- - 1715 Investigation__. _ 1749 San Francisco, Calif., engineering district, investigation 1707 San Francisquito Creek, Calif., investigation_-------- 1756 San Gabriel River, Calif.: Flood control . ------- ------- 1673 Investigation ...--....... __ .... .....- - .. 1705 Sangamon River, Ill.: Flood control _ . - 1528, 1534 Investigation_ _ ... . .....- - _-- ..-.- ... 1535 San Jacinto, Calif., flood control ........... _......._ ------ -1701 San Jacinto River, Tex.: Investigation __... . . . . .. . ... .. .. 876 -Navigation_ . .. . _ . . . . 814 San Joaquin River, Calif.: Flood control_ .. ... . ------ 1795 Investigations __ - - - .. ....-- -..- __ _ 1780, 1815 Navigation __ __ _ 1771 San Juan Dam, Santa Ana River Basin, Calif., flood control----------------------------- 1690,1701 San Juan Harbor, P. R.: Investigation ....... . . . . . . . .__. . 590 Navigation _ .. _ . __ . . .. . 576......... San Lorenzo Creek and River, Calif., investigation, flood control_ 1756 San Luis Obispo Harbor, Calif., navigation_ _ 1670 San Pablo Bay, Calif.: Investigation ... . . -. -. . ....- -- 1749 Navigation _ - - __ -- -..-- - - - _ - 1719, 1722 !XX C iXDE Page Volume 1 Volume 2 San Rafael Creek, Calif.: Investigation ...... ...... 1749 Navigation .....- -- .----.-. ------- : - . . 1718 Sans Bois Creek, Okla., investigation_.......--.......... Santa Ana River, Calif., flood control . ........... 1689,1692, 1695 Santa Anita Wash, Calif- . :-------------------- 1674 Santa Barbara Harbor, Calif.: Investigation .......--.-.---.---..-.-.-.--.-- -~--~------ 1671 N avigation ,- -- -..., .--- .- , .-.---- ---_. 1657 Santa Clara River, Calif., flood control_.11 _........ 1701 Santa Cruz, Calif., Beach Erosion Study .... 1749 S a n ta C ruz R iver, Ariz., Inv e stig a tion Santa Fe Channel, Calif., navigation------------------- ---.- ------_ . . . .- 1705 1724 Santa Fe River, Fla., investigation--_--- .- ..-...--... 590 Santa Margarita River, Calif., investigation .....---- 1705 Santa Maria River, Calif., investigation--- ---. .....- 1705 Santa Monica Harbor, Calif., investigation_------------ 1672 Santa Rosa Island, Fla., investigation_._......._....... 655 Santa Ynez River, Calif., investigation_......... _ _ _ 1705 Santee-Congaree, S. C., investigations,.......-.--.- 489, 491 Santee River, N. C. and S. C.: Investigations _, --.. ---.. -------- ....- .....- 489, 491 N avigation- -----. ------- --. --- ..... ...--- - 488 Santiam River, Oreg., flood control_--------.-...__.._ 1876, 1891 Sapelo Harbor, Ga., navigation,_ 507 Sarasota Bay, Fla., investigation______________________ 590 Sardis, Ohio, flood control-- ..-..-............- .....- 1343 Sardis Reservoir, Miss., flood control ....-- ....- 2045 Sargent and Broken Bow, Nebr., investigation ....... _ 1178 Sasanoa River, Maine, navigation_ ___..._____.____ 111 Sasco Hill Beach, Conn ............ _ ....... __ .. ._ 112 Satilla River, Ga., navigation, investigation._..--------- 507, 513 Saugatuck Harbor, Mich., navigation- 1469 Saugerties Harbor, N. Y., navigation-....------------- 245 Saugus River, Mass., investigation-- ------ _---...--.- 117 Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.: Investigation__- _- ____ ____ _.__ __ ... ... .. 1574 Navigation. ... ___ ... - - - - 1540 Sautee and Nacoochee Valleys, Ga. (Int. Rept.) 660 Sauvie Island (areas A and B), Multnomah County, Oreg., flood control--- - 1893 Savage River Dam, Md.: Flood control_ . .... . . ,- 402 Investigation-- --- __ - - 406 Savanna Ill., investigation_ , 1054 Savannah, Ga., engineering district . 493 :Savannah Harbor and River, Ga.: Improvement of harbor____ 496 Improvement of river above Augusta, 507 Improvement of river at Augusta__ 507 Improvement of river below Augusta,.... 500 Investigations__ 508, 513 Savannah River Basin, Ga., and S. C., flood control .... 508 1Saw Mill Bay, N. Y., investigation-_ .: I634 Sawpit Wash., Rio Hondo Basin___ . _ 1674 Sawtelle-Westwood, Calif., flood control 1674 Saxon, Wis., investigation . . 1428 Scappoose jdrainage district, Columbia County, Oreg., flood control --- 1893 NrDEX LXXXI Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Scarboro River, Maine, between Prouts Neck and Pine Point, navigation 111 Schell Run, Pa., flood control_ _____ 362 Schoolfield Reservoir, [Va. and N. C., flood control_ 438 Schooner Bayou, La.: Investigation ...... 719 Lock.- 686 Schuyler, Nebr.: Flood control - 1173 Investigation_ .. 1178 Schuylkill River, Pa.: Improvement above Fairmont Dam, 271 --------- Navigation_ . 272 Scioto iRiver, Ohio: At Portsmouth _ 131.5. Flood control reservoirs 1344 Investigations_ 1317, 1349, 1645 Sciotoville, Ohio, flood control -____ 1343, Scituate Harbor, Mass.: Investigation _ 117 Navigation_- - 57 Scranton, N. Dak., flood control 1153 474 Scuppernong River, N. C., navigation_ Seabeek Harbor, Wash., investigation 1941 Seaford, Del., navigatlon _ 323 Seahorn drainage and levee district, Illinois, flood control_ 1534 Sealevel, N. C., investigation__ 476 Seattle Harbor, Wash., improvement of Duwamish River and east and west waterways_ 1924 Seattle, Wash., investigation_ 1941 Seattle, Wash., engineering district___--------- 1905 Sebastian Inlet, Fla.: Investigations_---------- -------- 590, 606 Navigation - ---------------------- 529 Sebewaing River and Harbor, Mich., navigation_ -_---- 1572. Sebewaing, Sebewaing River, Mich., flood control ------ 1574 Seekonk (Pawtucket) River, R. I.: Investigation_ _ --- 117 Navigation _- -- ----------------- --- 75 Segnette Bayou, La., investigation___ - - 719 Seldovia Harbor, Alaska: Investigation __--------------- --------------- _ 1992; Navigation- 1990: Selkirk Shores State Park Investigation -_ _____ _ 1634 Selsers Creek, La., flood control -------.... ... - 744 Seneca, Mo., investigation------------ _ --- - - 992 Seneca County, Ohio, investigation _ _---__ __ __ 1646 Senecaville Reservoir, Ohio-----------------------_-_ 1321, Sepulveda flood control basin__________-- -- --- ---- -- 117 1673 Sesuit Harbor, Mass., investigation -- - _-_---_- _--__ ------ 336 Seven-mile Creek, Ill., investigation------------------- 1302: Severn River, Md., investigation_-------------- 336 Sevier River, Utah and Nevada, investigations, flood control -------------------------------------- 1815, 1813, Seward, Alaska, Harbor of Refuge, navigation-_ - 1983 Seward, Nebr;, Big Blue River_ _ _ -_____-___------ __ 1130 Shallotte River, N. C.: Navigation ---------- ----------- 474 Investigation _------- - --------- --- - - 476 Shallowbag (Manteo) Bay, N. C., navigation- -------- 453 --------- , IXXXI INDEX Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Shamokin Creek, Pa., flood control-_ --------- -------- Shark River, N. J., navigation, investigation-_-------- 359 243, 248 Shasta Dam to Collinsville, Calif., flood control- 1780 Shawnee Creek, Ky., investigation_-_--_--_-_--- ..... 1302 Shawneetown, Ill., flood control . ...-- _ _ 1296 Sheboygan Harbor, Wis., navigation, investigation--- 1454, 1494 Sheepshead Bay, N. Y., navigation_ .... . 245 Shell Bayou, Ala., navigation ..... 628 Shell Creek, Nebr., investigation_ . .. 1178 Shelley Area, Idaho ... _....-... --.. 1966 Shellrock River, Minn., investigation- Shelter Bay, Mich., investigation.__ - - - .. _ 1061 1428 Shem Creek, S. C.: Investigation . _.... 489 Navigation Shenango Reservoir, Pa. and Ohio, flood control ------- Sherman Island (Lower), Calif., investigations ......... 483 1395 1780, 1815 Sherwood Island State Park, Conn., navigation ........ 112 Sheridan, Wyo., flood control ___ 1202 Sheyenne River, N. Dak., flood control_ 1078, 1086 Shields River, Mont., flood control_ _ _ _ 1201, 1204 Shilshole Bay, Seattle, Wash., investigation 194x. Shinnecock Inlet, N. Y., investigation 248 'Ship Island Pass, Miss., improvement of pass and chan- nel to Gulfport_ 647 'Shipyard River, S. C., navigation__ 486 Shoal Harbor, N. J., navigation 238 Shoals, east fork of White River, Ind., flood control-_ 1300 Shore Protection Board. See Beach Erosion Board. Short Creek, Ariz. and Utah, investigation_ 1705 Short Cut Canal, Mich., navigation__ 1564 Short Mountain Dam and Reservoir, Okla., navigation, investigation_------------- _- _ -- - -- 901, 905, 992 Shoshone River, Wyo., flood control ----- 1204 Shreveport-Jefferson Waterway, La., investigations 719, 751 ;Shreveport, La., to Jefferson, Tex., improvement of waterway ---------------------------------- 668 ------- Shrewsbury River, N. J.: Investigation----------------------------- 248 Navigation ------------------------------- 240 Shufflebarger levee unit, Indiana, flood control_ 1296 Sidney, Mont., flood control 1204 Sierra Madre Villa Channel, Rio Hondo Basin__ ---------- ---------- 1674 Siletz River, Oreg., investigation-------- 1873 Siloam Springs, Ark., investigation ------------ 992 Silver Creek, Pa., flood control 1372 Silver Lake Harbor, N. C., navigation 474 Silver Springs Run, Fla.: Investigations ---------------------------- 591, 606 Navigation ------------------------------- 526 Silver Strand, San Diego Harbor, Calif., investigation _- 1672 Silvies River, Oreg., investigation------------------ 1899 Simpson Creek, N. C. and S. C., investigation--- 491 Sinepuxent Bay, Md.: Navigation- - ---------------------------- 331 Investigation____-------------------- 336 Sink Run, Pa., flood control___---------------------- 362 Sioux Bayou and connecting waterways, Mississippi, investigation___-_--_------------------- 655 INDEX LXXXIII Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Sioux City, Iowa, flood control- - -___-__________---__ 1157, 1170 Sipsey River, Ala. and Miss., investigation, flood control_ 660, 658 _ Siskiwit River, Wis., investigation, navigation ------------------- 1428, 1415 Sister Bay, Wis., investigation___. ------ -----______- 1494 Sistervilles, W. Va., flood control- -______-___-- __ -- 1343 Sitka Harbor, Alaska: Investigation__ _ --------------------- 1992 Navigation ---------------------------------------------- 1990 Siuslaw River, Oreg.: Investigations ---------------------------------------- 1873, 1899 Navigation ---------------------------------------------- 1861 Six Mile Creek, Ill., flood control-_________________--_________ 1054 Six Mile Creek Slough, Fla., investigation- --- _--------606 Six Runs River, N. C., investigation ____ _________ -478 Skaggs Ferry, Black River, Ark., flood control---------- 943 Skagit Bay and River, Wash.: Flood control-------------------------------------------- 1953 Investigations_ - --- -_ _----_ 1941, 1954 Navigation -------------------------------------------- 1940 Skagway Harbor and River, Alaska: Flood control-------------------------------- 1993 Investigation__ ______ -______- _____ 1996 Navigation -------------------------------------------- 1984 Skamokawa Creek area, Wahkiakum County, Wash., flood control_ ------------------------------------ ------ 1897 Skamokawa Creek, Wash., navigation_ _ 1872 Skamokawa Slough, Washington, navigation --------------------- 1872 Skillet Fork, Branch, Ill., investigation-_ ---------------- _ __1302 Skipanon Channel and River, Oreg., improvement of channel ----------------------------------------- -------- 1851 Skunk River Basin, Iowa, investigation--_----------------- 1061 Skokomish River, Wash., investigation------ ------------------ _ 1954 Skykomish River, Wash., investigation-_ ----------------- _ _1954 Slaughter Creek, Md., navigation__--------------- _ 335 Slidell, La., navigation_ _ 670 Slovan, Raccoon Creek, Pa., flood control------------------------ 1402 Smallers Drain, Va., investigation_____________ _____337 Smith Creek, Md., navigation_ ____ ________-____- 395 Smiths Creek, N. C., investigation____________________ 476 Smithfield and Wayne Co. line, N. C., investigation ... _ 478 Smithland, Ky., flood control- -- __ -- __-__--___ 1296 Smith Mountain Reservoir, Va.: Flood control---------------------------- ---- 438 Investigation--------------------------_ 446 Smith River, Calif. and Oreg., navigation ----------------------- _ 1872 Smith Creek and River, N. C. and Va., navigation- ... _ . 474 1394 Smiths Ferry, Pa., flood control- _________------__ _ Smoky Hill River, Kans_ -------------------- K KK---- 1109, 1127, 1129 Smyrna River, Del., navigation_______-_________-__ 302 Snagging and clearing in the interest of flood control and of navigation. See districts. Snake River, Idaho, Oreg., and Wash.: Investigations--_ 1965, 1976 Flood control ------------------------------------ 1966 Navigation----- --------------------------------------- 1959 Snake River, Minn., investigations__ ______________--_1076, 1100 Snohomish River, Wash., investigation---- ---- _-----_ -- 1954 Snoqualmie River, Wash., investigation---_ -_-_--- -------- -- 1954 IIXXXI INDEX Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Snowbound Operations: Garrison, N. Dak. District ..------------ --------- 1182, 1188 Kansas City District-------------- --------------- 1108 Omaha District_-_-_- - --------- --- --- - - _ -- - 1 1.174. Fort Peck District----------- ---------- -------- --- --------- 1197 Sny Basin, Ill., flood control_ -- ------------- -____ __ ____ -- 1054 Sny.Island, Ill., flood control----------------------------------- 1060 Soddy and Little Soddy Creeks, Tenn., investigation__ __----- 1254 Soldier Ledge Channel, Hussy Sd., Maine, navigation_,__ 34 Soldier and Half Day Creeks, Kans ---------------------------- 1132 Solomon Creek, Pa.: Investigation----- ----------------- .......... - ----- 367 Flood control-- ----------------- .----------- 355 Solomon, Kans., south of, Smoky Hill River---- _ -- ------- - 1129 Sonoita River, Ariz., investigation______ -_______________ ______ 1706 Souris (Mouse) River, N. Dak., investigation --------------------- 1100 South Bank Arkansas River, Ark., flood control -------- 921, 943 South Basin, Suisun Bay, Calif., investigation -------------------- 1749 South Beardstown drainage and levee district, Ill., flood control ----------- ------------------ ----- --------- 1530, 1532, 1534 South Boston, Va., investigation_ - ________________ 446 South Bristol Harbor, Maine: Investigation--- -------------------------------- 117 Navigation------------------------------------111 Navigation-_ 111 South Canadian River, N. Mex., Okla. and Tex., inves- tigations ---------- --- - -- - - - 892, 992 South Coventry Reservoir, Conn., flood control South Creek, Nebr., flood contro--.-----------_l --------- 126, 150 --- 1178 Southern and Central Florida_ ------- -593 Southern Coast of Long Island, investigation-- _24..._ 248 Southern New York Flood Control Project--------- -_ 339 South Fork of Cumberland River, Ky., navigation--- ......- _ -1230 South Fork River, Tenn., investigation__________________________ 1254 South Grand Reservoir, Mo., flood control_----- _ _------------ 1109 South Harpswell, Maine, investigation____- - ---___ 117 South Haven Harbor, Mich., improvement------------ 1------------467 South Milwaukee Harbor, Wis., navigation ------------ 1492 South Norfolk Basin, Va., investigation --------------- 436 South Pass, La ------------------------------------- 696 South Platte River Basin, Colo., flood control-------------------- 1168 South Plymouth Reservoir, Canasawacta Creek, N. Y., flood control------------------------------------- 337 South Point, Ohio, flood control_- 1343 Southport Beach, Conn_______________________-__112 Southport Harbor, Conn., navigation------------------ 1.03 South Portsmouth, Ky., flood control_ 1343 South Quincy, Ill., flood control -------------------------------- 1060 South River,: Mo., flood control---__ _______________ ___-1060 South River, N. C., navigation____ ------- ___________ 474 South River, N. J., navigation-------------------. 234 South Slough, Ill., navigation_____________________________ 1051 South Tunbridge Reservoir, Connecticut River Basin, Vt., flood control ---------------------------------- 132 Southwest Pass, La--_ 689- ---- Sowashee Creek, Meridian, Miss., flood control--------- 662 Spadra Creek, Johnson County, Ark., investigationX .. .;946 - Spanish Fork River, Utah, flood control -------------.------------ 1809 Spearfish Creek, S. Dak., investigation -------------- , - -- 1178 Spindletop Gulley, Tex., investigation-------_ 845 Spokane River, Wash. and Idaho, flood control------ ........ 195& Spoon River, Ill-----------------_ 1532 INDEX LXXXV Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Spring Creek, Ark., investigation_________-__._______ 946 Spring Creek, S. Dak., flood control-- --------------------- . 1154 Springdale Bridge on Yellowstone River-------------------_ _ 1204 Springdale, Connecticut River Basin, Mass., flood con- trol-----------------------------------------133, 150 Springfield, Connecticut River Basin, Mass., flood con- trol----- ------------------------------------ 133, 150 Springfield and Holyoke, Mass., to Hartford, Conn., investigation-- ---------------------------------- 117 Spring Lake, Ill., flood control_- ____________________________ 1534 Springsteel Island Harbor, Lake of the Woods, Minn., investigation__---------------------------------------------- 1076 Spuyten Duyvil Creek, N. Y., navigation-------------- 201 Squaib Bay, Wash., investigation _____________________- _ -- 1941 Squalicum Creek, Wash., navigation------- .... . --------------- _ 1908 Squaw Creek, Mo., investigation ______________--------- - -- 1143 Stamford Harbor, Conn., navigation------------------- 106 Stanislaus River, Calif, flood control_---------------- - 1791 Starlings Creek, Va., navigation ___________________ _ 329 Starr County, Tex., investigation__--.... ---------- _ 850 State Ditch, N. Y., flood control---- ______________________ ______ 1644 Staten Island, New Creek, N. Y., investigation --------- 248 State's rights in development of watersheds------------ 5 Steele Bayou, Miss., navigation, flood control----------- 762, 777 ____ Steer Creek, W. Va., flood control----- __________________________-- 1344 Steinhatchee; River, Fla., navigation----------------__ 583 Sterling, Ill., investigation__________________________ 1054 Sterlington Reach, La., navigation______-___________ 757 Stewart Canyon Debris Basin, Ventura River Basin, Calif- --------------- --------------------- -------- 1701 Stewarts Ferry Reservoir, Tenn., flood control -------------------- 1248, 1250 Stikine River, Alaska, navigation --------------------------- 1990 Stillaguamish River, Wash.: Flood control--------------------------------------------- 1946 Navigation-------------- ----------------- ----- 1940 Still Pond Harbor and Creek, Md., investigation--------- 337_ _ __ __ Stillwater Harbor, Minn___________ ________ _____ 1072 Stillwater Reservoir, Pa., flood control----------------- 353 Stockton Channel, San Joaquin River, Calif., improve- ment__ ------------------------------------------------- 1773, 1777 Stockton Harbor, Maine, navigation-----------------_ 111 Stone Horse Shoals, Mass------- ----------------- 64 Stonehouse Creek, Jefferson Co., Kans., flood control--------------_ 1109, 1134 Stones River, Tenn__ .- __ 1248 Stonington Harbor, Conn., navigation___ _________ --- 112 Stonington Harbor, Maine, investigation --------------- 117 Stony Creek, Pa.: Flood control--- ---------------------------------- --- 1378 Investigation --------------------------------------------- 1401 Straight Slough, Ark., investigation_________________ _ 789 Strattonville, Ohio, flood control----------- --------------------- 1394 Strawn Reservoir, Kans., flood control----------------- 971 Stringtown-Fort Chartres and Ivy Landing, Ill., flood control--------------------- ---------------------------- 1016 Strong City, Kans., investigation_________________--_ 992 Stuart Reservoir, Va., flood control_ --- ----------- _ 438 Stumpy Pt. Bay, N. C., navigation .____________________ 474 Sturgeon Bay and Lake Michigan Ship Canal, Wis.: Investigation- _ ----------------- _- - 1494 Navigation_ - .....--- - - 1444' St rgis, Ky., flood control--.. ------- .....--- 1296, 1302: 277309-53-voL. 1- 69 LXXXVI INDEX Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Submerged weir, Niagara River, N. Y.____-__________- - - -- 1631 Sucarnoochee Creek, Ala., investigation__----- 661 Success Reservoir, Calif., flood control------------_ 1805 Suffern, N. Y., flood control_ _ ___ _ 259 Sugar Creek levee unit Indiana, flood control--------- 1296 Sugar Hill Reservoir, donnecticut River Basin, N. H.: Flood control_ - -- - - - 132 Investigation_ ,---- - --- -- 152 Suisun Bay Channel, Calif., navigation, investigation _-- 1749, 1768 Suisan Channel, Calif., navigation_____ __ 1766 Sullivan Falls Harbor, Maine, navigation_ 111 Sulphur River, Tex. and Ark.: Investigations_ 744, 751 Navigation _- . 714 Flood control _ _ 722 Summersville Reservoir, W. Va., flood control_ 1343 Sumpawanus (Babylon Creek) Inlet, N. Y., navigation__ 245 Sunbury, Pa., flood control_ 359 Sunday Creek, Ohio, flood control_ 1326 Sun River, Mont., investigation, flood control_ 1203, 1204 Sunshine and Boulder Creeks, Colo., flood control_ 1174 Superior Harbor, Wis.: Navigation_ 1411 Investigation_ 1428 Superior, Lake, investigations_ 1428, 1429, 1494 Supervision of the Harbor of New York_ 248 Surry Mountain Reservoir, N. H., flood control 132, 137 Surveys: General statement regarding_ _ _ 12 Interoceanic Canal Surveys_ 2077 Navigation, flood control, power, and irrigation .... 15 Susquehanna River, Pa., Md., and N. Y.: Investigations 367 Navigation above and below Harve de Grace, Md _ 335 Flood control_ 355, 360 Sutton Reservoir, W. Va., flood control_ 1332, 1343 Suwanee River, Fla. and Ga.: Investigations 513, 591, 607, 661 Navigation_ 583 Swan Creek Inlet, Md., navigation 317 Swan Lake, Ark., flood control_ 744 Swan Quarter Bay, N. C., to Deep Bay, N. C., waterway, navigation---------------------------------- 474 Swansboro Harbor and Bogue Inlet, N. C., investigation_ 476 Swanton Harbor, Vt., navigation_ 245 Swift Creek, N. C., navigation_ 474 Swiger, Whitney, Young-Hoblit levee, Illinois, flood control_ _ _ - 1534 Swinomish Slough, Wash., navigation, investigation.- 1910, 1941 Switzer Creek, Calif., investigation . ___ 1706 Swoyersville, Pa., flood control_ 354 Sycamore, Wash., Los Angeles River Basin- 1673 Syracuse, Ohio, flood control_______ 1343 Syracuse, Oswego River Basin, N. Y., flood control 1641 Taber Reservoir, Va., flood control Table Mound Reservoir, Kans., flood control -..... 438 981 INDEX LXXXVII Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Table Mountain Reservoir, (Iron Canyon), Calif., flood control ----------- ----------------- 1781 Table Rock Reservoir, Mo., flood control-__---- -- 933 Tacoma Harbor, Wash.: Investigation----------------------------------- 1941 --- Navigation _----------- -- -- ----- - -- 1926 Tacoma, Payallup River, Wash., flood control-...--- 1948 Taft Dam and Reservoir, Arkansas River, Okla., navi- gation - _ - . - - -_ ..- - - - - 900 Tallahatchie River, Miss., navigation _ 762 Tallapoosa River, Ala., navigation_ 652 Tallow Hill Reservoir, Ga., flood control 508 Tamaha, Okla., investigation__ 993 Tamarac River, Minn., investigation_ 1100 Tampa Bay and Harbor, Fla.: ---- Investigations-- _---- 591, 592 Navigation__ 565 Tanana River, Alaska, flood control, investigation__ 1995, 1996 Taneycomo Lake, Mo., investigation__ 917 Tangier Channel, Va., navigation__ 330 Tangipahoa River, La., investigations, navigation ...... 714, 719 751 Tanners Creek, Ind., flood control__ 1270 Tappan Reservoir, Ohio, flood control-_ 1321 Tar Bay, Md., navigation_ 321 Tar Creek, Ill., flood control_ 1534 Tarkio River, Kans., navigation__ 1141 Tar River and Creek, N. C., navigation_ 478 Tarrytown Harbor, N. Y., navigation_ 245 Taunton River, Mass., navigation 71, 112 Tawas River, Mich., investigation- 1574 Taylor Creek, Fla.: Investigation .... 591 Navigation_ 555 Taylors Bayou, Tex.: Investigations _ 846, 850 Navigation 794 Taylorsville, Ky., flood control_ 1296, 1300 Tchula Lake, Miss., navigation_ 762 Teche Bayou, La.: Flood control_ _ . ._. _ 738 Navigation _ - . 701 Tell City, Ind., flood control_______ 1296, 1300 Tenakee Harbor, Alaska, investigation_---- 1992 Tenants Harbor, Maine, navigation .... 111 Tenasillahe Island, Clatsop County, Oreg., flood control_ 1893 Tenkiller Ferry Reservoir, Okla., flood control_ 977 Ten Mile Creek, Ill., investigations_----... 1030, 1535 Tennessee River, Tenn., Ala., and Ky.: Investigation .. 1236 Navigation __ 1229 Locks and dams _ 1231 Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway, Alabama and Missis- sippi, investigation, navigation_ 655, 639 -------- Tensas River, Ark. and La.: Investigation __ 779 Navigation 762 Flood control_ 777 Terminus Reservoir, Calif., flood control-_ - i-- - 1805 LXXXVIII INDEX Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Terrebonne Bayou, La.: Navigation- - -_- - - - - - - - 714 Investigation -- --------- 751 Terre Haute, Ind., flood control 1300- Terre Noire Creek, Ark., flood control. 766 Terry Creek, Ga., improvement 504 Teton River, Idaho_______ T 1966~ Texar Bayou, Fla., investigation___ 655 Texarkana Reservoir, Tex., flood control___ 721, 722 Texas City Channel, Tex.: Investigations__________________ 846, 850 Navigation 810 Thames River Basin, Conn., R. I. and Mass.: Flood control_-__ - - -_ _ - - - 125, 127 Investigation_ - - 152 Thames River, Conn., navigation 88 The Island Reservoir, Vt., flood control__ 132 Thief River, Minn., investigation, flood control-__-- 1100, 1082 Thimble Shoal Channel and Norfolk Harbor, Va.: Navigation _- -" 415 Investigation 436 Thomaston Reservoir, Housatonic River Basin, Conn., flood control_ 150 Thompson Creek and San Jose, Wash______ Thompson Lake Drainage and Levee District, Ill., flood control 1526 Thoroughfare Bay with Cedar Bay, N. C., channel con- necting, navigation_ 474 Thoroughfare Channel to Albemarle Sound, N. C 476, *Three Forks, Mont., investigation, flood control_ 1201, 1203 Three Islands Reservoir, Tenn., flood control--------- 1250 Three Mile Creek, Mobile River, Ala., navigation ------ 627 Three Mile Creek, Kans., investigation_ 1143 Tibbee Creek, Miss., flood control_ 658 ---------- Tickfaw River, La., improvement of, including tribu- taries_ .. 714 Ticonderoga: River, N. Y., navigation 245 Tigre Bayou:, La., navigation__ 704 Tilghman Island Harbor, Md., navigation_ 335 Tillamook Bay, bar, and entrance, Oregon: Improvement 1856 Investigation " 1873 Tionesta Reservoir, Pa., flood control 1368, 1395 Tioughnioga River, N. Y 340 Tiptonville to Obion River, Tenn., flood control ....... 788 Titusville, Fla., investigations 592, 607 Tolchester Beach Area, Md., investigation_ 337 Tohopekaliga Lake, Fla., investigations------------- 592, 607 Toledo Harbor, Ohio: Investigation 1574 Navigation . - . 1659 Toledo, Ohio, investigations ___ __________ 1524, 1574 Toledo, Wash., investigation_______ 1899 Tolu, Ky., flood control_ _ __ 1296 Tomales Bay, Harbor at, Calif., investigation--- . Tombigbee River, Ala. and Miss.: Flood control 658, 659 Investigations_ 655, 661 1236 Navigation - - - - - - -. . 634 Tombigbee and Tennessee Waterway--------------- 639 -INDEX LXXXIX Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Tombigbee and Warrior Rivers, investigation_ . -655 Tom Jenkins Reservoir (Burr Oak), Ohio-....... 1326, 1343 -- Toms River, N. J., navigation-,_---_---,-------------- 302 Tonawanda Creek, N. Y., investigation, flood control- - ........ 1646, 1635 Tonawanda Harbor, N. Y.: Investigation-------------------------------------------- 1634 Navigation ----------------------------------- ----------- 1612 Tongue River Reservoir, N. Dak., flood control ------------------ 1077, 1097 Topeka, Kans., flood control_ --- ------------- - -_ 1132 Topsail Inlet, N. C., investigation_ --.----------- __476 - Toronto Reservoir, Kans., flood control.--_ _ _ _ _ --- 968 Totuskey Creek, Va., navigation_---- __------------- 385 Touchet River, Wash., investigation, flood control----------- 1977, 1966, 1973 Town Creek, Md., navigation_------------------------ 335 Town Creek, West Fork of Tombigbee River, Miss ..._ 658 Town Creek, S. C., navigation ------------------------ 483 Town River, Mass.: Investigation_-----__---------------- --- 117 Navigation ------------------------------------ 54 Townshend Reservoir, Vt., flood control-__ - ___-_ 132, 150 Trabuco Dam, Calif., flood control-_ ---------------------- 1690, 1701 Tradewater River, Ky., navigation---_--- _---------- 1263 Transportation Series Report--------- .. ---------.---. ------- 2000 Traverse City Harbor, Mich., navigation--------------------_ 1421, 1487 Treatment of Yuba River Debris Situation--_ ------------ 2009 Tred Avon River, Md., navigation__---------------- - 335 Trent River, N. C.: Investigation_-------------------------- 476 Navigation----------------------------------- 474 Trenton Channel, Mich., navigation_--------------- ____-----_ 1553 Trinidad, Purgatoire River, Colo.: Flood control_ --------------- -_-------------- 891 Investigation_ -- -------------- 892 Trinity Bay Soil Conservation District, Tex., investiga- tion ------------------------------------------ 850 Trinity River and Tributaries, Tex.: Flood control_ ------------------ 856 Investigations ------------------------------- 846, 856, 876 Navigation ---------------------------------- 819, 841 Tri Pond levee unit, Illinois, flood control------------------------ 1296 Troublesome River, Colo., investigation -------------------------- 1706 Troy, Ind., flood control_ ____---- --.-.-- _ ______ _ -- 1296 Truckee River, Calif. and Nev., investigation--------------------- 1815 Tualatin River, Oreg.: Flood control_ ------------------- __ _ --- - 1891 Investigation---------------------_ ------------------------ 1899 Tuckahoe River, Md., navigation _--...------------ 335 Tucker Lake, Ark., flood control--_ - ------ 987 Tucker Lake Bottom Okla., flood control_ - -__ -_ 987 Tuckerton Creek, N. J., navigation 293 Tucson Diversion Channel, Gila River Basin, Ariz., flood control ------------------------------------ -------- 1696 Tucumcari, N. Mex., flood control_-- .-----.---- 882 Tug Fork, W. Va., navigation- .__________ ___------------ 1317 OTujunga Wash channel, Los Angeles River Basin ------------------ 1673 Tule River, Calif., flood control__ _________ ___ _______--- -1805 Tulare Lake, Calif., flood control____-- ------- -_______ 1802 Tully Reservoir, Mass., flood control------_ -- -132, 139 XC INDEX Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Tulsa and West Tulsa, Arkansas River, Okla., flood control------------------------------------------ 957 Tulsa, Okla., engineering district- --------........--- 949.. Tunungwant Creek, Pa..___ _._...-.--__ _...._ 1367, 1397 Tuolumne River, Calif., flood control_ --------------- -_- - -1791, 1792 Tupelo Bayou, Ark., flood control- -------- _- ----- 941 Tu rk ey B en d , T e x ., i n v e st ig at i o n ___nd . - - - - - --.- 8 46- - Turkey Point, Md., investigation-----. ---. . - 337- ----.... Turkey Creek, Okla., investigation-.----- ,,---- _ 993 Turkey River, Iowa, flood control, investigation ... - 1060, 1062 Turners Cut, N. C., navigation ..----..... ---------------- 431------- Turtle Bayou, Tex., investigation__ c r----------- 846 Turtle Creek and Shellbrock River, Minn, investigation, -- -- -- 1062 Turtle Creek Reservoir, Pa., flood control, investigation-_ ---------- 1401 Turtle River, Brunswick Harbor, Ga., improvement.... 504 Tuscarawas River, Ohio, flood control----- ----. -_ ------- 1317 Tuscarora Creek, N. Y., flood control ---------------- 344---- Tuscumbia River, Tenn. and Miss., investigation; flood control ------------------------------------ 789, 786 Tuttle Creek Reservoir. Kans., flood control-----l _ ___--_ 1109, 1130 Twelve Mile Bayou Bend, La., flood control-------- - 727 Twelve Pole Creek, W. Va., flood control reservoir---. ------------- 1344 Twin Rivers, Wis., navigation_ -------------------------- 1450 Twitch Cove Md., navigation ----____ .. _----------- 328 Two Harbors (Agate Bay), Minn., navigation ------------ 1409 Two Mile Creek, Oreg., investigation_- 1899 Two Rivers Harbor, Wis.: Investigation --------------------------------------------- __ 1494 Navigation ------------------------------------ ---------- 1450 Two Rivers, Minn., investigation------------------ ------- 1100 Tyaskin Creek, Md., navigation_---------------- 335 Tygarts Creek, Ky., investigation--------------------------- 1349 Tygart River Dam, W. Va- ---- ------------------ - - --------1355 6 Tyrone, Ky., navigation, Va. , -------------------- ------- 1257 Tyrone, Pa., flood control -----------------------------362 Tyronza River, Ark., investigation --------------------- 789 U Umatilla Harbor, Oreg., navigation- -- ------ ------ 1965 Umatilla River, Oreg., investigation, flood control- - --- - - 1965, 1966 1977 Umpqua Harbor and River, Oreg.: Flood control ----------------- ----------------- ---------- 1898 Investigations- .. ----- _- ------------ 1873, 1899 Navigation ------ ----------- -------------------------- 1863 Union Reservoir, Mo., flood control -1025 Union River, Maine, navigation- -- - -_ - --- 111 Uniontown, Ky., flood control- --------------- - - -1281, 1296 Uniontown, Pa., flood control_-----------__ - ------ 1386 Union Township Levee Dist., Mo-_ - ------- __ 659, 1060 Union Village Reservoir, Vt., flood control_ --- - 132, 135 Upper Chipola River, Fla,, navigation-------- - -652 Upper Machodoc Creek, Va., navigation_ - - - -_ 395 Upper Mississippi River Basin, flood control: Rock Island Dist- ------- ---------- 1058 St.Louis Dist ------------------------- 1025 Chicago Dist- - - -------------- 1531 St. Paul Dist 1097 Upper Narrows (Harry L. Englebright) Reservoir ----------- 2011 Upper Puyallup River, Wash,: Flood control-_ - -- .- - -. 1953 INDEX XCI Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Upper Thoroughfare, Deal Island, Md., navigation ... 324 Upper. White River, Ark., navigation__.-___-------- 916 Urbanna Creek, Va., navigation_ __--- ------- 395 U. S. Lake Survey------------------------------------------- 1647 Utah Lake, Utah, investigation--------------------------------- 1815 Utica, Ind., flood control _------------------------------ 1296 V Valdez Harbor, Alaska: Investigation ----------------------------------- ------ 1992 Navigation ------------------------------------ ------ 1990 Valley Center and Wichita, Kans., flood control--------_ 954 Valley Drainage & Levee District, Illinois------------------------ 1530 Valley View Ky., navigation ------------------------------------ 1257 Van Buren, Arkansas River, Ark., flood control---------917, 943 Vanceburg, Ky., flood control _________________ _-------- 1343 Vancouver Lake area, Columbia River, investigations- 1873, 1899 Venice Bay, Fla., investigation------ 592 Venice, Calif., Playa Del Ray Inlet, investigation----------------- 1672 Venice Drainage and Levee District, Ill., flood control-------------- 1022 Venice Inlet, Fla.: Investigation ----------------------------------- 592 Navigation ------------------------------------ 561 Ventura, Ventura River Basin, Calif., flood control --------------- 1701 Verdigris River, Kans., and Okla.: Flood control ______________________ ___ 926, 987 Investigation----------------------------------- 993 Navigation ------------------------------------ 900 Verdugo Wash., flood control_-------- 1673 Vermilion Bay and River, La.: Improvement of Intracoastal Waterways via 738 Flood control- -- 738 Vermilion Bayou, La., navigation__----- 714 Vermilion Lock, La_ 678 Vermilion Harbor, Ohio: Investigation_---____-______ _ - __-- - -__ 1634 Navigation _ -------------------------- 1631 Vermillion River, Ill. and Kans., investigations__- ------------- 1143, 1535 Verney Mills Dam, N. H., flood control- -__.-___ -____ 121 Vero Beach, Fla., navigation_---- 533 Verona, Calif., navigation_ .... -- ___-_-_---_ 1, 760 Versailles, Ky., navigation__ -__ -______-__-____-1257 Vevay, Ind., flood control_-.... __----- ___ -- 1296 Vicksburg, Miss., engineering district------------------ 755 Victoria, Calhoun--Soil Conservation District, Tex.. 850 Victory Reservoir, Connecticut River Basin, Vt., flood control --------------------------------------- 132, 134 Villa Grove, Ill., investigation-_ .--- _- - -1302- Villa Park Dam, Calif., flood control_- ------ __ ------- 1690, 1701 Village Creek, White River and Mayberry districts, Arkansas, flood control, investigation ------------ 943, 946......... Vinalhaven, Carvers Harbor, Maine, investigation 117 Vincennes, Ind., flood control_ -____------ _ __--------- 1282, 1296 Vincent Bayou, La., flood control ---------------------- _ 744 Vineyard Haven. Harbor, Mass., navigation------------ 112 Vinton Waterway, La., navigation -------------------- 714 Virgin River, Nev., Ariz., and Utah, investigation .. ... ----------------- 1706 Virginia Beach, Va., beach erosion study, investigation_ 436 Virginia coast waterway improvement ----------------- 335 Virginia Cut, Va., navigation-__---. ------ - 431 Volga, Iowa, flood control, ..--...- 1063 XCII INDEX Page Volume 1 Volume 2 W Wabash levee Dist. No. 3, Ill., investigation_.--.....-. 1302 Wabash River, Ind. and Ill.: Flood control-. -.... -..-.... __ ....... ..- . ___ - I1284, 1297, 1300 Investigation__________. ___________.. _____...__ 1302 Wabasha, Minn., harbor___ _ __ ._...._._..___ 1037 Waccamaw River, N. C. and S. C.: Improvement of river, ..... _ ..__._ 488 Investigation___ - -- - 491 Waddington Harbor, N. Y., navigation-__. 1631 Wading Place, Maine, navigation 37 Wahkiakum Diking Districts Nos. 1, 3, and 4, Oreg__- 1893 Wahpeton-Breckenridge flood control 1079 Wailua River Basin, T. H., investigation----- 1756 Waikiki, Oahu, T. H., investigation__ 1749 Waimea and Hanapepe, Kauai, T. H., investigations_ - 1749, 1756 Waitsburg, Wash. flood control _______ _ 1975 Wake Island Harbor, navigation-------_-- 1746 Waldo Lake, Oreg___ _ 1876 Walker Lake Canal, Miss. flood control 776 Walker River, Calif., and Nev., investigation_ 1815 Walla Walla, Wash.: Engineering District __ ... _ ____ 1959 Investigation_- _- _ -_- 1977 Walla Walla River, Wash., flood control __ 1970 Wallabout Channel, N. Y., navigation_--_ 197 Wallace Bayou, La., flood control___ 744 Wallace Lake Reservoir, La., flood control _ 721, 730 Wallace, W. Va _ _ 1404 Walluski River, Clatsop County, Oreg., flood control_- 1897 Walnut Bayou, Ark., investigation ______....... __ 993 Walnut Creek drainage area, Calif., investigation, flood control--------------- 1673, 1815 Walnut River, Kans., investigation 993 Wapato Waterway, Tacoma Harbor, Wash- 1927 Investigation_ __ 1941 Wappinger Creek, N. Y., navigation, flood control ..... 245 Ware River, Mass., flood control _ __ 141 Wareham Harbor, Mass., navigation_ 112 Warm Creek, Calif., flood control 1696 Warren River, R. I., navigation 112 Warrenton diking district No. 1, Clatsop County, Oreg., flood control--------------- 1897 Warrenton diking district No. 2, Clatsop County, Oreg., flood control------------------------------- 1897 Warrenton diking district No. 3, Clatsop County, Oreg., flood control-- --------------- 1897 Warrior and Tombigbee Rivers, investigations --------- 655, 661 Warrior Lock and Dam, Ala., navigation--- 636 Warrior River, Ala.: Investigations_ 655, 661 Navigation__ 634 Warroad Harbor and River, Minn.: Investigations 1100, 1429 Navigation_------------------------------- 1066 Warwick River, Md., navigation_ _ 335 Warwood, W. Va., flood control ______ 1395 Washington, Austin, Soil Conservation District, Tex .... 850 Washington Bayou and Lake, Miss., navigation.__. 762 INDEX XOIII Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Washington Canal and South River, N. J., navigation--_ 234 ------- Washington, D. C,: Aqueduct_ ..... . .... 386 Engineering district____ 371 Flood control__ 396 Harbor at------------ 371 Investigations 396 Washington Island Harbors, Wis., navigation 1492 Washington Lake Ship Canal, Wash., investigation_ 1941 Washington, Pa., investigation_ ___ 1401 Washita River, Okla., investigation, navigation--------.... 993, 950 Watch Hill Cove, R. I_ 84 Waterbury, Winooski River Basin, Vt., flood control Waterbury Reservoir, Winooski River Basin, Vt., flood -- 258 control- - - _ 258 Waterchestnut elimination, Washington, D. C__ ..... 377 Wateree River, S. C., navigation 488 Waterford, Hudson and Mohawk Rivers, N. Y., flood control _ -. - _- 258 Water hyacinths: Investigations _ _ _ _ __ _ 592, 655, 720, 846 Removal of, from Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas waters.. __ _.. ___ 580, 630, 711 Water Resources of the White, Ouachita, and Arkansas Rivers, investigation_ 946 Water Valley Reservoir, Ark., flood control- 938 Waterway on Coast of Virginia _ 335 Waterway Connecting Tombigbee and Tennessee Rivers, Ala. and Miss_ . . . ... _ 639 Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, Miss_ 2073 Watkins Glen, Oswego River Basin, N. Y., flood control_ 1644 Watson Bayou, Fla., navigation- - 622 Watson, Mo., investigation ....... 1143 Watts Bar, Tenn., navigation__ ____ 1231 Watts levee, Illinois, flood control 1534 Waukegan Harbor, Ill., navigation_ 1497 Waverly, W. Va., flood control_ ... 1343 Way Cake Creek, N. J., navigation _ 245 Waynesboro, Va., flood control_ 405 Wears Creek, Mo., investigation__ 1143 Webb District Improvement Co., Columbia County, Oreg., flood control ________ Webbers Falls Dam and Reservoir, Okla., navigation. Weber River, Utah, investigation__. _.. __ -- 901, 905 1897 1815 Weeping Water Creek, Nebr., investigation, flood control_ 1178 Weiser River, Idaho, investigation, flood control. 1977, 1966 Wekiva River, Fla., investigations, flood control.-- .... 592, 607 Weldon River, Mo., investigation___ 1143 Welles Harbor, Midway Island_ .. 111 1746 Wellfleet Harbor, Mass., navigation__ Wellsburg, W. Va., flood control__ 1395 Wells Harbor, Maine, navigation 111 Wellsville, N. Y., flood control_ 1636 Wellsville, Ohio, flood control 1395, 1398 Wenatchee River, Wash_ 1942 Wenkel Drainage and Levy Dist., Ill., flood control_ 1020 West Baden Springs, Ind., investigation 1303 West Bay and Cotuit Harbor, Mass., investigation _ 117 West Bridgewater, Pa., flood control. ..--- --.....----- 1395 xrv INDEX Page . '' Volume 1 Volume 2 West Brookfield Reservoir, Connecticut- River Basin, Mass., flood control__ ___ -______ _______ 132, 150 West Canaan Reservoir, Connecticut River Basin, N. H., flood control - ---- ----- -------- --- .- 132, 150 Westchester Creek, N. Y., investigation, navigation..... 158 Westcott Cove, Conn _ --- ... _ _ ___ 112 West Divide, Colo., investigation__________________ 1706 Westerly Creek, Colo., flood control_ - ___ 1167 Westernport, Md., investigation_ ________ ___ 406 Westfield River, Mass.: Investigation-,_-..-- --------- 152 Flood control_ 141 West Fork of Mill Creek Reservoir, Ohio, flood control_. 1268 West Fork Reservoir, Little Kanawha River, W. Va., flood control_.. - - --- - __ 1344 West Fork River, W. Va., investigation----- 1401 West Fork of White River, Ind., investigation_ 1303 West Hill Reservoir, Blackstone River Basin, Mass., flood control _-- -- -- 124, 150 Westland District Improvement Co., Columbia County, Oreg., flood control___ 1897 West Matanzas, Ill., flood control .... 1527 West Memphis, Ark., investigations_ 784, 789 West Monroe, La., flood control___ 763, 772 West of Benedict, Kans., flood control_ 987 West of Elk City, Kans., flood control- 987 West of Fredonia, Kans., flood control 987 West of Morrilton, Ark., flood control_ 920 West Oneonta Reservoir, N. Y., flood control_ 340 West Pittston, Pa., flood control_ __ __ 366 West Point,' Ill. and Mo., investigation 1004 West Point, Ky., flood control . ____ 1296 Westport Harbor, Conn., navigation - 112 ~ Westport, Ky., flood control -- 1296 Westport River, Mass., navigation,---------------- 112 Westport Slough, Oreg., navigation_-_ 1850 West River, Conn . - 95 West Springfield, Mass., flood control_ _ _ 133, 145 West Terre Haute, Ind., flood control_ 1296 Westville Reservoir, Mass., flood control_ 126, 150 Weymouth Back River, Mass., navigation _ 111 Weymouth Fore River, Mass.: Investigation_ - - - - 117 Navigation - - --- --- 52 Whatcom Creek, Wash., navigation__. ___ 1908 Wheeling-Benwood, W. Va., flood control_ 1392, 1395 White, Arkansas and Red River basins, investigations ,- 720 Whitefish Point Harbor, Mich., navigation ___ 1427 Whitebird Creek, Idaho________ 1966 White Lake Harbor, Mich., navigation 1477 White Pine County, Calif., investigation_ 1815 White River, Ark., (above Peach Orchard Bluff) navi- gation ... 784 White River, Ark. and Mo.: Investigations ... - - - 751, 762, 784, 789, 799, 892, 917, 946, 952, 993 Navigation. . 784, 900, 916 Flood control_. 930, 937 INDEX -XCV Page Volume 1 Volume 2 White River, Calif., investigation-_ -------------- - --- -_ -_ 1815 White River, Ind.: Flood control -------------------------------------------- 1285 Investigations----------------------------------------263, 1303 Navigation ------------------------ -------------------- 1263 White River, Wash----- ________---------- _-___ _ 1949 White Rock Dam & Res., S. D., flood control----------- 1075 White Rock Creek, Tex., investigation -------------- _ 876 Whitewater River, Minn., investigation--- _ ----------------- _ 1100 Whitewater River, Calif., investigation--- ------------------------ 1706 Whitewood Creek, S. Dak., investigation- --------------- ____ 1178 Whitings Creek, Va., navigation-- ___ -- _______---395--------- - Whitlow Ranch Reservoir, Queen Creek, Ariz., flood control ------------------------------------------------ 1701 Whitney Point, N. Y., flood control_________ - __--_ 340 Whitney Point Reservoir, N. Y., flood control_ -- 341 Whitney Reservoir, Brazos River, Tex., flood control -.. 866 Whittier Narrows flood control basin, Calif----------------------- 1673 Wibaux, N. Dak., flood control_ --------- __ --------- 1187 Wichita and Valley Center, Kans., flood control -------- 954 Wichita River, Tex., investigations- --------------- 952, 993 Wickford Harbor, R. I., navigation_________- -__ ___77 Wicomico Creek and River, Md., investigation WVicomico River, Md., navigation__ --------- __---------- 337 335, 337 ____ Wiedmer Chemicals drainage and levee district, Missouri, flood control ----------------------------------------------- 1027 Wilcox, Pa., flood control________________-- - ------------ 1395 Wilder, Ky., flood control____ - -____ _ -___________ _ 1296 Wild Horse Creek, Colo., flood control---_---------- 889 Wild Rice River, Minn., flood control_--______------ ----- ____ 1078 Wiley Creek Dam, Oreg _______-----______1876 Wilkes-Barre-Hanover Township, Pa., flood control --- 355 Willacy County, Tex., investigation__ -------- 850 Willamette Falls fish ladder_------------- ------------- _ 1876 Willapa Harbor and River, Wash.: Investigation_ --- _________ ____-------- 1942 Navigation-_ ------------------------------------------- 1936 Willamette River, Oreg.: Bank protection_-- ..-___ ----- ___ ___ 1876, 1890 Flood control in basin_ ________ _ _____-_-- -1875, 1891 Improvement above Portland, and Yamhill River _ navigation--------- ------------------------ ---------- 1839 Improvement at Williamette Falls, navigation__-_-------- 1842 Improvement below Portland, navigation_-------------- 1845 Investigation--------------------------------- _ ------------ 1900 Williamsport, Md., investigation_- ____-------------- 406 Williamsport, Pa., flood control----------------------360, 368 Williamstown, W. Va., flood control___ 1343 Williamville Reservoir, Connecticut River Basin, Vt., __-------------_ flood control_ _------__- 150 Willis Site Red River, Tex., and Okla., investigation 93 993 Willoughby Channel, Va.: Investigation----------------------------- 436 Navigation ------------------------------------ 419 Willow Creek, Colo., flood control_ __-------- 891 Willow Creek, Mont., flood control 1204 Willow Creek, Oreg., investigation ------------------------ 1900 Willow Creek, S. C., investigation-- --------------- 491 Willow, Ky., navigation - ---- -- - ------------- 1257 Wills Creek, Pa., investigation- - --------.- 406 Wills Creek Reservoir, Ohio, flood control- -- .--- - - - 1321 xKcVI INDEX Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Wilmette Harbor, Ill., investigation__ -..............- 1524 Wilmington Harbor, Del.: Investigation_____ ____ ____ ____ __.... _... 303 Navigation - __ - -.... .-- - - 274 Wilmington Harbor, N. C., navigation ---.--------- 469 Wilmington, N. C., engineering district___---_--- 447 Wilson and Wenkel and Prairie Du Pont drainage and levee districts, Illinois, flood control __ ... 1020 Wilson Canyon and Mansfield St. channel, Calif . 1673 Wilson Harbor N. Y., navigation __._... . _.. _ . _ 1618 Wilson Point Iiarbor, Conn., navigation__ 112. Wilson, Tenn., navigation _ __ _______ 1231 Wilson, Wyo., investigation__.. 1977 Winchester Bay, Oreg., investigation, navigationW.f_ 1873, 1864 Winery Canyon, Calif ..... _ . .. 1673 Winfield, Kans., flood control_ .... 987 Winfield, W. Va., navigation 1313 Winnebago, Lake, harbors on_ 1440 Winnepesaukee Lake, N. H., navigation _ 111 Winnibigoshish Reservoir, Minn_ 1068 Winona, Minn., investigation, basin _- 1076, 1036, 1100 Winooski River, Vt.: Flood control _ _ __ ._ _ _ _ 258 Investigation .... 259 Winsted, Connecticut River Basin, Conn., flood control__ 148 Winter Harbor, Maine, investigation_ 117 Winter Harbor, Va. navigation 434 Winthrop Beach, Mass., beach erosion study- 111 Winthrop Harbor Mass., navigation _ 111 Winyah Bay, S. C., navigation___________. 480 Wisconsin River, Wis.: Investigations-_ . .--. 1076, 1100 Navigation_ _ _ 1075 Wishart Point, Va., investigation__ 337 Wister Reservoir, Okla., flood control_ 978 Withlacoochee River, Fla.: Investigations-__ ---- 592, 593, 607 Navigation - - - - - - - - - 572 Wolf Creek, Colo., flood control ___ 895 Wolf Creek Reservoir, Ky., flood control 1240, 1250 Wolf Creek, Okla., flood control..------------------ --. 959 Wolf River, Tenn. and Miss.: Flood control_ 784 Investigation _ 790 Navigation - - 652, 781 Wolf River (Memphis Harbor), Tenn., navigation ..... 781 Wolf River, Wis., navigation__ 1440 Woodbury Creek, N. J., navigation__ 229, 302 Wood Island Harbor, Maine, and the Pool at Biddeford, navigation _ _ __ __ ._ 111 Woodlands, W. Va., flood control - 1343 Wood River drainage and levee district, Illinois, flood control ---------------- -------------------- 1023 Woods Hole Channel, Mass., navigation__ . 112 Woodson drainage district, Columbia County, Oreg., :flood control 1893 Woonsocket, Blackstone River Basin, R. I., flood control, 124, 125 --------- Worcester diversion, Blackstone River Basin, Mass., flood control------------------------------------ 124, 150 ---- -- INDEX XCVII Page Volume 1 Volume 2 Work for other agencies-------------------------- 4 Wrangell Harbor, Alaska, navigation-____------------------_ 1987 Wrangell Narrows, Alaska, navigation---_._----------------_ 1986 Wray, Colo., investigation_--- ---____ _________-_ _1143 Wrightsville, Winooski River Basin, Vt., flood control__ 258 Y Yadkin River, N. C.: Flood control --------------------------------- 490 Investigation ----------------------------------- 491 Navigation ----------------------------------- 488 Yakima River, Wash.: Flood control_ -________ ______________ _______ - _ 1942, 1953 Investigation --------------------------------------------- 1954 Yalobusha River, Miss., navigation_ __---_ __-- __ 762 Yamhill River, Oreg.: Investigations_- _ -- -- __--- -- _ 1873, 1900 Navigation_ --_ ---- ------------------------------- _ 1839 Yampa River Colo., investigation_-- .....-- ________ -- ____ 1706 Yankton, S. Dak., navigation, flood control, investigation----------1164, 1153, 1178 Yaquina Bay, Harbor, and River, Oreg.: Improvement of bay and harbor--__ _______- -- _ 1859 Improvement of river--_ __----_ ___---- 1872 Investigations ---------------------------------------- _____ 1873, 1900 Yazoo River, Miss., navigation_ ---------------- _ 760, 762 ____ Ybor Channel, Fla., navigation_-__ ___- - -________569 Yellow Creek, Ky., flood control__ ---------------------------- 1236, 1250 Yellow Medicine Creek, Minn., investigation Yellow Mill Channel, Conn__________________________ ------------------- _ 1100 100 Yellow River, Fla., and Ala., investigation__---------__ 661 Yellowstone River Basin, Mont. and Wyo----- -------- _ 1199, 1204 Yellow Water River, La., flood control_ - ___----____ 744 York Harbor, Maine: Investigation ----------------------------------- 117 Navigation ------------------------------------- 37 York, Pa., flood control_----------------------- ___ 363 York River, Va., navigation_ .... ____-------------__ 434 York Spit Channel, Va., navigation_---- -__-----_ 413 Youghiogheny River, Pa.: Flood control reservoir __ _______ ______-----------____ 1336, 1395 Investigations_____ --- ______ _- - - -_ 1401 Navigation- -------------------------------------------- 1363 Youngs Bay and River, Oreg., navigation------------------------ 1872 Youngs River Dikes, Clatsop County, Oreg., flood control----------- 1897 Yscloskey Bayou, La., navigation_____ __ __ _ 687 Yuba River, Calif., treatment of debris situation, con- struction of restraining dams__-----------------_ ____------ 2009 Z Zanesville, Ohio, flood control_ _____-----------_ ____------ 1343 Zipper Bay Harbor, Minn., improvement------------------------_ 1075 Zumbro River and tributaries, Minn., investigation --------------- 1100 0